With sadness we must report that film and Broadway actress Marion Ramsey has passed away, the news was first reported by Deadline citing her management team at Roger Paul Inc. Ramsey was best known for appearing as the soft-spoken Officer Laverne Hooks in six of the Police Academy movies in the 1980s. No cause of death was reported at the time of publication but the trade notes that Ramsey had been ill for a few days. Ramsey was 73 at the time of her passing. We send our deepest sympathies to her family and friends during this tragic time.

Ramsey’s role in the Police Academy series would start with the first film where her character, at the time Cadet Laverne Hooks, was introduced. The recurring gag with Hooks was her gentle and meek nature including mousy disposition which often resulted in her exploding in a scene to yell at someone. She would reprise her role in all five of the sequels, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, 3: Back in Training, 4: Citizens on Patrol, etc., starring opposite Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Bruce Mahler, and Bobcat Goldthwait. Ramsey even reprised her part for an episode of Robot Chicken.

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