Betty A. Bridges, ‘Good Times’ Actress and Todd Bridges’ Mother, Dies at Age 83

Betty A. Bridges, the actress whose 40-year profession included roles in such series as “Good Times,” “ER,” “Hill Street Blues” and “Charlie’s Angels,” has died at the age of 83.

According to her representative Elizabeth Much, Bridges died at the house of her son Todd Bridges in Phoenix, where she was under hospice care. Deadline. No reason for death was given, the newspaper reported.

Born on August 1, 1941, Betty Bridges began her profession within the Seventies, guest-starring on television shows akin to “Police Woman,” “Charlie’s Angels” and Norman Lear’s “Good Times” and “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” in accordance with Deadline. She continued her television profession for the following 40 years, appearing in such hit series as “Wonder Woman;” What’s Happening!!,” “Quincy, ME,” “CHiPs,” “Lou Grant,” “Hill Street Blues,” “Dallas,” “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Ally McBeal,” “The Practice,” “NYPD Blue,” (*83*), “2 Broke Girls,” and “Diff’rent Strokes,” during which she starred opposite her son, actor Todd.

Betty Bridges also gained fame within the film industry, starring in movies akin to “A Night at the Roxbury,” “Rooster,” and “The Concrete Jungle,” amongst others. Her sons Todd and Jimmy Bridges wrote and directed the 2000 short film “Building Bridges,” during which she appeared.

After several years within the industry, Betty Bridges became an acting coach and a widely known Hollywood executive. She co-founded the Kane Bridge Academy, an acting school where she was a well-liked teacher, in accordance with Deadline. She often worked with children, especially students of color, and taught several well-known actors, including Nia Long, Sana Lathan, Marcus Chong, Shashawnee Hall and sisters Regina King and Reina King, her family said, in accordance with Deadline.

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Betty Bridges, a loving mother of 4, played an lively role in her son Todd’s recovery from addiction, providing him with “raw love and unwavering support,” the family added.

Betty Bridges is survived by her son Todd and his wife Bettijo Bridges, son Jimmy Bridges, daughter Verda Bridges Prpich, adopted son Zerondrick Hubbard, and grandchildren Penny Bae Bridges, Brooke Marie Bridges, Raei Bridges, Mikai Emanuel Bridges, Paxton Isaiah Bridges, Radd Prpich, Bo Bridges, Spencir Bridges, Attalie Anne, Piper Hirschi, Modette Hirschi and Rockwell Hirschi.