Ruth Buzzi dead at 88: 70s comedienne was best known for TV’s Laugh-In with Goldie Hawn

By HEIDI PARKER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 15:23 BST, 2 May 2025 | Updated: 15:32 BST, 2 May 2025

Seventies comedienne Ruth Buzzi has died at the age of 88. 

She passed away on Monday in Texas, it was reported on her official Facebook page. 

She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2012 and was disabled from a stroke in 2022. 

The star was best known for starring in the NBC variety sketch comedy show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973, for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received five Emmy nominations. 

Her costar was Goldie Hawn. 

Ruth also appeared on several popular TV shows such as Days of Our Lives, The Carol Burnett Show, Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Berenstain Bears, The Pink Panther and 1976’s Freaky Friday.

Seventies comedienne Ruth Buzzi has died at the age of 88. She passed away on Monday, it was reported

Buzzi with movie star Marcello Mastroianni on Laugh-In

Seen with Laugh-In’s big star Goldie Hawn in August 1968

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Ruth Buzzi dead at 88: 70s comedienne was best known for TV’s Laugh-In with Goldie Hawn

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