{"id":184,"date":"2025-05-13T23:27:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T23:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/?p=184"},"modified":"2025-05-13T23:27:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T23:27:50","slug":"general-hospital-star-denise-alexander-dead-at-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/?p=184","title":{"rendered":"General Hospital star Denise Alexander dead at 85"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Denise Alexander, the beloved soap opera star best known for her role as Dr. Lesley Webber on\u00a0<em>General Hospital<\/em>, has passed away at 85. She began her career in 1966 on\u00a0<em>Days of Our Lives<\/em>\u00a0as Susan Martin, later joining\u00a0<em>General Hospital<\/em>\u00a0in 1973, where she became a fan favorite for over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving the show in 1984, she briefly appeared on\u00a0<em>Another World<\/em>\u00a0and returned to\u00a0<em>GH<\/em>\u00a0in 1996. Alexander remained a recurring guest on\u00a0<em>General Hospital<\/em>\u00a0until her final appearance in 2021.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12699\" src=\"https:\/\/currentnews-foryou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-168.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>She passed away on March 5, 2025, though the news was not made public until May 9.\u00a0<em>General Hospital<\/em>\u00a0executive producer Frank Valentini paid tribute to her, praising her pioneering role as one of the first female doctors on daytime TV.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12698\" src=\"https:\/\/currentnews-foryou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-167.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Fans and colleagues, including\u00a0<em>Days of Our Lives<\/em>\u00a0star Susan Seaforth Hayes, expressed heartfelt condolences. Alexander\u2019s legacy as a trailblazer in daytime television remains strong, with fans remembering her for her talent, grace, and impact on the industry. Rest in peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denise Alexander, the beloved soap opera star best known for her role as Dr. Lesley Webber on\u00a0General Hospital, has passed away at 85. She began her career in 1966 on\u00a0Days of Our Lives\u00a0as Susan Martin, later joining\u00a0General Hospital\u00a0in 1973, where she became a fan favorite for over a decade. After leaving the show in 1984,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/?p=184\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;General Hospital star Denise Alexander dead at 85&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=184"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":186,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184\/revisions\/186"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}