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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