Caroline McWilliams (Janet Norris - Guiding Light) 1945-2010 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 02-19-2010, 02:53 AM

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Caroline Margaret McWilliams, accomplished actress and director, passed away peacefully at her home in LA on February 11, 2010. Ms. McWilliams is survived by her loving son Sean Douglas of Los Angeles, sisters Patti McWilliams (Marge Mount) and Norma Liedtke of San Francisco and Kelly-Jo Dvareckas (Jack) of Nashua, NH, nephews John Liedtke and Casey Dvareckas and niece Jill Dvareckas. Her parents, Dr. Joseph G. and Patti McWilliams, predeceased her.

Caroline grew up in Barrington, RI. She majored in drama at Carnegie Mellon and at the Pasadena Playhouse. Her career included numerous feature television roles, starting with her breakthrough role as Janet Mason on Guiding Light and followed by starring roles on Soap, Benson, Nearly Departed, and Beverly Hills 90210. Broadway credits include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Rothschilds. Off-Broadway Caroline performed in productions for the NY Shakespeare Festival and American Shakespeare Festival. Film credits include Mermaids, White Water Summer and Highway Time. Director credits include Divorcons, Love Letters, The Making of n Justice, Chang and Eng, You Havent Changed a Bit and Other Lies and benefit productions for ALS.

Off-camera Caroline loved life and adventure, happiest spending time with family and friends while kayaking and hiking in New Hampshire, carving fresh tracks on the slopes, roller skating at the beach, body-surfing in the waves of Cape Cod and doing the bunny hop around the Chatham Bandstand.
Memorial services are Saturday morning, 2/20, at St. Albans Episcopal Church-Westwood (LA) and at a future date in New York. In lieu of flowers, please donate to: The Red Cross Haiti relief effort (www.redcross.org), Dana Farber Multiple Myeloma Research Program (44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115), or The Actors Fund (212.221.7300).

catlover79 · 02-19-2010, 03:26 AM

How sad. God bless her - and I offer my thoughts and prayers to her son and the rest of the family, as well as her friends, colleagues and fans. Caroline also portrayed the role of Tracy DeWitt Matthews on Another World for a couple of months in early 1976. May she

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Marvo301 · 02-19-2010, 03:28 AM

Caroline McWilliams

MickeyMac · 02-19-2010, 04:47 PM

Wow there is a blast from the past. The Janet character was around before my time, but I know her GL storyline including being married to the unstable Ken Norris and she once fought off the advacnes of Roger Thorpe.

RIP

Retro4Life · 02-19-2010, 04:58 PM

Wow, I remember having a big crush on Caroline when she played Burt's secretary on Soap. Very sorry to hear of this.

catlover79 · 02-19-2010, 05:33 PM

She also played the doctor on Home Improvement when Tim was going to have a vasectomy.

Jude The Obscure · 02-20-2010, 12:43 AM

Wow this is a shocker.....she is only a couple of years older than my mom!

catlover79 · 02-20-2010, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

Wow this is a shocker.....she is only a couple of years older than my mom!

Scary, isn't it?

80sTrivia · 02-20-2010, 08:17 AM

So sad to hear of her passing...

02-19-2010, 02:53 AM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,338	Caroline McWilliams (Janet Norris - Guiding Light) 1945-2010 Link Caroline Margaret McWilliams, accomplished actress and director, passed away peacefully at her home in LA on February 11, 2010. Ms. McWilliams is survived by her loving son Sean Douglas of Los Angeles, sisters Patti McWilliams (Marge Mount) and Norma Liedtke of San Francisco and Kelly-Jo Dvareckas (Jack) of Nashua, NH, nephews John Liedtke and Casey Dvareckas and niece Jill Dvareckas. Her parents, Dr. Joseph G. and Patti McWilliams, predeceased her. Caroline grew up in Barrington, RI. She majored in drama at Carnegie Mellon and at the Pasadena Playhouse. Her career included numerous feature television roles, starting with her breakthrough role as Janet Mason on Guiding Light and followed by starring roles on Soap, Benson, Nearly Departed, and Beverly Hills 90210. Broadway credits include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Rothschilds. Off-Broadway Caroline performed in productions for the NY Shakespeare Festival and American Shakespeare Festival. Film credits include Mermaids, White Water Summer and Highway Time. Director credits include Divorcons, Love Letters, The Making of n Justice, Chang and Eng, You Havent Changed a Bit and Other Lies and benefit productions for ALS. Off-camera Caroline loved life and adventure, happiest spending time with family and friends while kayaking and hiking in New Hampshire, carving fresh tracks on the slopes, roller skating at the beach, body-surfing in the waves of Cape Cod and doing the bunny hop around the Chatham Bandstand. Memorial services are Saturday morning, 2/20, at St. Albans Episcopal Church-Westwood (LA) and at a future date in New York. In lieu of flowers, please donate to: The Red Cross Haiti relief effort (www.redcross.org), Dana Farber Multiple Myeloma Research Program (44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115), or The Actors Fund (212.221.7300).
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02-19-2010, 03:26 AM	#2
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	How sad. God bless her - and I offer my thoughts and prayers to her son and the rest of the family, as well as her friends, colleagues and fans. Caroline also portrayed the role of Tracy DeWitt Matthews on Another World for a couple of months in early 1976. May she .
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02-19-2010, 03:28 AM	#3
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02-19-2010, 04:58 PM	#5
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02-20-2010, 08:17 AM	#9
80sTrivia Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2002 Posts: 21,715	So sad to hear of her passing...
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02-19-2010, 04:47 PM	#4
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	Wow there is a blast from the past. The Janet character was around before my time, but I know her GL storyline including being married to the unstable Ken Norris and she once fought off the advacnes of Roger Thorpe. RIP

02-19-2010, 05:33 PM	#6
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	She also played the doctor on Home Improvement when Tim was going to have a vasectomy.

02-20-2010, 12:43 AM	#7
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	Wow this is a shocker.....she is only a couple of years older than my mom!