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Post by Admin on Dec 4, 2019 12:57:32 GMT -4
'Will & Grace' Star Shelley Morrison Dead at 83 Shelley Morrison her real name Rachel Mitrani, best known for her role on ‘Will & Grace’ as the maid, Rosario, died Sunday from heart failure. She was 83-years-old. via TMZ: Shelley passed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Her publicist, Lori DeWaal, told AP, the actress had a brief illness before her heart gave out at the hospital. “Will & Grace” fans remember Shelley’s role as Rosario Salazar from the show’s original airings … from 1999 to 2006. The story goes … the show’s writers only had the character in one episode, but her chemistry with Megan Mullally was so popular … they kept writing her in more episodes. Shelley would go on to appear in 68 episodes during the show’s 8-year run. Debra Messing tweeted about her “dear Rosie” after getting the news of her death. Now, Morrison was already a veteran actor by the time she became famous as Rosario. She’d started landing TV roles in the early 60s, and worked steadily as a charter actress in shows like, “Dr. Kildare,” “Gunsmoke,” “My Favorite Martian” and “The Partridge Family.”
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