Emmy Award-winning writer and Young and the Restless actress Meg Bennett has died.
The 75-year-old died on April 11 following a battle with cancer, according to an obituary published in the Los Angeles Times on April 21.
“Until nearly the end she was devotedly working with children, writing, and engaging with her far-flung family and friends,” the obituary read.
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Helen Margaret (Meg) Bennett was best known for her longstanding intermittent role as Julia Newman on the Young and the Restless and as villain Allegra Montenegro on General Hospital.
She was also a scriptwriter for the two soap operas, as well as The Bold and the Beautiful, Santa Barbara and Sunset Beach.
Bennett received five Daytime Emmy nominations for writing, taking out the win in 1995 for her work on General Hospital.
She met her husband, fellow writer Robert Guza Jr, while working for General Hospital, and the pair frequently collaborated.
“They would have celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary this year,” the obituary said.
Bennett is survived by her husband, two step-daughters and four grandchildren.