RIP Helen Slayton Hughes! Parks and Recreation actress dead at 92

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Gracie Hale | In Death

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Helen Slayton Hughes is no longer alive with us. She died at the age of 92
The actress rose to prominence for playing Ethel Beavers in Parks and Recreation
According to the Hughes family, Helen wasn’t well at the time of her death but they didn’t provide any details about her health condition

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Hughes family announced Helen Slayton Hughes’s death without disclosing the cause of her death

Helen Slayton Hughes, who was best known for portraying court stenographer Ethel Beavers on Parks and Recreation, passed away at the age of 92.

According to Hughes’s family, Helen wasn’t well however, they didn’t provide any details about her health condition in the media.

On Thursday, her family took to the Facebook platform to announce the tragic news that prominent actress Helen Slayton Hughes is no longer with us. The family shared a sweet video montage documenting Slayton-Hughes’ years-long acting career with a heartbreaking statement,

“To the friends and fans of our beloved Helen, Helen passed away last night. Her pain has ended but her fierce spirit lives on.”

Helen Slayton Hughes is no longer alive with us (Source: PageSix)

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In the video, the family also posted a quote from the late actress which read, “I love doing drama but I’m always hired to do comedy”. Along with that, they expressed gratitude towards all her fans who supported her career over the years stating,

“Thank you for the love and support of her and her work. Rest sweet one.-With love: The Hughes family,”

As of now, the family hasn’t disclosed her cause of death.

Loved ones paid tribute to the death of Helen Slayton Hughes

As soon as Hughes’s family confirmed her death friends and fans flooded the comments section to pass on their condolences and honor her memory.

One of her fans commented,

“She was such a wonderful person and actress. I first knew of her as Ethel Beavers, and she brought so much laughter to my home through that, alongside a red heart emoji.”

While another person penned down,

“I am so sorry for your loss. I became a fan of Helen later in her life following her role in Parks and Rec. Helen brought a lot of light and laughter to the world and will be deeply missed thinking of Helen’s family in this sad time,”

Helen Slayton Hughes rose to prominece for playing Ethel Beavers in Parks and Recreation — Helen Slayton Hughes rose to prominence for playing Ethel Beavers in Parks and Recreation (Source: GlamourBiz)

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What Helen Slayton Hughes was best known for?

Helen Slayton Hughes was one of the prominent actresses from the 80s. She rose to prominence for playing Ethel Beavers in Parks and Recreation.

Slayton-Hughes spent the next 40 years acting on stage in community theater. Throughout her career, she played in more than 200 theatres and television shows. Her credits in TV shows include The Drew Carey Show, The West Wing, NYPD Blue, Malcolm in the Middle, That’s So Raven, Arrested Development, Desperate Housewives, and more.

Similarly, her film roles included Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Veronica Mars (2014), Netflix’s He’s All That (2021), and so on. While speaking about her recent hit project, she played opposite Marlon Wayans and Kelly Rowland in the movie The Curse of Bridge Hollow in October.

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