Jeanne Cooper — American Actress born on October 25, 1928, died on May 08, 2013

Wilma Jeanne Cooper, best known as Jeanne Cooper, was an American actress, best known for her role as Katherine Chancellor on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. At the time of her death, she was eighth on the all-time list of longest-serving soap opera actors in the United States... (wikipedia)

When I signed up for Y&R, my actor friends said, 'A daytime soap? It'll kill your career!' Now they'd trade places with me in a heartbeat.
It has its perks, being Mrs. Chancellor, and if I have to use it, by golly, I'll use it. I'm through standing in lines at my age.