Jacklyn Zeman, the screen actor who portrayed Barbara “Bobbie” Spencer across more than 800 episodes of “General Hospital,” has died. She was 70 years old. Zeman’s dea…
“Jackie will be greatly missed, but her positive spirit will always live on with our cast and crew,” Valentini continued. “We send our heartfelt sympathy to her loved ones, friends and family, especially her daughters Cassidy and Lacey.”“Jacklyn Zeman has been a beloved member of the ‘General Hospital’ and ABC family since she originated the iconic role of Bobbie Spencer over 45 years ago,” it reads.
Born in New Jersey on March 6, 1953, Zeman studied ballet as a child and attended New York University to study dance, but she shifted to acting with her first credit coming on “The Edge of Night” in 1976. In the same year, she received a lengthy arc on “One Life to Live,” appearing in more than 40 episodes.
She joined “General Hospital” in 1977 and has since appeared in more than 800 episodes over nearly 50 years. She played Bobbie Spencer, the sister to Pat Spencer and Luke Spencer Sr. .
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