Who was Eileen Saki? Rosie the Bar Owner on ‘M*A*S*H’ Dead at 79

Japanese-born American actress, Eileen Saki who is best known for her role as Rosie the bar owner on the popular tv series, *M*A*S*H, has been reported dead.

She died at the age of 79 after suffering from complications of pancreatic cancer. She died in Los Angeles on Monday, May 1, 2023.

“Our sweet Eileen. Our sassy Rosie. She read every email and responded to as many as she could. Our sweet, sweet Eileen. How we love you. How we will miss you,” her co-star on *M*A*S*H, Jeff Maxwell shared his condolences after her death was announced.

She starred in nine episodes of the series. It was aired from 1972 to 1983. M*A*S*H is based on the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital that cared for patients during the Korean War.

Saki once shared in an interview that she came from a poor Japanese background and was looking at bettering her life in the United States with her family.

“I was raised in Japan, came here, English is my second language, but I knew at the age of four that I was going to be a performer. We were very poor, and probably my psyche wanted to be somebody else. To have a brighter life and an entertaining life,” she said.