Overview
- Her family said she died in New York City on Saturday, May 9, at 82, with no cause given and no public memorial planned.
- Best known on ABC's One Life to Live from 1976 to 1978 as Cathy Craig Lord, she earned a 1978 Daytime Emmy nomination and earlier led NBC's How to Survive a Marriage through its 1974–1975 run.
- Harmon appeared in 21 Broadway productions from a 1965 debut in You Can't Take It With You to Other Desert Cities in the early 2010s, serving as understudy then replacement in that play.
- Across the stage, she often covered stars such as Stockard Channing, Judi Dench, Jessica Lange, Blythe Danner and Marian Seldes, a job that keeps shows running when principals are out.
- Born in Pasadena and raised in New Orleans, she studied at the University of Mississippi and the University of Michigan before joining New York's APA‑Phoenix Repertory Company, as fans and theater peers post tributes.