Actress Betty McGuire dies at age 100

The actress Betty McGuire has died at the age of 100, according to Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, and Variety. She died of natural causes on October 8 at the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. Deadline cited her representative, while The Hollywood Reporter and Variety reported the news via Keith Gerchak, an actor and her power of attorney. [1][3][4]

McGuire portrayed Kate Malone, the mother of Joanna Kerns' character Maggie Seaver, on the ABC sitcom Growing Pains. Variety reported that McGuire had a seven-year run on the show, appearing as a recurring character in seasons one and two. The Hollywood Reporter noted that she appeared as the mother and grandmother character in 12 episodes between 1986 and 1991. [3][4]

Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, McGuire made her Broadway debut as Rebecca in the 1955 musical Plain and Fancy, Deadline reported. She subsequently appeared on Broadway in the stage productions Happy Hunting in 1956 and Oh Captain! in 1958. The Hollywood Reporter added that McGuire worked alongside stage stars Ethel Merman, Bea Arthur, and Susan Hayward, and played a nun in the film Up in Smoke. [1][3]

Growing Pains was an American television sitcom created by Neal Marlens that originally aired on ABC from September 1985 to April 1992, running for seven seasons and 166 episodes. [13]