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Welcome to another weekend flashback. Flashback to The Brady Bunch TV show, cancelled in 1974 by ABC, after five moderately successful seasons. It was in syndicated reruns where the series really caught fire. Still, Susan Olsen (Cindy Brady) says the cast has not received any residuals from the series since around 1979. Find out why and learn more about sibling issues and Olsen's reaction to the end of the popular comedy series.The Brady Bunch TV series cast includes: Florence Henderson as Carol Brady; Ann B. Davis as Alice Nelson; Robert Reed as Mike Brady; Barry Williams as Greg Brady; Maureen McCormick as Marcia Brady; Eve Plumb as Jan Brady; Susan Olsen as Cindy Brady; Christopher Knight as Peter Brady; and Mike Lookinland as Bobby Brady. Allan Melvin guest starred as Alice's love interest, bowling butcher Sam Franklin. Robbie Rist (infamously) recurred as Cousin Oliver in the...

MSNBC mixed up its Brady Bunch stars on Monday. During a segment on the cable network's 10 a.m. show Jansing & Co. about Ann B. Davis' death, the cable network accidentally showed a photo of another actress who played Brady Bunch housekeeper Alice Nelson. MSNBC aired an image of Henriette Mantel, who played Alice in The Brady Bunch Movie. After returning from a commercial break, the cable network immediately corrected its mistake, showing a photo of Davis. Host Chris Jansing apologized for the error. "And there’s the Ann B. Davis we know and

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Here's to you, Alice. Ann B. Davis, who will always be known as The Brady Bunch housekeeper Alice Nelson, passed away at the age of 88. Davis was already a TV star and Emmy winner before joining the beloved sitcom, and as Alice she became as much America's mother as Carol Brady (Florence Henderson). Davis got her start in the 1950s on The Bob Cummings Show—she won two Emmys for playing Charmine Schultz on the series—before hitting the big screen and doing several guest star parts. In 1969 The Brady Bunch debuted and the rest, well, it's TV history. Davis went on to play Alice Nelson in four different decades, reprising the role for projects such as The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The Brady Brides, The...

Ann Davis, who is best known for playing the housekeeper Alice Nelson on "The Brady Bunch" TV series, has died in San Antonio on Sunday after a fall in her bathroom. She hit her head and never regained consciousness. She was 88 years old. "The Brady Bunch" originally aired from September 1969 to March 1974 on ABC. It then spent a year in syndication and resulted in several reunion films and spin-off TV series over the years. In addition to starring on "The Brady Bunch," the actress also played secretary Schultzy on "The Bob Cummings Show," for which she won two Emmy Awards. She also had a regular role as teacher Miss Wilson on the short-lived series "The John Forsythe Show." Her last credit came in 1997 in a guest role on the sitcom "Something So Right."...

Beloved character actress Ann B. Davis has died at the age of 88. The Brady Bunch co-star was reportedly in good health until earlier today, reports TMZ.

Close to her church community, Davis had been living with a couple in Texas and fell in her bathroom this morning, sustaining a blow to her head. She never regained conciousness and passed later today.

Born in New York, Davis began her television career in the 1950s and became known to many for her portrayal of lovesick secretary Charmaine "Schultzy" Schultz in the NBC sitcom The Bob Cummings Show. She ended up winning two Emmys for the role.

She appeared in many commericals and some guest star roles after that but became best known for playing housekeeper Alice Nelson on The Brady Bunch. She played the role for all five seasons and...

Ann B. Davis, who famously played housekeeper Alice Nelson on The Brady Bunch, died Sunday. She was 88.

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Davis’ death was a result of complications stemming from a fall. The actress hit her head, suffered a subdural hematoma and never regained consciousness, Bishop William Frey told CNN. She died at a San Antonio, Tex., hospital.

Davis had her breakout role in 1950s sitcom The Bob Cummings Show in which she played the secretary Charmaine "Schultzy" Schultz. Her work in the role earned her a pair of Emmy awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She subsequently appeared on The John Forsythe Show and feature films All Hands on Deck and Lover Come Back.

In 1969, Davis landed the role of Alice on The Brady Bunch. Throughout the family series' run that went until 1974, Davis’ character was a large part of the show. Even in the opening credits,...

Ann B. Davis worked as the maid for “The Brady Bunch,” but she made her way into the homes and hearts of countless Americans in the famous Alice Nelson role. Davis died Sunday in San Antonio after falling and hitting her head a day earlier. She was 88. Also read: ‘Brady Bunch’ Star Ann B. Davis’ TV Family Responds to Her Death Long before Hollywood mourned her passing, they laughed at her antics: Davis landed her career defining “Brady” role in 1969. She appeared on the hit television series during its entire five year run. But before cleaning up — and looking — after “The Brady.

