Florence Henderson secretly battled heart disease for a decade before death
Florence Henderson had secretly battled heart issues for a decade before her death a week-and-a-half ago.
In the death certificate it could be found that the Brady Bunch star had suffered from heart disease for 10 years according to a Monday report from TMZ.
In addition the document obtained by the site also reads that Henderson had been diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat just five years ago.
Tragic: Florence Henderson had secretly battled heart issues for a decade before her death according to a Monday report from TMZ
The talented actress - who is best known for her playing Carol Brady - passed away from heart failure at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, aged 82.
Henderson, who spent decades in the iconic role of Carol Brady, died surrounded by family and friends at the hospital, her manager Kayla Pressman said. She was admitted to hospital just the previous day.
TV's favorite sitcom mom, the actress was best known for The Brady Bunch which first aired in 1969 and continued in one form or another right up to the 1990s.
Signature role: She is best known for her work on the Brady Bunch as she died surrounded by family and friends at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on November 24
Maureen McCormick, who played the role of daughter 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. Love and hugs to her family. I'll miss you dearly.'
Henderson had been in the audience of Dancing With the Stars just days before her death to watch McCormick perform.
Final days: Henderson beamed with delight while attending Dancing With the Stars just days before her death
Big fan: Florence also posed with television writer and producer Norman Lear on Monday
Henderson was a big fan of the show and competed herself in 2010. However it was the iconic family show where she made her name.
Speaking about The Brady Bunch in 1999, Henderson said: 'It represents what people always wanted: a loving family. It's such a gentle, innocent, sweet show, and I guess it proved there's always an audience for that.'
Bond: Maureen McCormick, who played the role of Marcia Brady on The Brady Bunch, reacted to the death of her TV mom Florence Henderson. 'I'll miss you dearly,' she wrote on Twitter
Premiering in 1969, it also was among the first shows to introduce to television the blended family.
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.
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 McCormick (Marcia); bottom row: Susan Olsen (Cindy), Mike Lookinland (Bobby)
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