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Jennifer Harmon, 'One Life to Live'
and 'How to Survive a Marriage' Actress, Dies at 82
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Jennifer Harmon, the lead actress of the NBC soap opera "How to
Survive a Marriage," who also appeared on "One Live to Live,"
died May 9 in New York City. She was 82.
Harmon originally began her career onstage with the Broadway
production of "You Can't Take It With You" in 1965, and later
landed the lead actress role in "How to Survive a Marriage,"
which she maintained during its entire 335 episode run in 1974
and 1975.
The NBC soap followed a couple who divorced and began battling
for custody of their daughter, as the wife (Harmon) entered
the workforce.
Next, Harmon played the antagonist Cathy Craig in the ABC soap
opera, "One Life to Live," from 1976 to 1978. Harmon received
aaDaytime Emmy nomination for outstanding lead actress in a
drama seriesafor her performance on the show in 1978.
Her other soap opera roles included brief arcs ona"Guiding
Light," "Another World"aanda"Loving."
A longtime New York resident, Harmon appeared in 21 Broadway
productions during her career, with her last appearance taking
place in 2011's "Other Desert Cities," in which she was an
understudy for actress Stockard Channing, before later taking
over as a replacement.
Among her other Broadway credits area"The School for Scandal"a
(in both 1966 and the 1995 revival),a"Blithe Spirit"a(1987);a
"The Sisters Rosensweig"a(1993);a"The Little Foxes"a(1997);a
"The Deep Blue Sea"a(1998);a"Amy's View"a(1999);a"The Glass
Menagerie"a(2005); and "Seascape"a(2005).
Harmon often worked as an understudy to stars such as Channing,
Judi Dench, and Jessica Lange in various productions including
the Neil Simon Broadway comediesa"The Dinner Party"a(2000) anda
"Barefoot in the Park"a(2006).
Harmon was born on Dec. 3, 1943, in Pasadena, Calif.
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