Asheville (North Carolina), July 20 -- Veteran actress Eileen Fulton, best known for her groundbreaking portrayal of Lisa Miller on CBS' long-running daytime soap opera "As the World Turns", passed away on July 14 at the age of 91 in Asheville, North Carolina, following a period of declining health, her family confirmed in an obituary.
Over the course of five decades, Fulton turned what was originally a modest supporting role into a cultural mainstay, shaping the "soap opera vixen" archetype with a performance defined by nuance, audacity and emotional intelligence.
Introduced in 1960 as a secondary, soft-spoken role, Lisa Miller quickly transformed, under Fulton's nuanced performance into one of television's most talked-about figures. Sh...