Her death was announced by her longtime attorney Mark Sendroff.
Hines was an immediate success, and stayed with the show for 18 months.
She also recorded several albums.
Mimi Hines (2005) in Los Angeles, CaliforniaDavid Livingston/Getty Images
In 2007, she was cast as Hattie Walker in the New York City Centers Encores!
production ofFollies, stopping the show with her rendition of the audience favorite Broadway Baby.
Ford died in 2005.
