<div><p>Florence Henderson is one of televisions most notable moms. As the matriarch of the Brady family, she was a big part in a lot of people's childhoods. But how much do you know about her? </p><p>Here are 10 interesting facts you probably didn't know about the actress.</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3.png" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3_GH_content_550px.png 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><h3>1. She was born on Valentine's Day</h3><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><h3>2. She was a licensed hypnotherapist</h3><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>She learned about hypnotherapy from John Kappas who was her husband. </p><h3>3. She comes from a family bigger than the Brady's </h3><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-2_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-2_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-2_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-2_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-2_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>She is the youngest of 10 children! That is a lot of kids! </p><h3>4. She had to have surgery to prevent deafness</h3><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-3.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-3_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-3_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>In the 1950s she was diagnosed with a bone deformity inside her inner ear that if she hadn't corrected would have caused her to lose her hearing. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><h3>5. She almost didn't get the job of Mrs. Brady</h3><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-4.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>Her best friend Shirley Jones was offered the role first, but when she turned it down it went to Henderson. Jones then went on to play the mom on The Partridge Family so it worked out great for everyone! </p><h3>6. Florence Henderson was the first woman to guest-host on The Tonight Show</h3><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-5.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-5_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-5_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-5_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-5_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-5_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>She filled in for Jack Paar. </p><h3>7. She became a correspondent for NBC's "Today" </h3><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-6.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>in 1959 she started as a correspondent and later went on to co-host. Another famous "Today Girl" was Barbara Walters! </p><h3>8. She went on a 'date' with one of her sons</h3><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-7.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-7_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>Well, he thought it was a date and she thought it was just humoring him. Apparently the oldest brother, Greg, played by actor Barry Williams was infatuated with the star 20 years his senior. He took her to dinner (driven by his mother) but it was blown out of proportion completely. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><h3>9. Florence says that Carol killed her first husband</h3><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-8.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-8_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>What happened between Carol and her first husband was never really explained so Florence claimed that she killed her spouse and was the "original black widow". She says it was a joke but who knows, she does know Carol Brady better than anyone! </p><h3>10. Florence Henderson was in a Weird Al music video</h3><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-9.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2261206451-3-9_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>In Weird Al's song Amish Paradise Florence Henderson appears, so obviously she has a great sense of humor! </p><h3>Share if you loved Florence Henderson! </h3></div>