Ruth Buzzi as her best-known character, Gladys Ormphby, on “Laugh-In” with Sam Shepard, left (the playwright was moonlighting as a drummer), and Peter Stampfel of the Holy Modal Rounders ...

Ruth Buzzi, a trailblazing comedienne best known for her performance as Gladys Ormphby on the NBC sketch comedy program Ryan & Martin's Laugh-In, passed away at the age of 88. She was in care in ...

Buzzi died of Alzheimer’s disease May 1 at her home in Erath County, her husband announced on Facebook at the time.

The comedian, forever known for playing the frumpy Gladys Ormphby, also was a Broadway star and a 'Sesame Street' stalwart. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Ruth Buzzi, who was so hilarious as the ...

Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances during a ...

Ruth Buzzi, a comedic actress with a high-beam ... Few, however, rode the “Laugh-In” years quite like Ms. Buzzi. Her dour Gladys Ormphby — paired with Arte Johnson’s lecherous geezer ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 ...

LOS ANGELES — Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" and made over 200 television appearances ...

Ruth Buzzi, who was so hilarious as the lonely spinster Gladys Ormphby, the lady who swung her handbag as a lethal weapon, on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, has died. She was 88. Buzzi died Thursday ...