Charleson played Dr. Monica Quartermaine for nearly 50 years and 2,000 episodes of ABC's long-running daytime soap opera.

Colleagues are remembering the soap opera star for her "quick wit" and presence on set. She died after a long illness.

At the hospital, Carly and Sonny were stunned when Willow announced she would be making all of Michael's medical care ...

Leslie Charleson, the soap-opera legend who played Monica Quartermaine on 'General Hospital' starting in the 1970s, died ...

Leslie Charleson, one of the icons of "General Hospital", died at the age of 79. Charleson played the role of Monica ...