Soap Opera icon, Leslie Charleson, known as Monica Quartermaine on “General Hospital,” died Sunday morning after a long illness. She was 79. "It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my dear friend and colleague,

"It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my dear friend and colleague Leslie Charleson," Frank Valentini, "General Hospital" executive producer, wrote in the caption. "Her enduring legacy has spanned nearly 50 years on 'General Hospital' alone and,