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"Bewitched" Star Alice Ghostley Dies at 81

Posted Sep 22nd 2007 12:17PM by TMZ Staff

Alice Ghostley, who was best known for playing Esmeralda on "Bewitched" and Bernice on "Designing Women," has died at 81. Ghostley died Friday at her home in Studio City after a long battle with colon cancer and a series of strokes.

Ms. Ghostley won a Tony for best featured actress in, "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window." Ghostley's film credits include, "To Kill a Mockingbird," "The Graduate," "Gator" and "Grease."

Alice Ghostley was married to actor Felice Orlandi, who died in 2003, and is survived by her sister, Gladys.

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1. so sad I liked her

Posted at 1:24PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by WTF?

2. I thought she was SO funny on that show.

Thanks for all the laughs, Alice, and God bless!

Posted at 1:27PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by Just Me

3. SHE WAS A FUNNY ACTRESS RIP

Posted at 1:28PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by KAT

4. she was so funny... she had such a sweet good natured kind of humor...so sad

Posted at 1:32PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by jen

5. Oh, no -- wasn't she Samantha's "Aunt Bernice" ...

Great character, great show (for it's time), and a great actress. Watched that show in reruns so often in my childhood; it was one of my favorite shows.

RIP "Bernice".

Posted at 1:34PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by Sue

6. Alice was a very talented actor and entertainer, I enjoyed all of her work, she had a charm to her that warmed your heart everytime you saw her. I send peace and love to her family and friends. Thank you Alice for brightening our lives, God bless you eternally.

Posted at 1:42PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by Peace and Love xoxo

7. Aaawww....... ~Rest In Heaven~

Posted at 1:44PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by Me

8. She was NEVER Aunt Bernice. I have the entire series and also watched the show growing up and in reruns today. I never liked organ music and whenever Darrin would yell at her some whimsical bit of organ music would play as she became invisible. Whenever she'd try her magic it would inevitably go wrong and that too would cause her to vanish. Bewitched was a fun show and Esmerelda the vanishing occasional baby-sitter will be missed. Penny

Posted at 1:43PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by Penny Evans

9. RIP FUNNY LADY

Also shout out for the GREAT Brett Sommers...RIP

Posted at 1:47PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by barbcole

10. R.I.P.

Posted at 1:52PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by Ricky Ticky Tock Your Daughter on My Cack

11. Her sister played Gladys Kravitz

Posted at 2:00PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by METAM MAN

12. I miss Gladys

Posted at 2:03PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by METAM MAN

13. I can't picture who she was on Bewitched. Was she Samantha's mother???
At any rate.

R.I.P.

Posted at 2:09PM on Sep 22nd 2007 by Elisabeth

14. SCREWED IN THIS LIFE!