Charla Doherty
Encyclopedia
Charla Doherty was an American
actress who had short roles on Wagon Train
and Dr. Kildare
before originating the role of Julie Olson on the soap opera
Days of our Lives
.
Doherty played the role from 1965 until she left the series in 1967. Doherty was replaced in the role by Kathy Dunn, who was in turn replaced by Catherine Ferrar
before Susan Seaforth Hayes
signed on to play the role long-term.
She also played the role of Nancy in the 1965 movie Village of the Giants
.
She also directed and starred in local theater productions and was acitve in a non-profit group that fed the homeless.
Doherty died in 1988 at the age of 41. She died of "natural causes" at her mother's home in Woodland Hills, CA on May 29, 1988. The cause of death was listed as pancreatitis, due to chronic alcoholism.
She was survived by a son, Trevor Black and her mother, Toni Doherty.
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actress who had short roles on Wagon Train
Wagon Train
Wagon Train is an American Western series that ran on NBC from 1957–62 and then on ABC from 1962–65...
and Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
Dr. James Kildare is a fictional character, the primary character in a series of American theatrical films in the late 1930s and early 1940s, an early 1950s radio series, a 1960s television series of the same name and a comic book based on the TV show, and a short-lived 1970s television series...
before originating the role of Julie Olson on the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
.
Doherty played the role from 1965 until she left the series in 1967. Doherty was replaced in the role by Kathy Dunn, who was in turn replaced by Catherine Ferrar
Catherine Ferrar
Catherine Ferrar is an American actress, who played for television. She is mostly known for playing the character of Julie Olson Williams in Days of our Lives in 1967-68 and for the lead role of Nancy Murphy in the show The Sixth Sense with Gary Collins...
before Susan Seaforth Hayes
Susan Seaforth Hayes
Susan Seaforth Hayes is an American dramatic actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Julie Williams on the long-running NBC drama Days of our Lives, and her intermittent portrayal of JoAnna Manning on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless...
signed on to play the role long-term.
She also played the role of Nancy in the 1965 movie Village of the Giants
Village of the Giants
Village of the Giants is a 1965 science-fiction/comedy movie with many elements of the beach party film genre. It was produced, directed and written by Bert I. Gordon, and based loosely on H.G. Wells's book The Food of the Gods...
.
She also directed and starred in local theater productions and was acitve in a non-profit group that fed the homeless.
Doherty died in 1988 at the age of 41. She died of "natural causes" at her mother's home in Woodland Hills, CA on May 29, 1988. The cause of death was listed as pancreatitis, due to chronic alcoholism.
She was survived by a son, Trevor Black and her mother, Toni Doherty.