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Who Is Pierce Brosnan’s First Wife? Meet the Late Cassandra Harris Who Bravely Battled Ovarian Cancer


Pierce Brosnan was a widower when he met wife Keely Shaye Smith. Life & Style looks at his first wife Cassandra Harris, who died after a battle with cancer.

Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images) Pierce shot to fame after he landed the title role on NBC’s private investigator dramedy Remington Steele in 1982. Pierce revealed during his 1992 interview with People shortly after his wife’s death that Charlotte had already started undergoing regular checkups due to her family history over ovarian cancer, as the Mrs. Doubtfire star warned, “This is a silent killer.” Pierce and entertainment journalist Keely Shaye Smith met at a party in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in April 1994.

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