Lesley Woods
Lesley Woods (August 22, 1910 – August 2, 2003) was an American radio, stage and television actress. She was a graduate of the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago. Personal life. Woods was married to actor Richard McMurray. Sam McMurray is her stepson. Death. Woods died on August 2, 2003 at the age of 92. Stage. Woods' acting on Broadway included being in "Double Dummy" (1936), "Excursion" (1937), "Comes the Revelation" (1942), "The Assassin" (1945), and "A Case of Libel" (1963–64). She was a member of Theatre West. A Billboard review of "Comes the Revelation" summarized Woods' acting as  follows: "Small, blond and attractive, Miss Woods plays with an honesty and restraint that are as rare as they are commendable. Quiet, sincere and tremendously effective, she does one of the finest jobs of the entire season." Radio. Woods' roles on radio programs included those shown in the table below. Other programs on which Woods was a regular included "Crime and Peter Chambers", "Inner Sanctum Mystery", "The Private Files of Rex Saunders", "Treasury Star Parade", and "It Can Be Done". Television. A veteran of at least 10 daytime serials, Woods' daytime debut was as Claire Bannister Steele on "Young Dr.  Malone" from 1959-1963 as the serial's leading villainess. Following that, she appeared on "The Edge of Night" as Evelyn Dark (1964), "A Flame in the Wind" as Miriam Bentley (1964–66), "The Nurses" (where she starred with McMurray) as Vivian Gentry (1965-1967), "Search for Tomorrow" as the original Andrea Whiting (1967), "Bright Promise" as Isabel Jones (1971-1972), "Return to Peyton Place" as Zoe Tate (1972-1973), and "Days of Our Lives" as Dorothy Kelly (1978). On "General Hospital", she played the role of Edna Hadley (1977-1978, 1980), the New York landlady who arranged for Heather Grant  to sell her baby, Steven Lars. She guest-starred in an episode of "Gibbsville" in 1976, originated the role of Amanda Ewing, Jock's first wife, on "Dallas", and had a recurring role as Chase Gioberti's housekeeper, Mrs. Miller, on "Falcon Crest" (1984-1987). She played Langley Wallingford's first wife, Betty Miller (Hilary's mother) on "All My Children" in 1984, and was part of the original cast of "The Bold and the Beautiful" as Grandma Logan from 1987 to 1989, and again in 2001, when her character was a great-great-grandmother.