By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, TODAY
Bonnie Franklin, who starred as Indianapolis mother Ann Romano in 1970s sitcom "One Day at a Time," has died at age 69, the Associated Press reports. The actress announced in 2012 that she had pancreatic cancer.
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"I was wrong. I thought life forces never die," said Norman Lear, who developed "One Day at a Time." "Bonnie was such a life force. Bubbly, always up, the smile never left her face."
On "One Day at a Time," Franklin played divorced mom Romano, whose daughters were played by Valerie Bertinelli and Mackenzie Phillips. Pat Harrington played Schneider, their omnipresent building superintendent. The show was created by Whitney Blake, mother of actress Meredith Baxter of "Family" and "Family Ties" fame, and based on Blake's raising Baxter as a single mom.
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Franklin's most famous role was on "One Day at a Time."
While Franklin was not the first divorced mother on television, she was one of the most prominent at a time when divorce rates in America were rising. "One Day at a Time" ran from 1975 to 1984 and saw both daughters wed and Phillips' character have a child. Phillips was twice fired from the show for drug use and related problems.
Franklin and Bertinelli were reunited in 2011 on the sitcom "Hot in Cleveland." Franklin also had a recent role on "The Young and The Restless."
In 1970, Franklin earned a Tony nomination for the Broadway musical "Applause."
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