Carole Shelley Dies: 'Odd Couple' Star And Tony Award-Winning Actress Was 79

Odd Couple actress Carole Shelley died Friday from cancer at her home in Manhattan. She was 79. Born in London, Shelley was a star of stage and screen. She made her Broadway debut in 1965 in the original cast of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple. In 1975, she received a Tony Award nomination for her role in Alan Ayckbourn’s Absurd Person Singular. In 1979, she received another nomination and a win for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in the original company of The Elep…