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Family Matters
Michelle Thomas the character who played Myra Monkhouse, in real life
Dated Malcolm-Jamal Warner, whom she met while playing his girlfriend, Justine, on The Cosby Show.
Once diagnosed with cancer, she refused treatments for her condition for she was afraid that they would interfere with her chances of conceiving children. Ironically, she passed away before she could have any children. ( )
Actor and former boyfriend Malcolm-Jamal Warner was at her bedside when she died on December 22, 1998 ( )
During the last season of "Family Matters", her cancer grew worse, making it harder for her to do her scenes. Her screen time grew shorter and shorter, before she had to leave the show for good in 1998 shortly before it was canceled. ( )
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