Since daytime dramas air so frequently, fans get rather close to the actors and actresses who play these larger-than-life characters. It is one thing for a character to pass away, but when an actor or actresses dies, soap opera fans mourn terribly. However, with the onslaught of actors/actresses who leave shows and daytime dramas that have been cancelled, it’s hard to keep up with what may be going on in a soap opera star’s life. As such, below is a list of 13 soap opera stars you may not know were dead.
13. Kay Campbell
Kay Campbell’s first job was on the radio soap opera Ma Perkins as Evey Perkins from 1945 to 1960. Her next gig was on another soap opera, The Guiding Light from 1957 to 1964 and later The Edge of Night as the third Rose Pollock. After her career on The Edge of Night ended, she went into retirement, but it didn’t last long! She was coaxed out of it by soap opera writer and producer Agnes Nixon, who had written a role of Kate for her on All My Children. Campbell played the role of Kate Martin from the mid ’70s to 1985 when she unexpectedly died in an automobile accident.
