Nancy Pinkerton
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Nancy Pinkerton Peabody (May 7, 1940 – March 4, 2010) was an American
actress.
Pinkerton is perhaps best known as the original actress to play Dr. Dorian Lord on the ABC
daytime soap opera
One Life to Live
from 1973 to 1977, a period which would establish the character as the prime nemesis to the series' longrunning heroine, Victoria Lord
(portrayed since 1971 by multiple Daytime Emmy
-winner Erika Slezak
).
Pinkerton had previously appeared on The Edge of Night
as Beth Moon Anderson Barnes from 1963 to 1967 and as Karen MacMillan on Somerset
from 1970 to 1972. After One Life to Live, Pinkerton portrayed Viveca Strand on The Doctors from 1979 to 1981, Dorothy Connors on As the World Turns
from 1983 to 1984, and Helen Kennedy on The Guiding Light
in 1985.
She died March 4, 2010 in Westhampton, New York
of heart failure.
United States
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actress.
Pinkerton is perhaps best known as the original actress to play Dr. Dorian Lord on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
daytime soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
from 1973 to 1977, a period which would establish the character as the prime nemesis to the series' longrunning heroine, Victoria Lord
Victoria Lord
Victoria "Viki" Lord is the principal fictional character and matriarch of the Lord family on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live...
(portrayed since 1971 by multiple Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
-winner Erika Slezak
Erika Slezak
Erika Alma Hermina Slezak is an American actress, best known for her role as Victoria Lord on the American daytime soap opera One Life to Live...
).
Pinkerton had previously appeared on The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night is an American television mystery series/soap opera produced by Procter & Gamble. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that network until November 28, 1975; the series then moved to ABC, where it aired from December 1, 1975, until December 28, 1984...
as Beth Moon Anderson Barnes from 1963 to 1967 and as Karen MacMillan on Somerset
Somerset (TV series)
Somerset is an American television soap opera which ran on NBC from March 30, 1970 until December 31, 1976. The show was a spinoff of another NBC serial, Another World.-Overview :...
from 1970 to 1972. After One Life to Live, Pinkerton portrayed Viveca Strand on The Doctors from 1979 to 1981, Dorothy Connors on As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
from 1983 to 1984, and Helen Kennedy on The Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
in 1985.
She died March 4, 2010 in Westhampton, New York
Westhampton, New York
Westhampton is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 2,869 at the 2000 census.Westhampton is in the Town of Southampton.-Geography:Westhampton is located at ....
of heart failure.