A soap opera star who appeared on more than 2,000 episodes of “General Hospital” is dead at age 79.

Leslie Charleson, the soap-opera legend who played Monica Quartermaine on 'General Hospital' starting in the 1970s, died ...

Ms. Charleson played Dr. Monica Quartermaine, a cardiologist and family matriarch, on the daytime series for 46 years.

Leslie Charleson, who played Dr. Monica Quartermaine on “General Hospital” for nearly half a century, has died, according to ...

Longtime "General Hospital" star Leslie Charleson has died at 79, the show's executive producer Frank Valentini shared in a statement.

Soap opera icon Leslie Charleson, best known as Monica Quartermaine on "General Hospital," died Sunday morning after a long ...

Leslie Charleson, whose Dr. Monica Quartermaine was the longest-tenured character on “General Hospital,” has died. She was 79 ...

BELOVED General Hospital star Leslie Charleson has died aged 79. Leslie was best known for her role in the hit US soap opera ...

She was 79. Charleson died of complications from a long illness, said ABC News, which broadcasts the long-running soap opera. General Hospital executive producer Frank Valentini announced the star ...

NEW YORK — Leslie Charleson, known for playing Monica Quartermaine on “General Hospital,” died at 79. Social media accounts ...