Brady Bunch's Florence Henderson dies on Thanksgiving Day aged 8. The Brady Bunch's Florence Henderson has died from heart failure late on Thanksgiving Day, aged 8. Henderson, who spent decades in the iconic role of Carol Brady, died surrounded by family and friends at Cedars- Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, her manager Kayla Pressman said. She was admitted to hospital on Wednesday. TV's favorite sitcom mom, the actress was best known for The Brady Bunch which first aired in 1. Maureen Mc. Cormick, who played the role of Marcia Brady on the show, has led tributes to the star. She reacted to the death of her TV mom via Twitter, writing: 'Florence Henderson was a dear friend for so very many years and in my heart forever.

The Brady Bunch is a sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz. The show follows Mike Brady (Robert Reed), a widowed architect with sons Greg (Barry Williams), Peter.

Love and hugs to her family. I'll miss you dearly.'Henderson had been in the audience of Dancing With the Stars just this past Monday to watch Mc. Cormick perform. Scroll down for video The Brady Bunch's Florence Henderson (pictured in April) died late on Thanksgiving Day aged 8.

Henderson died surrounded by family and friends at Cedars- Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Oscar- winning actress Patricia Arquette has also paid tribute Henderson. She thanked her for being 'such a kind generous friend' to her late sibling, Alexis Arquette, and described Henderson as 'warm, talented and kind'. Actress Marlee Matlin said Henderson was 'everyone's mom and my friend' and Al Yankovic wrote on Twitter 'it was a true honor to have known and worked with her'. Dancing With The Stars members joined in on the online tributes to Henderson, who appeared on the show twice. Judge Carrie Ann Inaba said 'she was like a mom to us all' and pro dancer Sasha Farber said 'we just lost a legend'.

Speaking about The Brady Bunch in 1. Henderson said: 'It represents what people always wanted: a loving family.

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It's such a gentle, innocent, sweet show, and I guess it proved there's always an audience for that.'Premiering in 1. As its theme song reminded viewers each week, Henderson's Carol was a single mother raising three daughters when she met her TV husband, Robert Reed's Mike Brady, a single father who was raising three boys. The eight of them became 'The Brady Bunch,' with a quirky housekeeper, played by Ann B. Davis, thrown into the mix. The blonde, ever- smiling Henderson was already a Broadway star when the show began, having originated the title role in the musical 'Fanny.' But after 'The Brady Bunch,' she would always be known to fans as Carol Brady.'We had to have security guards with us. Fans were hanging on our doors. We couldn't go out by ourselves.

We were like the Beatles!' she said of the attention the show brought the cast. Like the Beatles, there was even a Saturday morning cartoon version called 'Brady Kids,' although Henderson was not in that show.

She and Reed did return, however, for 'The Brady Bunch Hour, 'The Brady Brides' and 'The Bradys.' So did most of the original cast. TV's favorite sitcom mom, the actress was best known for The Brady Bunch (pictured Henderson in the show in 1. Watch The Lawless Online Fandango here. Henderson spent decades in the iconic role as Carol Brady. Pictured with her TV family:  top row: Christopher Knight (Peter), Barry Williams (Greg), Ann B. Davis (Alice); middle row: Eve Plumb (Jan), Florence Henderson (Carol), Robert Reed (Mike), Maureen Mc. Cormick (Marcia); bottom row: Susan Olsen (Cindy), Mike Lookinland (Bobby) Her saucy side: Florence was most known for portraying the wholesome Mrs.

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Brady on long- running TV series The Brady Bunch (pictured with co- star Robert Reed in 1. She was also back again in 1. The Brady Bunch Movie,' a playful spoof of the original show. This time she was Grandma Brady opposite Shelly Long's Carol. Numerous memoirs also kept interest in the show alive, as cast members revealed they were more than just siblings off camera. Barry Williams, who played eldest son Greg Brady, would confess to having a crush on his TV stepmom. Henderson, in her own book, denied having any relationship with Williams, but did acknowledge a fling with former New York City mayor John Lindsay.

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Henderson was a 1. New York when she landed a one- line role in the play 'Wish You Were Here.'Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were so impressed they made her the female lead in a 1. Oklahoma!' When the show returned to Broadway for a revival in 1. She is the real thing, right of of a butter churn somewhere,' wrote Walter Kerr of the New York Herald Tribune.

To broaden her career, Henderson took acting, dancing, singing and guitar lessons, even studying French and Italian. Maureen Mc. Cormick, who played the role of Marcia Brady on The Brady Bunch, has reacted to the death of her TV mom Florence Henderson. She was diagnosed with a hereditary condition called osteosclerosis.'Corrective surgery in both ears restored my hearing,' she said in 2.

