Alice Ghostley
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| − | <table><tr><td>Alice appeared in 1976's film ''Gator'' starring Bert Reynolds. In 1978 she took over the role of Miss Hannigan, the alcoholic matron of the orphanage, in the long-running ''Annie''. In 1987 she became a regular on the TV-series ''Designing Women'' as the eccentric "Berniece Clifton", for which she received an Emmy nomination in 1992. Watch one of her most memorable episodes [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTI_EawgRD8 here]. | + | <table><tr><td>Alice appeared in 1976's film ''Gator'' starring Bert Reynolds. In 1978 she took over the role of Miss Hannigan, the alcoholic matron of the orphanage, in the long-running ''Annie''. In 1987 she became a regular on the TV-series ''Designing Women'' as the eccentric "Berniece Clifton", for which she received an Emmy nomination in 1992. Watch one of her most memorable episodes [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTI_EawgRD8 here] on YouTube. |
Her husband Felice died in 2003, and Alice died at her home in Studio City, California on 21 Sep 2007 from colon cancer and strokes.</td><td>http://www.tvland.com/photogallery/photos/Designing-women-Alice-Ghostley.jpg</td> | Her husband Felice died in 2003, and Alice died at her home in Studio City, California on 21 Sep 2007 from colon cancer and strokes.</td><td>http://www.tvland.com/photogallery/photos/Designing-women-Alice-Ghostley.jpg</td> | ||
