British actress Judy Carne, a 'Laugh-In' star, dies at 76

A file photos of Judy Carne and Alan Sues.

Judy Carne, a star of the U.S. comedy show Laugh-In , has died in a British hospital. She was 76.

She was famous for popularizing the “Sock it to Me” phrase on the hit TV show that ran from 1967 to 1973.

Duffy said Carne died in the hospital on September 3. Newspaper reports said she had suffered from pneumonia.

Carne shot to fame with the rise of

Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In , a network smash hit that often featured her doused in water, taking pratfalls or suffering other humiliations.

She left the show in its third season and her acting career faltered as she became heavily involved with drugs, a phase described in her autobiography.