Beth Peters, Actor on ‘General Hospital,’ Dies at 92
variety.comJaden Thompson Beth Peters, an actor and singer who had a recurring role on “General Hospital,” died on March 14 in central Florida after a short illness.
She was 92. In the early 1980s, Peters appeared in eight episodes of the popular ABC soap opera as the character Mrs. Whitaker.
In an obituary for Peters provided to Variety by her son, her character description reads, “The motherly Mrs. Whitaker dispensed country wisdom from her farm kitchen in Beecher’s Corners, serving as a surrogate mother to Laura Spencer, played by Genie Francis, as the teenager’s story arc saw her fall in love with Luke Spencer, portrayed by Anthony Geary.” Peters started her acting and singing career as a teenager in coastal New Jersey.
In 1955, she appeared on Broadway for the first time as an extra for the play “Inherit the Wind,” later taking on the role of Mrs.
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