Ruth Buzzi, best known for her portrayal of the frumpy, purse-swinging Gladys Ormphby on the iconic sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” has died at age 88, her family announced Friday.

Buzzi is famous for her role as the spinster Gladys Ormphby in Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. She would use her handbag as a lethal weapon, easily eliciting chuckles from fans. In a 2016 interview with ...

Fans are paying tribute to Ruth Buzzi, the comedy legend who called North Texas home before her death on Thursday at age 88. Buzzi, whose humor America first glimpsed on the late 1960s TV show ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ruth Buzzi speaks during the "The Best of Laugh-In" panel at the PBS portion of the 2011 Winter TCA press tour held at the Langham ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ruth Buzzi, a variety-show veteran most famous for her role on "Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In", has died. She was 88. Buzzi, a native ...

Actress and comedian Ruth Buzzi has died at 88. Buzzi, who was nominated for five Emmys, was best known for the NBC variety sketch comedy “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” which ran from 1968 to 1973.

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 45-year ...

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 television appearances ...