Florence Henderson: 5 Things To Know About The Beloved ‘Brady Bunch’ Actress

Others are also publicly mourning this woman who warmed so many with her vivacious talent and maternal sweetness.

Florence Henderson wasn’t just beloved as the archetypal 1970s mom Carol Brady on “The Brady Brunch”.

More importantly, Florence Henderson was a treasured friend of the Hulman-George family for many years and the bond between them was as strong as family.

According to Variety, she passed away on Thanksgiving night, surrounded by family and friends at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. “I’ll miss u dearly #RIPFlorence”, tweeted Maureen McCormick, who played Marcia Brady.

Henderson, who played effervescent mom Carol Brady on the hit TV series, was most recently seen in the audience at the finale of Dancing With the Stars on Monday, November 21. She continued to make TV and movie appearances throughout her career: her most recent TV role was in an episode of the Disney Channel’s K.C. Undercover.

She hosted her own chat show, The Florence Henderson Show, as well as a cooking programme on the Retirement Living network in America. “She was an icon of Broadway, television and film who brought joy to countless people with her grace and charm”, reads a post on the movie’s Facebook page.

“I don’t ever remember not singing”.

Theater roles had led her to television in its early days, mostly as a singer. She also appeared on NBC’s Today show, doing weather and some news.

In 1969, Henderson became Carol Brady.

“I created the kind of mother that I wished I’d had, and I think everyone longs for”.

He added further, “It was felt that she would just bounce back from it”.

Henderson started her career in show business as a singer and soon moved into acting, studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NY.

The former child actress, now 54, also sent a message to Henderson’s four children outside the show.

Henderson’s passing means that within the space of three years, IMS has lost two of its treasured pre-500 performers. She married hypnotherapist John Kappas in 1987 after seeking treatment for depression, and inspired by him, she became a licensed hypnotherapist. Later in her career, however, Henderson would often joke that she imagined Carol had killed her husband in interviews.