I had the opportunity to meet her while I was in college. She can by our institution having made fun of the namesake of a fictional town named after our college while she was on the golden girls. She was lovely and gracious and kind. All the things you have said.
Her last movie, The Proposal with Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock, she stole every scene she was in. If you don't mind rom-coms, it's worth watching.
St. Olaf?