Jill Larson (born October , ) is an American actress. She is best
known for her role as Opal Cortlandt on the ABC daytime soap opera,
All My Children.Larson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the
daughter of Ruth Evangeline (née Boyce), an interior decorator, and
John Charles Larson, an aerospace engineer. She has three sisters.
Larson attended the same high school as Dorothy Lyman, who played Opal
on All My Children before her. She enrolled at the University of
Minnesota (eventually, she finished her education at Hunter College),
and began singing in nightclubs with a group called Just Us. It was
not long before Just Us was discovered and headed to New York City,
where they recorded several soundtracks, including the one for the
film, Rachel, Rachel, starring Joanne Woodward.Larson and her sister
traveled throughout Europe in a bus, before she settled in Paris,
France. She became a model, and was soon appearing in major American
and European fashion spreads. While in Paris, she also landed her
first film role (as a Swedish au pair) in Deadly Trap, starring Faye
Dunaway and Frank Langella. Her next film role was as Jeanne Moreau's
rival for her character's younger lover in the film, Dear Louise.
known for her role as Opal Cortlandt on the ABC daytime soap opera,
All My Children.Larson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the
daughter of Ruth Evangeline (née Boyce), an interior decorator, and
John Charles Larson, an aerospace engineer. She has three sisters.
Larson attended the same high school as Dorothy Lyman, who played Opal
on All My Children before her. She enrolled at the University of
Minnesota (eventually, she finished her education at Hunter College),
and began singing in nightclubs with a group called Just Us. It was
not long before Just Us was discovered and headed to New York City,
where they recorded several soundtracks, including the one for the
film, Rachel, Rachel, starring Joanne Woodward.Larson and her sister
traveled throughout Europe in a bus, before she settled in Paris,
France. She became a model, and was soon appearing in major American
and European fashion spreads. While in Paris, she also landed her
first film role (as a Swedish au pair) in Deadly Trap, starring Faye
Dunaway and Frank Langella. Her next film role was as Jeanne Moreau's
rival for her character's younger lover in the film, Dear Louise.
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