Patricia Elliot dead
Patricia Elliott, right, died Sunday. Pictured: Glenn Close and Elliot attend an event for the Tony Awards in New York City on June 10, 2006. Getty

Soap opera fans lost another star this week. “One Life To Live” actress Patricia Elliott died Sunday. She was 77.

The Associated Press reports that Elliott died in her home in Manhattan following a battle with cancer. She is survived by her niece, aunt and several cousins.

Elliott had quite a long career. She made her Broadway debut in the original production of Stephen Sondheim's “A Little Night Music” in 1973, and she won a Tony Award for her role as Countess Charlotte. The Colorado native went on to star in several productions on the Great White Way, including “The Elephant Man” and “Hedda Gabbler.” However, her longest role was on “One Life to Live.”

In 1988, Elliott started playing Renee Divine Buchanan on the ABC soap opera. She stayed on “One Life to Live” for over 20 years until 2011. Renee owned the Palace Hotel that so many of the “OLTL” characters frequented, and she had a decades-long love story with Asa Buchanan (Philip Carey).

With so much history in the world of soap operas, plenty of stars mourned the loss of the actress. Several daytime actors went to Twitter to share their sympathies.

Those who worked behind the camera also shared their condolences. Former “One Life to Live” writer Ron Carlivati and producer Frank Valentini tweeted their reactions.

Unfortunately, the former cast and crew of “One Life to Live,” which was canceled in 2013, were already grieving the loss of another actor. Nathaniel Marston, who played Michael McBain on the soap, died due to injuries from a car crash in November. He was 40.

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