Florence Henderson joined wowOwow to talk about her new made-for-TV movie "Ladies of the House," losing her husband to cancer and what it was like being Carol Brady. Read on for this and more. "Ladies of the House" premieres on the Hallmark Channel Saturday, October 18 at 9 PM EST.

wOw: We loved your new made-for-television movie "Ladies of the House" premiering October 18th on the Hallmark Channel. Your character works with two other women (played by Pam Grier and Donna Mills) to rebuild a house for a daycare center.  What drew you to this role?

Florence Henderson: I thought Rose (my character) was a lovely, strong woman. I loved the relationship she had with her husband.

wOw: What was it like working with these fabulous co-stars?  Watching the movie we got the feeling you really liked each other.

Click here for photos from the Hallmark original movie "Ladies of the House."

FH: You are correct. We loved working together and Donna Mills has become a great friend. She lives near me and I adore her beautiful daughter.

wOw: In "Ladies of the House," your husband gets cancer. In 2002 you lost your own husband. Was it hard to play the role of a widow?

FH: It IS hard being a widow. To lose the one you love most in life is so hard. So, yes, I really understood how Rose and her husband felt.

wOw: You started your career on the stage, débuting on Broadway in "Wish You Were Here" in 1952 and in musicals, like "Oklahoma!" and "South Pacific."  Do you miss the theater?

FH: Yes, but I love television too. But Broadway was the best training I could ever have asked for.

wOw: You became a television icon playing Carol Brady on "The Brady Bunch" with a huge family of eight (well, nine including Alice). Was any of it like your own childhood, being one of ten children?

FH: In some ways, you do learn early to share and to consider others feelings. 

wOw: People hear all the time about practical jokes or feuds going on behind the scenes of popular television shows. The cast of "The Brady Bunch" seemed like one big happy family. What really went on behind the scenes?

FH: We were like a family, we spent so much time together.

wOw: Carol Brady became an icon on television. This role led to spinoffs, movies and made-for-TV movies, all about the Brady’s. Did you ever feel as though you were stereotyped?

FH: I think many actors feel stereotyped but I’ve been able to do so many different things. It doesn’t bother me.

wOw: After "The Brady Bunch" we’ve read that you began to experience stage and turned to hypnosis to conquer your fears.  You fell in love with your therapist, John Kappas, who later became your second husband. Through John and other teachers you studied hypnotherapy, and even became a hypnotherapist yourself. Tell us about it and the fears women come to you with to overcome.

FH: Hypnotherapy is my avocation, entertainment is my vocation. I’ve worked with people facing serious illness and loss of life.

wOw: Lately you’ve stared on VH1 in "My Fair Brady" and the "Surreal Life." What was it like being the house therapist for Alexis Arquette, Sherman Hemsley and C.C. DeVille?

FH: It could drive you crazy! Seriously though, you mentioned three of my favorites.

wOw: Recently you’ve appeared in "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" and "The Weakest Link" raising money for charities. Is the charity an inducement for you to go on these shows? What charities are important to you and why?

FH: Yes, charity is very important to me, especially City of Hope and The House Ear Institute.

wOw: You have been in the spotlight for more than 50 years. Do you ever wish you’d chosen another career?

FH: No. Never ever.

Click here for photos from the Hallmark original movie "Ladies of the House."

Click here to read a Q & A with Pam Grier.