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.
