Leslie Charleson — a widely known cleaning soap opera star — has died … in keeping with an announcement posted to the official “General Hospital” Instagram account.
Frank Valentini — an government producer on the long-running cleaning soap — wrote the assertion … highlighting Charleson’s enduring legacy after greater than 50 years on the present.
Valentini writes that simply as Leslie’s character was the center of the Quartermaine household on the present, she was a matriarch to the forged and crew … and, she might be deeply missed. Frank didn’t point out a reason behind loss of life.
Selection studies she handed away Sunday morning after battling a protracted sickness.
Charleson began appearing professionally on the present “A Flame in the Wind” in 1965 when she was simply 19 years outdated … occurring to seem in episodes of “Mannix,” “The Wild Wild West,” “Marcus Welby, M.D.,” “Happy Days,” “Cannon,” “Barnaby Jones,” and extra.
However, it wasn’t till 1977 when she acquired her massive break … first showing within the function of Dr. Monica Quartermaine in “General Hospital” — taking on the function of Monica Bard from actress Patsy Rahn.
From ’77 till 2023, Leslie appeared in 2,079 episodes of the present — turning into the longest tenured forged member in ‘GH’ historical past. Latest well being points, together with a number of falls, prevented her from showing on the present in 2024.
Leslie was 79 years outdated.
RIP
