She died Saturday June 27 at her home in … General Hospital alum Linda Cristal, who played Dimitra in 1988, has passed away in her sleep at the age of 89. Linda Cristal, the Argentine-born actress who played Victoria Cannon, wife of Leif Erickson’s stoic, heroic rancher Big John Cannon on NBC’s popular 1967-71 Western “The High Chaparral,” died in her sleep at her Beverly Hills home Saturday. MAKING HEADLINES: NEWS FROM AROUND THE SOAPS, REPORT: Beloved actress to make final appearance, Courtney Hope will be playing B&B's Sally on Y&R, SHOCKER: Cady McClain is DAYS' new Jennifer, GH hopes to resume production in mid-July, GH SPOILER ALERT! For her performance in Black Edwards’ 1958 comedy “The Perfect Furlough,” she shared a New Star of the Year Golden Globe Award with Tina Louise and Susan Kohner. She was 89. She had a very tumultuous childhood that included her family having to flee to Uruguay after her father, a publisher, ran into conflict with a criminal gang (or he fell foul with the ruling political elite -- there are conflicting stories).

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Home » Lifestyle » Linda Cristal, ‘High Chaparral’ and ‘General Hospital’ actress, dies at 89. She had two other siblings. DAYS SPOILER ALERT! A brief marriage to the Argentinian actor Tito Gómez was annulled after five days in 1950. Cristal had built a career as an actress during the 1950s in Mexico’s film industry when she was cast in an English-speaking role in 1956’s “Comanche,” directed by George Sherman and starring Dana Andrews. Her General Hospital role playing Dimitri, the mistress of a mob boss, was her final acting job, and she retired in 1988. Mike Manning joins Days of our Lives, teases "bumpy ride" ahead, Tamara Braun opens up about her return to Days of our Lives, All My Children fave Cady McClain temporarily takes over as Days of our Lives' Jennifer, Days of our Lives' Eric Martsolf on a possible Brady/Chloe reunion, Days of our Lives' fall preview includes a surprise witness, unintended outbursts, the unraveling of secrets, and more, Days of our Lives' Emily O'Brien lands "epic role" in League of Legends, LAST WEEK ON GH: Dante returned to Port Charles, INTERVIEW: General Hospital's Nancy Lee Grahn says her osteoporosis story is NOT an "old lady" storyline, SURPRISE! "I never became a big star, but then I wouldn't have been a big nun either," she told Look magazine in 1960. The actress transitioned to television playing Victoria Montoya on The High Chaparral (1967) for four seasons. Her highest profile role arrived in 1967 with the hourlong Western “The High Chaparral,” a series that ran for four seasons and starred, in addition to Erickson and Cristal, Cameron Mitchell, Henry Darrow and Mark Slade. The 89-year-old's death was confirmed by her son, Jordan Wexler, who said she died in her sleep. Image: Image: Beverly Hills Historical Videos/YouTube, Image: Image: Everett Collection/Shutterstock, Image: Image: Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock, Image: Matt Kennedy/Marvel/Walt Disney Co./Courtesy of the Everett Collection. eval(ez_write_tag([[580,400],'soapcentral_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_2',128,'0','0'])); Legend has it that Cristal found the audition script for The High Chaparral to be extremely bland and saccharine, so she audaciously improvised, reimagining the character as a more tempestuous heroine with "fire and spunk."

She was also married to Robert W. Champion from 1958 until 1959, and actor Yale Wexler from 1960 until 1966. A mystery call has been made. Besides her son Jordan, Cristal is survived by another son, Gregory Wexler, and two grandchildren. She went on to appear in a handful of television shows in the years to follow. We invite you to browse our gallery of other stars lost in 2020. After The High Chaparral ceased production in 1971, Cristal made guest appearances in a handful of TV shows and also spent some time working as a Realtor, presiding over her own import/export business, and investing. She made her American debut with a small role in the western Comanche (1956), and then went on to appear in The Last of the Fast Guns (1958) and The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958). General Hospital actress addresses rumors, Holly-lujah! General Hospital (GH) spoilers reveal that one ABC soap alum has passed away. Who do you think Philip phoned? She made a final comeback to acting in 1988 as General Hospital character Dimitra Antoinelle, the mistress of Port Charles mob boss Victor Jerome (Jack Axelrod). General Hospital alum Hayley Erin marries actor Adam Fergus, Kathleen Gati cast in new series? Bean Adds Zappos to Its Wholesale Partners.

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