Sad day for fans and followers of Meg Bennett’s work. The actress has died at the age of 75 due to a very aggressive cancer that she had been fighting for a long time. The artist’s family has been responsible for announcing the news.
Although it has not been officially known until today, the woman from the United States died more than ten days ago. ”Helen Margarita Bennett, known throughout her professional career on stage and screen as ‘Meg,’ lost her battle with cancer on April 11, 2024. Until almost the end she devotedly worked with children, wrote and interacted with his family and distant friends,” says the statement released by those close to him.
The news of his death has left thousands of fans around the world devastated, as well as many colleagues who have highlighted on social networks and platforms such as X (previously known as Twitter) and Instagram his great work both in front of and behind the cameras.
It is widely known that Bennett rose to fame in 1975 thanks to a great first role in the soap opera Search for Tomorrow. However, everyone remembers her for what is considered the greatest success of her career: The Young and the Restless. In this fiction, Bennett gave life to Julia Martin. The series is still airing, but the actress ended her participation in said show in 2020.
Although she is best known as an actress, Bennett has had a long career as a screenwriter. The woman signed more than 197 episodes of Hospital Central, one of her great triumphs. She also participated as a writer in audiovisual projects such as The Bold and the Beautiful or Sunset Beach.
As has been learned, the actress died surrounded by her loved ones (she had four grandchildren and many nephews), so she was able to enjoy the company, warmth and affection of her people until the end of her days.
Her thousands of fans also wanted to be present at her march, who did not hesitate to dedicate nice words to her on social networks: ”Rest in peace Meg Bennett. The beloved daytime star made her mark as Julia Newman on The Young and the Restless, but soon became an incomparable soap opera writer,” ”Rest in peace to the beautiful and elegant Meg Bennett,” ”Sending my more Deepest condolences to Robert Guza and his family on the passing of his beloved wife and mother, the beautiful and comparable Helen Margaret “Meg” Bennett”, etc.
