Florence Henderson Net Worth

Florence Henderson's Quotes

• On her late television husband, Robert Reed: He was so close to all six of the Brady kids. When he called and asked me to tell them he wasn't going to live much longer, they were devastated. He was a good friend.
• I begged them [the producers] to give Carol Brady a job. They wouldn't do that. I mean, those clothes, for God's sake, take a look at them! I didn't choose those, please...But I said, "Can I just hit the kids every now and then? I mean, real life!" They wouldn't let me.
• 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.
• [on the time of making The Brady Bunch (1969)] I had four children. And my youngest when we started was like, oh gosh, two or a little less. And sometimes my kids would say to me, you know, "How come you don't scream at those kids on television like you do us?" I said, "Because they're not my real kids and you are, and I want you to turn out to be wonderful human beings" -- and they have. I have four of the most incredible children. And I have five grandchildren.

Interesting Facts about Florence Henderson

1. Florence filed law suits against two companies because of the unauthorized use of her photo - Serial Killer, Inc. had been using her face on a t-shirt with the name "Porn Queen" underneath. A gift shop in Cotati, California also used her picture in an ad. [May 1999]
2. Youngest of 10 children born to an Indiana tenant farmer named Joseph Henderson and his homemaker wife named Elizabeth Henderson.
3. Four children with her first husband, Ira Bernstein: Barbara Bernstein, Joseph Bernstein, Bob Bernstein and Elizabeth Bernstein.
4. She was widowed due to the death of her second husband, Dr. John Kappas, who was a hypnotherapist. He and Florence met when he helped her battle depression during the mid-1980s. He also helped to train her in hypnotherapy, enabling her to pass the state exam and become a California state licensed hypnotherapist.
5. She flew to New York City every weekend during the run of The Brady Bunch (1969) (which filmed in Los Angeles) in order to be with her family.
6. In the mid-1950s, she was diagnosed with a bone deformation of the inner ear, and she had to have surgery to prevent deafness.
7. Graduated from Indiana's St. Frances School (1951), and then studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) in Manhattan, New York City. She earned a scholarship to AADA because of her singing talent.
8. Was a Today (1952) girl from 1959-1960, and later went on to co-host the short lived spin-off series Later Today (1999) from 1999-2000.
9. Was the first woman to be a guest host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962).
10. Was a licensed hypnotherapist. She learned about hypnotherapy from her late husband, John Kappas.
11. In a 2006 TV Guide/Bravo poll, her Carol Brady character was named the TV mom that most shaped viewers perceptions of a housewife with 45% of the vote. She topped both June Cleaver (Barbara Billingsley from Leave It to Beaver (1957)), and Shirley Partridge (Shirley Jones from The Partridge Family (1970)) for the honor.
12. Could sing 50 songs by heart by the age of 2.
13. Best known on television for her starring role as Carol Brady on The Brady Bunch (1969).
14. Before The Brady Bunch (1969), she was primarily known as a singing actress in stage musical comedy productions. She claims to have performed the role of "Maria" in the Rodger & Hammerstein musical, "The Sound of Music", more than any other actress.
15. Her parents were divorced, when she was age 13.
16. Classmate of Ruth Helen Wright.
17. Her mother, Elizabeth Henderson, died in 1984, when Florence had turned age 50.
18. Attended St. Bernard's School, a private school in Louisville, Kentucky.
19. Acting mentor and friends with Barry Williams and Susan Olsen.
20. Was friends with: Shirley Jones, Betty White, Bea Arthur, Gavin MacLeod, Charlotte Rae, Marla Gibbs, Jean Stapleton, Doris Roberts, Joan Rivers, Carol Channing, Paul Lynde, Roddy McDowall, Beverly Garland, Bobby Troup, Mickey Rooney, Ernest Borgnine, Gene Rayburn, Bill Cullen, Dick Clark, Peter Marshall, Robert Wagner, Wink Martindale, Barbara Billingsley, Karen Grassle, Phylicia Rashad, Carol Burnett, Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis, Danny Thomas, Adam West, Ricardo Montalban, Betsy Palmer, Larry Hagman, Julie Andrews, Dick Van Patten, Bonnie Franklin, Tippi Hedren, Piper Laurie, Robert Conrad, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Johnny Carson and Bill Hayes.