Florence Henderson
In 2010, Florence Agnes Henderson took part in Dancing with the Stars as a contestant, stepping into a competition format that drew on her background as a performer across stage, film, television, and voice work.
Henderson was born on February 14, 1934, in Dale. She attended Owensboro Catholic High School before going on to train at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. That training gave her a formal grounding in performance, and she went on to work as a singer and actor across multiple formats, including stage, film, television, and voice acting. She was a citizen of the United States and worked in English.
Her most recognized role on television was that of Carol Brady on the ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch. Beyond that role, Henderson's work extended across stage and film as well, and she also worked as a voice actor. Her career covered a wide range of performance formats without being confined to any single one.
Henderson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and also received a TV Land Award. She died on November 24, 2016, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The Hollywood Walk of Fame star stands as a concrete marker of the recognition her body of work earned over the course of her career.
Quotes by Florence Henderson
If you want to wear long hair or wear that dress, as long as you're not hurting yourself or anybody else, I say do it. If you want to go out and have a romantic, sexy affair, do it.
A lot of women say to me, 'You know, I really hated you because my kids wanted you to be their mother.'
I don't remember ever not singing. My mother loved music, and she taught me songs, country music, spirituals. I would sing for people and pass the hat when I was 4.
You don't get happy by sitting around going on, 'Oh this is a horrible situation, what to do?' You've got to find the courage to change that. I think change is extremely hard for people.
I do think children come in wired a certain way. Why else would I be filled with hope and optimism? You just could not keep me down for very long. You can call it grace or a gift from God, but I do think I came in with it.
For me, 'The Brady Bunch' is just a part of the fabric of my career, but for a lot of people, that's it.
It's so important to keep moving and don't buy into the myth. I say do anything you feel like as long as you don't hurt yourself or hurt anyone else. And things don't stop working in your body or your mind.
I don't know that I would want to be married again, but I do love companionship.
I may have more than one friend with benefits. It's very healthy for the heart. I think no matter how old you are - and I am pretty up there in terms of numbers - I think you should do whatever makes you happy.