Oscar- winning actress Patricia Arquette thanked Henderson for being 'such a kind generous friend' to her late sibling, Alexis Arquette. Actress Marlee Matlin said Henderson was 'everyone's mom and my friend'Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba said 'she was like a mom to us all'DWTS pro Sasha Farber, who got to know Henderson on the show, said 'we just lost a legend'Al Yankovic said 'it was a true honor to have known and worked with her'La Toya Jackson wrote on Twitter 'so many of use grew up watching the Brady Bunch'Singer Boy George also wrote a tribute saying 'I grew up with the Brady Bunch'The Patridge Family star Danny Bonaduce paid tribute to Henderson on Twitter 'The Brady Bunch was everything,' wrote Will & Grace star Debra Messing on Twitter. Star Trek star George Taskei gave thanks to Henderson, calling her America's mom. As her TV career blossomed with 'The Brady Bunch,' Henderson also began to make frequent TV guest appearances.

She was the first woman to host 'The Tonight Show' for the vacationing Johnny Carson. For eight years she also commuted to Nashville to conduct a cooking and talk series, 'Country Kitchen,' on The Nashville Network. The show resulted in a book, 'Florence Henderson's Short Cut Cooking.'After 'The Brady Bunch' ended its first run, Henderson alternated her appearances in revivals of the show with guest appearances on other programs, including 'Hart to Hart,' ''Fantasy Island' and 'The Love Boat.'In later years she also made guest appearances on such shows as 'Roseanne, 'Ally Mc. Beal' and 'The King of Queens.'The youngest of ten children, Henderson was born in 1. Dale, Indiana to tobacco sharecropper Joseph Henderson and his wife Elizabeth. In grade school, she joined the choir at a Catholic church in Rockport, Ind. Henderson married Ira Bernstein (pictured together) in January 1.

New York from Los Angeles every weekend during Brady Bunch filming to be with. Florence Henderson is pictured with ex husband Ira Bernstein attending the 4. Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 1. Two years after divorcing Bernstein, she married Dr.

John George Kappas (pictured together)  a hypnotherapist she met while battling depression in the mid- 1. The star poses for a portrait session at home with make up in circa 1. Los Angeles, California.

Composer Richard Rodgers, left, poses with stars, Florence Henderson, center, and Giorgio Tozzi, at opening night of the New York revival of 'South Pacific' in 1. After high school she moved to New York, where she enrolled in a two- year program at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, her studies financed by a theatrical couple who had been impressed by her singing when they saw her perform in high school.

She dropped out of the program after one year, however, to take the role in 'Wish You Were There.' She began her acting career in Broadway in shows such as Wish You Were Here (1. Fanny (1. 95. 4) and The Girl Who Came to Supper (1. Brady Bunch. Henderson went on to appear in every episode of all five seasons of the show, and reprised her character for spin- off such as he Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The Brady Girls Get Married, The Brady Brides, The Bradys and The Brady Bunch Movie. Watch Christmas Trade Online there.

The Brady's Bunch's Carol Brady DIes at 8. Florence Henderson, widely known for her role as The Brady Bunch matriarch Carol Brady, has died. She was 8. 2. Henderson died surrounded by friends and family at Cedars- Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering heart failure, the actress’ manager Kayla Pressman said in a statement to the Associated Press on Thursday. She was hospitalized just a day prior. Born in Dale, Indiana, to farmer Joseph Henderson and his wife Elizabeth, Henderson was the youngest of 1. After graduating from Indiana’s St. Frances School in 1.

Henderson went on to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. CBS via Getty Images. In January 1. 95. Ira Bernstein, whom she shared four children with —Barbara, Joseph, Bob and Elizabeth — but later divorced in 1. Pictorial Parade/Moviepix/Getty Images. Prior to scoring her leading role on the 1.

The Brady Bunch, which propelled her to international stardom, Henderson starred on the Broadway stage — Wish You Were Here (1. Fanny (1. 95. 4), The Girl Who Came to Supper (1.

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She was also the first woman to guest- host The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson during a transitional period in 1. ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images.

Henderson became a frequent presence on morning show Today, appearing for a year as one of its Today Girls, from 1. In her role, Henderson covered fashion stories and human- interest pieces.

Henderson starred in every episode of all five seasons of The Brady Bunch and later appeared as Carol Brady in spin- offs The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The Brady Girls Get Married, The Brady Brides, The Bradys and The Brady Bunch Movie. In the decades that followed, Henderson made a slew of guest appearances on a variety of popular series, including Ally Mc. Beal and 3. 0 Rock.

Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. In 1. 98. 7, Henderson wed Dr. John George Kappas, whom she remained married to up until his death in September 2. Other notable roles include The Love Boat, Murder, She Wrote, season 1. Dancing with the Stars, and her hosting duties on Retirement Living TV’s The Florence Henderson Show from 2. She earned her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1. She also hosted a TNN cooking show, called the Country Kitchen, which profiled well- known Southern chefs across the country.

Later, reality TV came calling and Henderson had a turn on VH1’s The Surreal Life. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images. Florence Henderson in October. Earl Gibson III/Getty Images. Just days before her death, Henderson attended the first night of the DWTS finale to support Maureen Mc. Cormick, her former onscreen daughter. Eric Mc. Candless/ABC via Getty Images.

The actress is survived by her four children and five grandchildren. Agents Of Shield Subtitles Season 3.