Betty A. Bridges Dies: ‘Good Times’ Actress & Mother to Todd Bridges Was 83

Betty A. Bridges has died. The actress who has appeared on hit shows ranging from Good Times to ER was 83.

In addition to her decades-long career as a performer, Bridges was also the real-life mom of Diff’rent Strokes actor Todd Bridges, who memorialized her on social media. “Betty Bridges, 1941 – 2024,” Bridges captioned a photo of his mother. According to Deadline, Betty A. Bridges died on Tuesday, August 27th at her son’s home in Phoenix where she’d been in hospice care.