Monday, July 18, 2022

Rebecca Balding obit

Rebecca Balding death: Charmed and Soap actor dies from ovarian cancer, aged 73

News was confirmed by Balding’s husband James Conway

 

 She was not on the list.


Rebecca Balding of Charmed and Soap fame has died following her diagnosis with ovarian cancer. She was 73.

News of Balding’s death was confirmed by the veteran actor’s husband, writer-director James L Conway in a statement to People on Wednesday (20 July).

Conway said Balding lost her battle with ovarian cancer in Park City, Utah.

Born in 1948 in Little Rock, Arkansas, Balding got her start on stage in Chicago before heading to Hollywood, where she booked multiple TV spots, starting with a two-episode stint as a Russian spy in “The Bionic Woman.”

But she is probably best known for her portrayal of attorney Carol David in 19 episodes of “Soap” from 1977 to 1981.

Her character seduced a gay man named Jodie — played by Billy Crystal — and became pregnant after the two had a one-night stand.

In 1998, Balding appeared in a season one episode of “Charmed.” She later returned to the series in a different role — as Alyssa Milano’s boss from 2002 until the show’s end in 2006.

Her other credits include “Makin’ It,” “Lou Grant,” “The Gathering,” “Mr. and Mrs. and Mr.” and “7th Heaven,” well as the 1977 movie “Deadly Game” alongside Andy Griffith and James Cromwell.

She also appeared in the horror films “Silent Scream” in 1979 and “The Boogens” in 1981 — during her audition for the latter she met Conway.

She was in a show with David Naughton.

Her most recent film role was the 2005 drama “Yesterday’s Dreams.”

Balding is survived by Conway, her daughters — Sarah and Kathleen — and grandkids.

Filmography

Film

Year       Title       Role       Notes

1979      The Silent Scream            Scotty Parker    

1981      The Boogens      Trish Michaels  

1983      Kiss My Grits      Doris Ann           

2005      Yesterday's Dream           Mrs. Woodward               

Television

Year       Title       Role       Notes

1976      The Bionic Woman          Parker   "Jaime's Shield: Parts 1 & 2"

1976      Starsky & Hutch                Officer Perkowitz             "Little Girl Lost"

1977      Lou Grant            Carla Mardigian                "Cophouse", "Hostages", "Hoax"

1977      Deadly Game     Amy Franklin      TV film

1977      The Gathering   Julie       TV film

1978      Starsky & Hutch                Mickie Marra     "Class in Crime"

1978      Barnaby Jones   Maggie Revell    "Prime Target"

1978      The Rockford Files            Carol Lansing      "Dwarf in a Helium Hat"

1978-80               Soap      Carol David         Recurring role, 19 episodes

1979      The French Atlantic Affair             Harriet Kleinfeld               TV miniseries

1979      Makin' It              Corky Crandall   Main role

1979      Supertrain           Ellen Bradford   "The Green Girl"

1979      Insight   Gally      "Checkmate"

1979      The Gathering, Part II     Julie       TV film

1980      Mr. and Mrs. and Mr.     Widow TV film

1981      I'm a Big Girl Now            Judy       "Best Friends"

1983      Cagney & Lacey                 Sonia Maltese    "Burn Out"

1983      Hotel     Penny Domenico              "Flashback"

1983      Matt Houston    Nan Kimball        "The Woman in White"

1984      Matt Houston    Sarah     "Apostle of Death"

1984      Gimme a Break!                Wendy "Herbie"

1984      The Mississippi Deborah               "Home Again"

1984      Family Ties          Karen Banks       "Working at It"

1985      MacGruder and Loud      Sandy    "Tarnished Blues"

1985      Brothers               Janey Waters     "It Ain't Over Til It's Over"

1985      Trapper John, M.D.          Anna Tinker        "Billboard Barney"

1986      The Fall Guy        Sandra Andrews               "The Lucky Stiff"

1987      Our House           Gale Witherspoon            "Past Tense, Future Tense: Parts 1 & 2"

1987      MacGyver           Susan Walker     "Back from the Dead"

1989      The Robert Guillaume Show        Jenny    "First Date"

1989-90               Paradise               Mary McBride    Recurring role

1990      Free Spirit           Meg Snyder        "We Gotta Be Me"

1990      Designing Women           Melinda                "And Now, Here's Bernice"

1992      Bodies of Evidence          Karen Turner      "Echoes in the Dark"

1993      Home Improvement       Leslie Morrison "Feud for Thought"

1995      University Hospital          Nancy Reynolds                "Shadow of a Doubt"

1996      7th Heaven         Ellen Jackson      "Now You See Me"

1997      Beverly Hills, 90210         Jill Abernathy     "Toil and Trouble", "Deadline"

1998      Melrose Place    Nora Larner        "M.P. Confidential", "The Nasty Minded Professor"

1998      Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction      Gwen Chandler "Bon Voyage"

1998-2006          Charmed              Aunt Jackie/Elise Rothman           Recurring role, 23 episodes

1999      Love Boat: The Next Wave           Ms. Leigh             "About Face"

2000      ER           Ms. Garvey         "Mars Attacks"

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