Actress Leslie Charleson Dead at 79 ... Appeared in More than 2K 'General Hospital' Episodes
Leslie Charleson -- a well-known soap opera star -- has died ... according to an announcement posted to the official "General Hospital" Instagram account.
Frank Valentini -- an executive producer on the long-running soap -- wrote the statement ... highlighting Charleson's enduring legacy after more than 50 years on the show.
Valentini writes that just as Leslie's character was the heart of the Quartermaine family on the show, she was a matriarch to the cast and crew ... and, she will be deeply missed. Frank did not mention a cause of death.