Lisa Brown (August 2, 1954 – November 24, 2021) was an American actress. She was best known for two high-profile roles in daytime television, Nola Reardon on ''
Guiding Light'' and Iva Snyder on ''
As the World Turns
''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other s ...
''.
Early years
Brown was born on August 2, 1954, in Kansas City, Missouri.
Career
Brown's first notable role was on ''
Guiding Light'', where she played the role of Nola Reardon Chamberlain from 1980 to 1985 and again from 1995 to 1998 (with an appearance in the show's final weeks in 2009). She and actor
Michael Tylo
Michael Edward Tylo (October 16, 1948 – September 28, 2021) was an American actor.
Career
Among his numerous soap opera roles, he was best known for his portrayal of Quinton Chamberlain on '' Guiding Light''. He played the role from 1981 to 1 ...
, who played Quint, were a popular pairing on the show.
Brown also created another notable soap role in the form of Iva Snyder on ''
As the World Turns
''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other s ...
'', playing her from November 6, 1985 to 1994 and with several guest appearances from 1998 to 2003.
Both roles were created by writer
Douglas Marland
Douglas Marland (born Marland Messner; May 5, 1934 – March 6, 1993) was an American writer, known for his work as the head writer of several soap operas.
Career
Marland began his career as an actor, appearing on the Irna Phillips series ''The B ...
, and Brown was in some ways a "muse" for Marland's writing.
After her acting roles on both shows concluded, she was an acting coach for ''Guiding Light'' and ''
One Life to Live''.
Brown appeared in the lead role of
Broadway
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**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
version of ''
42nd Street'' in the early 80s, while simultaneously playing her ''Guiding Light'' role.
Other daytime work includes a short stint as a corrupt
FBI
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agent on ''
Loving'' in 1995.
Personal life
Brown was married to Tom Nielsen, an actor who played one of Brown's love interests, Floyd Parker, on ''Guiding Light'', from 1979 to 1985. They had two children together, Victoria and James "Buddy" Anthony Nielsen, who as a child played her infant son on ''Guiding Light'' and is now the lead singer of
Senses Fail
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. Brown helped produce and direct several of their videos.
In 1997, she married Brian Neary.
Brown lived the remainder of her life in
Jersey City, New Jersey.
Brown died on November 24, 2021, at the age of 67.
In a post on his Instagram shortly after her death, Buddy Nielsen indicated that she had a "quick battle with cancer."
References
External links
*
Iva Snyder Benedict character profile on SoapCentral*
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1954 births
2021 deaths
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
American soap opera actresses
Actresses from Kansas City, Missouri