What Happened to Florence Henderson-News & Updates

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Florence Henderson is an American actress who is best known for her portrayal of Carol Brady in the sitcom, The Brady Bunch during the late 60’s and early 70’s. Recognized for her vocals at a young age, Henderson spent many years of her childhood singing. Eventually developing an interest an acting, she put her town passions together and began performing various musicals during the 1950’sーshe made her debut in the musical, Fanny in 1954. It wasn’t long until she landed a role in the television film, General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein later that same year. Over the next years, she continued to star in multiple films and TV shows; however it wasn’t until she was offered the role of Carol Brady in the ABC series, The Brady Bunch that she received mainstream attention.

With a six decade-long career under her belt, Henderson has received many awards and nominations as a performer. In 2007, she won a TV Land Award, which was shared with the rest of the cast of The Brady Bunch; she is also the recipient of two Gracie Awards, which were given to her in 2008 and 2012. A CableACE Award nominee, Henderson was also honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame back in 1996. More recently this summer, she was also given the Julie Harris Award of Artistic Achievement at the Actors Fund’s 20th Anniversary event. In addition to her achievements in the show business, Henderson is also known for her generosity; to date, she has helped to raise millions of dollars for a variety of different charitable organizations.

A prominent figure on television, Henderson is no stranger to talk shows; she has appeared as a guest in countless TV series throughout the years. Since standing behind the cameras for the 1954 variety show, Coke Time, the actress has been invited on to The Jack Paar Tonight Show (1961), The Joey Bishop Show (1969), The Ed Sullivan Show (1970), The Merv Griffin Show (1972), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Mike Douglas Show (1978), to name a few. On top of that, Henderson has also taken part in a number of documentaries such as Pioneers of Television (2014), Marie (2012), American Masters (2007) and TV Land: Myths and Legends (2007). Back in 2011, she even starred in a few episodes of the popular game show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire!

But what has the renowned celebrity actress been up to since then? Has she retired from performing altogether now that she has celebrated her 82nd birthday? What happened to Florence Henderson? Where is she now in 2016?