| Florence Henderson
|
|
|
| Birth name
|
Florence Agnes Henderson
|
| Born
|
February 14, 1934 in Dale, Indiana, USA
|
| Died
|
November 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA from heart failure
|
| Notable Roles
|
Carol Brady in The Brady Bunch
|
| Notable Episodes
|
|
| Awards
|
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
|
Florence Henderson was an American actress and singer.
Roles
Starring Roles
Guest Starring Roles
| Series
|
Role
|
Episode
|
Airdate
|
| The Love Boat |
Audrey Baines |
1x11 - Lonely at the Top / Silent Night / Divorce Me, Please |
December 10, 1977
|
| The Love Boat |
Diane DiMarzo |
2x12 - The Captain's Cup / The Folks from Home / Legal Eagle |
December 2, 1978
|
| The Love Boat |
Christine Frank |
3x21 - The Remake / The Perfect Match / The Captain's Ne'er-do-well Brother |
February 2, 1980
|
| The Love Boat |
Harriett Rogers |
4x13 - Isaac's Secret / Seal of Approval / The Curse of the Dumbrowskis |
January 10, 1981
|
| Hart to Hart |
Violet Casper |
3x04 - Hartland Express |
November 3, 1981
|
| Alice |
Sarah |
8x05 - It Had to Be Mel |
October 30, 1983
|
| Murder, She Wrote |
Maria Morgana |
3x01 - Death Stalks the Big Top (1) |
September 28, 1986
|
| Murder, She Wrote |
Maria Morgana |
3x02 - Death Stalks the Big Top (2) |
October 5, 1986
|
| Murder, She Wrote |
Pam Sue Diamond |
7x09 - Ballad for a Blue Lady |
December 2, 1990
|
| Roseanne |
Flo |
6x13 - Suck Up or Shut Up |
January 4, 1994
|
| Caroline in the City |
Herself |
1x08 - Caroline and the Balloon |
November 16, 1995
|
| Ellen |
Madeline |
4x14 - Joe's Kept Secret |
January 15, 1997
|
| Ally McBeal |
Dr. Shirley Grouper |
4x03 - Two's a Crowd |
November 6, 2000
|
| The King of Queens |
Lily |
3x08 - Dark Meet |
November 20, 2000
|
| 30 Rock |
Herself |
7x08 - My Whole Life Is Thunder |
December 6, 2012
|
Specials and Made-for-TV Movies
Talk, News and Game Show Appearances
| Series
|
Episode
|
Airdate
|
| The Hollywood Squares |
|
October 9-13, 1978
|
| The Hollywood Squares |
|
February 12-16, 1979
|
| The Hollywood Squares |
|
January 7-11, 1980
|
| The Hollywood Squares |
|
March 3-7, 1980
|
| The Hollywood Squares |
|
May 26-30, 1980
|
| The $25,000 Pyramid |
|
December 6-10, 1982
|
| The $25,000 Pyramid |
|
March 28-April 1, 1983
|
| The $25,000 Pyramid |
|
November 19-23, 1984
|
| The $25,000 Pyramid |
|
February 4-8, 1985
|
| The $25,000 Pyramid |
|
June 24-28, 1985
|
| The $100,000 Pyramid |
|
October 14-18, 1985
|
| The $25,000 Pyramid |
|
January 6-10, 1986
|
| The $25,000 Pyramid |
|
November 17-21, 1986
|
| The $25,000 Pyramid |
|
February 9-13, 1987
|
| The New Hollywood Squares |
|
April 27-May 1, 1987
|
| The New Hollywood Squares |
|
October 12-16, 1987
|
| The New Hollywood Squares |
|
May 16-20, 1988
|
| The New Hollywood Squares |
|
November 21-25, 1988
|
| The New Hollywood Squares |
|
April 3-7, 1989
|
| Maury |
|
October 7, 1991
|
| Hollywood Squares |
|
May 24-28, 1999
|
| Hollywood Squares |
|
March 3-7, 2003
|
| Hollywood Squares |
|
May 12-16, 2003
|
Trivia
- Once dated Brady Bunch co-star Barry Williams
- Was the youngest of 10 children
- Her mother, Elizabeth was a homemaker and her father, Joseph was a tobacco sharecropper
- Taught to sing by her mother when she was just 2 years old
- Her parents divorced when she was 13 years old
- Graduated from St. Francis Academy in Owensboro, Kentucky in 1951
- Attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
- Was diagnosed with a bone deformation of the inner ear in the mid-1950s and underwent surgery to prevent deafness
- Married her first husband, Ira Bernstein in 1956; they divorced in 1985; together, they had four children: daughters Barbara & Elizabeth, and sons Joseph & Bob
- Had five grandchildren
- Was married to hypnotherapist Dr. John George Kappas from 1987 until Kappas' death in 2002
- During her time on "The Brady Bunch" (which was filmed in Los Angeles, California), Florence flew to New York City every weekend to see her family
