Judith McConnell

Judith McConnell is an American actress,^[1] best known for her role as Sophia Wayne Capwell on the TV series Santa Barbara, on which she appeared from 1984 to 1993.^{[citation needed]}

Judith McConnell
Born	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Carnegie Mellon University
Years active	1967-present
Known for	Sophia Wayne Capwell in Santa Barbara
Title	Miss Pennsylvania 1965

Early life and education

McConnell was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended Carnegie Mellon University.^[2] She was Miss Pennsylvania for 1965 and competed in the 1966 Miss America pageant.^[3]

Career

McConnell started her acting career in an episode of Judd, for the Defense (1967). Around the same time, she played Yeoman Tankris in Star Trek episode "Wolf in the Fold" (also 1967). She also appeared in two episodes of Get Smart, including "The King Lives?" (January 1968) as Princess Marta and later played short-term recurring roles on The Beverly Hillbillies (1969) as a bank secretary and Green Acres (as Eb's girlfriend) in the 1970-71 season. McConnell played Betsy Nicholls in an episode of Dragnet (1970) and appeared twice in the TV series Mannix.

From June 1973 to September 1975, McConnell played Nurse Augusta McLeod on General Hospital. Her character murdered longtime GH villain Phil Brewer which aired December 6, 1974 after he threatened her in regards to her unborn child fathered by the married Dr. Peter Taylor. Moving to New York, McConnell took on the role of scheming Valerie Conway on As the World Turns from 1976 to 1979, and later played socialite Miranda Bishop on Another World. A brief role as spy Eva Vasquez on One Life to Live came about in 1983, after which she moved back to Los Angeles to replace Rosemary Forsyth on Santa Barbara in the role of Dominic who turned out to be long-believed dead Sophia Capwell.

After Santa Barbara ended, McConnell guest-starred on numerous television series and appeared in some commercials and films. She appeared in the Sliders episode (5.15) "To Catch a Slider" (1999), in commercials for IKEA and Walgreens, in The Weather Man (2005), and as the elderly auctioneer in The Purge: Anarchy.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	The Brotherhood of Satan	Phyllis
1973	The Doll Squad	Elizabeth White
1974	How to Seduce a Woman	Ramona
1974	The Thirsty Dead	Claire
2005	The Weather Man	Lauren
2014	The Purge: Anarchy	Old Elegant Woman
2016	The Darkness	Trish

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967	Judd, for the Defense	Eve	Episode: "Tempest in a Texas Town"
1967	Star Trek: The Original Series	Yeoman Tankris	Episode: "Wolf in the Fold"
1967–1968	Days of Our Lives	Miss Evans / Miss Douglas	3 episodes
1968	The Wild Wild West	Amanada Vale	Episode: "The Night of the Death Masks"
1968	The Outsider	Dorothy Johnson	Episode: "One Long-Stemmed American Beauty"
1968, 1970	Get Smart	Stewardess / Princess Marta	2 episodes
1969	The Beverly Hillbillies	Jeanne Leeds	4 episodes
1970	Dragnet	Karen Fields / Betsy Nichols	2 episodes
1970	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Claudia Moran / Lee Simmons
1970	The Name of the Game	Elaine	Episode: "Why I Blew Up Dakota"
1970, 1971	Mayberry R.F.D.	Pamela Bennington	2 episodes
1970–1971	Green Acres	Darlene Wheeler	6 episodes
1970, 1972	Mannix	J.C. Casey / Verna	2 episodes
1971	The Carol Burnett Show	Secretary	Episode: "Paul Lynde/Nanette Fabray"
1971	The D.A.	Jill	Episode: "The People vs. Drake"
1971	Cannon	Donna Woodward	Episode: "Death Chain"
1971	The Chicago Teddy Bears	Irene Wellington	Episode: "Mr. Suave"
1972	Gidget Gets Married	Ann	Television film
1972	O'Hara, U.S. Treasury	Jane	Episode: "Operation: Mr. Felix"
1972	Love, American Style	Mabel	Episode: "Love and the Lovely Evening"
1972	The Mod Squad	Betty Saunders	Episode: "Sanctuary"
1972	The Streets of San Francisco	Officer Evelyn Hennick	Episode: "Act of Duty"
1975	General Hospital	Augusta McLeod	2 episodes
1975	The Blue Knight	Carla	Episode: "Triple Threat"
1976	Harry O	Sylvia Applequist	Episode: "The Mysterious Case of Lester and Dr. Fong"
1976–1979	As the World Turns	Valerie Conway	15 episodes
1980–1981	Another World	Miranda Bishop	86 episodes
1983	One Life to Live	Eva Vasquez	3 episodes
1984–1993	Santa Barbara	Sophia Capwell	1,028 episodes
1995	Virus	Ms. Hopper	Television film
1995	Alien Nation: Body and Soul	Elinor
1995	Baywatch Nights	Miss Belda	Episode: "Blues Boy"
1996	Every Woman's Dream	Barbara Wells	Television film
1998	Melrose Place	Woman at Hotel	Episode: "Divorce Dominican Style"
1999	Beverly Hills, 90210	Pat Sorem	Episode: "Slipping Away"
1999	Sliders	Clerk / Sylvia	2 episodes
2004	JAG	Bank Manager	Episode: "Persian Gulf"
2005	Detective	Mrs. Ernst	Television film
2007	Passions	Bad Witch #2	4 episodes
2012	Zombie Whisperer	Jacki	Episode: "Jacki & Cujo"
2014	Mistresses	Waspy Woman	Episode: "An Affair to Surrender"
2014–2019	The Bay	Melody Garrett	14 episodes
2015	Cougar Town	Diane	2 episodes
2015	Criminal Minds	Pat Sullivan	Episode: "Beyond Borders"
2016	The People v. O. J. Simpson	Socialite Woman #1	Episode: "The Race Card"
2019	I'm Sorry	Becky	Episode: "These Are My Fingers"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1986	Soap Opera Digest Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress: Daytime	Santa Barbara	Nominated