Career
Stuart got her start on The Doctors as lab technician Toni Ferra, a role she played from 1971 to 1977. Her character was involved in a triangle with her husband, Dr. Mike Powers, and old boyfriend Dr. Alan Stewart. She followed up her work on The Doctors originating the role of Dr. Gina Dante Lansing on rival soap General Hospital (1977-1978)where she was reunited with her former "The Doctors" co-star Gerald Gordon who played her brother, Dr. Mark Dante.
In 1981, she filled in for Maeve Kinkead on Guiding Light as Vanessa Chamberlain while Kinkead was on maternity leave. It was during this time that Vanessa was a prime suspect in the murder of Diane Ballard. In April 2002 she filled in for former Another World co-star Linda Dano as Rae Cummings on One Life to Live while Dano was on sick leave.
Immediately following this, she began the role of Mary Smythe (Greenlee's neglectful and self-centered mother) on All My Children where she played opposite former Another World castmate Mark Pinter. Originally only meant to be written in for a short stint, the character became integral in a plotline where Mary revealed that Jackson Montgomery was Greenlee's natural father, making her the latest in the long line of rivals for that show's reigning queen, Erica Kane. Mary had a brief romance with Adam Chandler before disappearing off the canvas in 2005. She returned to the show for two episodes in 2009.
In 2010, Stuart debuted on the internet based soap opera Gotham.
Miss Stuart attended the 2012 Oscars with James Cromwell.
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