Lulu Roman, who came to fame as a comic actress on 'Hee Haw' in the 1960s and later devoted herself to gospel music, has died at 78.

Roman left the show after being arrested for drug possession, but returned after she reinvented herself as a singer and proselytizer.

Lulu Roman, the 'Hee Haw' personality who went from drug-using comedic go-go dancer to gospel singer, has died in Bellingham, Wash., at age 78.

“Hee Haw” was canceled by CBS in 1971 ... winning a Dove Award in 1985 for the song “You Were Loving Me.” She was inducted into the Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1999.

Roman said there were only about eight people in the initial “Hee Haw” cast and all were expected to showcase their talents. She was asked to sing a Waylon Jennings song. “It was so bad they ...

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Roman left Hee Haw after she was arrested for drug possession in March 1971 ... This is My Story; This Is My Song, was published in 2019. Her youngest son, Justin, died in 2017.