{"id":17970,"date":"2019-12-01T18:07:36","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T02:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/?p=17970"},"modified":"2019-12-03T21:38:17","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T05:38:17","slug":"will-grace-actress-shelley-morrison-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2019\/12\/01\/will-grace-actress-shelley-morrison-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Will and Grace\u2019 tragedy &#8212; the cast reacts!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Shelley Morrison<\/strong>, an entertainer with a 50-year vocation who was best known for playing a <strong>critical house cleaner on &#8220;Will and Grace,&#8221;<\/strong> passed Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Morrison passed on at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from cardiovascular breakdown after a concise ailment, Lori DeWaal told The Associated Press. She was 83.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Morrison played Rosario Salazar<\/strong>, a house keeper from El Salvador, in the first run of &#8220;Will and Grace&#8221; from 1999 to 2006, turning out to be a piece of a cast that won a Screen Actors Guild grant for best troupe in a satire arrangement.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"dailovat0a-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"manual\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"f19c45d0d7ab3490bb90f6805c60ed35\";\namzn_assoc_asins = \"B07Q5FXMF7,B079J85677,B00009Y3RW\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"in_content\";\namzn_assoc_title = \"Karen drinks to these...\";\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The character, initially composed for a single scene, demonstrated so prominent in her cooperations with <strong>co-star Megan Mullaly<\/strong> that she would show up in 68 scenes during the NBC arrangement&#8217;s eight seasons.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17971 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-01-at-6.05.45-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-01-at-6.05.45-PM.png 589w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-01-at-6.05.45-PM-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-01-at-6.05.45-PM-469x420.png 469w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rosario is one of my untouched most loved characters,&#8221; Morrison said as of late, as indicated by an announcement and life story declaring her passing. &#8220;She helps me a great deal to remember my own mom, who adored creatures and kids, yet she would not put up with idiots. It is noteworthy to me that we had the option to show a more seasoned, Hispanic lady who is splendid and brilliant and can stand her ground,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>Related Articles:<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2019\/12\/01\/catalina-islands-avalon-theater-closing-90-years-movie-star-memories\/\">Movie Star Memories as &#8216;Catalina&#8217; Hollywood Legend Closes<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2019\/11\/21\/hollywood-2020-film-independent-spirit-award-nominees\/\">The 2020 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominees are Here!<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2019\/11\/07\/elisabeth-moss-fights-life-find-invisible-man-movie-trailer\/\">Elisabeth Moss Fights for Her Life to Find \u2018The Invisible Man\u2019 \u2013 Movie Trailer<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When\u00a0<strong>Megan Mullally<\/strong>, who played <strong>Karen Walker<\/strong> to Morrison\u2019s Rosario, heard of the news she tweeted: \u201cJust got a bulletin on my phone that Shelley Morrison has passed. my heart is heavy. putting shelley, her beloved husband walter &amp; their children in the light. thank you for your friendship &amp; partnership, shell. you accomplished wonderful things in this world. you will be missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, Shelley\u2026 what a loss,\u201d tweeted her co-star\u00a0<strong>Debra Messing<\/strong>. \u201cOur dear Rosario has passed on. Shelley had a career that spanned decades, but she will always be our dear Rosie. All my love to Walter and the entire family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eric McCormack<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Sean Hayes<\/strong>\u00a0also sent out their tributes via social media and show composer Scott Icenogle wrote, \u201cSo sad to hear of this news. <strong>Shelley Morrison<\/strong> was a beloved member of the \u201cWill &amp; Grace\u201d family. She will be sorely missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to <strong>&#8220;Will and Grace,&#8221;<\/strong> Morrison was best known for <strong>playing Sister Sixto on &#8220;The Flying Nun&#8221;<\/strong> close by <strong>Sally Field<\/strong> from 1967 to 1970.<\/p>\n<p>She featured on many TV series beginning in the mid 1960s, including &#8220;<strong>The Fugitive<\/strong>,&#8221; &#8220;<strong>L.A. 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