Helen Bennett, known professionally as Meg Bennett, was an American television writer, actress, and model.
14 Facts About Meg Bennett
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Meg Bennett was married to ex-General Hospital head writer Robert Guza Jr.
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Meg Bennett majored in drama at Northwestern University, was homecoming queen, acted in summer stock during college breaks, and worked as a model, including an appearance in Life magazine.
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Meg Bennett changed her name to Meg because there was already a Helen Bennett registered with the Screen Actors' Guild.
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Meg Bennett was an original cast member of the Broadway production Grease, which led to her being cast on the daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow in 1974.
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Meg Bennett played the role of the good girl Liza for three years, then left New York for California.
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Meg Bennett appeared occasionally as a panelist on Match Game.
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Meg Bennett suffered a bout of hepatitis, and once recovered, she was cast as Julia Newman on The Young and the Restless in 1980.
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Meg Bennett played the role on-and-off for six years, during which time she impressed Bill Bell, the creator of the show, with her on-set skills as a script doctor.
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Meg Bennett asked her to write for the show in 1981, and thereafter she began doing double duty as writer and actress on the show.
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Meg Bennett's writing duties usurped her acting career, and she shared an Emmy award with the rest of the writing staff for General Hospital in 1995.
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Meg Bennett still acted occasionally, playing such roles as the villainous Allegra on General Hospital.
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Meg Bennett was fired in 2011 by Garin Wolf after his promotion to head writer.
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Meg Bennett died from cancer on April 11,2024, at the age of 75.