Florence Henderson Dead: 'The Brady Bunch' Actress Dies, Aged 82

She'll go down in TV history for playing Mrs Brady.
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‘The Brady Bunch’ star Florence Henderson has died, at the age of 82.

Florence was best known for her role as the matriarch, Carol Brady, in the TV sitcom, which ran for five years in the 60s and 70s.

Several reboots came over the following 20 years, including ‘The Brady Bunch Hour’ and ‘The Brady Brides’.

Florence Henderson
Florence Henderson
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The actress’s representatives have confirmed that she died on Thursday (24 November), surrounded by family and loved ones, having been admitted to hospital after suffering from heart failure.

Although her role as Mrs Brady is the one for which she’s most famous, Florence’s performing career spanned more than 50 years, with a number of roles on stage and screen.

In character on 'The Brady Bunch'
In character on 'The Brady Bunch'
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The first female guest host of ‘The Tonight Show’ in the US, Florence went on to land her own talk show, ‘The Florence Henderson Show’, decades later, which ran for eight years, as well as a cooking show ‘Who’s Cooking With Florence Henderson’, both of which aired on RLTV (Retirement Living TV).

In her later years, the actress also made several appearances on reality television, including a stint on ‘The Surreal Life’ and an appearance on ‘Dancing With The Stars’ in 2010.

Since the news broke of her death, a number of stars have been paying tribute, including some of her former co-stars:

Florence Henderson was a dear friend for so very many years & in my <3 forever. Love & hugs to her family. I'll miss u dearly #RIPFlorence

— Maureen McCormick (@MoMcCormick7) November 25, 2016

You are in my heart forever Florence💕 pic.twitter.com/PABCuPubA2

— Maureen McCormick (@MoMcCormick7) November 25, 2016

Rest In Peace Florence Henderson, a dear lady with a great sense of humor & a terrific laugh. 'America's mom' has died.

— Larry King (@kingsthings) November 25, 2016

Broken hearted. She was like a mom to is all. I'm grateful I had the chance to get to know you these past few years. RIP #FlorenceHenderson

— Carrie Ann Inaba (@carrieanninaba) November 25, 2016

We just lost a legend some one who always remembers everyone's name, and is one of the sweetest people I know R.I.P #florenceHenderson

— Sasha Farber (@SashaFarber) November 25, 2016

Florence Henderson-Warm Talented & kind passed away today.Thank you Florence for being such a kind generous friend to Alexis.

— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) November 25, 2016

Florence’s final role was playing “Irma” in an episode of the Disney Channel show, ‘K.C. Undercover’.

She is survived by her four children, Barbara, Joseph, Robert and Lizzie, and five grandchildren.

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