If really love soap operas, then you know that there is always something happening within the fandom.
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Jaden Thompson Beth Peters, an actor and singer who had a recurring role on “General Hospital,” died on March 14 in central Florida after a short illness. She was 92. In the early 1980s, Peters appeared in eight episodes of the popular ABC soap opera as the character Mrs.
Whitaker. In an obituary for Peters provided to Variety by her son, her character description reads, “The motherly Mrs. Whitaker dispensed country wisdom from her farm kitchen in Beecher’s Corners, serving as a surrogate mother to Laura Spencer, played by Genie Francis, as the teenager’s story arc saw her fall in love with Luke Spencer, portrayed by Anthony Geary.” Peters started her acting and singing career as a teenager in coastal New Jersey.
In 1955, she appeared on Broadway for the first time as an extra for the play “Inherit the Wind,” later taking on the role of Mrs. Brady in the last months of the show’s production. Peters acted in regional theater for much of her career, appearing on stage at the Sacramento Music Circus, Circle Star Theatre, Melodyland, Carousel Theater, Hyatt Music Theater, Dallas State Fair Summer Musicals, Fiesta Dinner Playhouse and Galveston Summer Musicals, among other venues.
She played the matriarch Mrs. Paroo in “Marion the Librarian” more than 20 times. She also acted several times in “Sound of Music,” “Show Boat,” “Big River” and “Funny Girl.” In addition to “General Hospital,” Peters’ television credits include “Mr.
If really love soap operas, then you know that there is always something happening within the fandom.
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Dale Winton 'left his entire £2.1million fortune to a married BBC boss', Mark Linsey. Dale, who sadly passed away in April 2018 at the age of 62, was very close to Mark, the Beeb's then-Chief Creative Officer, and even served as godfather to Mark's three children. According to The Sun, Dale left his millions, along with his holiday home in Florida, to Mark and his family.
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The General Hospital community is mourning the loss of one of its beloved members: Robyn Bernard has been found dead.
to a press release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.The actress, who played Terry Brock in the long-running soap opera, was declared dead at 4:08 a.m.The coroner’s office identified Bernard using her fingerprints following a call to police for a death investigation, according to TMZ.An autopsy was scheduled to be performed on Wednesday but toxicology results could take weeks, the outlet reported.Foul play is not suspected in her death.Bernard was born on May 26, 1959 in Gladewater, Texas before she started an acting career, appearing in several small TV roles including on “Diva,” “Simon & Simon” and “Betty Blue.”In 1984, she was cast on “General Hospital” as Terry Brock, aka Terry O’Connor, where she held the role for 145 episodes until she departed from the show in 1990.Other projects Bernard worked on included appearances on “Whiz Kids,” “The Facts of Life,” “Tour of Duty” and “Kings for a Day.”Bernard starred as a psychologist in “Voices from High School” in 2002, which would come to be her final credited role, and has since remained out of the Hollywood spotlight.