Soap opera veteran Denise Alexander, best known as Lesley Webber on “General Hospital” and Susan Hunter Martin on “Days of Our Lives,” died on March 5. Her death has only now been revealed. “I am so very sorry to hear of Denise Alexander's passing.

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Soap veteran Denise Alexander, who played Laura’s mother Lesley on General Hospital along with a lengthy stint on Days of Our Lives, has passed away at the age of 85, according to Soap Opera Digest. Alexander first gained fame when she joined the cast of NBC’s Days of Our Lives in 1966 as Susan Martin.