Martha De Laurentiis, a producer with more than forty years of experience in the entertainment industry and wife of the late Dino De Laurentiis has died at the age of 67 following a long battle with cancer. News of De Laurentiis' death was shared on Instagram by television writer and producer Bryan Fuller. 

He developed and executive produced the NBC series 'Hannibal', an adaptation of Thomas Harris' novels which featured Mads Mikkelsen as Dr Hannibal Lecter. De Laurentiis was an executive producer on the series. Fuller wrote, "What an amazing lady. Martha De Laurentiis left us yesterday peacefully with her family at her side. Long live Martha and her brilliant legacy."