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Jacqueline Courtney
Courtney as Alice Matthews Frame, 1975.
Born
Sharon Courtney

(1946-09-24)September 24, 1946
DiedDecember 20, 2010(2010-12-20) (aged 64)
OccupationActress
Years active1961–1989
SpouseCarl Desiderio (1970–1978)

Jacqueline Courtney (born Sharon Courtney; September 24, 1946 – December 20, 2010) was an American actress best known for her work on daytime soap operas.

Courtney's initial appearance on television came in 1951 when she performed on WAAT in Newark.[1]

After short stints on The Edge of Night and Our Five Daughters, Courtney became famous for her role as Alice Matthews Frame on Another World; she played the role from the show's debut in May 1964 until July 1975. It was during the late 1960s that the Alice/Steve/Rachel triangle became one of the hottest storylines on daytime, pairing her with George Reinholt as the charismatic Steve Frame, and setting her in a rivalry with "bad girl" Rachel Davis, played at the time by Robin Strasser and later by Victoria Wyndham.[2][better source needed]

In 1975, Courtney and Reinholt were fired, allegedly for "storyline purposes." Head writer Harding Lemay wrote in his memoir, Eight Years in Another World, that Courtney was fired because she was a bad actress who refused to learn lines as written, although she had huge popularity with the soap audience.[citation needed] After being dismissed by producer Paul Rauch, Courtney went on to play Pat Ashley on ABC's One Life to Live, where she was reunited with George Reinholt, playing Tony Lord.[3] In 1979, just as Courtney was involved in a storyline involving a psychotic twin sister, Maggie, Robin Strasser joined the cast as Dorian Lord. Courtney remained on the show until September 1983, when the network fired her just before bringing Paul Rauch in as producer.[citation needed]

Courtney reconciled her differences with Another World and started back on the show as Alice on the 20th anniversary show in May 1984. She played the role until the next year when she was fired due to lack of story for the character. In 1989 she returned for the show's 25th anniversary and for Mackenzie Cory's funeral. After a small role as madame Diane Winston on Loving in 1987, Courtney retired from acting, though she appeared, alongside Reinholt, on the TV special 50 Years of Soaps: An All-Star Celebration in 1994.[2][better source needed]

Courtney died on December 20, 2010, aged 64, from metastatic melanoma.[4][better source needed] She was survived by a daughter, Jennifer, by her marriage to Carl Desiderio.[2][better source needed]

In 1973, Courtney received Best Actress, Single Performance, recognition in The First Annual Afternoon TV Writers And Editors Awards.[5]

Television

References

  1. ^ "Actress Hasn't Changed, Remains Typical Teenager". Sunday News. Pennsylvania, Lancaster. June 27, 1965. p. 90. Retrieved February 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c Jacqueline Courtney at IMDb
  3. ^ "Jacqueline Courtney returns to 'AW'". St. Joseph News-Press. Missouri, St. Joseph. April 14, 1984. p. 55. Retrieved February 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Notice of death of Jacqueline Courtney, welovesoaps.net, December 2010; accessed September 28, 2014.
  5. ^ "Afternoon Awards Presented". Statesville Record And Landmark. North Carolina, Statesville. July 21, 1973. p. 19. Retrieved February 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.