Content warning: This story discusses suicide.
Martin Short is weathering an unimaginable tragedy.
Katherine Shortthe Only Murders in the Building star’s only daughter with late wife Nancy Dolmanhas died. She was 42.
“It is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short,” Martin’s rep said in a Feb. 24 statement to E! News. “The Short family is devastated by this loss and asks for privacy at this time. Katherine was beloved by all and will be remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world.”
Katherine died by apparent suicide, law enforcement sources told TMZwith the Los Angeles Police Department responding to her Hollywood Hills home on Feb. 24.
Katherine was the oldest of Martin and Nancy’s three kids, preceding younger brothers Oliver Short39, and Henry Short36. Her passing comes 15 years after Nancy, an actress and a singer, died of ovarian cancer at age 58.
