Terry Jill Saperstein, talent manager and entrepreneur, has died at the age of 73

Terry Jill Saperstein, a talent manager in New York who has worked with stars such as Danny Gerard, Danielle Rose Russell, Tichina Arnold, Ricki Lake and Joseph Manzello. died at the age of 73 after a long illness.

Saperstein and her late husband Dan Nani founded the talent agency Nani-Saperstein Management, with Nani overseeing the adults and Saperstein the children. She took over the organization after her husband’s death in 1998.

She also co-created and taught a course called “The Business of Acting” for twenty years.

Saperstein is survived by her brother, Alan Saperstein; her cousin, Stephen Saperstein; her niece, Cathy Saperstein; her great-nephew David Saperstein; and her dog Koko. A memorial service is planned.