Florence Henderson is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Carol Brady on the American sitcom The Brady Bunch, which ran from 1969-1974. Henderson has been married twice. Her first marriage was to Ira Bernstein from 1956 through 1985, when they divorced. They had four children: Barbara, Joseph, Robert, and Elizabeth. In 1987 she married John Kappas, and they were married until his death in 2002.

Florence Henderson was born in Dale, Indiana, the youngest of ten children to Elizabeth and Joe Henderson.http://www.filmreference.com/film/63/Florence-Henderson.html Her career started on stage in musicals, and she debuted on Broadway in the musical Wish You Were Here in 1952.http://www.flohome.com/main.htm In 1954, she starred in the title role of Fanny for a total of 888 performances.http://www.flohome.com/main.htm

It was in 1969 that Henderson moved into the role which made her famous, as the "lovely lady" married to Mike Brady. The series ran for five seasons, but remains popular in reruns and has been seen in 122 countries around the world.http://www.flohome.com/main.htm

Since The Brady Bunch',' Henderson has stayed involved in the industry. She became a producer and appeared in a number of television shows. She starred for nine years in The Nashville Network's show Country Kitchen and has written a cookbook called A Little Cooking, A Little Talking and A Whole Lot of Fun. As of 2010, she is starring in The Florence Henderson Show on RLTV.

Florence Henderson was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 14, 1996 on her 65th birthday. The star is located near 7060 Hollywood Boulevard.http://hwof.com/star/television/florence-henderson/64

Henderson has been a supporter of the Sisters of St. Benedict in Ferdinand, Indiana since the new millennium. She has appeared in a number of their videos and raises funds for them. She has appeared on the game shows The Weakest Link and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

On July 12, 2010, Florence Henderson appeared as a guest host on WWE Raw, broadcast live from Lexingon, Kentucky.