Her credits included ‘Sleepless in Seattle,’ ‘Flashdance,’ ‘The Fisher King,’ ‘Adventures in Babysitting,’ ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,’ ‘Interstellar’ and more.

Lynda Obst's list of Hollywood films she produced includes Flashdance, The Fisher King, Sleepless In Seattle, Contact, Hope Floats and Interstellar.

Lynda Obst produced a number of movie classics, but she died, at age 74, in Los Angeles from COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Obst spent most of her life in Hollywood and was an important figure in the development of the film world as a female producer during a time when there were very few women working as producers.

Film producer and author Lynda Obst passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at the age of 74. Her son, producer Oly Obst, shared the sad news with The Hollywood Reporter. He said that Obst passed away at her home surrounded by loved ones.

Lynda Obst, who was known for her work on Sleepless in Seattle, Interstellar, The Invention of Lying and other movies, has died at the age of 74 after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Lynda Obst, the longtime producer whose credits included 'Flashdance,' 'Interstellar' and 'Sleepless in Seattle,' died Tuesday at 74, The Times has confirmed.

Lynda Obst has died at the age of 74 after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Sleepless in Seattle producer was remembered as a "trailblazer"

HOLLYWOOD legend Lynda Obst has died aged 74. The executive producer, who worked on Sleepless in Seattle, Interstellar, The Invention of Lying, had been battling chronic obstructive pulmonary

Lynda Obst, who had producing credits on high-profile films including “Sleepless in Seattle,” “Flashdance” and “Adventures in Babysitting,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was 74. “I was immensely proud of her.

Lynda Obst, the veteran film and TV producer behind films such as “Sleepless in Seattle,” “Flashdance,” “The Fisher King” and “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” among many others, died Tuesday in Los Angeles at age 74.