Denise Alexander (born November , ) is an American actress, best known
for her role as Lesley Webber on General Hospital, a role she
originally played from to (contract), -, and a guest stint in , in
honor of the show's th anniversary. Alexander returned to General
Hospital for two more guest appearances in December and April , the
latter to commemorate the th anniversary of the show.Alexander was
born in New York City and raised on Long Island. She moved to Los
Angeles when her father, Alec Alexander, an agent who handled such
notables as Frank Gorshin and Sal Mineo, decided to make the switch
from the East to the West Coast. Alexander had appeared on TV and
radio by the time she was a junior at UCLA. She made her feature movie
debut at age fourteen in the Don Siegel film Crime in the Streets
starring John Cassavetes. In Alexander appeared as Mildred Kroeger on
the first season of the TV western The Virginian on the episode titled
"Impasse."Alexander first broke into the soap opera genre by playing
Lois Adams on The Clear Horizon in . Her big break on soaps came via
the role of Susan Hunter Martin on Days of Our Lives from to . In ,
the character of Susan was written out of the show temporarily during
contract negotiations with Alexander. ABC Daytime rushed to offer her
a then-unheard of salary/perks package to join General Hospital. When
Susan finally returned to Days, a new actress, Bennye Gatteys, played
her.
for her role as Lesley Webber on General Hospital, a role she
originally played from to (contract), -, and a guest stint in , in
honor of the show's th anniversary. Alexander returned to General
Hospital for two more guest appearances in December and April , the
latter to commemorate the th anniversary of the show.Alexander was
born in New York City and raised on Long Island. She moved to Los
Angeles when her father, Alec Alexander, an agent who handled such
notables as Frank Gorshin and Sal Mineo, decided to make the switch
from the East to the West Coast. Alexander had appeared on TV and
radio by the time she was a junior at UCLA. She made her feature movie
debut at age fourteen in the Don Siegel film Crime in the Streets
starring John Cassavetes. In Alexander appeared as Mildred Kroeger on
the first season of the TV western The Virginian on the episode titled
"Impasse."Alexander first broke into the soap opera genre by playing
Lois Adams on The Clear Horizon in . Her big break on soaps came via
the role of Susan Hunter Martin on Days of Our Lives from to . In ,
the character of Susan was written out of the show temporarily during
contract negotiations with Alexander. ABC Daytime rushed to offer her
a then-unheard of salary/perks package to join General Hospital. When
Susan finally returned to Days, a new actress, Bennye Gatteys, played
her.
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