LOS ANGELES — Georgia Engel, who played the charmingly innocent, small-voiced Georgette on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and amassed a string of other TV and stage credits, has died. She was 70.
Engel died Friday in Princeton, New Jersey, her friend and executor, John Quilty said. The cause of death was unknown because she was a Christian Scientist and didn’t see doctors, Quilty said Monday.
Engel was best known for her role as Georgette on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” whose character was improbably destined to marry pompous anchorman Ted Baxter, played by Ted Knight.
Engel also had recurring roles on “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “Hot in Cleveland.” She was a five-time Emmy nominee, receiving two nods for the late Moore’s show and three for “Everybody Loves Raymond.”
Engel’s prolific career included guest appearances on a variety of shows, including “The Love Boat,” ”Fantasy Island,” ”Coach” and “Two and a Half Men.” Her “Hot in Cleveland” role reunited her with Betty White, her co-star in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”
She appeared on Broadway in plays and musicals including “Hello, Dolly!”, “The Boys from Syracuse” and, most recently, “The Drowsey Chaperone” in 2006-07.
In 2015, Engel performed in “Gotta Dance” at the former Bank of America Theatre in Chicago.
Engel’s final credited television appearance came last year in the Netflix series “One Day at a Time.”
