Julianna McCarthy (born August 17, 1929) is an American actress.
McCarthy was an original cast member of the soap opera The Young and
the Restless, starring as matriarch Liz Foster from 1973 to 1986. She
reprised the role in 1993, 2003â€"2004, and 2008, returning for her
final appearance in June 2010. While she was taken off of contract in
late fall 1982 and didn't make appearances for months, she was brought
back on a recurring basis in time for the show's tenth anniversary,
appearing semi-regularly for the next couple of years until Liz moved
to London. Later, she returned after Jill gave birth to a son, Billy,
and was seen semi-regularly during the show's 20th anniversary when an
ailing Liz revealed that Jill had been adopted. Her storyline
concerned Jill's determination to find her birth parents. The
character of Liz died in June 2010 on-screen.McCarthy has also
appeared in motion pictures as diverse as The Last American Virgin,
The Distinguished Gentleman, The Frighteners, Starship Troopers and
Ted Bundy.She had a recurring role as Mila in Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine, appearing in the episodes "Improbable Cause", "The Dogs of War"
and the final episode, "What You Leave Behind". McCarthy also had
recurring roles in Paradise and the 1991 remake of Dark Shadows as
Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper. In the show's flashbacks, she played
the role of the calculating Collins relative Abigail.
McCarthy was an original cast member of the soap opera The Young and
the Restless, starring as matriarch Liz Foster from 1973 to 1986. She
reprised the role in 1993, 2003â€"2004, and 2008, returning for her
final appearance in June 2010. While she was taken off of contract in
late fall 1982 and didn't make appearances for months, she was brought
back on a recurring basis in time for the show's tenth anniversary,
appearing semi-regularly for the next couple of years until Liz moved
to London. Later, she returned after Jill gave birth to a son, Billy,
and was seen semi-regularly during the show's 20th anniversary when an
ailing Liz revealed that Jill had been adopted. Her storyline
concerned Jill's determination to find her birth parents. The
character of Liz died in June 2010 on-screen.McCarthy has also
appeared in motion pictures as diverse as The Last American Virgin,
The Distinguished Gentleman, The Frighteners, Starship Troopers and
Ted Bundy.She had a recurring role as Mila in Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine, appearing in the episodes "Improbable Cause", "The Dogs of War"
and the final episode, "What You Leave Behind". McCarthy also had
recurring roles in Paradise and the 1991 remake of Dark Shadows as
Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper. In the show's flashbacks, she played
the role of the calculating Collins relative Abigail.
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