Biography

Was an active celebrity spokesperson for breast cancer, cystic fibrosis, and AIDS-related charities.

In the early 1970s she did several television commercials for "pearl drops" toothpaste (each commercial would end with her swishing her tongue over her teeth and saying "it's a great feeling!"). As a result of these commercials, she became the inspiration for a super-hero in a fan comic book called "The Gang" (made by Richard Campbell and Wayne Smith). Her character was called "The Pearl Drop Kid" and she fought super-villains with a giant super-powered toothbrush. This comic book was made until June 8, 1977.

Best known by the public for her role as Dr. Monica Bard Webber Quartermaine on General Hospital (1963).

Her acting mentor was the late Anna Lee.

According to Variety, she had experienced "several falls", which caused problems with her mobility, and had been hospitalized from one of them the week before her death.