Mary Mae Ward - wikipedia Mary Mae Ward Mary Mae Ward General Hospital character Portrayed by Rosalind Cash Duration 1994 -- 95 First appearance January 7, 1994 Last appearance January 17, 1995 Created by Claire Labine Introduced by Wendy Riche Book appearances Robin 's Diary Profile Other names Mary Mae Courtnee Mary Mae Powers Occupation Ran an orphanage at the Ward House Former Blues singer for L&B Records Family Mother Miriam Courtnee Spouse Buddy Powers ( 1944 ) Dan Ward ( 1946 -- 69 ) Sons Bradley Ward David Ward Daughters Idios Ward Grandsons Justus Ward Roy Ward Granddaughters Faith Ward Keesha Ward Grandfathers Henry Courtnee Other relatives Maya Ward Isobel Ward Margaret Ward Mary Mae Ward ( maiden name Courtnee ; previously Powers ) is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera General Hospital from 1994 -- 1995. Introduced as a grandmother character running an orphanage, it was revealed through backstory that she had formerly been the mistress of Edward Quartermaine, with whom she had the son Bradley Ward. She is also the grandmother of the late Justus Ward ( M'fundo Morrison ), Keesha Ward and the great - grandmother of Maya Ward. Contents 1 Casting 2 Brief Character History 3 References 4 External links Casting The role of Mary Mae Ward was originated by Rosalind Cash ( 1938 -- 1995 ) in 1994, who played her as a proud matriarch character who had triumphed over racism and tragedy. When Cash died of cancer in 1995, the Mary Mae Ward character was written out of the series, with an explanation of having died of natural causes. In 1996, Cash was posthumously nominated for an Emmy Award, for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Brief character history Mary Mae Ward showed up in Port Charles after Laura Spencer bought the Ward House. Mary Mae and Laura became instant friends and ran an orphanage out of the Ward House. After her son Bradley Ward was found dead in Luke and Laura Spencer 's yard, Mary Mae 's grandson Justus and granddaughter Keesha came to Port Charles to attend Bradley 's funeral. Bradley had been murdered, but who killed him ? Keesha began dating the young, rich Jason Quartermaine. Mary Mae and Edward Quartermaine, both grandparents of the teens, were n't happy about the two dating each other. Soon all evidence of Bradley 's death was pointing to Edward as the murderer. Edward was arrested and charged. He swore on his life to Mary Mae that he was not her son 's killer. Mary Mae knew it and revealed during her testimony that Bradley was Edward 's son. Edward had wartime romance with Mary Mae when she was a blue singer years ago which resulted in the conception of Bradley. Edward was later acquitted. Mary Mae found herself singing the blues again when Lois Cerullo offered her a job at her record label, L&B. Mary Mae was a hit at Luke 's club where everyone would go to listen to her beautiful voice. Mary Mae was adored by many in Port Charles. When she died in her sleep in January 1996, the whole town turned out to pay their respects to their beloved Mary Mae. References Jump up ^ Jacobs, Damon L. ( November 6, 2009 ). `` Soap 's Hope : The Claire Labine Interview, Part Four ''. We Love Soaps. welovesoaps.com. Retrieved February 24, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Rosalind Cash obituary ''. Los Angeles Times. November 2, 1995. Retrieved July 13, 2011. Jump up ^ Gussow, Mel ( November 3, 1995 ). `` Rosalind Cash, 56, at Home on Stage and Screen ''. The New York Times. p. 22. Retrieved August 28, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Rosalind Cash ''. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 13, 2011. Jump up ^ Associated Press ( April 6, 1996 ). `` Emmy nominations for daytime announced ''. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved May 2, 2016. External links Mary Mae Ward profile Soapcentral.com General Hospital Cast Present cast members Past cast members Crew Frank and Doris Hursley Frank Valentini Shelly Altman Chris Van Etten Families Cassadine Corinthos Cramer Hardy / Webber Jerome Lord Quartermaine Scorpio / Jones Spencer Related articles Twist of Fate Port Charles ( spin - off ) Night Shift ( spin - off ) What If... 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Quartermaine Alan Quartermaine Dillon Quartermaine Edward Quartermaine Emily Quartermaine Skye Chandler Quartermaine Tracy Quartermaine Madeline Reeves Sabrina Santiago Holly Sutton - Scorpio Jennifer Smith Lucky Spencer Luke Spencer Cole Thornhart Justus Ward Mary Mae Ward Lesley Webber Heather Webber Steven Webber Nathan West Britt Westbourne Johnny Zacchara Character lists 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Children Hardy / Webber Scorpio / Jones Spencer Quartermaine Cassadine Jerome Corinthos Lord Cramer Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mary_Mae_Ward&oldid=796848221 '' Categories : General Hospital characters Fictional singers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 23 August 2017, at 12 : 04. About Wikipedia

Question: who played mary mae ward on general hospital
Answer: Rosalind Cash