Overview

• She died Tuesday at her Manhattan home, according to agent Dennis Aspland, and leaves no immediate survivors.
• A cause was not disclosed by the New York Times; TMZ reported her agent said she died of suspected pneumonia after years of health issues.
• She became a pop-culture fixture as Florence “Flo” Castleberry, famed for the catchphrase “Kiss my grits!” on Alice.
• She departed Alice after four seasons to star in Flo, which premiered in 1980 and was canceled after two seasons.
• Her career spanned stage and film, including a 1990 Tony nomination for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and roles in Gremlins, Mrs. Doubtfire, and The Parent Trap.