Actress Yvette Wilson, best known for her role in 1990s TV comedy Moesha, has died at age 48 after a long battle with cervical cancer, a close friend of the actress said on Friday.

Wilson, who also appeared in the TV series The Parkers and the movie House Party 2, suffered kidney failure and had undergone a kidney transplant before her cancer returned recently after several years in remission.

A friend, Jeffrey Pittle, had created a website for people to donate money to help with her medical bills and transportation costs.

Wilson's Moesha co-star Shar Jackson said on Twitter on Thursday "Oh god...My heart is soooo unbelievably broken," adding later "I wanna thank all my tweeties for their prayers but god has chosen to take my sister Yvette home..."

Los Angeles-born Wilson began her career as a stand-up comedian and played Andell Wilkerson in the 1996-2000 comedy Moesha. She went on to appear in the spin-off TV show The Parkers and HBO's Def Comedy Jam.