May 10, 2026 10:17am PT

Martin Short Says Daughter Katherine’s Death Has Been a ‘Nightmare for the Family’: She ‘Fought For a Long Time With Extreme Mental Health’

Jack Dunn, Kennedy French

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Martin Short has spoken out following the death of his daughter, Katherine Short, who died in February. She was 42.

“It’s been a nightmare for the family,” Short told CBS Sunday Morning of Katherine’s death. “But the understanding [is] that mental health and cancer, like my wife’s, are both diseases, and sometimes with diseases they are terminal. And my daughter fought for a long time with extreme mental health, borderline personality disorder, other things, and did the best she couldn’t until she couldn’t.”

Martin Short Says Daughter Katherine's Death Has Been a 'Nightmare for the Family': She 'Fought For a Long Time With Extreme Mental Health'