Dane died Feb. 19 at age 53 following a battle with ALS.

Rebecca Gayheart makes first public appearance with daughters since Eric Dane’s death

Dane died Feb. 19 at age 53 following a battle with ALS.

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Georgia Dane, Rebecca Gayheart, and Billie Dane at 'The Drama' premiere on March 17, 2026. Credit:

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Rebecca Gayheart and her daughters presented a united front during their first public appearance since the death of Eric Dane last month.

The 54-year-old actress and the couple's daughters, Billie, 16, and Georgia, 14, attended the premiere of A24's upcoming dark comedy *The Drama* Tuesday in Los Angeles. It marks their first public outing since Dane's death on Feb. 19 at 53, approximately 10 months after the *Grey's Anatomy* star publicly announced his ALS diagnosis.

Gayheart and Dane wed in 2004, and they welcomed Billie and Georgia in 2010 and 2011, respectively. The actress had filed for divorce in 2018, citing irreconcilable differences. However, she filed to have the divorce dismissed in March 2025, just weeks before Dane made his diagnosis public.

Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart with daughters Billie and Georgia.

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In the months before Dane's passing, Gayheart opened up about the difficulty of their situation, sharing how "super complicated" her relationship with her estranged husband was amid his diagnosis, and that, despite them being separated for eight years, she wanted to show their daughters "that we show up for people no matter what."

"And he is our family, he is your father," Gayheart said during a November appearance on the podcast *Broad Ideas With Rachel Bilson & Olivia Allen*. "We show up and we try to do it with some dignity and some grace and just get through it, and that we will get through it the best we can."

"The kids live with me 100 percent of the time. And there's been lots of just stuff, other stuff," the *Jawbreaker* star explained. "I try to stay optimistic, though, about it all. I'm trying to learn from it and [be a] role model for them [for] how to go through something like this, which is really hard."

Gayheart added, "I don't know if I'm doing it well or if I'm doing it in the wrong way or the right way. I'm just showing up. I'm showing up, and I'm trying to be there for them. I guess time will tell."

Eric Dane at the 'Countdown' premiere on June 18, 2025.

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The trio seemingly stepped out on Tuesday to support Dane's *Euphoria** *costar Zendaya, who stars in *The Drama* with Robert Pattinson.

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Dane had long spoken about filming scenes for the third and final season of *Euphoria* , and a January press release announced that he is a series regular in the installment. He played Cal Jacobs, the menacing, closeted father of a high school football star played by Oscar-nominated *Frankenstein* actor Jacob Elordi, on Sam Levinson's drama series.

After his death, HBO additionally confirmed that the star will appear in the upcoming season, which will mark one of his final roles after he filmed scenes amid his battle with ALS. "We are deeply saddened by the news of Eric Dane’s passing. He was incredibly talented and HBO was fortunate to have worked with him on three seasons of *Euphoria,*" the network wrote in a social media tribute to the actor posted the day after his death. "Our thoughts are with his loved ones during this difficult time."

*Euphoria* season 3 premieres on Sunday, April 12 at 9 p.m.ET/PT on HBO.

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