The actress played Monica Quartermaine on the series from 1977 until her death Leslie Charleson has died ... on series like Marcus Welby, M.D., Happy Days (as a love interest for Ron Howard's ...

Leslie Charleson-- the soap opera legend who appeared in more than 2,000 episodes of "General Hospital" -- died from blunt head trauma ... though, it appears the injury didn't happen recently.

I like the feeling of that.” The episode was written before the real-life death of Monica’s portrayer, Leslie Charleson, on January 12, with the hope that Charleson could be a part of it.