- Helen Slayton-Hughes died on Wednesday.
- She was best known for playing Ethel Beavers on “Parks and Recreation.”
- She turned 92.”To the friends and fans of our beloved Helen, Helen died last night,” her family wrote in a post on her Facebook page on Thursday. “
Helen Slayton-Hughes died on Wednesday. She was best known for playing Ethel Beavers on “Parks and Recreation.” She turned 92.
“To the friends and fans of our beloved Helen, Helen died last night,” her family wrote in a post on her Facebook page on Thursday. “Her pain is over, but her fierce spirit will always be with us.”
Her family told all of her fans how thankful they were for supporting her career over the years.
“Thank you for caring about her and supporting her work. “Rest in peace, sweet one. With love, The Hughes family,” the family wrote.
Even though she talked about “her pain,” it wasn’t clear why she died right away.
Along with the statement, her family shared a sweet video montage of Slayton-Hughes’ years-long acting career and a quote from the late actress: “I love doing drama, but I’m always hired to do comedy.
Fans wrote a lot of condolences and nice things about her in the comments section.
“She was a great person and an amazing actress. I first knew her as Ethel Beavers, and she made me and my family laugh so much with that name. “, wrote one fan.
“I’m so sorry about what happened. After seeing Helen on Parks and Recreation, I became a fan of hers. Helen brought a lot of joy and laughter into the world, and she will be greatly missed. “Thinking of Helen’s family in this sad time,” said a second person.
“That’s so sad to hear. We named our dog Ethel Beavers because we liked the character, and I was always excited to see Helen in other things,” said someone else.
Slayton-Hughes played Ethel Beavers, a sassy and well-liked court stenographer, in a recurring role on the NBC sitcom. She did this with big names like Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Adam Scott, Aubrey Plaza, and Chris Pratt.
But her work in movies and on TV has been going on for decades.
She has been in movies and TV shows like “He’s All That,” “New Girl,” “Veronica Mars,” “Parenthood,” “Pretty Little Liars,” “Desperate Housewives,” “That’s So Raven,” “Malcolm in the Middle,” and “Power Rangers Time Force.”
Slayton-Hughes was born in New Jersey in the year 1930. IMDB says that Peter Dinklage is Peter Dinklage’s first cousin once removed.
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