Elizabeth Hubbard
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Elizabeth Hubbard (born December 22, 1933) is an American soap opera actress.
Hubbard was born in New York City. She attended Radcliffe College, 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. She has one residence in CT and one in NYC and has a white cat.
[edit] Soaps
She is best known for her work in daytime soap operas. She began that career in 1962, starring as Anne Fletcher on The Guiding Light. The following year, she joined the cast of The Edge of Night as Carol Kramer.
In 1964, she originated the role of Dr. Althea Davis on NBC's year-old soap The Doctors. Hubbard played the role until 1969, when she took time off and was replaced by Virginia Vestoff. She returned after a year and continued the role until the show's cancellation in December 1982. In 1974, Hubbard was awarded the first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
After that serial was cancelled, Hubbard showed up on One Life to Live for the short-lived role of Estelle Chadwick. In 1984, however, she debut in her best-known role, that of businesswoman Lucinda Walsh on As the World Turns. She has been nominated for a the Daytime Emmy nine times for her portrayal of Lucinda. Hubbard left the program in 1999 due to a disagreement over the direction of her character; she was persuaded to return several months later by the show's new executive producer. 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 film Center Stage. She recently appeared on the sitcom Hope & Faith.
