'Bold And The Beautiful' Star Dies
January 16, 2007
LOS ANGELES --
An actress who spent two decades playing a feisty fashion mogul on a daytime soap has died.
Darlene Conley was a veteran stage and television actress who played Sally Spectra on CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful."
Conley was 72.
A CBS publicist said Conley died Sunday at her Los Angeles home surrounded by family and friends.
She was diagnosed with stomach cancer about three months ago.
"Darlene was a beloved member of the CBS family for many years,” said Barbara Bloom, senior vice president of daytime CBS, said in a statement. "Her talent, wit, and energy made her a force to be reckoned with and her loss is immeasurable. She’ll be greatly missed but also greatly remembered."
Conley won two Daytime Emmy nominations for Best Supporting Actress and six Soap Opera Digest awards.
"She constantly entertained us with every move, every breath, every inflection of her voice," said the show's executive producer Bradley P. Bell in a statement. "Whether she was the villain, the damsel, the sexpot, or the comedienne, Darlene was brilliant."
Producers said they haven't decided how to portray her character's fate.
January 16, 2007
LOS ANGELES --
An actress who spent two decades playing a feisty fashion mogul on a daytime soap has died.
Darlene Conley was a veteran stage and television actress who played Sally Spectra on CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful."
Conley was 72.
A CBS publicist said Conley died Sunday at her Los Angeles home surrounded by family and friends.
She was diagnosed with stomach cancer about three months ago.
"Darlene was a beloved member of the CBS family for many years,” said Barbara Bloom, senior vice president of daytime CBS, said in a statement. "Her talent, wit, and energy made her a force to be reckoned with and her loss is immeasurable. She’ll be greatly missed but also greatly remembered."
Conley won two Daytime Emmy nominations for Best Supporting Actress and six Soap Opera Digest awards.
"She constantly entertained us with every move, every breath, every inflection of her voice," said the show's executive producer Bradley P. Bell in a statement. "Whether she was the villain, the damsel, the sexpot, or the comedienne, Darlene was brilliant."
Producers said they haven't decided how to portray her character's fate.
