{"id":21049,"date":"2022-07-21T08:03:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T08:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rebecca-balding-dead-soap-and-charmed-star-was-73\/"},"modified":"2022-07-21T08:03:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T08:03:59","slug":"rebecca-balding-dead-soap-and-charmed-star-was-73","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rebecca-balding-dead-soap-and-charmed-star-was-73\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebecca Balding Dead: &#8216;Soap&#8217; and &#8216;Charmed&#8217; Star Was 73"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Rebecca Balding, the veteran stage and screen actress best known for her roles in the classic ABC sitcom \u201cSoap\u201d and the original \u201cCharmed,\u201d died on Monday following a battle with ovarian cancer.  Balding died in Park City, Utah, according to a statement from her husband, writer-director James L. Conway.  She was 73.<\/p>\n<p>Balding was born in Little Rock, Ark., and studied acting at the University of Kansas.  Before moving to Hollywood, she lived in Chicago where she began her career as a stage actress.<\/p>\n<p>Balding guest starred in dozens of television series for nearly 30 years.  One of her most memorable roles was playing Carol David in the ABC series \u201cSoap.\u201d  Carol \u2014 who appeared in 19 episodes from 1978 to 1980 \u2014 is an attorney who seduces gay TV commercial director Jodie Dallas (Billy Crystal) and ultimately winds up pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>Balding also appeared as Alyssa Milano&#8217;s boss Elise Rothman in the drama series \u201cCharmed,\u201d which aired from 1998 to 2006, and Corky Crandall in the late &#8217;70s ABC sitcom \u201cMakin&#8217; It.\u201d  Every other TV credits include \u201cMelrose Place,\u201d \u201cBeverly Hills 90210,\u201d \u201cHome Improvement,\u201d \u201cDesigning Women,\u201d \u201c7th Heaven,\u201d \u201cMacGyver,\u201d \u201cFamily Ties,\u201d \u201cHotel,\u201d \u201cMatt Houston Cagney &#038; Lacey ,\u201d \u201cStarsky and Hutch,\u201d \u201cThe Bionic Woman,\u201d and \u201cLou Grant.\u201d  She portrayed Ed Asner&#8217;s daughter Julie in the 1977 TV movie \u201cThe Gathering,\u201d along with its sequel.<\/p>\n<p>Noted as an early scream queen, Balding starred in the horror films \u201cThe Silent Scream\u201d as Scotty Parker and \u201cThe Boogens\u201d as Trish Michaels.<\/p>\n<p>Balding is survived by her husband, writer-director James L. Conway, her daughters Sarah and Kathleen, and her grandchildren.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-tags \/\/ a-children-icon-bullet lrv-u-font-family-primary u-letter-spacing-012 lrv-u-line-height-large lrv-u-color-brand-primary\">\n<h2 id=\"optional-screen-reader\" class=\"lrv-a-screen-reader-only\">\n<p>\t\toptional screen reader\t<\/h2>\n<nav class=\"o-nav  o-nav lrv-u-border-b-1 u-border-color-brand-secondary-40 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-padding-b-025 u-padding-t-050@desktop u-padding-t-050@tablet u-padding-t-050@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-t-2 lrv-u-margin-b-2\" data-dropdown=\"\">\n<h4 id=\"\" class=\"o-nav__title lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-font-family-secondary o-nav__title a-content-ignore u-line-height-140 u-letter-spacing-0002\">Read More About:<\/h4>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n  !function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    if (f.fbq) return;\n    n = f.fbq = function() {\n      n.callMethod ?\n          n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n    };\n    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n    n.push = n;\n    n.loaded = !0;\n    n.version = '2.0';\n    n.queue = [];\n    t = b.createElement(e);\n    t.async = !0;\n    t.src = v;\n    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n  }(window, document, 'script',\n      'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '586935388485447');\n  fbq('init', '315552255725686');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rebecca Balding, the veteran stage and screen actress best known for her roles in the classic ABC sitcom \u201cSoap\u201d and the original \u201cCharmed,\u201d died on Monday following a battle with ovarian cancer. Balding died in Park City, Utah, according to a statement from her husband, writer-director James L. Conway. She was 73. 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