Colleagues are remembering the soap opera star for her "quick wit" and presence on set. She died after a long illness.

Leslie Charleson, whose Dr. Monica Quartermaine was the longest-tenured character on “General Hospital,” has died. She was 79 ...

Former General Hospital star Leslie Charleson has died at age 79. General Hospital executive producer Frank Valentini ...

Leslie Charleson, the beloved actress who graced television screens for nearly five decades as Monica Quartermaine on General ...

In memory of the celebrities who have died this year, including Jeff Baena, The Vivienne and Leslie Charleson Astrid Stawiarz/Getty; Chelsea Guglielmino/WireImage ...

Leslie Charleson, the beloved daytime star who began her run as Dr ... Charleson's stint there lasted from 1967-70. From ...

Leslie, you're never going to see 8 years old. Do it right now.'" As she got older, Charleson's acting ambitions grew. In the 1960s and '70s, she appeared in dramas like A Flame in the Wind (later ...

Ms. Charleson played Dr. Monica Quartermaine, a cardiologist and family matriarch, on the daytime series for 46 years.

LESLIE CHARLESON: And all I had to do was just to ... SARMIENTO: Charleson appeared in a string of TV roles in the '60s and '70s before landing the role of Monica Quartermaine on "General Hospital ...

Leslie Charleson, whose Dr. Monica Quartermaine ... stint on CBS’s “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing” from 1967-70. Charleson was subsequently cast in 1973’s “The Day of the Dolphin ...

Leslie Charleson, who played popular character Dr. Monica Quartermaine for almost 50 years on “General Hospital,” has died, ...