Someone had to keep an eye on the antics of the famous Brady family, and it was none other than Florence Henderson who headed up the sitcom family as the patient and loving Carol Brady. She was the classic '70s TV mother and starred on The Brady Bunch throughout its five-season run. Read on to see what her real-life family have been up to away from the screen, in front of the camera or tucked in the editing booth...
© Ron Galella Collection via Getty ImagesFlorence Henderson welcomed four children with then-husband Ira Bernstein
Married life
Florence Henderson first tied the knot in 1956, marrying theatre producer Ira Bernstein. The couple welcomed four children during their marriage before they split in 1985.
Two years later, she wed hypnotherapist John Kappas in 1987. They remained together until his death in 2002 and Florence never remarried.
© Getty ImagesBarbara appeared in three episodes of 'The Brady Bunch'
Barbara Bernstein
Born on 9 November 1956, Barbara Chase, née Bernstein, is the eldest daughter of Florence Henderson. She appeared in three episodes of her mother's hit sitcom The Brady Bunch in the '70s.
She's also appeared on TV series Police Woman, ...And Your Name is Jonah and 9 to 5.
© Ron Galella Collection via Getty Imagesoseph appeared with his mother and brother at a premiere in 1998
Joseph Bernstein
Joseph Bernstein is the oldest son of Florence Henderson, the younger brother of Barbara and older sibling to Robert and Elizabeth.
He's kept largely out of the public eye but appeared with his mother and brother at the premiere of Late Last Night in 1999.
© Getty ImagesBob Bernstein is a successful editor with a Daytime Emmy to his name
Robert Bernstein
Born in 1964, Robert 'Bob' Bernstein, Florence's youngest son won a Daytime Emmy for his editing work on Coming Up Roses.
He's also worked on projects like Survivor, The Bold and the Beautiful and Plaza Suite, finding success in the editing room since the late 1980s.
© The Washington Post via Getty ImagesElizabeth Bernstein has also been credited as an actress
Elizabeth Bernstein
Born in 1966, Elizabeth is the youngest of Florence's four children. Like her mother and sister, Elizabeth has worked as an actress, appearing in TV movie Somebody's Daughter (1992).
She also joined mother Florence on game show Password in 1974, hosted by Allen Ludden.
© Getty ImagesFlorence found lasting fame on 'The Brady Bunch'
The Brady Bunch fame
Florence Henderson starred on family sitcom The Brady Bunch as matriarch Carol Brady between 1969 and 1974.
She reprised her role for later features like A Very Brady Christmas and subsequent series The Bradys. Florence also appeared in Murder, She Wrote, Burke's Law and Ally McBeal.
© Getty ImagesFlorence died on 24 November 2016
A lost legend
Florence Henderson last appeared in two episodes of drama series The Eleventh, comedy Bad Grandmas and voice acted in Sofia the First.
She sadly passed from heart failure on 24 November 2016 at the age of 82.
