‘Andy Griffith Show’ and ‘Mayberry R.F.D.’ actress Arlene Golonka dead at 85

Golonka appeared in more than 100 film and TV roles during a career that began in the late 1950s and continued into this millennium. Photo: Handout

Actress Arlene Golonka, who appeared on The Andy Griffith Show ahead of an expanded role on the spinoff series Mayberry R.F.D., has died at age 85.

Golonka battled Alzheimer’s disease, her niece told Variety.