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India.com
a day ago
- Entertainment
- India.com
Eileen Fulton, Iconic Star Of ‘As The World Turns,' Passes Away At 91
Washington: Eileen Fulton, known for her iconic role as Lisa Miller on the CBS soap opera 'As the World Turns,' has died at the age of 91. According to Variety, Fulton passed away on Monday in Asheville, North Carolina, after a period of declining health. Her death was confirmed by a funeral home through an obituary. Fulton joined As the World Turns in 1960 and remained on the show until it ended in 2010. She played Lisa Miller, one of soap opera's earliest and most famous "bad girl" characters. Over five decades, Lisa's storyline included eight marriages, countless plot twists, and a long-standing place in viewers' hearts. Fulton herself helped shape the role, asking writers to add more edge and drama to her character, which helped keep the show popular. In 1998, Fulton was inducted into the Soap Opera Hall of Fame. She also received a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004 for her work in television. Outside the soap opera, Fulton had a successful stage career. While acting live on As the World Turns, she also appeared in Broadway's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and off-Broadway in The Fantasticks. She performed cabaret acts across New York and Los Angeles for years. Fulton also wrote two autobiographies: "How My World Turns" in 1970 and "As My World Still Turns"in 1995, marking her 35th year on the soap. In the late 1980s, she wrote six murder mystery novels. She retired from acting in 2019 and moved to Black Mountain, North Carolina. Fulton is survived by her brother Charles Furman McLarty, niece Katherine Morris, and sister-in-law Chris Page McLarty.
Express Tribune
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Eileen Fulton, longtime 'As the World Turns' star, passes away in North Carolina
Eileen Fulton, known for her role as Lisa Miller on CBS' As the World Turns, has died at the age of 91 in Asheville, North Carolina. Her family confirmed her death on July 14 2025 following a period of declining health. Fulton, born Margaret Elizabeth McLarty in Asheville on September 13 1933, became a defining figure in daytime television. She portrayed Lisa Miller from 1960 until the soap's final broadcast in 2010, making her one of the longest-serving soap opera actors in US television history. Initially created as a short-term role, her portrayal transformed Lisa into one of daytime television's first complex female characters, earning Fulton a place in the Soap Opera Hall of Fame in 1998 and a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. Before her television success, Fulton graduated from Greensboro College in 1956 with a music degree and moved to New York to pursue acting. She trained under renowned instructors Sanford Meisner, Lee Strasberg, and Martha Graham before making her film debut in Girl of the Night in 1960. While starring in As the World Turns, which was broadcast live at the time, she also performed on stage in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf on Broadway and The Fantasticks off-Broadway. Fulton later expanded her career to writing, co-authoring two autobiographies, How My World Turns in 1970 and As My World Still Turns in 1995, and publishing several murder-mystery novels. Fulton is survived by her brother, Charles Furman McLarty, niece Katherine Morris and their children, and sister-in-law Chris Page McLarty.
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Soap icon Eileen Fulton dies at age of 91 as family confirm sad death
Actress Eileen Fulton has sadly died at the age of 91. The iconic star was best known for her work as the first bad girl of daytime television for her role as Lisa Miller in As the World Turns. Eileen sadly passed away on 14 July in Asheville, North Carolina, at the age of 91 following a period of declining health, her family confirmed on the Groce Funeral Home website, sharing that her funeral service will be held on August 9. Eileen first appeared in As the World Turns in May 1960, remaining in the cast until the CBS show went off air in September 2010. Her 50-year stint on the series made her one of the longest-starring soap actors in US TV history, despite the role initially being created as a short-term character. Eileen - whose real name was Margaret Elizabeth McLarty - was inducted into the Soap Opera Hall of Fame in 1998 and received a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. Eileen was raised in Asheville and moved to New York to pursue an acting career after graduating from Greensboro College with a music degree in 1956. While in NYC she studied with famed acting coaches Sanford Meisner and Lee Strasberg at the Neighborhood Playhouse, as well as dance teacher Martha Graham, and her feature debut came in 1960 in Girl of the Night. Eileen was also a writer and singer and performed a cabaret act for years in venues in both New York and Los Angeles. At one point during her time on As the World Turns - which was then broadcast live - she was also appearing on Broadway in Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf and in off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks. She co-wrote her first autobiography, How My World Turns, in 1970 and jointly wrote her second, As My World Still Turns, 25 years later. Eileen also wrote a series of murder-mystery books and a novel titled Soap Opera. She retired in 2019 and moved back to North Carolina. Eileen is survived by her brother, Charles Furman McLarty, niece Katherine Morris and their children, and her sister-in-law Chris Page McLarty. Instead of flowers, Eileen's family has asked for donations to be made to the Reverend James B. McLarty Music Scholarship, or the Margaret Glenn McLarty '28 and Eileen Fulton Music Scholarship Fund.
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Eileen Fulton dies aged 91
Eileen Fulton has died. The veteran actress - who was known as the first bad girl of daytime television for her role as Lisa Miller in As the World Turns - passed away on 14 July in Asheville, North Carolina, at the age of 91 following a period of declining health, her family announced in an obituary. Eileen joined As the World Turns in May 1960 until the CBS show went off air in September 2010, making her one of the longest-starring soap actors in US TV history, despite the role initially being created as a short-term character. The actress - whose real name was Margaret Elizabeth McLarty - was inducted into the Soap Opera Hall of Fame in 1998 and received a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. Eileen was raised in Asheville and moved to New York to pursue an acting career after graduating from Greensboro College with a music degree in 1956. In the Big Apple, she studied with famed acting coaches Sanford Meisner and Lee Strasberg at the Neighborhood Playhouse, as well as dance teacher Martha Graham, and her feature debut came in 1960 in Girl of the Night. Eileen was also a writer and singer and performed a cabaret act for years in venues in both New York and Los Angeles. At one point during her time on As the World Turns - which was then broadcast live - she was also appearing on Broadway in Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf and in off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks. She co-wrote her first autobiography, How My World Turns, in 1970 and jointly wrote her second, As My World Still Turns, 25 years later. Eileen also wrote a series of murder-mystery books and a novel titled Soap Opera. She retired in 2019 and moved back to North Carolina. Eileen is survived by her brother, Charles Furman McLarty, niece Katherine Morris and their children, and her sister-in-law Chris Page McLarty.
