Jennifer Harmon
Jennifer Harmon | |
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| Born | December 3, 1943 |
| Died | May 9, 2026 (aged 82) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1965–2010 |
Jennifer Harmon (December 3, 1943 – May 9, 2026) was an American actress who mostly appeared on Broadway and television soap operas. She was lead actress in the NBC soap opera, How to Survive a Marriage (1974-75) and later played villainous Cathy Craig in the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live (1976-78). For this performance, Harmon received Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nomination in 1978.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Harmon made her Broadway debut in 1965, appearing in You Can't Take It With You. Her other Broadway credits include The School for Scandal, Right You Are If You Think You Are, We, Comrades Three, The Wild Duck, The Cherry Orchard, The Show-Off, Blithe Spirit, The Sisters Rosensweig, The Little Foxes, The Deep Blue Sea, Amy's View, The Dinner Party, The Glass Menagerie, Seascape, Barefoot in the Park, Dividing the Estate and Other Desert Cities.[2][3]
She returned to One Life to Live in 1991 playing Victoria Lord's attorney for multiple episodes and the same year played Jean Weatherill on Guiding Light. In 1995, she played Lucretia Jones on the ABC soap opera, Loving. Harmon also guest-starred on Madigan, Barnaby Jones, Dallas, St. Elsewhere, Homicide: Life on the Street, The Cosby Mysteries, Law & Order, Oz, and The Good Wife. She also starred in 21 episodes of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater, which ran from January of 1974 to December of 1982.[4]
Jennifer Harmon died in New York City on May 9, 2026, at the age of 82.[5][6]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Astonished | Sonia's Mother |
| 1996 | 'M' Word | Jan |
| 1999 | The Tavern | Ronnie's Mother |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Camera Three | Hedwig | Episode: "The APA Rehearses" |
| 1972 | Madigan | Janet Lakka | Episode: "The Manhattan Beat" |
| 1974-1975 | How to Survive a Marriage | Chris Kirby | 334 Episodes |
| 1976-1978 | One Life to Live | Cathy Craig Lord #5 | 113 Episodes |
| 1979 | Barnaby Jones | Jane Prescott | Episode: "The Enslaved" |
| 1979 | Dallas | Secretary | Episode: The Red File: Part 2 |
| 1979 | The White Shadow | Nurse | Episode: "Sudden Death" |
| 1981 | Standing Room Only | Mrs. Smeedley | Episode: "Sherlock Holmes" |
| 1984 | St. Elsewhere | Jogger | Episode "In Sickness and in Health" |
| 1991 | Guiding Light | Jean Wetherwill | 4 Episodes |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Alison Ashley | Episode: "A Shot in the Dark" |
| 1993 | Another World | Judge Trullinger | 1 Episode |
| 1995 | The Cosby Mysteries | Dean Lennox | Episode: "The Hit Parade" |
| 1995 | Law & Order | Mrs. Serena Davidson | Episode: "Cruel and Unusual" |
| 1995 | Loving | Lucretia Jones | 3 Episodes |
| 2003 | Oz | Ms. Lang | Episode: "A Failure to Communicate" |
| 2006 | Rescue Me | Ellen Turbody | Episode: "Devil" |
| 2010 | The Good Wife | Ruth | Episode: "Taking Control" |
Stage
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | You Can't Take It With You | Essie | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway |
| 1966 | The School for Scandal | Maria | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway |
| 1966 | Right You Are If You Think You Are | Dina | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway |
| 1966 | We, Comrades Three | Young Woman (Alternate) | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway |
| 1967 | The Wild Duck | Hedvig | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway |
| 1967 | You Can't Take It With You | Essie (Alternate) | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway |
| 1967 | The Show Off | Amy (Replacement) | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway |
| 1968 | The Cherry Orchard | Maid | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway |
| 1987 | Blithe Spirit | Elvira/Ruth (Understudy) | Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway |
| 1995 | The School for Scandal | Mrs. Candour | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway |
| 1997 | The Little Foxes | Birdie Hubbard/Regina Giddens (Understudy) | Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway |
| 1998 | The Deep Blue Sea | Hester Collyer/Mrs. Elton (Understudy) | Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway |
| 1999 | Amy's View | Esme Allen (Understudy) | Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway |
| 2000 | The Dinner Party | Gabrielle Buonocelli/Mariette Levieux (Understudy) | Music Box Theatre, Broadway |
| 2005 | The Glass Menagerie | Amanda Wingfield (Understudy) | Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway |
| 2005 | Seascape | Nancy (Understudy) | Booth Theatre, Broadway |
| 2006 | Barefoot in the Park | Mrs. Banks (Understudy) | Cort Theatre, Broadway |
| 2007 | Deuce | Midge Barker (Standby) | Music Box Theatre, Broadway |
| 2008 | Dividing the Estate | Lucille/Mary Jo (Understudy) | Booth Theatre, Broadway |
| 2011 | Other Desert Cities | Polly Wyeth/Silda Grauman (Understudy) | Booth Theatre, Broadway |
References
[edit]- ^ "1978 Daytime Emmys - Winners - Soap Opera Digest and Weekly". January 8, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-01-08.
- ^ "Jennifer Harmon – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ^ "Jennifer Harmon (Performer) | Playbill".
- ^ "CBS Radio Mystery Theater - Complete Episode List". www.mysteryshows.com.
- ^ "Jennifer Harmon Obituary - New York, NY". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
- ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/jennifer-harmon-dead-one-life-to-live-broadway-1236592577/