1. Eileen Fulton was born on Margaret Elizabeth McLarty; September 13,1933 and is an American actress, singer, and author.
51 Facts About Eileen Fulton
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Eileen Fulton is known for her television role as Lisa Grimaldi on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, which she played almost continuously for 50 years, from May 18,1960, until the show's ending on September 17,2010.
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Eileen Fulton starred on Our Private World, a primetime spin off of As the World Turns.
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Eileen Fulton has co-authored two autobiographies, How My World Turns and As My World Still Turns.
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Eileen Fulton has written a novel titled Soap Opera, and six murder mystery novels.
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Eileen Fulton was born Margaret Elizabeth McLarty in Asheville, North Carolina on September 13,1933.
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Eileen Fulton's father was a Methodist minister and she is descended from a long line of clergymen.
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Eileen Fulton played an elf in a production of James Thurber's The 13 Clocks.
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Eileen Fulton made her professional acting debut in the play The Lost Colony in Manteo, North Carolina.
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Eileen Fulton moved to New York in 1956 and attended the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.
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Eileen Fulton supported herself with a variety of jobs, including selling hats at Macy's and modeling.
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Eileen Fulton posed for photos that were used on the cover of True Confessions magazine.
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Eileen Fulton started using the stage name of Eileen Fulton.
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Eileen Fulton was cast as Lisa Mae Bailey in the drama film Girl of the Night, co-starring with Anne Francis.
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Eileen Fulton was cast as Lisa Grimaldi on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, first airing May 18,1960.
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Eileen Fulton once refused to film a scene where the character of Lisa was being spanked, because she believed it glorified spousal abuse.
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Eileen Fulton appeared in Abe Lincoln in Illinois with Hal Holbrook.
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Eileen Fulton had time to travel from CBS' studios to the Billy Rose Theatre and get into costume because her character did not appear on stage for the first 20 minutes.
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Eileen Fulton would be back onstage by evening, performing in The Fantasticks.
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Eileen Fulton left As the World Turns for several months in 1964.
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Eileen Fulton took several months off before returning to As the World Turns in May 1966.
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Eileen Fulton feared that the perception of her as a grandmother, instead of a glamorous and vital woman, would cause the writers to kill off her character.
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In 1970, Eileen Fulton co-authored her first autobiography, How My World Turns.
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Eileen Fulton released her debut album, The Same Old World, on the Pan label.
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Eileen Fulton was briefly absent from ATWT in the late 1970s and the role of Lisa was recast with actress Lynn Rogers.
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Eileen Fulton left ATWT again in April 1983 and the role was recast with Betsy von Furstenberg.
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Eileen Fulton returned eighteen months later, first airing on August 3,1984.
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Eileen Fulton agreed to return when she was promised to have six months on the show, followed by six months off, a more glamorous storyline and time off for singing and acting appearances.
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Eileen Fulton was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1988.
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In 1991, Eileen Fulton received the Editor's Award at the Soap Opera Digest Awards.
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Eileen Fulton took another short break from ATWT in 1992 and was replaced with Maeve McGuire.
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Eileen Fulton was nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in 1996.
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Eileen Fulton was inducted into the Soap Opera Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Eileen Fulton wrote a fiction novel titled Soap Opera, loosely based on her experiences on As the World Turns.
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Eileen Fulton brought the act to the Cinegrill in Los Angeles.
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Eileen Fulton would perform the song in front a slideshow tribute to her years on As the World Turns.
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Eileen Fulton was absent from ATWT for a few days in 2004 and the role of Lisa was temporarily recast with Carmen Duncan.
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Eileen Fulton played Betty in the drama film The Signs of the Cross, co-starring with Dan Lauria.
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Eileen Fulton played Joyce Singleton in the drama film Tinsel Town, written and directed by Kenneth del Vecchio.
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Eileen Fulton appeared as Mrs Carreck in The Drum Beats Twice, another film written and directed by del Vecchio.
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Eileen Fulton remained on the show through its cancellation, but she only appeared briefly in the final episode, airing September 17,2010.
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In 2010, Eileen Fulton performed her cabaret act at Don't Tell Mama in New York.
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In honor of her father, Eileen Fulton established a music scholarship at Brevard College in North Carolina.
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Eileen Fulton established a Fine Arts Scholarship in her and her mother's name at their alma mater, Greensboro College.
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Eileen Fulton was awarded an honorary doctorate at Greensboro College when she spoke at their commencement.
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Eileen Fulton was an investor in the New York Stars women's basketball team.
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Eileen Fulton married her first husband, Bill Cochrane, in 1957 and they later divorced.
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Eileen Fulton married her second husband, record producer Danny Fortunato, in 1970.
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Eileen Fulton has said that she wore disguises when going to work after their breakup, because she was afraid of him.
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Eileen Fulton met landscape architect Rick McMorrow at a political benefit.
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Eileen Fulton has said that the marriage was over the day after their wedding.