Before taking her signature role, Lawson played Barbara Sterling on the soap opera “Love of Life” for a season, and she had a brief role on “One Life to Live.” She also made appearances on “Maude” and “Kojak.” Lawson joined the “Guiding Light” cast in 1981, playing the mother of seven, Bea Reardon. Her character owned the Seventh Street Boarding House and discovered that her missing husband had been murdered. Lawson was on “Guiding Light” from 1981 to 1990. She also acted on Broadway.
Another soap opera actor death. Lee Lawson, who was best known for her role as matriarch Bea Reardon on Guiding Light from 1981 to 1990. RIP Lee Lawson! https://t.co/iK2SeyDCBG
— Donald Peebles Jr. (@DonaldJrPeebles) May 24, 2022
#GuidingLight alum #LeeLawson has passed away! RIP #OneLifetoLive
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