Kathleen Noone
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Born | January 8, 1945 Hillsdale, New Jersey |
Kathleen Noone (born January 8, 1945) is an American soap opera/television actress.
Noone was born in Hillsdale, New Jersey to a professional baseball player father.[1] She may be best-known for her role as Ellen Shepherd Dalton on All My Children, a role she played from 1977 to 1989. Immediately after leaving All My Children, she was asked to play the new role of Claudia Whittaker, elder sister of Greg Sumner (William Devane) on Knots Landing. She played the role from 1990 until the show was canceled in 1993.
In 1997, Noone originated the role of Bette Katzenkazrahi on the new soap Sunset Beach, playing her for the show's entire duration (shy of three years) until December 31, 1999.
Noone most recently played the role of Edna Wallace on Passions. She joined the show in June 2002 and signed on. After her storyline dried up, the actress was bumped to recurring status in 2005, but she continues making recurring appearances on the show until it's end in August 2008. She also has a recurring role as "Maggie", Jim's mother-in-law, on the series According to Jim.