Host of HGTV’s ‘House Hunters’

Suzanne Whang, who viewers came to love as the voice and face of “House Hunters” for nearly a decade, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer, according to her agent. She was 56.

“She was an amazing brilliant light and will be missed,” her agent, Eddie Culbertson, said Friday. “We were together for over 20 years. I know my life is better having known her.”

Ms. Whang’s partner, Jeff Vezain, posted about her passing on her Facebook page.

“On Tuesday evening around 7:20 pm, Suzanne breathed her last breath here at home, as I knelt beside her and caressed her,” he wrote. “For thirteen years she confronted cancer with courage, humor, determination and optimism.”

The Arlington, Va., native was a graduate of both Yale University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology, and Brown University, where she received a master’s in cognitive psychology.

She found her footing in the entertainment industry and hosted HGTV’s “House Hunters” from 1999 to 2007.

“Suzanne was warm, funny and kind with a distinctive voice that made everyone feel at home,” the network said Friday in a statement.

Ms. Whang worked consistently in Hollywood, cohosting “TV’s Censored Bloopers with Dick Clark” as well as “Fox After Breakfast” with Tom Bergeron.

As an actor, she portrayed Polly, the outrageous spa manager, on NBC’s “Las Vegas” and had a recurring role as Carol Cheng, the wedding planner from hell, on “General Hospital.”

Ms. Whang wore many other hats, including standup comedian, speaker, metaphysical minister, author, teacher and coach.

Ms. Whang was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, and in 2011 was told she only had six months to live.

That didn’t stop her. Ms. Whang dedicated herself to regaining her health and and lived cancer-free for seven years, until the disease returned last October.