Carol Ann Susi

[Nogravitasatall]

Sad and sorry to hear it. Thoughts to the family and friends.

(humbly suggest character comments go on a character thread)

[Chiany]

Tweet from Mayim

 

Mayim Bialik ‏@missmayim  3m3 minutes ago

yes, carol ann susi passed away. the beloved voice of mrs wolowitz and our dear friend and castmate. rough day.... http://fb.me/73xThf6WX 

 

And another tweet from her:

 

Mayim Bialik ‏@missmayim 3 min.3 minuten geleden

Beloved Carol Ann Susi passed away, yes. The voice of Mrs wolowitz. Oh Carol Ann. http://instagram.com/p/vSVlMbKBi7/

[Maddie]

She's been such a huge part of the show and to Howard's character. I can't tell you how many time I've laughed hard over some of her lines. She was hilarious and extremely talented. As Mayim said, it's a rough day.

[Rajdeep Pandit]

Rip carol...we will miss u

...Rajd...

[djsurrey]

Rather shocking news.

[Shamyfan]

Im so sad. Like loosing a family member. Part of my tbbt family.

[RoRo]

Such sad news..

[DrWackaDoodle]

Whenever Carol Ann's voice was on my TV, I knew that I was about to rotfl. Such sad news. RIP

[rachelshamyfan]

so what is the future of Mrs Wolowitz/ Will they have her die?

Not really. she wasn't a Major/Main Castmember. she was recurring and never seen. She will be miss but taping will go on for next week and Life Goes on for the cast. I am sure they will send their sympathy to her Family

The cast showed they are saddened by a much loved cast member

[kerrycec03]

Such sad news. She was an important member of the cast since season 1. She will be missed

[Itwasdestined]

RIP Carol, you will be missed.

 

As for Mrs Wolowitz, I personally think the best thing to do is write her out.

For one I never liked to see (or hear in this case) someone else play a character that has been portrayed by someone else for so long.

But more importantly, to me it is a sign of respect to Carol. That way she will always be Mrs Wolowitz for us.

 

So I think they will "kill her off" this season. Maybe not in the next few episodes that are going to be taped.

It will "solve"  the Stuart/Howard/Debbie fighting, but probably not in the way they wanted to.

It's a tragic loss for her family obviously first and foremost and the cast who clearly loved her ( as  they love everyone in this cast) but I tend to agree with you, Chiany. It's going to make for a dramatic sting in the show I didn't want ever if they do kill her off, far bigger than Proton's death.  It is sort of the same as Phil Hartman (Troy McClure) and Marcia Wallace ( Mrs Krabappel) deaths in the Simpsons. They were irreplaceable talents linked to their characters so the characters went. Very sad day.

[Convict13]

Heartbreaking for her family and friends, her castmates and the crew. I think the "what to do about her role" will probably be decided a little way down the road.

[BlackWhiteRose]

Oh no thats so sad I can`t believe she´s gone.

My condolences to her family

I´ll miss her so much. She did such a wonderful work as Mrs Wolowitz.

[Guest]

I TOLD YOU something bad is gonna happen and I wasn't wrong

[Chrystalie]

This is so sad ... RIP Carol Ann Susi. 
I can't believe we won't hear her voice again in the show, she was such an important part of the cast.   

[Andy_90's_generation]

oh no!

 

R.I.P

[Earnie]

They should write her out and maybe Howard's father shows up at the funeral

[SodidIwin?]

My sincere heart felt condolences to her family, friends and cast mates. She will truly be missed.

[Pebbles123]

That's so sad.  I'm sure whatever the writer's come up with to explain (or not) her absence will suffice.  I don't know that it would be something they would address right away though.

[Joyzeefan23]

So sad to hear this was confirmed.  She's irreplaceable and will be missed.  RIP. 

[kerrycec03]

Its very sad. I feel like the cast/crew was told to not say anything until after the taping, as they all came out post-taping with their social media comments.  It must be very hard to work after news like this. 

 

Totally different, but when my co-worker died suddenly, it was a very sad feeling around the office for a few days.  Imagine that feeling while trying to shoot a comedy.  Must have been a hard taping for them.

 

And I am really interested to see what they do, as the character Mrs. W has an active plotline going on currently. 

 

So sad though, I actually never realized her whole career until the news late last night came out and I read more about her. 

 

So lucky she was at the taping I got to see.  Very sweet lady, everybody had nice things to say. 

[phantagrae]

I wonder how much TPTB knew about her condition, since they had this ongoing storyline for her.  I mean, maybe they knew she was fighting cancer, but maybe she was doing okay.

 

I know I had a friend who developed Lukemia and seemed to be doing okay, having treatments, etc., then suddenly kind of went downhill and died in a matter of days.

 

It's just so sad and shocking.

 

I do wonder, also, how they're going to handle her loss.  If they're going to have Howard's mother pass away, I think it will also have to be a sudden turn of events and it will impact both Howard and Stuart.  I don't know if they can pull any comedy out of such a story, though.  Still, they'll have to deal with it in some way.

 

I wonder if they have any future scripts in process that would have involved her, because of the ongoing story with Stuart.

 

And I also wonder how Kaley feels about it.  While Carol wasn't a main character, Kaley went through the loss of a co-star when John Ritter died so suddenly on 8 Simple Rules.  I remember they wrote the father's death into the show and they had James Garner join the cast as the grandfather, and I think they added someone else as well--was it David Spade? (or Seth Green?)--but I don't think it lasted much past his death.

[Tonstar17]

Sad news. RIP carol. My thoughts are with her family. You will be missed by the big bang family.

[Such a Hag]

I wonder how much TPTB knew about her condition, since they had this ongoing storyline for her.  I mean, maybe they knew she was fighting cancer, but maybe she was doing okay.

 

 

A friend of mine in Texas had what she thought was a lingering flu and went to the doctor.  By the time the tests came back diagnosing her with Leiomyosarcoma (cancer of the smooth muscle); she was in a coma.  A week after that she was dead.  She was 38 and had 2 young kids.

From feeling a little off to dying in 2 weeks can happen with very aggressive cancers.

I have also seen it with a co-workers wife that had ovarian cancer and a friends father with pancreatic cancer.  

 

I doubt TPTB and even Susi herself could have predicted the swift devastation of certain cancers.

[JoeSal90]

I do wonder, also, how they're going to handle her loss.  If they're going to have Howard's mother pass away, I think it will also have to be a sudden turn of events and it will impact both Howard and Stuart.  I don't know if they can pull any comedy out of such a story, though.  Still, they'll have to deal with it in some way.

 

I wonder if they have any future scripts in process that would have involved her, because of the ongoing story with Stuart.

 

And I also wonder how Kaley feels about it.  While Carol wasn't a main character, Kaley went through the loss of a co-star when John Ritter died so suddenly on 8 Simple Rules.  I remember they wrote the father's death into the show and they had James Garner join the cast as the grandfather, and I think they added someone else as well--was it David Spade? (or Seth Green?)--but I don't think it lasted much past his death.

 

I wonder that as well and if they will have Howard's mom pass away even though it will be a sudden of events on the ongoing storyline of Stuart/Howard/Debbie fighting, even though it is but probably not in the way they wanted to.

 

And even though this is slightly off topic, I believe it was David Spade that joined the cast of 8 Simple Rules following the death of John Ritter 11 years ago.