Barbara Tarbuck, 'General Hospital' Actress, Dead At 74

Actress Barbara Tarbuck died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare brain disorder,in her Los Angeles home on Monday at age 74. Her daughter, producer Jennifer Lane Connolly, confirmed the news to Variety.She was known for her long-running role as Lady Jane Jacks on ABCs General Hospital, but she also appeared in TV series includingDallas, NYPD Blue, Nip/Tuck, Medium, CSI: NY and Glee, and as Mother Superior Claudia in American Horror Story: Asylum.Tarbuck, born on Jan. 15, 1942, was a native of Detroit, Michigan, and began her career as a regular on AM Radio Station WWJs childrens series Storyland. She attended Wayne State University before receiving a masters in theater from the University of Michigan. She then attended Indiana University to take part in its theater touring company and was soon granted a Fulbright Scholarship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Following graduation, Tarbuck moved to New York to pursue acting.Although she was primarily a television actor, Tarbuck starred in movies including 1986s Short Circuit, 1991s Curly Sue, 1995s The Tie That Binds, 2004s Walking Tall and 2009s S. Darko.She was introduced onGeneral Hospital in 1996 as the mother of Jax Jacks (Ingo Rademacher). After 41 episodes, she ended her run in 2010.Having also appeared on Broadwayin the original productions of Neil Simons Brighton Beach Memoirs andDavid Mamets The Water Engine, Tarbuck went on to teach acting at UCLA.She is survived by her daughter Connolly, son-in-law Samuel Chawinga and two grandsons, Cianan and Cuinn Chawinga. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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