Barbara Tarbuck

Barbara Tarbuck (January 15, 1942 – December 26, 2016) was an American film, television, and stage actress from Detroit, Michigan, best known for her role as "Lady Jane Jacks" in General Hospital.

Biography
Tarbuck was born in Detroit, Michigan. From the ages of 9-13, Tarbuck performed as a regular on the children's series Storyland, which aired on the Detroit AM Radio Station WWJ. From there, she learned acting skills from veteran actors from radio shows as The Lone Ranger, The Shadow and The Green Hornet.

Tarbuck attended Cooley High School and Wayne State University. Upon winning the Eva Woodbridge Victor Scholarship, she finished her Bachelors in 1963. While in college, she participated in the production of Where's Charley, which toured through Europe. She also earned her Master's Degree in Theatre from the University of Michigan. She then went to Indiana University to work as the lead actress in their inaugural theatre touring company season.

She began to work on her PhD and taught beginning acting. While at Indiana University, she was granted a Fulbright Scholarship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She then moved to New York City to pursue her acting career in stage, film, and television productions. In her later career, alongside her acting roles, she taught acting at UCLA.

She married James Denis Connolly in 1980; he died in 2005. They had one child, Jennifer Lane Connolly, who is currently a documentary producer.

Tarbuck had the neurodegenerative Creutzfeldt–Jakob disorder. She died due to complications of the disease in her Los Angeles home on December 26, 2016, two weeks short of her 75th birthday.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

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Category:1942 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American child actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American radio actresses
Category:American soap opera actresses
Category:American stage actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Category:Fulbright Scholars
Category:Indiana University alumni
Category:Actresses from Detroit
Category:University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni
Category:Wayne State University alumni
Category:University of California, Los Angeles faculty
Category:Deaths from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease