General Hospital ’s longest recurring actor and portrayer of matriarch Monica Quartermaine, Leslie Charleson, has died at 79. Since the show’s executive producer Frank Valentini shared the news on Sunday, fans and fellow cast members have shared their reactions to the significant loss.

Leslie Charleson, best known as Monica Quartermaine on ABC’s General Hospital, died recently, according to one of the show’s producers. She was 79. The four-time Emmy nominee had been playing the beloved cardiologist since 1977,

The executive producer of "General Hospital" said the actress "was a beloved matriarch of the entire cast and crew."