Ruth Buzzi thwacked her way to comedy stardom. As the frumpy, paranoid Gladys Ormphby on the NBC sketch show Rowan & Martin's ...

She had other roles onstage and on TV, but none more memorable than the wary spinster fending off male advances on that ...

The comedian, forever known for playing the frumpy Gladys Ormphby, also was a Broadway star and a 'Sesame Street' stalwart.

The performer known for playing handbag-toting spinster Gladys Ormphby died peacefully after several years in hospice care ...

Known for her frumpy, purse-swatting character Gladys Ormphby, Ruth Buzzi had been in hospice care, her husband said.

Ruth Buzzi, whose portrayal of the frumpy Gladys Ormphby on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" became an enduring role, has died at ...

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 ...

Actress and comedian Ruth Buzzi, best known for her award-winning role as Gladys Ormphby on the sketch-comedy series Rowan & ...

Ruth Buzzi, the actor who became famous for playing a purse-wielding spinster on 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In,' has died at her ...