Martin Short&x27;s daughter Katherine dies at 42 KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY Wed, February 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM UTC 378 Katherine Hartley Short, Martin Short's eldest daughter, has died. She was 42. Short's representative confirmed the news to USA TODAY in a statement on Tuesday, Feb. 24, asking for privacy for the family. "It is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short," the statement read. "The Short family is devastated by this loss, and asks for privacy at this time," the statement continued.
Martin Short's daughter Katherine dies at 42
KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY Wed, February 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM UTC
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Katherine Hartley Short, Martin Short's eldest daughter, has died. She was 42.
Short's representative confirmed the news to USA TODAY in a statement on Tuesday, Feb. 24, asking for privacy for the family.
"It is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short," the statement read.
"The Short family is devastated by this loss, and asks for privacy at this time," the statement continued. "Katherine was beloved by all and will be remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world."
TMZ was first to report the news. USA TODAY has reached out to the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner for more information.
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Martin Short's family is grieving after the actor's daughter, Katherine Hartley Short, died at age 42.
"The Short family is devastated by this loss, and asks for privacy at this time," Short's representative said in a statement to USA TODAY on Tuesday, Feb. 24. "Katherine was beloved by all and will be remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world."
No further details surrounding Short's death were shared. Scroll through for photos of the comedian with his family through the years, starting with his wife Nancy Dolan and kids, Katherine Elizabeth and Oliver Patrick in 1989 Los Angeles.
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department told USA TODAY on Feb. 24 that around 6:41 p.m. on Feb. 23, personnel "responded to a reported shooting" at a Hollywood Hills address associated with Hartley Short and identified an "approximately 41-year-old female" who was dead.
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A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY that officers responded to "a radio call of a possible suicide attempt" on Hartley Short's block around 6:43 p.m. on Feb. 23 and "found a deceased female at the location."
Martin Short's daughter Katherine Hartley Short was a therapist
Short's daughter graduated from New York University in 2006 and obtained her master's degree from the University of Southern California School of Social Work in 2010. She was a licensed clinical social worker operating a private practice in Los Angeles and specialized in adoption, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, grief and loss, suicidality, and relationship difficulties.
Martin Short (second from left), his late wife Nancy Dolman and daughter Katherine Short are seen with Goldie Hawn (right) in 2003.
While studying for her Master of Social Work, Hartley Short led group and individual therapy sessions for veterans diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Afterward, she worked at UCLA's Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital for four years.
Her mother, Short's late wife Nancy Dolman Short, died in August 2010 following a battle with ovarian cancer.
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"Revenge of the Nerds" and "Lizzie McGuire" actor Robert Carradine died Monday, Feb. 23, by suicide after living for two decades with bipolar disorder, his brother Keith Carradine confirmed to Deadline. He was 71. "In a world that can feel so dark, Bobby was always a beacon [of] light to everyone around him," the family said in a statement. Carradine starred as Bob Younger in "The Long Riders" alongside his actor brothers Keith and David, as Private Zab in "The Big Red One," and dorky underdog Lewis Skolnick in his breakout role, 1984's "Revenge of the Nerds," as well as its three sequels. Two decades later, he would go on to play Sam McGuire, dad to Hilary Duff in Disney Channel's "Lizzie McGuire."
Speaking on "Conan" in 2019, Short revealed none of his children wanted to go into show business though "I pushed them. I wanted them to go into show business."
Short and Dolman Short also had two sons, Oliver Patrick and Henry Hayter. They welcomed all three of their children via adoption.
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