Actress Rebecca Balding — greatest identified for her TV roles on “Cleaning soap” and “Charmed” — died on Monday, her husband, actor-director James L. Conway, instructed Deadline. She was 73.
Conway mentioned Balding misplaced her battle with ovarian most cancers in Park Metropolis, Utah.
Born in 1948 in Little Rock, Arkansas, Balding acquired her begin on stage in Chicago earlier than heading to Hollywood, the place she booked a number of TV spots, beginning with a two-episode stint as a Russian spy in “The Bionic Girl.”
However she might be greatest identified for her portrayal of legal professional Carol David in 19 episodes of “Cleaning soap” from 1977 to 1981.
Her character seduced a homosexual man named Jodie — performed by Billy Crystal — and have become pregnant after the 2 had a one-night stand.
In 1998, Balding appeared in a season one episode of “Charmed.” She later returned to the sequence in a special function — as Alyssa Milano’s boss from 2002 till the present’s finish in 2006.
Her different credit embody “Makin’ It,” “Lou Grant,” “The Gathering,” “Mr. and Mrs. and Mr.” and “seventh Heaven,” properly because the 1977 film “Lethal Recreation” alongside Andy Griffith and James Cromwell.
She additionally appeared within the horror movies “Silent Scream” in 1979 and “The Boogens” in 1981 — throughout her audition for the latter she met Conway.
Her most up-to-date movie function was the 2005 drama “Yesterday’s Goals.”
Balding is survived by Conway, her daughters — Sarah and Kathleen — and grandkids.
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