Soap opera actress Elizabeth Hubbard, who dominated the role of businesswoman Lucinda Walsh on CBS’s “As the World Turns,” has died. She was 89 years old.
his son Jeremy Bennett Confirmed News in a Facebook post on Monday, which states she “passed away over the weekend.”
The post read, “I am sad to say that with a broken heart my mother passed away over the weekend.” “Thank you for being a rock that guided me through life. I will try to honor your memory as long as I live.
Hubbard received eight Daytime Emmy nominations for her character on the soap opera, which told the fictional story of the wealthy Walsh and Stewart families of Oakdale, Illinois.
The actress won two Daytime Emmys – one for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for her role as Dr. Althea Davis in “The Doctors” in 1974 and another for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Special for her in 1976. The role of Edith Wilson in “First Lady’s Diaries”.
Hubbard began her soap career in 1962 portraying Anne Fletcher in “Guiding Light” and she played Carol Kramer in “The Edge of Night” in 1963.
Doctor. His run as Davis on “The Doctors” spanned more than 2,700 episodes from 1964 until the show’s cancellation in 1982. She went on to play Estelle Chadwick on “One Life to Live” before being cast as Lucinda Walsh in “As the World Turns”.
In addition to eight Emmy nods for playing Walsh, she was also nominated for her portrayal of Eva Montgomery in “Anacostia” in 2016.
Actress Martha Byrne, who played Hubbard’s onscreen daughter Lily Walsh in “As the World Turns”. Posted Tribute to Hubbard on Instagram.
Byrne wrote, “First and foremost I want everyone to know that I made sure she was aware of how much everyone loved her.” “I will share with you comments from social media, videos and fond memories of her as Lucinda, Althea, whenever I saw her.”
Byrne continued: “She loved the audience and fought like hell to bring truth and honesty to her performances. There aren’t words to describe how much she meant to me on a personal level. Only feelings, which Words take over in many cases when it comes to love.”
Other credits include such characters as Vicky St. John in “The Bell Jar” (1979) and Ruth in “Ordinary People” (1980). Hubbard is survived by her ex-husband, David Bennett, and their son, Jeremy, who is 51.
