Cindyana Santangelo, Actress and Model, Dead at 58

Cindyana Santangelo, actress, model and philanthropist who made memorable appearances in music videos for Young MC and Jane's Addiction and had roles in "ER" and "CSI: Miami," died Monday at a hospital near her Malibu home, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed to The Times.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a call on Westlake Boulevard in Malibu for a medical emergency around 7:15 p.m. Monday, the sheriff's department said in an alert. She was taken by paramedics to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. The cause of death is currently unknown, pending an autopsy. Sheriff's homicide investigators are assisting deputies from the Los Hills Sheriff's Station with the continuing investigation, as is routine when the cause of death is unknown.

According to multiple reports, authorities later learned that the actress had received a series of cosmetic injections inside her home prior to her death; however, it is currently unclear whether these were in anyway connected to her passing.

Santangelo began her career as a dancer, appearing in various music videos in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including Young MC's "Bust a Move" video.

She also delivered the Spanish-language introduction to the "Juana's Adicción" tune "Stop" in a Jane's Addiction video. Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Ferrell once described her as the "Latin Marylin Monroe".

She found work in TV and became known for her appearances on "Married…With Children", "CSI: Miami", and "ER".

In 1990, she made her film debut when she appeared in "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane" and in 2003, appeared in the movie "Homicide" alongside Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett.

She is survived by her husband Frank Santangelo, and their sons Dante and Lucci.

This story is still developing.