Gone Too Soon: Celebrities We Lost In 2020

Ashley “Ms. Minnie” Ross

Little Women: Atlanta star Ashley Ross died in a car crash in Georgia on April 27. She was 34 years old. She was involved in a “hit-and-run accident” that took place on Old National Highway in the City of South Fulton on April 26. She was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital, where she died the following day.

Natalie Desselle-Reid

Following a private battle with colon cancer, Natalie Desselle-Reid passed away on December 7 at the age of 53.

Throughout her illustrious career, the actress had major roles in everything from Set It Off to Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family. Not only was she a part of the groundbreaking cast in Cinderella starring Brandy, Desselle-Reid’s role in B.A.P.S is widely considered also one of the earliest instances of a plus-size female lead in a comedy with a significant romantic storyline.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

On September 18, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at the age of 87 from complications of metastatic pancreas cancer.

After getting appointed to the court by President Clinton in 1993, Ginsburg was only the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court and a longtime legal champion of gender equality. RBG reportedly told her granddaughter Clara Spera days before her death, “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.”