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.
GREAT Expectations
With A Baby And Wedding On The Way, Y&R's Camryn Grimes Is Excited About The Future
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Best Of Show Or Worse For Wear? Digest Decides.
DARIN BROOKS CLARIFIES B&B STATUS
Darin Brooks (Wyatt, B&B) posted an update on social media after fans noticed that he was removed from the opening credits of the show he first joined in 2013.
A NOVEMBER to REMEMBER
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What Will Happen
Y&R: VICTOR'S ULTIMATE TEST
Victor arrives at the GCAC for a meeting with his sons that Adam has organized. \"This is all Adam's plan to prove that his dad is incompetent,\" begins Mark Grossman (Adam). \"Adam has arranged for a psychiatrist, Dr. Skelton, to be sitting nearby so he can observe Victor's behavior and make a proper diagnosis.\"
GH PREVIEW: DREW IS FREE!
Carly gets a happy surprise when Drew shows up at Kelly's, having been granted an early release from Pentonville.
B&B: RIDGE KEEPS MUM ABOUT ERIC
After learning that Eric is dying, Ridge tries to make his father's life a little easier. \"Ridge told Eric he won the fashion showdown because he realizes that his father needed this,\" explains Thorsten Kaye (Ridge). \"He's in no way trying to be patronizing, and if Eric were to ever find out, I'd hope he see the love behind it. Ridge just thought it was the right thing to do.\"
DAYS: LI IS MURDERED!
Gabi and Stefan's plot to take over DiMera takes a deadly turn when he finds her kneeling over Li's body, holding a knife.
BLAKE BERRIS ON NEW DAYS ROLE
After years of playing a gamut of wild and wonderful characters on DAYS - the quirky, obsessive Nick, a Halloween zombie, and, most recently, the gatekeeper to hell Blake Berris is tackling something new and different: a bona fide leading man. And he's finally ready to embrace it.
