Helen Wagner starred in the daytime television soap opera "As the World Turns" for 54 years with over 19,700 episodes. Her run began on April 2, 1956 and was scheduled to end in September as CBS was canceling the show.
She died of cancer at the age of 91 on May 1, 2010 at her home in Mount Kisco, NY. Her last appearance on the show was on April 5. She originally signed a 13 weeks contract in 1956 for "As the World Turns". She had been a singer and stage actress before she was able to parlay the contract into a lifetime role.
In 2004, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
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