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Rebecca Balding, a veteran stage and screen actress who appeared on “Soap” and “Charmed,” has died. She was 73.
Balding’s husband, actor and director James L. Conway, confirmed her death to Deadline on Wednesday. He revealed that she died Monday in Park City, Utah after battling ovarian cancer.
According to the outlet, Balding was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. She studied acting at the University of Kansas before going to Chicago where she became an award-winning stage actress. Eventually, she set her sights on Hollywood and moved to Los Angeles.
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Rebecca Balding battled ovarian cancer. ((Photo by Jim Britt / American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images))
Balding started her career on the west coast as a scream queen. She appeared in horror films such as 1979’s The Silent Scream and 1982’s The Boogens, where she met Conway.
“I cast the movie ‘The Boogens,'” the 71-year-old recalled to People magazine. “Rebecca came to the audition. We talked, she read, and when she left, I turned to the associate producer and said, ‘I could marry this girl.’
“She kind of got cast,” Conway continued. “We went out the first week of shooting. That Saturday night, she suggested. And four weeks later, while we were still shooting, we got married. Of course, no one thought it would last. That was 41 years ago.”
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From left: Rebecca Balding, Bob Seagren and Billy Crystal of Soap. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
One of Balding’s most memorable roles was as Billy Crystal’s girlfriend on Soap, ABC’s controversial daytime drama spoof. The series aired from 1977 to 1981. She also played Alyssa Milano’s boss in Charmed from 1998 to 2006. “The Bionic Woman”, “The Rockford Files” and “Family Ties” just to name a few.
Rebecca Balding is survived by her husband, daughters and grandchildren. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
Balding’s last known role was in a 2006 episode of Charmed.
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She is survived by Conway, as well as her daughters Sarah and Kathleen and their grandchildren.
Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.