Eileen Fulton, ‘As the World Turns’ Star, Dies at 91 | E! News
Hollywood is mourning the loss of Eileene Fulton. The soap opera actress who was known for her role as Lisa Grimmaldi on daytime drama As the World Turns died on July 14th in Asheville, North Carolina after quote a period of declining health per herbituary shared by Gross Funeral Home. She was 91 years old. Eileen, born Margaret Elizabeth Mclardy, first rose to fame in 1960 when she appeared in Girl of the Night. That same year, the actress landed her career-defining role as Lisa Miller on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, becoming one of the first bad girls on daytime television. And now for the next 30 minutes, As the World Turns. What? Lisa, I’m just going to call you. This is something that Nancy planned as a sort of a surprise here. Hello, Lisa. Well, hello there, Linda. Hi, Bruce. No, Lisa. And while her character was only supposed to appear for a short term, Eileene went on to star on the show for 50 years until the series cancellation in 2010. The actress was inducted into the soap opera Hall of Fame in 1998 and was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the 2004 daytime Emmys. Eileen was 91 years old. [Music]
Soap Opera legend Eileen Fulton, who was known for her role as Lisa Martin / Lisa Grimaldi on CBS daytime drama ‘As the World Turns’, died on July 14th in Asheville, NC, per her obituary shared by Groce Funeral Home. She was 91 years old. Full Story: https://www.eonline.com/news/1420093/eileen-fulton-as-the-world-turns-star-dead-at-91
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28 Comments
Grandma's favorite Soap.
RIP🎉
Rest in peace 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Only Soap I ever followed.😊
The "World" has lost a beautiful person, wonderful actress and Soap Opera Icon.😢💔
91 a long life, others die without reaching 20.
Rip
I remeber her 😢😢😢. RIP 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
R.I.P Eileen Fulton 1933-2025
This is the age I want to pass on the beach on a low chair. Yes indeed
The daytime soap world lost a legend. She will be greatly missed.
CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO HER FAMILY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS R.I.P 🕊 🙏🏼
Sending prayers ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏 Condolences to her beloved family 😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
I remember that show but I rarely watched daytime soaps Carol Burnett would parody it on her show
Rest In Heavenly Peace🙏🤍🕊🙏♥️
R.I.P
Is the official YouTube channel of E? Why does he sound funny sounds like an automated voice people don’t sound like that? Once again the YouTube community doesn’t ban YouTube channels like this one?
Her character's maiden name was Miller, not Martin. She was extremely popular in the 60s, a proto-Erica Kane. I remember watching her on ATWT with my mom growing up, and she was attacked by fans who called her awful names, though she was playing a character. Lisa didn't give anyone a break, especially in one scene where she went off on Susan Stewart for having an affair with Bob Hughes while he was still married to Kim. One of my favorite storylines was her returning to Chicago to see her second husband, John Elridge, who was dying. They showed her past with him in flashbacks from the nighttime soap Our Private World, where she had an affair with John's brother Thomas, and her acrimonious relationship with MIL Alma Elridge, and it was revealed she had a long-lost son, Scott, who was born during the time OPW ended and her return to ATWT. RIP Eileen 💔, you are an icon who paved the way for many female soap characters, who are flawed yet strong women.
She will be greatly missed but forever remembered. prayers and blessings go out to her immediate and extended, family and friends. She is now joining Connie Francis, and many other fantastic artists, entertaining everyone in heaven. May they all rest in heavenly peace and eternal paradise. May they be fondly remembered and kept in our hearts. God bless us everyone here and those whom have crossed over to be with their fellow angels.❤🙏
I grew up on CBS soap operas 😊 ! Lisa was just one of those iconic characters on CBS daytime soaps! I think she had a few ex husband's lol by the time I really had an understanding of soaps in the 80's. She wasn't really a bad girl anymore. The ex wife of Bob Hughes the mother of Tom….she might have been married to John Dixon also . Wow to think 50 yrs on As the World Turns the storylines indeed. God Bless all her family and caretakers those who loved her in her real life. Thank you for sharing her with us . To the older actors of the soaps still around we salute you and wish you good tidings. I'm glad she was given accolades by the industry while she was still alive .Hopefully she was taken care of well financially by her actor's pension. I think we might be surprised by the pay inequity women actresses faced in those years when she began.
LEGEND❤🎉
She was very special and talented
R.I.P eileen as lisa on as the world turns
What a loss we've lost a legend.
My mom's fave soap! 🌎🌍🌏
End of an era!
Wow, this it is so that they canceled As the World Turns, Guiding Light, and other soaps for talk shows and game shows that ended up getting canceled so many of the actors and actresses have passed since their cancellation you forget how much time has passed since then
My favorite soap