Ann B. Davis, who played Alice Nelson on The Brady Bunch, died today at the age of 88. CNN reports that she suffered a brain injury after falling and hitting her head. Along with her role as Alice, the Bradys' lovable, wise-cracking family housekeeper, Davis also won two Emmys for her portrayal of secretary Charmaine "Schultzy" Schultz on The Bob Cummings Show. While Davis mostly left show business in the late '70s to live a quiet religious life, she continued to do some commercials and stage work, and also had a cameo as a trucker in the 1995 Brady Bunch Movie. "I'm shocked and saddened! I've lost a wonderful friend and colleague," said Florence Henderson, who played Carol Brady, in a statement Sunday.

Rest in peace, dear Alice. Ann B. Davis, the actress who played loyal, self-deprecating housekeeper Alice Nelson for five seasons on "The Brady Bunch," has died at the age of 88, a close friend of the star has confirmed to CNN. Davis reportedly suffered a subdural hematoma after falling and hitting her head in the bathroom of her home. Born on May 5, 1926 in Schenectady, New York, Davis first rose to fame playing lovestruck secretary Charmaine "Schultzy" Schultz on "The Bob Cummings Show" in the late 1950s, a performance that netted her two Best Supporting Actress Emmys. To millions of TV viewers, however, she will forever be associated with her wisecracking "Brady Bunch" role, which she later reprised in the short-lived "Brady Bunch Variety Hour" and a number of made-for-tv movies (she also made a brief cameo as a trucker in 1995's tongue-in-cheek "The Brady Bunch Movie"). Davis was awarded a star...

Early baby boomers knew her as Charmaine "Schultzy" Schultz, the man-hungry receptionist on TV's 1955-59 The Bob Cummings Show. Late baby boomers knew her as Alice Nelson, the eternally optimistic housekeeper on a 1969-74 slice of fantasy Americana called The Brady Bunch. But no matter the character she played, actress Ann B. Davis, who died Sunday at 88, was unquestionably one thing to all audiences: lovable. "All of us wish we had an Alice," Davis told People in 1992. "I wish I had an Alice." At the time, the actress, who was born (with an identical twin sister, Harriet) on May 3, 1926, in Schenectady,...

Early baby boomers knew her as Charmaine "Schultzy" Schultz, the man-hungry receptionist on TV's 1955-59 The Bob Cummings Show. Late baby boomers knew her as Alice Nelson, the eternally optimistic housekeeper on a 1969-74 slice of fantasy Americana called The Brady Bunch. But no matter the character she played, actress Ann B. Davis, who has died at 88, was unquestionably one thing to all audiences: lovable. "All of us wish we had an Alice," Davis told People in 1992. "I wish I had an Alice." At the time, the actress, who was born (with an identical twin sister, Harriet) on May 3, 1926, in Schenectady,...

Ann B. Davis, best known as ever chipper live-in housekeeper Alice Nelson on the popular ABC series The Brady Bunch, has died in San Antonio, her longtime agent Robert Malcolm confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. She was 88. Davis, who earlier won two Emmy Awards for her role as the peppery secretary Schultzy on The Bob Cummings Show, hit her head during a fall in her bathroom Saturday and was discovered unconscious Sunday morning when she missed her weekly hair appointment. Davis, who was living with close friend and minister William Frey and his wife, died later that day.

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Ann B. Davis, who was best known for playing housekeeper Alice Nelson on the hit ABC series “The Brady Bunch” died Sunday in San Antonio, Texas. Davis fell and hit her head in her bathroom on Saturday morning and suffered grave injuries. She was taken to a hospital where she died a day later, her agent Robert Malcolm told TheWrap. As Alice, Davis played a warmhearted housekeeper to one of television's first blended families, the Bradys – comprised of two divorcees and their six children., in the 1970s. Malcolm said he began working with Davis in 1992 and enjoyed having her as a client.

TV legend Ann B. Davis who played Alice on "The Brady Bunch" has died ... TMZ has learned.According to the couple she lived with in Texas ... Ann fell in her bathroom early this morning and hit her head causing grave damage.  We're told she never regained consciousness.Her roommate says Davis had been pretty healthy for an 88-year old woman -- and her death was a total shock.  In fact, she even walked downstairs to...

Lynn Elber, AP Television Writer

Emmy-winning actress Ann B. Davis, who became the country's favorite and most famous housekeeper as the devoted Alice Nelson of "The Brady Bunch," died Sunday at a San Antonio hospital. She was 88.

Bexar County, Texas, medical examiner's investigator Sara Horne said Davis died Sunday morning at University Hospital. Horne said no cause of death was available and that an autopsy was planned Monday.

Bill Frey, a retired bishop and a longtime friend of Davis, said she suffered a fall Saturday at her San Antonio home and never recovered. Frey said Davis had lived with him and his wife, Barbara, since 1976.

More than a decade before scoring as the Bradys' loyal Alice, Davis was the razor-tongued secretary on another stalwart TV sitcom, "The Bob Cummings Show," which brought her two Emmys. Over the years, she also appeared on Broadway and in occasional movies.

