Jennifer Harmon, the soap star known for her roles on “One Life to Live” and “How to Survive a Marriage,” died last Friday. She was 82 years old.
Harmon’s family confirmed her death through a memorial website featuring multiple photos and heartfelt memories of the late actress.
A memorial service for Harmon has not yet been scheduled, the site said.
Harmon was born on December 3, 1943 in Pasadena, California, and raised in New Orleans. She attended both the University of Mississippi and the University of Michigan.
After moving to New York City, Harmon began her career on Broadway in 1965, appearing in a revival of “You Can’t Take It With You.”
Other Broadway productions she has participated in over the years include The Cherry Orchard, Wild Duck, School for Scandal, The Rosenweig Sisters, Deep Blue Sea, The Dinner Party, The Glass Menagerie, Seascape, and Other Desert Cities.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Harmon has filled in for stars such as Stockard Channing, Judi Dench, Jessica Lange, Marian Seldes and Blythe Danner.
Harmon’s first soap role was as the divorced alcoholic Christine on “How to Survive a Marriage,” which aired on NBC from 1974 to 1975.
The following year, she began starring as Kathy Craig Lord on ABC’s “One Life to Live.”
Harmon is the fifth actress to play Cassie, joining Kathryn Burns, Amy Levitt, Jane Alice Brandon, and Dolly Kavanaugh.
The role earned Harmon a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in 1978, and she left the show that same year. She lost to “Another World” star Laurie Heineman.
In 1991, Harmon returned to One Life to Live, playing the lawyer representing Viki Lord, played by Erika Slezak, in multiple episodes.
Her other soap roles include Jean Weatherill in “Guiding Light” and Lucretia Jones in “Loving.”
Harmon also appeared in “Barnaby Jones,” “Dallas,” “St. Elsewhere,” “Cosby Mysteries,” “Law & Order,” “Oz,” “Rescue Me,” and “The Good Wife.”
