'As the World Turns' Alum Dies at 89
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Emmy Award-winning actress appeared in 1,975 episodes of classic soap.
Elizabeth Hubbard has died.
The actress's death was confirmed Monday morning by her son, Jeremy Bennett, on his Facebook page. She was 89.
"I'm sorry to say with a broken heart mi mum passed over the weekend," he wrote in the April 10th post. "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. Love & Prayers. Jeremy."
Hubbard was best known for her role as the trouble-making businesswoman Lucinda Walsh on the hit CBS soap opera, As the World Turns, which earned her 11 Daytime Emmy nominations throughout her 35 year run.
She attended Radcliffe College (the women’s college of Harvard University) and graduated in 1955. She also studied theater at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and became the first American to receive the school's prestigious silver medal.
Her soap opera career began in 1962 when she starred as Anne Fletcher in Guiding Light. The New York City native won two Daytime Emmys for two other roles, including one for her portrayal of Dr. Alethea Davis on NBC's The Doctors in 1974, and another in 1976 for the daytime drama television movie, First Ladies Diaries: Edith Wilson.
Her other TV credits include The Edge of the Night and One Life to Live. She also appeared in films like I Never Sang for My Father, The Bell Jar, and Ordinary People.
Most recently, Hubbard appeared in the soap opera web series Anacostia, which earned the actress her final Daytime Emmy nomination in 2016.
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