Post by the Scribe on Nov 25, 2016 2:33:45 GMT -5
Fri, 25 November 2016 at 1:27 am
Florence Henderson Was at 'DWTS' Days Before She Died
The sad news that Florence Henderson has died is made even more surprising after realizing that she was in the audience at Dancing With the Stars just days ago.
Florence‘s manager confirmed that she died on Thanksgiving surrounded by her loved ones.
The legendary The Brady Bunch actress sat in the audience at night one of the finale on Monday (November 21) to support her former co-star Maureen McCormick.
Maureen was a contestant on the show this season, and while she did not make it to the finals, she did perform on Tuesday night with the rest of the eliminated dancers.
Florence, who is an alum of Dancing With the Stars after competing in 2010, was a fixture on the show this season. She was in the audience several times and even made a guest appearance, dancing in a Brady Bunch-themed number alongside Maureen in week two! Watch a clip of that below.
‘Brady Bunch’ Mom Florence Henderson Dies at 82
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Florence Henderson, widely known for her role as The Brady Bunch matriarch Carol Brady, has died. She was 82.
Henderson died Thursday surrounded by friends and family, the actress’ manager Kayla Pressman said in a statement to the Associated Press.
Born in Dale, Indiana, to farmer Joseph Henderson and his wife Elizabeth, Henderson was the youngest of 10 children.
After graduating from Indiana’s St. Frances School in 1951, Henderson went on to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. In January 1956, she married Ira Bernstein, whom she shared four children with —Barbara, Joseph, Bob and Elizabeth — but later divorced in 1985.
Prior to scoring her leading role on the 1969 sitcom The Brady Bunch, which propelled her to international stardom, Henderson starred on the Broadway stage — Wish You Were Here (1952), Fanny (1954) and The Girl Who Came to Supper (1963) — and appeared in guest roles on multiples TV series and films, including being the first woman to host The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1962.
Henderson starred in every episode of all five seasons of the family comedy series, and later appeared as Carol Brady in spinoffs The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The Brady Girls Get Married, The Brady Brides, The Bradys and The Brady Bunch Movie.
In 1987, Henderson wed Dr. John George Kappas, whom she remained married to up until his death in September 2002.
Other notable roles include The Love Boat, Murder, She Wrote, season 11 of Dancing with the Stars, and her hosting duties on Retirement Living TV’s The Florence Henderson Show from 2008 until her death. She earned her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1996.
The actress is survived by her four children.