Cindy Morgan, star of 'Tron' and 'Caddyshack,' dies at 69

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office in Florida confirmed her death, which they said was due to natural causes.

By Meredith Blake

Los Angeles Times
January 7, 2024 at 1:57AM
Computer Colleagues. . . Jeff Bridges (1) Cindy Morgan and Bruce Boxleitner star as three computer experts whose work leads them into an incredible electronic universe where video games are battles of life and death in "Tron.'' Also starring in the film from Walt Disney Productions' are David Warner and Barnard Hughes.
Cindy Morgan, center, in “Tron” from 1982 with Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner. (Walt Disney Productions/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Cindy Morgan, an actress known for her roles in "Caddyshack" and "Tron," has died.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office in Florida confirmed her death, which they said was due to natural causes, but officials were not able to specify when she died. She was 69.

Raised in Chicago, Morgan first gained notice as a model who appeared in commercials for Irish Spring soap.

Cindy Morgan, who starred in "Caddyshack" and "Tron," attends Comic Con at Flynn's Arcade in July 2010 in San Diego. (Imago/Zuma Press/TNS) ORG XMIT: 99904899W
Cindy Morgan, who starred in “Caddyshack” and “Tron,” at Comic Con at Flynn’s Arcade in July 2010 in San Diego. (Imago/Zuma Press/TNS/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

She made her feature film debut in the 1980 raunchy hit comedy "Caddyshack." Starring opposite Chevy Chase and Rodney Dangerfield, she played Lacey Underall, the bombshell niece of a judge and country club founder played by Ted Knight. Directed by Harold Ramis, it was Morgan's first film.

"It was the longest and best party I've ever attended," she has said of the experience. In interviews, Morgan has also claimed that the film's producer Jon Peters tried to pressure her into posing for Playboy; she resisted.

In 1982, she appeared in the cult sci-fi film "Tron," which brought then-groundbreaking video game visuals to the big screen. Morgan played both a computer programmer named Lora and a digital counterpart named Yori.

She also had many guest roles on TV, including "Matlock," "Falcon Crest," "CHiPs" and "The Larry Sanders Show." Morgan also made regular appearances at fan conventions where fans would fawn over her and her two best-known roles.

"You'd see the guys coming over to talk to Lacey Underall, but then they'd become that 14-year-old boy — it's actually very sweet, charming," she said.

Information on survivors was not immediately available.

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