Denise Alexander | 82 Years Old

At fourteen, Denise Alexander made her feature film debut in John Cassavetes’ film Crime in the Streets. But her credit as Dr. Lesley Williams in General Hospital will live on forever. Alexander was one of the show’s most popular leading ladies for 11 years before leaving in 1984 due to a contract issue. She got an offer to play Mary McKinnon, the matriarch of the McKinnon family, on Another World in 1986. She filmed her final scene in 1989 but returned for a cameo appearance in 1991.

She played the persona regularly until 2009, when she abruptly vanished from view. In 2013, she returned to the role for the show’s 50th anniversary, and she continues to appear as a recurrent character.