Actress Meg Bennett, most famous for her role on the hit soap opera The Young and the Restless, has died. According to TMZ, the famed actress passed away at the age of 75 after a battle with cancer.
“Meg Bennett — an actress and writer on popular soap operas like “General Hospital” and “The Young and the Restless” — has died … according to her family,” TMZ wrote.
“[She] passed away on April 11 after a battle with cancer, her family wrote in an online obituary.”
Meg Bennett Had a Successful Career As a Writer
Bennett is most known for her role in The Young and the Restless. But her career continued once she had completed her role as Julia Martin on the hit soap opera.
She also became a writer on General Hospital, another well-known soap opera.
“Meg was more prolific as a writer … working her way up to associate head writer at “General Hospital” and penning 197 episodes according to IMDb,” TMZ added.
Stephen A. Smith Talks Role on ‘General Hospital’
Hit soap opera General Hospital has had several celebrity appearances over the last several years. But one of the more shocking ones was ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith secured a recurring role as “Brick,” Sonny Corinthos’ inside man. During a recent appearance on the Tamron Hall show, Smith revealed how he secured the part.
“I made a cameo appearance in like, 2007. And it was like, some 10-second stuff where I had one line. They pushed me out of the way and that was it. And then I was on my show, First Take, on ESPN, talking about what a big-time soap opera fan I am. The folks on there were teasing me about it,” Smith said.
“The executive producer for GH, Frank Valentini, was watching. And the next thing I knew, I received an invitation to come and do a scene with Maurice Bernard, who plays Sonny Corinthos. And the next thing I know, Frank Valentini came running down the stairs, and he says, “Do you have time to do this?’ I said, “What do you mean?’ He says, ‘We want to make this a recurring role for you.’”