Leslie Charleson
Michael Tullberg/Getty Imagesformer General Hospital star Leslie Charleson He died at the age of 79.
General Hospital Executive Producer Frank Valentini Charleson was pronounced dead Via the official website of the show Instagram Reckoning on Sunday, January 12th.
“It is with a heavy heart that I am Announces passage Written by my dear friend and colleague Leslie Charlson. “Her lasting legacy has spanned nearly 50 years General Hospital Alone, just as Monica was the heart of the Quartermaines, Leslie was a beloved mother to all the cast and crew.
Along with the message, Valentini shared a photo of the four-time Daytime Emmy nominee smiling. He continued: “I will miss our daily conversations, her quick wit and her amazing presence on set.” “On behalf of everyone in General Hospital“My heartfelt sympathies are with her loved ones during this difficult time.”
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Charlson began playing Monica Quartermaine on the series in 1977, making her the longest-serving cast member. General Hospital.
“I started the show today Elvis Presley She passed away, and being a huge fan, I was of course very upset as I was driving to the studios, and then when I got there, I was told that they hoped I would bring my own wardrobe and make-up because there was a strike going on – and that was before… “The building.” Soap opera summary In 2022.
“Then I walked into the building and realized that no one really liked me, because the girl playing Monica before me had been fired very rudely,” Charlson continued. Patsy ranwhich it replaced.
After 30 years on the show, Charleson is back General Hospital in a recurring case in 2010. Charleson, who has had ups and downs in health, has returned to the show several times — most recently appearing in a wheelchair in December 2023.
While talking to Soap opera summary In 2016, Charleson – who was married to… Bill Deems From 1988 to 1991 – I reflected on it General Hospital legacy.
“It's been too long,” she said at the time. “I'm very happy because, unlike some actors who have come and gone, and gone on to other series or other things, this has really been my home since I started here, back then, hundreds of years ago. I'm very grateful to continue working in something I love to do,” he said. And I'm certainly grateful that it continues.
