Judy Tenuta passes away at 72 after battling Stage 4 ovarian cancer

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The comedy world is in mourning with the passing of eclectic comedienne Judy Tenuta, who passed away on Thursday.The performer - who was nicknamed both The Love Goddess and Aphrodite of the Accordion - passed at her Studio City, California home at 72 years of age, via THR.Tenuta had been battling Stage 4 ovarian cancer before her passing, it was confirmed by her publicist Harlan Boll.

Passing: The comedy world is in mourning with the passing of eclectic comedienne Judy Tenuta, who passed away on Thursday Aphrodite: The performer - who was nicknamed both The Love Goddess and Aphrodite of the Accordion - passed at her Studio City, California home at 72 years of age, via THR She was born in Oak Park, Illinois on November 7, 1949, to a Polish mother, Joann, and an Italian father, Caesar.

Tenuta grew up in an Irish-Catholic neighborhood and attended the University of Illinois - Chicago, where she majored in theatre.

Her first foray into the comedy realm came at Chicago's famed Second City, and her first ever live performance helped shape the comedienne she would become.