Something new which I hope won’t be utilized very often over the coming year in the Inner Toob blog – posts to mark the passing of the members of the Television Crossover Hall of Fame.
And unfortunately, with 2025 barely underway, we already have news to share.
The "General Hospital" family has lost one of their own.
Leslie Charleson, who played Monica Quartermaine on the iconic soap opera for nearly five decades, from 1977 to 2023, died recently at the age of 79.
Frank Valentini, executive producer of "General Hospital," shared a statement about Charleson's death to the show's official Instagram account on Jan. 12.
"It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my dear friend and colleague, Leslie Charleson," Valentini wrote. "Her enduring legacy has spanned nearly 50 years on General Hospital alone and, just as Monica was the heart of the Quartermaines, Leslie was a beloved matriarch of the entire cast and crew."
Dr. Monica Quartermaine was inducted in September of 2018 for the following appearances:
GENERAL HOSPITAL
2079 Episodes
(1977-2023)
PORT CHARLES
27 Episodes
(1997-2001)
GENERAL HOSPITAL: NIGHT SHIFT
2 Episodes
(2008)
DIAGNOSIS MURDER
PHYSICIAN, MURDER THYSELF
(1997)
In all but that last entry, Ms. Charleson portrayed Monica Quartermaine. But for that ‘Diagnosis Murder’ episode, she was credited only as “New Doctor”. So why couldn’t she have shown up at Community General as Dr. Quartermaine?
Even if some Crossover Powers That Be struck that off her credentials, she more than covers the basics to qualify with the other three series. Three series is the minimum needed to be worthy of the “honor”. But not many in the Hall now can lay claim to having played the role 2,108 times!
As Red Skelton would say, good night and may God bless, Ms. Charleson. Thank you for sharing Monica with us all these years.
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