Elizabeth Hubbard

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For the former president of the American Institute of Homeopathy see Elizabeth Wright Hubbard.

Elizabeth Hubbard (born December 22, 1933) is an American soap opera actress.

Hubbard was born in New York City. She attended Radcliffe, and graduated summa cum laude. She pursued her theatrical education at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where she was the first American to receive the school's silver medal. She is the cousin of Christopher Reeve. She was married to renowned furrier David Bennett from 1970 to 1972. She has one child, Jeremy Bennett, born in 1971.

[edit] Soaps

She played Dr. Althea Davis on the now-canceled show The Doctors. She played that role from 1964 to 1969 and again from 1970 until the show's cancellation in 1982. In 1974, Hubbard earned a Daytime Emmy Award for her work on The Doctors.

Hubbard is best known for her role as businesswoman Lucinda Walsh on As the World Turns, a role she has played since 1984. She has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award nine times for her portrayal of Lucinda. Hubbard left the program several years ago over lack of airtime; she was persuaded to return several months later. Hubbard was featured in a prominent storyline in 2005 when her character was diagnosed with cancer. She was also prominently featured in the show's 50th anniversary episode in April 2006.

[edit] Other work

Hubbard won an additional Daytime Emmy for her portrayal of Edith Wilson in First Ladies' Diaries. She has been featured in numerous Broadway plays and musicals, and had roles in several movies, including I Never Sang for My Father, Ordinary People and a featured role in the recent film Center Stage. She recently appeared on the sitcom Hope & Faith.