Lydia Bruce

{{Infobox person |name = Lydia Bruce |birth_name = Lydia Slubowski |birth_date = {{birth date|1931|01|08}} |birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.<ref name="a" /> |death_date = {{death date and age|2008|05|07|1931|01|08}} |death_place = Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |occupation = Actress |years_active = 1961–1995 |spouse = {{marriage|Leon B. Stevens|1958}} |children = 1 }}

'''Lydia Slubowski''' (January 8, 1931<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/lydia-bruce-an595754|title=Lydia Bruce|work=AllMovie|access-date=December 20, 2024}}</ref> – May 7, 2008), known professionally as '''Lydia Bruce''', was an American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Dr. Maggie Powers in the long-running soap opera television series ''The Doctors''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oe4fDAAAQBAJ|title=TV Finales FAQ (All That's Left to Know About the Endings of Your Favorite TV Shows)|page=184|date=November 2015|publisher=Applause Theatre|first=Stephen, Holly|last=Tropiano, Buren|isbn=9781495046063|via=Google Books}}</ref>

Bruce began her acting career in 1961, playing two roles on the television series ''Armstrong Circle Theatre'' and appearing in the broadway play ''A Call on Kuprin''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/490592571/|title=The Record from Hackensack, New Jersey - 162|work=The Record|location=Hackensack, New Jersey|date=May 26, 1961|page=162|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref>

Bruce was cast as Dr. Maggie Powers on the soap opera ''The Doctors'' in 1968, playing the role until the show finished in 1982.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/315869820/|title=The Central New Jersey Home News from New Brunswick, New Jersey - 52|work=The Central New Jersey Home News|location=New Brunswick, New Jersey|date=November 29, 1968|page=52|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref> She briefly appeared on ''Guiding Light'', and appeared on ''Law & Order'' as Judge Martha Kershan in 1995.

Bruce died on May 7, 2008 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at the age of 77.<ref name="a">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/213681316/|title=Arizona Daily Star from Tucson, Arizona - Page B005|work=Arizona Daily Star|date=July 18, 2008|location=Tucson, Arizona|page=B005|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YOqTzAEACAAJ|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2008|page=52|date=April 17, 2009|first=Harris|last=Lentz|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786434824|via=Google Books}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Television === {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1961-1962 || ''Armstrong Circle Theatre'' || Lela Davis/Malcha Rothstein || 4 episodes |- | 1968-1982 || ''The Doctors'' || Dr. Maggie Powers || 2,566 episodes |- | 1973 || ''Hawaii Five-O'' || Sybil Fletcher || 1 episode |- | 1984 || ''Guiding Light'' || Alexandra Spaulding von Halkein || 2 episodes; temporary replacement for Beverlee McKinsey |- | 1995 || ''Law & Order'' || Judge Martha Kershan || 1 episode |}

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== External links == *{{IMDb name|0115538}} *{{IBDB name|105134}}

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