General Hospital Alum Betty Anne Rees Passes Away At The Age Of 81

General Hospital (GH) fans are mourning the death of another alum. Betty Ann Rees passed away this past Monday, June 3 at the age of 81.

She had been in a number of movies, appeared on several primetime television shows, and did a couple of soaps, including GH.

An actress, as well as an entrepreneur, Betty Anne had multiple sclerosis (MS) and had a “possible stroke” before passing away.

General Hospital Alum Betty Anne Rees – Her Acting Legacy

Rees was famous for her role on the sitcom My Three Sons, playing Fred MacMurray’s secretary in the show’s final 12th season from 1971 to 1972.

She was also well known for her appearances in movies like The Unholy Rollers in 1972 (produced by the iconic filmmaker, Roger Corman), as well as The Photographer and Sugar Hill in 1974.

In addition, Betty Anne guest starred on primetime television shows like the Mod Squad, Mannix, The F.B.I., The Incredible Hulk, Barnaby Jones, The Streets of San Francisco, S.W.A.T., and Adam-12.

As per a report from The Hollywood Reporter, Reese had roles on the daytime drama The Doctors and appeared in “early episodes” of GH.

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General Hospital – Alum Betty Anne Rees – Her Life

On June 8, Kathleen Loucks, Rees’s niece, told The Hollywood Reporter that her aunt was given an MS diagnosis in the early ‘90s.

More recently, the actress had fallen a number of times and possibly had a stroke right before her passing.

Elizabeth Ann Rees was born on April 14, 1943, in Shaker Heights, Ohio, attending the Shaker Heights High School, and then moving on to the University of Miami. She also was a part of the Pasadena Playhouse.

On behalf of everyone here, we send our condolences to Betty Anne Rees’s friends, family, colleagues, and fans. Stay tuned to CTS for the best soap opera updates and news.