Trigger Warning: This article mentions death, reader discretion is advised.Jennifer Harmon, the Broadway veteran who played Cathy Craig Lord on ABC’s ‘One Life to Live,’ has died at the age of 82. Harmon died Saturday in New York, his family said. During a career that spanned nearly five decades, he appeared in 21 Broadway productions and had a long television resume, including soap operas, dramas, and guest roles on several popular shows.
Jennifer Harmon’s death has been confirmed by her family
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Harmon was living in New York at the time of his death. His family confirmed the news, but did not share any further details about the cause. Harmon became the fifth actress to play Cathy Craig Lord in Agnes Nixon’s ‘One Life to Live’. The role was previously played by Catherine Burns, Amy Levitt, Jane Alice Brandon and Dorrie Kavanaugh. Harmon appeared on the show from 1976 to 1978 and earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for his work.Robin Strasse was offered the role of Cathy, but declined to play Dorian Lord. Harmon later returned to ‘One Life to Live’ in the early 1990s in a different role. She played a lawyer representing Erika Slezak’s Viki Lord, years after her Cathy kidnapped Viki’s baby.
Jennifer Harmon’s Broadway and TV career
Harmon made his Broadway debut in 1965 in a revival of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s You Can’t Take It With You. Before the end of the decade he appeared in revivals of Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard” and Ibsen’s “The Wild Duck.” His Broadway credits include ‘The School for Scandal’, which he produced for nearly 30 years, Noël Coward’s ‘Blithe Spirit’, Wendy Wasserstein’s ‘The Sisters Rosensweig’, Lillian Hellman’s ‘The Little Foxes’ and Terence Rattigan’s ‘The Deep Blue Sea’.He also appeared in David Hare’s ‘Amy’s View’, Neil Simon’s ‘The Dinner Party’ and ‘Barefoot in the Park’, Tennessee Williams’ ‘The Glass Menagerie’, Edward Albee’s ‘Seascape’ and Jon Robin Baitz’s ‘Other Desert Cities’. Born in Pasadena on December 3, 1943, Harmon grew up in New Orleans. He attended the University of Mississippi and the University of Michigan before moving to New York and joining the APA-Phoenix Repertory Company.On TV, ‘How to Survive a Marriage’, ‘Another World’, ‘Guiding Light’, ‘Loving’, ‘Barnaby Jones’, ‘Dallas’, ‘St. Elsewhere’, ‘Oz’, ‘Rescue Me’ and ‘The Good Wife’.
