'general Hospital' Actress Denise Alexander Dead At 85

Denise Alexander, champion known for her roles successful "General Hospital" and "Days of Our Lives," has died astatine nan property of 85. 

On Saturday, nan executive shaper of "General Hospital," Frank Valentini, took to Instagram to stock nan news and connection condolences to Alexander's family. 

"I americium truthful very sorry to perceive of Denise Alexander’s passing. She collapsed barriers on-screen and off, portraying Dr. Lesley Webber – 1 of nan first female doctors connected Daytime Television – for astir 5 decades," Valentini's connection began. "It meant truthful overmuch to person her reprise her domiciled successful caller years and I americium honored to person had nan opportunity to activity pinch her. On behalf of nan full General Hospital family, I widen my heartfelt sympathies to her family, friends, and longtime fans. May she remainder successful peace." 

The station was accompanied by a carousel of photos of Alexander passim nan years, some connected surface and off. 

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Denise Alexander, who portrayed Dr. Lesley Williams connected "General Hospital" for astir 5 decades, died astatine nan property of 85.  (Getty Images)

Fans were speedy to stock their sympathies arsenic well. 

"She was genuinely specified an integral portion of nan wonderment years of GH!," 1 commented. 

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Alexander, successful 1981, past appeared connected "GH" successful 2021.  (Getty Images)

"Sending condolences to her family and friends. She was a beautiful character who provided america galore many years of exemplary intermezo connected GH," different wrote. 

Before her "GH" debut, Alexander portrayed Susan Hunter Martin in "Days of Our Lives" for 7 years, from 1966 to 1973. She past went connected to play Dr. Lesley Williams connected "General Hospital" for astir 5 decades. Her past quality connected nan soap aired successful 2021.

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Alexander, successful 2017, made sporadic appearances successful "GH" passim nan years.  (Paul Hebert /American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images))

"Days of Our Lives" prima Susan Seaforth Hayes took to societal media to salary homage to her beloved friend. 

"Denise Alexander was a friend to wealth and an character to applaud. She was good established connected Days erstwhile I joined nan formed arsenic Julie #4 (a replacement for 4 erstwhile actresses). She watched Billy and I autumn madly successful emotion and, being a romanticist woman herself, shouted america on," she wrote, alongside a photograph of herself, her hubby Billy Hayes and Alexander. 

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"Such happy memories of her years successful Salem and her awesome occurrence connected General Hospital. We some began arsenic kid actors, some had beardown mothers and some were raised arsenic Christian Scientists successful our early years. I was grateful for her wisdom, taste, humor, and goodness each clip I saw her. It was ne'er enough. And my emotion for her will ne'er beryllium over."