Susan Brown

Susan Brown (May 4, 1932 – August 31, 2018) was an American television and film actress and interior designer. She was best known for her roles on daytime soap operas, particularly General Hospital; in 1979, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for her role on the show. Early life Brown was born in San Francisco, California. She graduated from the University of Southern California and later attended the American Theatre Wing in New York City. Career Brown's first soap role was on From These Roots in 1959, taking over temporarily from leading actress Ann Flood. Afterwards, she also subbed for Flood on numerous occasions in the role of Nancy Karr on The Edge of Night. She later had regular roles on the short-lived soaps The Young Marrieds, Bright Promise and Return to Peyton Place, playing Constance MacKenzie. In 1977, Brown joined the cast of General Hospital as Dr. Gail Adamson Baldwin, Monica Webber's foster mother who married widowed attorney Lee Baldwin (Peter Hansen). In 1979, Brown was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress. She left the series on December 12, 1985, and made occasional appearances from 1989 to 1990 before returning on September 30, 1992, on a recurring status.