
Georgia Engel, who rose to fame as soft-spoken Georgette Franklin on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, died on April 12 in Princeton, New Jersey. She was 70.
Engel's friend and executor John Quilty says the cause was undetermined because the actress, who was a Christian Scientist, did not consult doctors, The New York Times reported Monday.
The actress has said her The Mary Tyler Moore Show role was meant to be a one-episode guest spot, but Engel went on to appear in almost 60 episodes of the top-rated comedy. She received two nominations for her work on MTM