Lee Chamberlin Dead at 76

Lee Chamberlin four decade career included daytime
soaps All My Children and Loving.

Playwright and stage, television and film actress Lee Chamberlin died of cancer at 76 on May 25, 2014. Her death was confirmed by her family.

Her acting career began on the New York stage in a production of Amiri Baraka's "Slaveship." She was an original cast member of The Electric Company on PBS from 1971-73, along with Bill Cosby, Morgan Freeman and Rita Moreno.

In 1973, she played Cordelia in the Shakespeare in the Park production of "King Lear" alongside James Earl Jones, Paul Sorvino, Rosalind Cash and Ellen Holly.