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Soap prima Jennifer Harmon, champion known for her roles successful “One Life to Live” and “How to Survive a Marriage,” died past Friday. She was 82.
Harmon’s family confirmed her death via a memorial website, which features aggregate pictures and heartfelt memories of nan precocious actress.
A memorial work for Harmon has yet to beryllium scheduled, according to nan site.
Harmon was calved Dec. 3, 1943, successful Pasadena, California, and was raised successful New Orleans. She attended some nan University of Mississippi and nan University of Michigan.
After moving to New York City, Harmon began her profession connected Broadway successful 1965, appearing successful a revival of “You Can’t Take It With You.”
Other Broadway productions she took portion successful complete nan years included “The Cherry Orchard,” “The Wild Duck,” “The School for Scandal,” “The Sisters Rosensweig,” “The Deep Blue Sea,” “The Dinner Party,” “The Glass Menagerie,” “Seascape” and “Other Desert Cities.”
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Harmon was an understudy for stars for illustration Stockard Channing, Judi Dench, Jessica Lange, Marian Seldes and Blythe Danner.
Harmon’s first soap domiciled was arsenic divided alcoholic Christine successful “How to Survive a Marriage,” which aired connected NBC from 1974 to 1975.
The pursuing year, she began starring arsenic Cathy Craig Lord successful ABC’s “One Life to Live.”
Harmon was nan 5th character to play Cathy, aft Catherine Burns, Amy Levitt, Jane Alice Brandon and Dorrie Kavanaugh.
The domiciled earned Harmon a information for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress successful 1978, nan aforesaid twelvemonth she near nan show. She mislaid to “Another World” prima Laurie Heineman.
In 1991, Harmon returned to “One Life to Live” to play an lawyer representing Viki Lord, played by Erika Slezak, for aggregate episodes.
Her different soap roles included Jean Weatherill successful “Guiding Light” and Lucretia Jones successful “Loving.”
Harmon besides appeared successful nan shows “Barnaby Jones,” “Dallas,” “St. Elsewhere,” “The Cosby Mysteries,” “Law & Order,” “Oz,” “Rescue Me” and “The Good Wife.”
