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Leslie Charleson (born February 22, 1945) is an American actress, best known for her role as Monica Quartermaine in the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital.
May 24, 2024 · It’s been a long time since General Hospital’s Leslie Charleson has been seen in Port Charles for more than a few scenes. Viewers have worried about the GH veteran’s health in recent years, and now that Steve Burton is back on the canvas, he’s addressed his on-screen mom’s absence.
May 25, 2024 · Though it seems like forever, the last time Leslie Charleson was on General Hospital was in December 2023. She came back after a nearly two-year absence so she has only been gone for a handful of months.
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Leslie Charleson is an actress known for playing Dr. Monica Quartermaine on General Hospital from 1977-2022 and 2023-present. Charleson is the longest-running cast member on the show.
Charleson was born in Kansas City, Missouri. Her career began on the short-lived soap A Flame in the Wind in 1964. In 1967, she was an original cast member of Love is a Many Splendored Thing. She played Iris Donnelly Garrison and was part of a highly popular love triangle with David Birney and Donna Mills.
Charleson has also worked in prime time. In 1976, she appeared in the pilot for the Quinn Martin TV crime show Most Wanted, but neither she nor costar Tom Selleck were kept on for the series.
In 1977, Fred Silverman, then President of ABC, asked her to join the serial General Hospital, which by that time was near the bottom of the ratings and near cancellation. Charleson replaced Patsy Rahn as Monica Webber, a doctor caught between her husband Jeff Webber and his back-from-the-dead brother, her true love, Rick Webber.
In February 2007, she protested the firing of her on-screen husband, Stuart Damon, telling the press that she was not happy with the decisions of the producers and that all the actors on the show over 40 were worried about their own fate.
•The Return of the Muskrats (2006)
•Friends (2004) (Herself)
•General Hospital (Dr. Monica Bard Webber Quartermaine - August 17, 1977–present)
•Dharma & Greg (2001)
•Port Charles (Dr. Monica Bard Webber Quartermaine #2 - 1997-2000)
•Diagnosis: Murder (1997)
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Aug 24, 2018 · Back in April, Leslie Charleson had to take a medical leave of absence from playing Monica Quartermaine on GENERAL HOSPITAL after being sidelined by her pooch, Riley Rose. “I love my dog, but I didn’t that night,” she quipped to Soaps In Depth.
Aug 16, 2024 · On the Anniversary of Her General Hospital Debut, Leslie Charleson Recalls Her Tense Arrival in Port Charles: ‘Nobody Liked Me’ — Plus, a Photo-Filled Look Back at Monica’s Life and Loves. On...
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Leslie Charleson was born on 22 February 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. She is an actress, known for General Hospital (1963), Kung Fu (1972) and Cannon (1971). She was previously married to G. William Demms.
