'All My Children' Actress Mary Fickett Dies

Longtime My Children actress Mary Fickett died Thursday of Alzheimer's disease. She was 83.our editor recommends'All My Children' and 'One Existence to Live': Through the Numbers'All My Children' to Air Final Episode on Sept. 23'All My Children': 5 Stars Who Got Their Begin the Cleaning soap OperaRelated Subjects•Obituaries Fickett was an authentic cast member about the ABC cleaning soap and performed nurse Ruth Martin from 1970 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths She won an Emmy Award in 1973 to have an episode by which her character expressed her worries concerning the Vietnam War. ABC stated inside a statement, "We at ABC were very saddened to find out about the passing of 1 of My Children's original cast people, Mary Fickett. Once we recognition My Children's 41 years on ABC, we can't help but recognize and don't forget Mary's wonderful depiction of Pine Valley's revered Ruth. Ruth's marriage to chief of staff Dr. Joe Martin provided the bedrock where the city of Pine Valley was built. Their marriage was always a backing pressure that symbolized "home" for a lot of.Inch The network will dedicate the Sept. 21 episode, which particularly concentrates on the imaginary Martin family, to Fickett. My Children's last episode airs Sept. 23. Additionally to any or all The Kids, Fickett also behaved in theater, film and primetime television in projects for example Sunrise at Campobello, The Nurses, CBS' morning sixties morning show Calendar. Children include daughter Bronwyn Congdon and boy Kenyon Congdon, eight grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren, notes the La Occasions. Related Subjects Obituaries My Children