Beloved TV mom from hit series ALF dies aged 77

Woman, Emergency!, The Incredible Hulk, Three’s Company, Cheers, Magnum, P.I., and Murder, She Wrote.

Her versatility made her a favorite among casting directors throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

But it was ALF that transformed her into a television icon.

From 1986 to 1990, she portrayed Kate Tanner, the patient and grounded mother who somehow managed to continue reading …