LOS ANGELES: DARLENE CONLEY, a veteran stage and television actress who entertained daytime audiences for nearly two decades as the feisty fashion mogul Sally Spectra on The Bold and the Beautiful, has died. She was 72.
Conley died on Sunday of stomach cancer at her Los Angeles home surrounded by family and friends, Eva Demirjian, a publicist for the CBS serial drama, said.
She was diagnosed with cancer about three months ago, and the show's producers were deciding how to portray the fate of her character, Demirjian said.
"She constantly entertained us ... whether she was the villain, the damsel, the sexpot or the comedienne, Darlene was brilliant," said Bradley P Bell, the show's executive producer.
She started on the long-running soap in December 1988, playing the flamboyant, red-haired chief of Spectra Creations and rival to Forrester Fashions. Her portrayal of Spectra earned her two Daytime Emmy nominations for best supporting actress and six Soap Opera Digest awards.
2 comments:
Hmmm, bad news for my grandmother, a fan of her.
@anoniempje: Dat maakt niks uit, de serie loopt in Nl toch vier jaar achter, dus voorlopig kan je oma nog lang genieten van de red devil ;-)
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