'Growing Pains' Actress Was 100
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Betty McGuire, known for her role as grandmother Kate Malone on ABC’s "Growing Pains," died of natural causes on October 8 at age 100 at the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s Wasserman Campus in Woodland Hills, California.
- McGuire appeared on "Growing Pains" for seven years, featuring in Seasons 1-2 and 4-7, and had guest roles in numerous TV shows including "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "ER," and "Columbo."
- Her film credits include "Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke" and Michael Crichton’s "Coma," and she had a distinguished stage career performing alongside Broadway legends and starring in major productions like "Mame" and "Gypsy."
- Later in life, McGuire volunteered at a legal clinic supporting low-income tenants and hosted a talk show called "GabFest" on the on-campus TV station at the retirement community where she lived.
- McGuire had no surviving family members at the time of her death.
