Golden Globe nominated actress Anne Jeffreys, who played Amanda Barrington on General Hospital and Port Charles, has died. She was 94.Entertainment reporter for Los Angeles' KABC George Pennacchio was one of the first to tweet the news on Wednesday night. Others followed, including multiple friends on Facebook who confirmed the news. Details of her death were not widely available.
Jeffreys, who was born in Goldsboro, N.C., in 1923, got her start in entertainment as a teenager, beginning as a junior model and studying to eventually perform in the opera.
She eventually made her way into other stage musicals on Broadway.
Jeffreys had a long career on the stage, with starring roles in the 1948 Cole Porter musical "Kiss Me Kate" on Broadway as well as "Three Wishes for Jamie," "Carousel" and "Camelot."
In 1971, she joined the cast of NBC daytime drama Bright Promise as Sylvia Bancroft, the widow of the town founder with a 21-year-old daughter she clashed with on a regular basis.