Photo: ABC Photo Archives/Getty ImagesSusan Brown, the actress known for her role as Dr. Gail Baldwin onGeneral Hospital, died on Friday at the age of 86.“It’s a very sad day in Port Charles as the wonderful Susan Brown (“Gail Baldwin”) passed away today,” General Hospital executive producer Frank Valentini tweeted. “My sincerest condolences to her family and to all who knew this amazing woman.”Brown joined the long-running ABC soap opera in 1977, and earned a daytime Emmy nomination for the role two years later. She recurred on and off on the series through 1985, and made guest appearances on the show as recently as 2004. She also reprised the role a handful of times on theGeneral HospitalspinoffPort Charles, which ran from 1997 through 2000.Cathy Blaivas /ABC/Getty ImagesKin Shriner, who played Dr. Baldwin’s step-son Scotty, mourned the loss on Twitter. “Sad to say one of my best friends and costars Susan Brown passed away today,” he wrote. “R.I.P. Susan I will miss all our laughs”“She was so very special, on set and in friendship,” addedGeneral Hospitalalum Jackie Zeman, offering Shriner her condolences. “I remember all the good times we shared on our lunch breaks and at at her amazing dinner parties at her beautiful home. RIP Susan + God Bless.”In addition to her work onGeneral HospitalandPort Charles, Brown also had credits onAs the World TurnsandSanta Barbara.She guested onMurder, She Wrote, Beverly Hills, 90210,Barney Miller, andFrasieras well.Brown’s first role was in 1956’sThe Edge of the Night.

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Susan Brown, the actress known for her role as Dr. Gail Baldwin onGeneral Hospital, died on Friday at the age of 86.“It’s a very sad day in Port Charles as the wonderful Susan Brown (“Gail Baldwin”) passed away today,” General Hospital executive producer Frank Valentini tweeted. “My sincerest condolences to her family and to all who knew this amazing woman.”Brown joined the long-running ABC soap opera in 1977, and earned a daytime Emmy nomination for the role two years later. She recurred on and off on the series through 1985, and made guest appearances on the show as recently as 2004. She also reprised the role a handful of times on theGeneral HospitalspinoffPort Charles, which ran from 1997 through 2000.Cathy Blaivas /ABC/Getty ImagesKin Shriner, who played Dr. Baldwin’s step-son Scotty, mourned the loss on Twitter. “Sad to say one of my best friends and costars Susan Brown passed away today,” he wrote. “R.I.P. Susan I will miss all our laughs”“She was so very special, on set and in friendship,” addedGeneral Hospitalalum Jackie Zeman, offering Shriner her condolences. “I remember all the good times we shared on our lunch breaks and at at her amazing dinner parties at her beautiful home. RIP Susan + God Bless.”In addition to her work onGeneral HospitalandPort Charles, Brown also had credits onAs the World TurnsandSanta Barbara.She guested onMurder, She Wrote, Beverly Hills, 90210,Barney Miller, andFrasieras well.Brown’s first role was in 1956’sThe Edge of the Night.

Susan Brown, the actress known for her role as Dr. Gail Baldwin onGeneral Hospital, died on Friday at the age of 86.

“It’s a very sad day in Port Charles as the wonderful Susan Brown (“Gail Baldwin”) passed away today,” General Hospital executive producer Frank Valentini tweeted. “My sincerest condolences to her family and to all who knew this amazing woman.”

Brown joined the long-running ABC soap opera in 1977, and earned a daytime Emmy nomination for the role two years later. She recurred on and off on the series through 1985, and made guest appearances on the show as recently as 2004. She also reprised the role a handful of times on theGeneral HospitalspinoffPort Charles, which ran from 1997 through 2000.

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Kin Shriner, who played Dr. Baldwin’s step-son Scotty, mourned the loss on Twitter. “Sad to say one of my best friends and costars Susan Brown passed away today,” he wrote. “R.I.P. Susan I will miss all our laughs”

“She was so very special, on set and in friendship,” addedGeneral Hospitalalum Jackie Zeman, offering Shriner her condolences. “I remember all the good times we shared on our lunch breaks and at at her amazing dinner parties at her beautiful home. RIP Susan + God Bless.”

In addition to her work onGeneral HospitalandPort Charles, Brown also had credits onAs the World TurnsandSanta Barbara.

She guested onMurder, She Wrote, Beverly Hills, 90210,Barney Miller, andFrasieras well.

Brown’s first role was in 1956’sThe Edge of the Night.

source: people.com