ELIZABETH HUBBARD PASSES AWAY AT 89

Beloved daytime vet Elizabeth Hubbard has passed away at the age of 89.

Her son, Jeremy Bennett, posted the news on Facebook, writing, “I’m sorry to say with a broken heart mi mum passed over the weekend. Thank you for being an unmovable rock that guided me through life. I will try to honour your memory for as long as I live.”

Born in New York City on December 22, 1933, the actress earned a degree in philosophy from Radcliffe College (the women’s college of Harvard University) and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England, earning the school’s prestigious silver medal. She began her soap career in 1962, playing Anne Benedict Fletcher on GUIDING LIGHT, then joined EDGE OF NIGHT in 1963 as Carol Kramer. From 1964-69, 197078 and 1981-82, she became a fan favorite as Althea Davis on THE DOCTORS, a role for which she earned the very first Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in 1974. Following the cancellation of THE DOCTORS, she did a 1983-84 stint on ONE LIFE TO LIVE as Estelle Chadwick, then was tapped by AS THE WORLD TURNS to play Lucinda Walsh, a role she held — save for a break in 1999 — from 1984 through the series’ finale in 2010. She was nominated eight times for the Outstanding Lead Actress Daytime Emmy over the course of her run as Lucinda and received 10 Soap Opera Digest Award nominations, six of which were for Lead Actress.