Tom Hardy Sr.
Ruby Anderson |
General Hospital character |
Portrayed by |
Norma Connolly |
Duration |
1979–98 |
First appearance |
August 1979 |
Last appearance |
November 18, 1998 |
Created by |
Douglas Marland |
Introduced by |
Gloria Monty |
Book appearances |
Robin's Diary |
Profile |
Occupation |
Owner of Kelly's Diner |
Family |
Spencer |
Brothers |
Tim Spencer |
Nieces and nephews |
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Family |
Spencer |
Brothers |
Tim Spencer |
Nieces and nephews |
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Tom Hardy |
General Hospital character |
Portrayed by |
Christine Cahill (1971–74)
David Comfort (1977–81)
Bradley Green (1981–82) David Wallace (1987–93) Matthew Ashford (1995–97) |
Duration |
1971–74, 1977–82, 1987–93, 1995–97 |
First appearance |
1971 |
Last appearance |
1997 |
Introduced by |
James Young (1971) Wendy Riche (1995) |
Book appearances |
Robin's Diary |
Profile |
Occupation |
Psychiatrist |
Residence |
Africa |
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Joe Kelly |
General Hospital character |
Portrayed by |
Doug Sheehan |
Duration |
1979–82 |
First appearance |
1979 |
Last appearance |
1982 |
Classification |
Former, regular |
Profile |
Occupation |
Lawyer
Police detective |
Residence |
Albany, New York |
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Susan Moore |
General Hospital character |
Portrayed by |
Gail Ramsey |
Duration |
1978–83 |
First appearance |
March 24, 1978 |
Last appearance |
February 11, 1983 |
Created by |
Douglas Marland |
Introduced by |
Gloria Monty |
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General Hospital is the longest running American television serial drama, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, who originally set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, the city was named Port Charles, New York. The series premiered on April 1, 1963. This is a list of notable characters who significantly impacted storylines and began their run, or significantly returned, from the years 1970 to 1979.
Ruby Anderson (maiden name Spencer) is a fictional character on the popular ABC soap opera, General Hospital. She was played by actress Norma Connolly, from the character's origin in 1979 until Connolly's death in 1998, when the character was subsequently killed off. Connolly was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1985.
In August 1979, Ruby Anderson arrives in Port Charles. Ruby has become too old to prostitute anymore so she comes to see her niece and nephew, Luke and Bobbie Spencer. Ruby befriendes Nurse Jessie Brewer who helps her get a job at General Hospital. Ruby eventually becomes the owner of Kelly's Diner and begins dating Dan Rooney, a General Hospital administrator who had earlier been turned down by Jessie when he asked her to marry him. In 1983, after finding out that Scott Baldwin was threatening to expose Bobbie's past as a former prostitute in order to keep Luke from being elected Mayor of Port Charles, Ruby pays a visit to Scotty's father, Lee Baldwin. Ruby tells Lee of Scott's threats, resulting in Lee firing Scott from his legal practice. In 1987, Dan proposes to Ruby, and she promises to think about it. He is briefly distracted by the flirtatious Charlene Simpson, Lucy Coe's aunt, but admits he only has eyes for Ruby. She gently turns him down, explaining that their pasts are too different, but she will always be honored by his desire to marry her.
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