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Joan Benedict Dies: ‘Candid Camera’, ‘General Hospital’ Actor, Widow Of Rod Steiger Was 96
Joan Benedict Steiger, the actress wife of actor Rod Steiger, died June 24 in Los Angeles of complications from a stroke.
As Joan Benedict, she got her start on TV during the medium’s early days, appearing in the 1950s on Candid Camera and The Steve Allen Show. She would go on to score dozens of TV credits with guest appearances in the 1970s on such series as The Smith Family, Apple’s Way, The Incredible Hulk and Fantasy Island, among others. Alongside her TV roles, Benedict appeared frequently on stage in regional theaters and Off Broadway productions of Promises, Promises, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Donald Margulies’ Collected Stories, Horton Foote’s The Traveling Lady, and solo shows Leona(about hotel magnate Leona Helmsley) and the autobiographical The Loves of My Life.
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