Davis considered her ordinary look an asset.

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In honor of The Help, which comes out this week, we wanted to revisit our favorite maids in pop culture. We're sure we left out some good ones. Who do you think is missing from the list?

10. Mrs. Doubtfire

Perhaps one of Robin Williams' best parts — the dad who will do anything to be close to kids, including dressing in drag and become his ex-wife's housekeeper.

9. Hazel

Hazel is the godmother of all TV-maids, paving the way for every sage, take-charge housekeeper to follow in her sitcom footsteps.

8. Rosario

The Members-Only-wearing, Subway-sandwich-eating maid to Karen Walker on Will & Grace was one of our favorite characters on the show. The feisty housekeeper took no grief from her boss, perhaps because back in El Salvador she was three credits shy of a Master's Degree in clinical psychology.

7. Daphne Moon

We related much more to the down...

Some time ago, a man grew tired of the Dutch and their stupid tulips and wooden shoes and waged a war of sitting in jail until they went back to their lands of dikes and fjords. That man was Nelson Mandela. Today is his day.

In honor of Nelson Mandela Day, we take a look at the very best Nelsons in the entertainment world, who happen to mostly be white.

Alice Nelson. Alice Nelson, better known as just Alice, was the ever-chipper housekeeper on The Brady Bunch. Between boning Stan the meat man and cleaning up after six most likely incestuous step-siblings and their two ineffective parents, Alice had a lot on her plate. It's possible she had no home life or family whatsoever and simply slept in a dog house in the Bradys' backyard.

Prince. Hypersexual, ambiguous chanteuse Prince was actually born Prince Rogers Nelson. His career probably wouldn't...

Some time ago, a man grew tired of the Dutch and their stupid tulips and wooden shoes and waged a war of sitting in jail until they went back to their lands of dikes and fjords. That man was Nelson Mandela. Today is his day.

In honor of Nelson Mandela Day, we take a look at the very best Nelsons in the entertainment world, who happen to mostly be white.

Alice Nelson. Alice Nelson, better known as just Alice, was the ever-chipper housekeeper on The Brady Bunch. Between boning Stan the meat man and cleaning up after six most likely incestuous step-siblings and their two ineffective parents, Alice had a lot on her plate. It's possible she had no home life or family whatsoever and simply slept in a dog house in the Bradys' backyard.

Prince. Hypersexual, ambiguous chanteuse Prince was actually born Prince Rogers Nelson. His career probably wouldn't...

Dylan Verrechia's Tijauna Makes Me Happy took home the grand jury award for best narrative feature, while Adam Hootnick's Unsettled picked up the grand jury award for best documentary feature at the 13th Slamdance Film Festival, which concluded Saturday in Park City, Utah.

Separately, the Slamdunk Film Festival concluded on Friday, awarding its best fictional feature prize to The Junior Defenders and its documentary prize to This African Life.

At the Slamdance awards ceremony, which took place Friday, the top audience award winners were Jeremy Saulnier's Murder Party, named best narrative feature, and Red Without Blue, written and directed by Brooke Sebold, Benita Sills and Todd Sills, which took the prize for best documentary.

Jury awards were also given to Robin Fuller's The Ballad of Mary Slade, best animated short; Alice Nelson's A Map with Gaps, best documentary short; Cesar Velasco Broca's Avant Petalos Grillados, best experimental short; and Charles Williams' The Cow Thief, best narrative short.

Other audience award winners were Danny Bourque's "Commode Creations: The Artwork of Barney Smith," which copped the Global Audience Award for Best Anarchy Film, and JoEllen Martinson and William Scott Rees' The Mallorys Go Black Market, which scored the Spirit of Slamdance Award.

Dylan Verrechia's Tijauna Makes Me Happy took home the grand jury award for best narrative feature, while Adam Hootnick's Unsettled picked up the grand jury award for best documentary feature at the 13th Slamdance Film Festival, which concluded Saturday in Park City, Utah.

Separately, the Slamdunk Film Festival concluded on Friday, awarding its best fictional feature prize to The Junior Defenders and its documentary prize to This African Life.

At the Slamdance awards ceremony, which took place Friday, the top audience award winners were Jeremy Saulnier's Murder Party, named best narrative feature, and Red Without Blue, written and directed by Brooke Sebold, Benita Sills and Todd Sills, which took the prize for best documentary.

Jury awards were also given to Robin Fuller's The Ballad of Mary Slade, best animated short; Alice Nelson's A Map with Gaps, best documentary short; Cesar Velasco Broca's Avant Petalos Grillados, best experimental short; and Charles Williams' The Cow Thief, best narrative short.

Other audience award winners were Danny Bourque's "Commode Creations: The Artwork of Barney Smith," which copped the Global Audience Award for Best Anarchy Film, and JoEllen Martinson and William Scott Rees' The Mallorys Go Black Market, which scored the Spirit of Slamdance Award.