Shelley Morrison passed away yesterday at the age of 83 from heart failure after a brief illness according to The AP.
She began her career in the early ’60s and had her first starring role by the end of the decade. She played Sister Sixto on the sitcom Flying Nun. For the next 30 years, she had several smaller parts until she landed another big one in 1999. The actress signed on to play Rosario Salazar on Will & Grace for one episode and did another 67 episodes after that.
That role introduced the Bronx born actress to a new generation of fans, as did voicing Mrs. Sanchez in the children’s movie Shark Tale. In 2012, she retired from acting. Thus, she did not return to the Will & Grace revival. Instead, the sitcom threw her a Quinciera, aka funeral in 2017, and gave her a proper sendoff.
Today, let’s give her a proper sendoff by watching and enjoying one of her many roles.
