Marion Ramsey, the actor who performed the tiny-voiced police officer Laverne Hooks within the Police Academy films, has died on the age of 73.
Roger Paul of Roger Paul Inc., Ramsey’s consultant, confirmed the information to business publication Selection.
He stated that Ramsey had fallen ailing just lately, however didn’t make clear the reason for her dying.
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“Her ardour for performing and sharing her coronary heart with the world was immense. Marion carried together with her a kindness and permeating gentle that immediately stuffed a room upon her arrival,” reads a press release from Paul. “The dimming of her gentle is already felt by those that knew her effectively. We are going to miss her, and all the time love her.”
Whereas she’s finest recognized for her function in Police Academy, she truly had fairly a profession outdoors of that franchise.
It began for Ramsey on Broadway, the place she co-starred in productions like 1978’s Eubie!, a biographical musical about jazz pianist Eubie Blake, and toured the U.S. within the musical Hey Dolly!.
Her profession on each large and small screens took off after she guest-starred on sitcom The Jeffersons in 1976. She was then a daily on Cos, Invoice Cosby’s short-lived sketch comedy present.
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Up subsequent got here Police Academy. She starred in six of eight of the franchise’s films, making her one of the notable characters. As Hooks, she would get laughs from audiences each time her soft-spoken manner broke right into a fierce, highly effective roar.
Publish-Academy, she voiced D.I. Holler on The Addams Household animated collection, and guest-starred on TV reveals like Beverly Hills, 90210, MacGyver and Robotic Hen.
Ramsey was an avid supporter of AIDS consciousness, and infrequently lent her abilities to assist fundraise for the trigger.
Upon listening to the information of her dying, Police Academy costar Michael Winslow shared his condolences on social media.
“I’ve no phrases to say or clarify the ache of all of these we misplaced. Solely that we really feel it and perceive… and it nonetheless hurts,” he wrote.
Ramsey is survived by her three brothers.
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