Nancy Hughes McClosky is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime
soap opera As the World Turns. Portrayed by Helen Wagner for 54 years
from the soap's inception in 1956 until 2010, Nancy served as the core
family's and, by extension, the town's matriarch.Wagner was
acknowledged by the Guinness Book of Records as being the portrayer of
the longest-running character portrayed by one actor on television,
and held the title until her death on May 1, 2010. Wagner spoke the
first lines, "Good morning, dear," on the series debut on April 2,
1956.Throughout the course of the series, Nancy remained a matriarch
figure in the lives of those she cared for. Over the course of the
program, Nancy had appeared in some 19,700 scenes and has been
described as a straitlaced, proper and unassuming woman who stood for
"old-fashioned values".In 2004, Wagner received her first award for
her work on the show in the form of a Lifetime Achievement Award at
the Daytime Emmys after 48 years on the soap. Wagner died of cancer on
May 1, 2010, and Nancy last appeared onscreen June 1, 2010. As the
World Turns dedicated two episodes to both the character and actress
with surrounding characters illustrating different ways of dealing
with her death.
soap opera As the World Turns. Portrayed by Helen Wagner for 54 years
from the soap's inception in 1956 until 2010, Nancy served as the core
family's and, by extension, the town's matriarch.Wagner was
acknowledged by the Guinness Book of Records as being the portrayer of
the longest-running character portrayed by one actor on television,
and held the title until her death on May 1, 2010. Wagner spoke the
first lines, "Good morning, dear," on the series debut on April 2,
1956.Throughout the course of the series, Nancy remained a matriarch
figure in the lives of those she cared for. Over the course of the
program, Nancy had appeared in some 19,700 scenes and has been
described as a straitlaced, proper and unassuming woman who stood for
"old-fashioned values".In 2004, Wagner received her first award for
her work on the show in the form of a Lifetime Achievement Award at
the Daytime Emmys after 48 years on the soap. Wagner died of cancer on
May 1, 2010, and Nancy last appeared onscreen June 1, 2010. As the
World Turns dedicated two episodes to both the character and actress
with surrounding characters illustrating different ways of dealing
with her death.
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