Ann Flood is an American actress. Flood is best known for her role as journalist/author Nancy Pollock Karr on the soap opera The Edge of Night, a role she began in 1962. Flood portrayed the show's heroine for 22 years, witnessing the show's transition from live to taped broadcasts and its move from CBS to ABC. She continued the role through the series' finale in 1984, by which time she was the show's longest running cast member. For her work on the show, Flood was twice nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, in 1982 and 1984. Flood enjoyed notable roles on Broadway, making her debut in 1954's Kismet and going on to play opposite Don Ameche in 1957's Holiday for Lovers. Her television debut came earlier, in a 1952 live production of the W. S. Gilbert play, The Fortune Hunter, for WOR-TV. She became a regular performer on golden age live TV shows, including Sergeant Bilko, Armstrong Circle Theatre, Kraft Theatre, and The Philco Television Playhouse. She was also known for roles in various commercials, including those for Good Seasons salad dressing. [More at Wikipedia]

November 12th, 1934 in Queens  /  Died:   Oct 7th, 2022 - aged 87, natural causes