Nancy Seltzer, the Hollywood publicist who formerly represented Garth Brooks and the late Sean Connery, has died. She was 79.

Seltzer died Thursday in Los Angeles. A cause of death was not given, though an announcement on Brooks’ website noted that she died following a brief hospital stay.

“Public relations is the hardest job in show business,” Brooks shared in a statement. “She always handled every situation with the utmost class.”

Seltzer served as the longtime representative for “The Dance” singer and Oscar winner, alongside author Danielle Steel, opera singer Joyce DiDonato and Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo. She represented a myriad of talent throughout her career, also including Whitney Houston, Julia Roberts, Bette Davis, Nicole Kidman, Johnny Depp, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Ian McShane, Stana Katic, Annette Bening, Kathy Bates and Tom Wilkinson.

She ran the boutique publicity firm Nancy Seltzer & Associates, with offices on the East and West coast. Her career in public relations began in New York before she relocated full-time to Los Angeles.

Seltzer previously served as the publicist who oversaw the Oscars red carpet. She also backed a number of films, including Amadeus, Misery, The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, The Shawshank Redemption and Dead Man Walking, through their respective Academy Award campaigns.

Additional movies she represented include Pirates of the Caribbean, Breaking Away, All That Jazz, Splash, RoboCop, Spinal Tap, Jewel, Aliens, House of Games, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, When Harry Met Sally…, A Few Good Men, Scream, Scream 2, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Good Will Hunting and Finding Forrester.