Beverlee McKinsey

Beverlee McKinsey (born August 9, 1940 in McAlester, Oklahoma) is an American actress.

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August 9 - 1940 - McAlester, Oklahoma - American - Actress

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McKinsey was a 1962 graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma. She started her soap opera career playing Julie Richards on Love is a Many Splendored Thing in 1970.

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1962 - University of Central Oklahoma - Soap opera - Love is a Many Splendored Thing - 1970

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She is most noted for her roles as Iris Cory on Another World (1972-1980) and its spinoff Texas, (1980-1981) as well as Alexandra Spaulding on Guiding Light (1984-1992). McKinsey's exit from Guiding Light proved to be quite dramatic in its own right: leaving on a planned six-week vacation, McKinsey informed Procter & Gamble that she did not intend to return to the show. She had had an "out clause" meaning she could quit the show by giving six weeks notice, a clause that even executive producer Jill Farren Phelps was unaware of.

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Another World - 1972 - 1980 - Texas - 1981 - Guiding Light - 1984 - 1992 - Procter & Gamble - Jill Farren Phelps

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She was the first star on daytime television to be given star billing in a soap opera (Texas) -- the first star to get special billing was Rosemary Prinz, who was billed as a "special guest star" during the first year of All My Children. Her name appeared in the opening credits of the show, which was a spinoff of Another World and featured her character Iris.

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Soap opera - Texas - Rosemary Prinz - All My Children - Another World

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Her son Scott is a director on the soap opera General Hospital, on which she briefly appeared in the mid-1990s. She has so far resisted all entreaties to return to daytime television.

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General Hospital - 1990s

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