“Betty’s son contacted me this morning and Betty Harford Naszody passed away peacefully with family at her side, noon on November 2, 2025. She was 98.”
Harford became a familiar face to millions of viewers in the 1980s thanks to her role as Mrs. Gunnerson, the foul-mouthed but warm-hearted cook who served up both meals and memorable one-liners in Dynasty from 1981 to 1989.
On social media, tributes poured in from admirers around the world. One fan wrote on X:
“Farewell to the wonderful Betty Harford, the foul-mouthed cook of the Carringtons (the legendary lamb stew for Blake) in the nine seasons of Dynasty. American actress, she stood out in film as the sister of Natalie Wood’s character.”
Before her Dynasty fame, Harford appeared as Mrs. Nottingham, the efficient and ever-loyal secretary to John Houseman’s Professor Kingsfield on The Paper Chase (1978–79).
Her career stretched across decades of television history, with appearanContinue reading…
