Judith Barcroft (born July 6, 1942 in

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) is an American

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and

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actress. She began her soap career in 1966 by creating the role of Lenore Moore on '' Another World'', a role she played until 1971. In 1970, she made a cameo appearance as Lenore on the AW spin-off, ''

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''. Lenore was in a popular romance with attorney Walter Curtin (

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) who defended Lenore for the murder of Wayne Addison (

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) but who secretly was guilty of killing Wayne himself. Her storyline had Lenore being a bitter enemy with Liz Matthews (then

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) who was in love with Wayne but blamed Lenore for stealing his affections. After leaving ''Another World'', she took over the role of Ann Tyler on ''

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''. As the daughter of the wealthy Phoebe and Charles Tyler, she married handsome lawyer Paul Martin. After Ann gave birth to a baby who died suddenly, she underwent a mental breakdown, forcing Paul and Phoebe to commit her to a mental hospital. She played the role for six years, leaving All My Children in 1977. The following year, she appeared on ''

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'', playing Louise Cavanaugh (Miles and April's mother in dream sequences) for a few episodes. That same year, she stepped in for

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in the role of Dr. Susan Burke Stewart on ''

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'' while Masters was on emergency leave. It was at this time that Barcroft took a three-year hiatus from acting, returning to daytime in 1981 on '' Ryan's Hope'' in the role of Barbara Wilde, a soap actress desperate for publicity. Barbara briefly dated Dr. Seneca Beaulac but sued him for malpractice after blaming him for going forward with a medical procedure that threatened to destroy her career. In 1983, she returned to ''

'' for a brief stint as D.A. Sara Comstock, which she repeated the following year. She then returned to ''The Edge of Night'' in a completely different role, playing Laurie Karr's psychiatrist, Dr. Eleanor Prentice, until the show was canceled in the winter of 1984. In 1986, the producers of ''

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'' asked her to temporarily fill in for

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as Victoria Lord Buchanan. Her final appearance on soap operas was in 1988, playing a pharmacist for one day on ''Another World''. Judith has been married to soap opera writer

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since June 15, 1969. They have a son, Ian Washam, and a daughter, Amy Masterson. Her Broadway credits are: ''Mating Dance'', ''Dinner At Eight'', ''Plaza Suite'', ''All God's Chillun Got Wings'', ''Elephant Man'', ''Betrayal'', and ''Shimada''.

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