The Kansas City, Mo., native — born Feb. 22, 1945 — joined the cast of "General Hospital" in 1977, replacing Patsy Rahn, who originated the Monica Quartermaine role in 1976. “General Hospital” is the ...

(NEXSTAR) – Leslie Charleson, perhaps best known for playing Dr. Monica Quartermaine on TV’s “General Hospital” for five decades, has passed away. She was 79. News of Charleson’s death ...

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1945, Charleson broke into show business at a young age. Leslie Charleson, who played cardiologist Monica Quartermaine on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital ...

Leslie Charleson, who played Monica Quartermaine on the soap opera ... available about Charleson’s death. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, she began playing Quartermaine in 1977, making ...

Leslie Charleson, whose Dr. Monica Quartermaine was the longest ... Born Feb. 22, 1945, in Kansas City, Missouri, Charleson caught the acting bug at an early age, according to Soap Opera Digest.

Leslie Charleson, who played popular character Dr. Monica Quartermaine for almost ... 1977 and continued until her passing.Born in Kansas City, Missouri, she began acting as a child, starting ...