Hollywood madam Jody 'Babydol' Gibson, 64, who served two years behind bars for pimping and whose Rolodex contained the names of movie A-listers including Bruce Willis has died in her sleep

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A former Hollywood madam who spent 22 months in prison for running a sophisticated escort agency in the 1980s and 90s with as many as 400 customers reportedly died in her sleep on Sunday.

Jody 'Babydol' Gibson, 64, was found dead at her home in Yucca Valley, California, the San Bernardino Sheriff's Office told DailyMail.com. 

Officers responded to the home at around 11 am Sunday after getting a call from a family member.

Her husband Eric Markel confirmed her death to TMZ and blamed it on 'exhaustion' as they fight a lawsuit involving the sale of their home. He said she had no known illnesses, but that she'd recently dropped in weight to just 87 pounds. 

She was sentenced to three years in prison on three counts of felony pimping in May 2000, according to the Los Angeles Times. 

Her 'Rolodex' included 400 names that were blacked out by police at the time of the trial, but were later unsealed to reveal the names of actor Bruce Willis, former Dodgers Manager Tom Lasorda, Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, and film producer Don Simpson.

Jody 'Babydoll' Gibson, 64, was reportedly found dead in her California home Sunday morning after dropping to 87 pounds. Above, Gibson in a photo posted to Facebook in September

The former Hollywood madam was sentenced to three years on three counts of 'felony pimping' in 2000, but served just shy of two years

Her client list, which had 400 names, was revealed to include Bruce Willis and Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones (right). In 2007, Jones admitted to 'possibly' having used her services  

Gibson moved to Los Angeles in the early 1980s looking for a modeling and singing career before starting an agency that turned into an escort service, TMZ reports.

She was arrested in 1999 by Los Angeles' vice squad for running an international prostitution ring, according to a Los Angeles Times report on her conviction published in the Guardian.

She had hoped to make it in Hollywood as a country and western singer, the newspaper reported.

Her California Dreamin' prostitution ring operated in 16 states and in Europe, the the LA Times reported, employing porn stars and Playboy models.

Prosecutors said her clients were accepted by referral and paid anywhere between $500 and $3,000, according to an Associated Press report of her conviction. 

Gibson's husband Eric Markel blamed her death on 'exhaustion' from a lawsuit involving the sale of their home. Above, an undated photo of Gibson at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel

Gibson's husband said she had no illnesses but had recently dropped to as little as 87 pounds

'Authorities have described the blonde-haired, flashy-dressing Gibson as a one-time rival of Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss who once provided high-priced call girls to celebrities and other well-heeled clients,' the report read.

In May 2000, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lloyd M. Nash sentenced her to three years in prison, though she ended up serving just 22 months.

Judge Nash refused to release her on $100,000 bail pending an appeal, arguing that she was a flight risk.

'This is a tragedy,' Nash said, according to a LA Times report on her conviction. 'The women appear to be tragic and pathetic individuals, and Ms. Gibson appears to be tragic and pathetic.'

At the time of her sentencing, her defense attorney Gerald Scotti pointed out that the prominent men who sought Gibson's services were not punished. 

'Bottom line is, when you put it in a pot and boil it all down, this was a case that was put on the books by men, investigated by men, crimes committed by men and a conviction and jail term served only by a woman,' Scotti said. 

Gibson's client list, unsealed in 2007 and corroborated in her book released the same year, included former Dodgers Manager Tom Lasorda, who denied ever using her services

'There are no victims here. This is not a bad person. There is no one who could say "she hurt me" or "my life is worse because of her.'"

The names of her high-profile clients remained unknown during the course of her trial.

They came to light when they were unsealed by the Los Angeles Superior Court in 2007, according to the LA Times.

Gibson herself revealed some of the names in her 264-page autobiography, Secrets of a Hollywood Super Madam, published that same year. 

Court files show the names of Bruce Willis, Dodgers Manager Tom Lasorda; Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, and film producer Don Simpson. 

Jones admitted to possibly having used her services. 

'It's possible,' he told the LA Times. 'I crossed paths with her back then. She was a madam, but if I remember right, she wanted to be a singer in a band.'

Willis' attorney, Marty Singer, told the LA Times: 'The story is a complete fabrication. [Willis] doesn’t know this woman. He’s never even spoken to her.'

Gibson was found guilty on three counts of felony pimping in Los Angeles Superior Court in April 2000. Above, Gibson and attorney Gerald V. Scotti as the jury verdict is read

Scotti later decried that none of the men who used her services were punished. Above, Givson leaves court in Van Nuys, California on March 31, 2000

'I have never heard of this woman and don’t know why she would accuse me of something like this,' Lasorda said in a statement sent to the Times by his lawyer. 'But if she prints these lies, I intend to sue.'

Documents also showed the contact information for one-time Texas lieutenant governor Ben Barnes. 

An LA Times reporter reached him by calling the cellphone number next to his name in Gibson's records.

'I have never met or talked to this broad in my entire life,' Barnes told the newspaper.

Gibson appeared in the B-movie horror film Evil Laugh and on the talk show Up All Night. She was also featured on Larry King Live, The Playboy Morning Show and other shows and documentaries, TMZ reports.  

At one point, she was reported to be working on a brothel in Nevada exclusively for women called Studfarm, though it never appears to have opened.