Police Academy's Marion Ramsey has died at the age of 73 January 7, 2021 by: POLICE ACADEMY franchise, has died at the age of 73. Hello, Dolly!, Miss Moffat, and Eubie!, as well as TV shows such as The Jeffersons, Cos. Ramsey would take on what became her signature role in 1984 with Police Academy, in which she played the squeaky-voiced Laverne Hooks, a cadet who would occasionally let loose with a loud outburst when pushed to her limit. Ramsey would reprise the role multiple times, with Hooks later becoming a Sgt, in Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach, and