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Denise Alexander, ‘General Hospital’ and ‘Days of Our Lives’ Actress, Dies at 85


Soap opera star Denise Alexander, known as Lesley Webber on "General Hospital" and Susan Hunter Martin on "Days of Our Lives," has died. She was 85.

Soap opera veteran Denise Alexander, best known as Lesley Webber on “ General Hospital ” and Susan Hunter Martin on “Days of Our Lives,” died on March 5. She broke barriers on-screen and off, portraying Dr. Lesley Webber – one of the first female doctors on Daytime Television – for nearly five decades,” “GH” executive producer Frank Valentini said on social media. Alexander’s acting career dates back to the early 1950s when she made her Broadway debut in “The Children’s Hour” and guest starred in such television classics as “Father Knows Best,” “The Twilight Zone” and “The Danny Kaye Show,” 1960 was the year that changed her career trajectory when she made joined the cast of the CBS soap, “The Clear Horizon.”

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