FILE - In this Feb. 27, 1984 file photo, actress Kaye Ballard appears with her dog, Big Shirley during an interview in her New York apartment. Marguerite Gordon, a friend of Ballard says the actress of the TV series ‚ÄúThe Mothers-in-Law,‚Äù died Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at her home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. she was 93. A boisterous comedian and singer as well as an actress, Ballard appeared in Broadway musicals and nightclubs from New York to Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis, File)