Ann Williams (actress)

Ann Morgan Williams (May 18, 1935 – December 13, 1985)[1] was an American television, soap opera and Broadway actress.

This article is about the actress. For others, see Ann Williams (disambiguation).
Ann Williams
Born(1935-05-18)May 18, 1935
Washington, D.C., United States
DiedDecember 13, 1985(1985-12-13) (aged 50)
Bedford, New York
Other namesAnn Welch
OccupationActress
SpouseRobert Daniel Peter Welch
Children4

Career

A native of Washington, D.C., Williams' early roles included Vivienne Choiseul in the October 1961 Naked City episode "Dead on the Field of Honor",[2] and Erica Brandt on the soap opera Young Doctor Malone from 1962 to 1963.[3][4] Williams appeared on Broadway in 1963 as Frances Black in The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore by Tennessee Williams.[5] She portrayed the first Dr. Maggie Fielding Powers on The Doctors from 1963 to 1965, and was perhaps best known for her role as the second Eunice Gardner Wyatt on Search for Tomorrow from 1966 to 1976.[1][3][6] In 1970, Williams portrayed Karen Richards in the original Broadways cast of the musical Applause.[7] She next played television station owner Margo Huntington Dorn on The Edge of Night from 1978 to 1980. Williams' last soap opera role was as alcoholic June Slater on Loving in 1983.[1][3][6]

Personal life

Williams had four children with husband Robert Daniel Peter Welch, who died April 21, 1982: Amanda, Elizabeth, Daniel and Diana Welch.[1][3]

Williams died from cancer on December 13, 1985 in Bedford, New York.[1][3]

Three of the four Welch children were minors at the time Williams died, and they were split up and put in the care of different family friends.[3] The four siblings wrote a book about their family life after their parents' untimely deaths, The Kids Are All Right: A Memoir (Harmony/Random House, 2009).[8]

References
  1. Mulcahy Jr, Kevin (May 18, 2011). "Today in Soap Opera History". We Love Soaps. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  2. "Naked City: Season 3 Episodes". TV Guide. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  3. Welch, Liz (December 12, 2009). "Opinion: Soaps of Our Lives". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  4. "Young Doctor Malone". Nostalgia Central. May 4, 2008. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  5. "The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (Broadway, Morosco Theatre, 1963)". Playbill. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  6. Schemering, Christopher (September 1985). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-32459-5.
  7. "Applause (Broadway, Palace Theatre, 1970)". Playbill. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  8. "The Kids are All Right". Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
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