{"id":7303,"date":"2019-12-02T13:23:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T18:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=7303"},"modified":"2019-12-02T13:23:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T18:23:41","slug":"actor-shelley-morrison-best-known-for-playing-rosario-on-will-grace-has-died-at-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/02\/actor-shelley-morrison-best-known-for-playing-rosario-on-will-grace-has-died-at-83\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Shelley Morrison, Best Known For Playing Rosario On \u201cWill &#038; Grace,\u201d Has Died At 83"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Shelley-Morrison-940.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7301\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Shelley-Morrison-940.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Shelley-Morrison-940.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Shelley-Morrison-940-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Shelley-Morrison-940-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Shelley-Morrison-940-560x333.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Shelley-Morrison-940-260x155.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Shelley-Morrison-940-160x95.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Actress Shelley Morrison, whom fans of the long-running NBC series <strong><em>Will &amp; Grace<\/em><\/strong> came to know as Rosario Salazar, died Sunday. She was 83.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7308\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/will-and-grace-920x920.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7308 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/will-and-grace-920x920-300x295.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/will-and-grace-920x920-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/will-and-grace-920x920-768x756.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/will-and-grace-920x920-560x551.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/will-and-grace-920x920-260x256.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/will-and-grace-920x920-160x158.jpg 160w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/will-and-grace-920x920.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: NBC\/Universal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Morrison&#8217;s publicist, Lori DeWaal, told the Associated Press that the actor died of heart failure at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3555256861\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Though Morrison was only intended to appear in one <em>Will &amp; Grace<\/em> episode, Rosario quickly became a fan-favorite character, and Morrison went on to play Karen Walker\u2019s housekeeper for 68 episodes of the show\u2019s original run. She did not reprise the role for NBC\u2019s revival of the sitcom; rather, Rosario passed away off-screen in a November 2017 installment.<\/p>\n<p>Morrison was also known for her work on <em>The Flying Nun<\/em>, where she co-starred as Puerto Rican nun Sister Sixto. Sister Sixto wanted to fit in by using American slang but completely mangled the language. Morrison had a recurring role in the soap opera <em>General Hospital<\/em> in 1982.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7309 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-260x325.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-160x200.jpg 160w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>Shelley Morrison was born in the South Bronx as Rachel Mitrani and also known as Rachel Dom\u00ednguez on October 26, 1936. The only daughter of Sephardic Jewish parents, originally surnamed Mitrani. She was raised in New York, and her first language was Spanish. Her father, Maurice Morris, was a clothing manufacturer. Morrison moved to California with her parents in 1946.<\/p>\n<p>Morrison went on to study acting at Los Angeles City College and landed early film roles in <em>Divorce American Style<\/em> and <em>How to Save a Marriage (And Ruin Your Life)<\/em>.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1374592000\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>From 1965 to 1967, she appeared four times as an American Indian, Linda Little Trees, in the NBC western television series <em>Laredo<\/em> (in the episodes &#8220;Yahoo&#8221;, &#8220;Jinx&#8221;, &#8220;No Bugles, One Drum&#8221;, and &#8220;Split the Difference.&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7304 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-4-265x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-4-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-4-904x1024.jpg 904w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-4-768x870.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-4-560x634.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-4-260x294.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-4-160x181.jpg 160w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-4.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a>In 1967, she capitalized on her own experiences learning English to play the Puerto Rican nun, Sister Sixto, who had trouble with English in Sally Field&#8217;s show <em>The Flying Nun<\/em>. She would keep this role until the show was canceled in 1970. Morrison also appeared in the 1997 romantic comedy film <em>Fools Rush In<\/em>, starring Salma Hayek and Matthew Perry.<\/p>\n<p>Morrison&#8217;s most widely recognized role was as the Salvadoran maid Rosario In\u00e9s Consuelo Yolanda Salazar on the NBC sitcom <em>Will &amp; Grace<\/em>. She appeared in 68 episodes from 1999 to 2006 (as well as a brief cameo appearance on the September 2016 <em>Will &amp; Grace<\/em> webisode in support of Hillary Clinton&#8217;s presidential campaign). Rosario married Karen&#8217;s gay friend Jack McFarland (Sean Hayes) to prevent her impending deportation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7305 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-3.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-3-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-3-260x384.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shelley_morrison-3-160x236.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Among approximately 25 film appearances and 200 television appearances, Morrison portrayed a maid or housekeeper on 32 separate occasions. Morrison had just informed her agent not to offer her anymore &#8220;maid parts&#8221; when the call came for <em>Will &amp; Grace<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/will-and-grace-1024x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7307 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/will-and-grace-1024x1024-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>In 2017, NBC revived <em>Will &amp; Grace<\/em> for a new series of episodes. On August 3, 2017, co-creator Max Mutchnick announced to reporters that Morrison had been asked to reprise her role as Salazar on the show, but that she had ultimately decided to retire completely from acting. Although her last official acting role was a voiceover in the 2012 animated film <em>Foodfight!<\/em>, her final appearance as an actress was the 2016 election-themed webisode of <em>Will &amp; Grace<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Health and death<\/strong><br \/>\nMorrison died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on December 1, 2019, as a result of heart failure after a brief illness. She was 83 years old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Shelley Morrison, whom fans of the long-running NBC series Will &amp; Grace came to know as Rosario Salazar, died Sunday. She was 83. Morrison&#8217;s publicist, Lori DeWaal, told the Associated Press that the actor died of heart failure at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. 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