General Hospital ’s longest recurring actor and portrayer of matriarch Monica Quartermaine, Leslie Charleson, has died at 79. Since the show’s executive producer Frank Valentini shared the news on Sunday, fans and fellow cast members have shared their reactions to the significant loss.

Colleagues are remembering the soap opera star for her "quick wit" and presence on set. She died after a long illness.

Leslie Charleson -- who played Monica Quartermaine on the soap opera General Hospital for decades -- has died at the age of 79. Variety said she died Sunday after a long, unspecified illness. "It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of our dead friend and colleague Leslie Charleson,

Soap opera veteran Leslie Charleson, who played Monica Quartermaine on "General Hospital," has died at the age of 79.

Leslie Charleson, who played cardiologist Monica Quartermaine on "General Hospital" for five decades, has died, according to the soap opera's producer. She was 79.

Longtime "General Hospital" star Leslie Charleson has died at 79, the show's executive producer Frank Valentini shared in a statement.

(Gray News) – “General Hospital” announced on social media Sunday that longtime actress Leslie Charleson died. She was 79 years old. The Daytime Emmy-nominated star played Monica Quartermaine on the soap opera series for nearly 50 years.

(NEXSTAR) – Leslie Charleson, perhaps best known for playing Dr. Monica Quartermaine on TV’s “General Hospital” for five decades, has passed away. She was 79. News of Charleson’s death was announced Sunday by Frank Valentini, one of the show’s producers.

Wally Kurth joined General Hospital in 1991 as Ned Ashton, a member of the Quartermaine family — so Ned enjoyed a close relationship with his aunt, Monica Quartermaine, played by Leslie Charleson, who passed away on January 12,

Leslie Charleson, who played Monica Quartermaine on the iconic soap opera for nearly five decades, from 1977 to 2023, died recently at the age of 79. Frank Valentini, executive producer of “General Hospital,” shared a statement about Charleson’s death to the show’s official Instagram account on Jan. 12.

General Hospital star Leslie Charleson's death rocked the soap world on the evening of January 12. The actress was a GH mainstay since 1977 and had been beloved by co-stars and fans alike.