Photos: June Fairchild

June Fairchild waves to paparazzi on the red carpet before a 2001 movie premiere, a night out on the town after years of being homeless. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Feb. 18, 2015 5:26 PM PT

June Fairchild, a former actress who appeared in films including Cheech and Chong’s “Up in Smoke” but spent years homeless after becoming addicted to alcohol and drugs, has died.

June Fairchild hugs a friend on a return visit to the streets of downtown L.A. in 2001. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

June Fairchild visits a friend’s apartment in the Pico-Union area of Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

June Fairchild is held back by her friend Michael as she says goodbye to a cat that she’d saved eight years earlier in the Pico-Union area of Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)