Florence Henderson on How to be
an Active Senior

Prolific Star of Film, Television and Stage Has Defined What it Means to Be An Active Senior, Lets Your Viewers in on What it Takes

May 20th, 2011-For generations of moms, Florence Henderson defined what it meant to be understanding and hip as Carol Brady on The Brady Bunch.  Henderson is redefining roles again, now, at age 77, showing everyone what it really means to be an active senior.  

After capturing our hearts on last season's Dancing with the Stars, with an entertainment career spanning five decades, Henderson is coming out with a new book and is talking about her full life and everything she’s doing now that keeps her feeling young. 

Florence Henderson talks about:

• Her new book, Life Is Not a Stage: From Broadway Baby to a Lovely Lady and Beyond, will be released this fall and chronicles her life from her Broadway debut to the present.
• Her active lifestyle: She’s still acting and singing even performing the National Anthem at this spring's Indy 500 
• Her stint on Dancing With The Stars: With the new season underway, Henderson will talk about her experience and what it took, physically and mentally, to be successful on such a demanding show. 
• And what she did when she realized that her life had been passing before her eyes: Henderson, among the 20 million Americans who have cataracts, had surgery to correct the problem.  May is Healthy Vision Month so she’ll discuss her experience, the importance of being able to see clearly, particularly while driving, and how surgery helped her recapture her confidence and ability to see well.

About the Talent: Florence Henderson started her career on the stage, performing in musicals, such as the touring production of Oklahoma! and South Pacific at Lincoln Center. She was the first woman to guest host The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. She also joined the ranks of what was then called "The Today Girl" on NBC's long running morning show, doing weather and light news, a position also once held by Barbara Walters. Her most widely seen role was as Carol Brady in The Brady Bunch which aired on ABC from 1969 until 1974. Primarily owing to her role in The Brady Bunch, Henderson was ranked by TV Land and Entertainment Weekly as one of the 100 Greatest TV Icons.  Henderson was a frequent panelist on the original version of the television game show Hollywood Squares and made occasional appearances on The $25,000 Pyramid. Henderson co-hosted the talk show Later Today on NBC (1999–2000) Henderson has also appeared with her TV children, as with Christopher Knight on the reality television series My Fair Brady. She is also in the sixth season of VH1's Surreal Life. Since 2008, Henderson has been the host of her own television series, The Florence Henderson Show, which airs on RLTV (Retirement Living TV). Henderson was one of twelve celebrities competing on the eleventh season of Dancing with the Stars which premiered on September 20, 2010.