Shirley Jo Finney, a theater director and the star ofWilma(1977), has died.
Finney had been battling with cancer for eight months, according to a report from theLos Angeles Times.
In the television movie, Finney starred opposite Cicely Tyson, Jason Bernard, Denzel Washington and more.
Shirley Jo FinneyJohn M. Heller / Getty Images
In television, Finney is credited on IMDb as having directed three episodes of the Brandy-starring sitcomMoesha.
On the acting side, her first credit was in an episode ofThe New Temperatures Rising Showin 1973.
