One Life to Live Vet Jennifer Harmon Dead at 82
Jennifer Harmon, who starred on multiple soap operas and had a prolific career on Broadway, has passed away at the age of 82. The Daytime Emmy-nominated actress died in New York City, her home of many years.
A Life in Full
Born in Pasadena, CA, Harmon was raised in New Orleans, LA and made her daytime debut in 1974, nine years after taking her first Broadway bow in a revival of You Can’t Take it With You. Her first soap role was as alcoholic divorcée Chris on NBC’s How to Survive a Marriage. She exited the show in 1975, and the following year, she joined the cast of One Life to Live as Cathy Craig Lord, longtime nemesis of Viki Lord (Erika Slezak). She was the fifth and final actress to play Cathy, who left Llanview in 1978 when her marriage to Tony Lord (George Reinholt) ended. That same year, Harmon scored a Daytime Emmy nomination as Outstanding Lead Actress.
Harmon returned to OLTL in 1991 as Viki’s attorney. That same year, she had a memorable arc on Guiding Light as Jean Weatherill, who was brought to Springfield by Roger Thorpe (Michael Zaslow), who hoped to split up Holly Lindsey’s (Maureen Garrett) new romance with Dr. Daniel St. John (David Bishins), Jean’s former mother-in-law. Jean was killed, and her death kicked off a murder mystery (Daniel was ultimately proven to be the killer). On Another World, Harmon played Judge Trullinger on Another World, and she made her final soap opera appearance as Lucretia Jones on Loving in 1995.
Over the course of her impressive stage career, Harmon appeared in more than 20 Broadway shows. She was also no stranger to prime-time TV. On Dallas, she played a secretary in 1979, and notched appearances on series like St. Elsewhere, Law & Order, Oz, Rescue Me and The Good Wife.
Soap Opera Digest sends its deepest condolences to Harmon’s family and friends.
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