Sunni Welles, who accused Bill Cosby of assault, dead at 72
An actress who accused Bill Cosby of assaulting her in the 1960s is dead at age 72.
Sunni Welles died on Monday following a battle with lung cancer, her son confirmed.
Welles started her acting career at just 10 years old when she appeared in sitcoms “Leave It to Beaver” and “My Three Sons.”
She was renowned for her friendship with Elvis Presley, which blossomed when she toured the world as a singer and dancer.
Welles went on to marry fellow singer and actor John O’Banion, with whom she shared a son before their divorce. She is survived by her son, Shaun O’Banion.
In the late 1990s, she retired from acting and performed as a jazz soloist with her band Shiver.
She then went on to settle down in Santa Monica, California, and worked as a spiritual medium until she was diagnosed with lung cancer.
Back in 2015, Welles joined the mass of women who accused comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assault, who she met on the set of TV series “I Spy.”
She said she was a 17-year-old aspiring singer at the time of her encounter with Cosby, which took place in the mid-1960s in Hollywood after a visit to a jazz club.
