<P> Florence Agnes Henderson ( February 14 , 1934 -- November 24 , 2016 ) was an American actress and singer with a career spanning six decades . She is best remembered for her starring role as matriarch Carol Brady on the ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974 . Henderson also appeared in film , as well as on stage , and hosted several long - running cooking and variety shows over the years . She appeared as a guest on many scripted and unscripted ( talk and reality show ) television programs and as a panelist on numerous game shows . She was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars in 2010 . Henderson hosted her own talk show , The Florence Henderson Show , and cooking show , Who 's Cooking with Florence Henderson , on Retirement Living TV during the years leading up to her death at age 82 on Thanksgiving Day , 2016 from heart failure . </P>
<P> Florence Agnes Henderson ( February 14 , 1934 -- November 24 , 2016 ) was an American actress and singer with a career spanning six decades . She is best remembered for her starring role as matriarch Carol Brady on the ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974 . Henderson also appeared in film , as well as on stage , and hosted several long - running cooking and variety shows over the years . She appeared as a guest on many scripted and unscripted ( talk and reality show ) television programs and as a panelist on numerous game shows . She was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars in 2010 . Henderson hosted her own talk show , The Florence Henderson Show , and cooking show , Who 's Cooking with Florence Henderson , on Retirement Living TV during the years leading up to her death at age 82 on Thanksgiving Day , 2016 from heart failure . </P>
who played mrs brady on the brady bunch
who played mrs brady on the brady bunch
Florence Agnes Henderson
Florence Agnes Henderson