Kate Wilkinson (October , â€" February , ) was an American stage,
film and television actress.She is best known to TV audiences for her
roles as Viola Stapleton in the CBS soap opera Guiding Light, a role
she played from to , and Clara Hudson on the NBC soap opera Another
World, which she played from to .In addition to making many guest
appearances in supporting roles on television as well as a number of
films, she also was a regular on theatre. Among her stage roles were
Mrs. McCollough in -'s Last of Mrs. Lincoln (she also reprised her
role in the film version), and Clairee in the original Off-Broadway
production of Steel Magnolias in (a role Olympia Dukakis would play
in the film version). In , she originated the role of Libby in The
Whales of August, which Bette Davis played in the film version. Her
last role was a guest appearance on Law & Order.Kate Wilkinson died
from bone cancer in , aged .
film and television actress.She is best known to TV audiences for her
roles as Viola Stapleton in the CBS soap opera Guiding Light, a role
she played from to , and Clara Hudson on the NBC soap opera Another
World, which she played from to .In addition to making many guest
appearances in supporting roles on television as well as a number of
films, she also was a regular on theatre. Among her stage roles were
Mrs. McCollough in -'s Last of Mrs. Lincoln (she also reprised her
role in the film version), and Clairee in the original Off-Broadway
production of Steel Magnolias in (a role Olympia Dukakis would play
in the film version). In , she originated the role of Libby in The
Whales of August, which Bette Davis played in the film version. Her
last role was a guest appearance on Law & Order.Kate Wilkinson died
from bone cancer in , aged .
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