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‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ actress Georgia Engel dies at 70

A friend of Georgia Engel, the actress who was part of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," says she has died at age 70

Georgia Engel (right) in an episode of "Hot in Cleveland" with fellow "Mary Tyler Moore Show" actresses (from left) Cloris Leachman, Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper, and Betty White.
Georgia Engel (right) in an episode of "Hot in Cleveland" with fellow "Mary Tyler Moore Show" actresses (from left) Cloris Leachman, Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper, and Betty White.Read moreTV Land
    by Lynn Elber, AP Television Writer, The Associated Press
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Georgia Engel, an actress who was part of the ensemble cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died at age 70, a friend said.

John Quilty, who was also her executor, said Engel died Friday in Princeton, N.J. The cause of death was not known because she was a Christian Scientist and didn’t see doctors, Quilty said Monday.

Engel was best known for her role as charmingly innocent, small-voiced Georgette on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Engel also had recurring roles on Everybody Loves Raymond and Hot in Cleveland. She received two Emmy nominations for Moore’s show and three for Everybody Loves Raymond.

Last year, she appeared on an episode of the Netflix series One Day at a Time.

She also appeared on stage in plays, including Broadway’s The Drowsy Chaperone.