Trivia

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.

Could sing 50 songs by heart by the age of 2.

In the mid-1950s, she was diagnosed with a bone deformation of the inner ear, and she had to have surgery to prevent deafness.

Was the first woman to be a guest host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962).

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.

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.

Florence filed lawsuits 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)

Was a licensed hypnotherapist. She learned about hypnotherapy from her late husband, John Kappas.

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.

Youngest of 10 children born to an Indiana tenant farmer, Joseph Robert Henderson, and his homemaker wife, Elizabeth Pauline "Bessie" (Elder). Her parents were originally from Kentucky.

Four children with her first husband, Ira Bernstein: Barbara Bernstein, Joseph Bernstein, Bob Bernstein and Elizabeth Bernstein.

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.