Elizabeth Hubbard is an American actress perhaps best known for her role as Dr. Althea Davis on '' The Doctors'' (1964–69, 1970–77, 1981–82), and as powerful businesswoman Lucinda Walsh on '' As the World Turns'' (1984-2010). She also played roles on '' The Edge of Night'', ''

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Personal life

Hubbard was born in New York, New York, to

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and Benjamin Alldritt Hubbard. Her mother, a physician, was a pioneer in homeopathy and one of the first women to earn a medical degree from Columbia University. She had two brothers, Theodore and Merle, an opera

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. She attended

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, and graduated summa cum laude. She pursued her theatrical education at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, where she was the first American to receive the school's silver medal. She was married to furrier David Bennett from 1970 to 1972; they had one child, a son, Jeremy Bennett (born September 20, 1971).

Soap operas

She is best known for her work in daytime soap operas. She began that career in 1962, starring as Anne Fletcher on ''

''. The following year, she joined the cast of '' The Edge of Night'' as Carol Kramer for another short stint. In 1964, she originated the role of Dr. Althea Davis on NBC's year-old soap opera '' The Doctors''. Hubbard played the role until October 1969, when she left to pursue a career in Hollywood. She returned to the role as of October 1, 1970 and continued the role until 1977. She returned again in 1981 and remained with the show until its cancellation in 1982. In 1974, Hubbard was awarded the first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Hubbard's pairing with the character of Dr. Nick Bellini (Gerald Gordon) made them one of the most popular romantic couples on the soaps, dominating the show's storyline during the later half of the 1960s and for most of the 1970s. After that serial was cancelled, Hubbard was on ''

'' for the recurring role of society matron Estelle Chadwick for almost a year. In 1984, she joined '' As the World Turns'' as businesswoman

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. She was nominated nine times for a Daytime Emmy for the role. Hubbard left the program in 1999 (due to a disagreement over the character's direction) but was persuaded to return several months later by the show's new executive producer. Hubbard was featured in a prominent storyline in 2005 when her character was diagnosed with cancer. She was in the show's 50th anniversary episode in April 2006, and stayed with the show until its final episode in September 2010. In July 2009 she started a recurring role on the Dutch soap ''

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'' (Good Times, Bad Times), and played the role of Sair Poindexter, an American sexologist and mother of the Irene Huygens (Anita Donk) character. Hubbard, who traveled frequently to the Dutch province of

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where her boyfriend resides, was cast after meeting the writers on one of her visits. (''As the World Turns'' also aired in the Netherlands and Hubbard was already well-known there as a result.) In 2015, Hubbard appeared as Eva Montgomery on the soap opera web series ''

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''. She was nominated in 2016 for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for the role.

Select list of television roles

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'' as Anne Fletcher #2 (1962) *'' The Edge of Night'' as Carol Kramer (1963) *'' The Doctors'' as Dr. Althea Davis #1 (1964–1969, 1970–1977, 1981–1982) *''

'' as Estelle Chadwick (1983–1984) *'' As the World Turns'' as

(1984–2010) *''

'' as Sair Poindexter (2009) *'' The Virginian (1968)(1970)

Other work

Hubbard won an additional Daytime Emmy for her portrayal of Edith Wilson in ''First Ladies' Diaries''. She was featured in Broadway plays and musicals, and had roles in movies, including '' I Never Sang for My Father'', ''

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'' and a featured role in the film '' Center Stage''.

Recent television appearances

Hubbard made appearances on the New York City-based television programs, '' Hope & Faith'' and '' Life on Mars''.

References

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