Jennifer Harmon, 'One Life to Live' and Broadway actor, dies at 82

Jennifer Harmon, a tv and Broadway histrion known for her relation connected “One Life to Live,” has died. She was 82.

Harmon joined “One Life to Live” successful 1976 to play Cathy Craig, the show’s archetypal longtime villain. The 5th and last histrion portraying the character, she earned a Daytime Emmy information for pb histrion successful a play bid for the relation successful 1978.

The soap prima died Saturday, her household announced. No origin of decease was provided.

A longtime New York resident, Harmon began her acting vocation connected stage. She made her Broadway debut successful a revival of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s “You Can’t Take It With You” successful 1965 astatine the Lyceum Theatre. She appeared successful respective different Broadway shows earlier 1970 arsenic a subordinate of the APA-Phoenix Repertory, including revivals of Henrik Ibsen’s “The Wild Duck” and Anton Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard.”

Her archetypal large interruption connected tv came successful 1974 arsenic portion of the main formed of “How to Survive a Marriage.” Harmon played Chris Kirby — tackling storylines involving divorce, kid custody battles and alcoholism — for the entirety of the show’s two-year run.

She past took implicit the relation of Cathy Craig connected “One Life to Live” from Dorrie Kavanaugh. The quality had antecedently been portrayed by Catherine Burns, Amy Levitt and Jane Alice Brandon. Harmon near the soap successful 1978, but returned successful the aboriginal 1990s to play a lawyer representing Cathy’s rival Viki Lord.

Born Dec. 3, 1943, successful Pasadena, Harmon was raised successful New Orleans and attended the University of Mississippi and the University of Michigan earlier her acting vocation took her to New York, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Her 50-year vocation included 21 Broadway shows, specified arsenic “Blithe Spirit,” “The Glass Menagerie,” “The School for Scandal” and “Other Desert Cities.” She understudied oregon performed alongside actors specified arsenic Stockard Channing, Judi Dench, Jessica Lange and Blythe Danner.

Harmon’s tv credits besides included appearances connected “Dallas,” “St. Elsewhere,” “Guiding Light,” “Another World,” “Law & Order” and “The Good Wife.”