Beverlee McKinsey Tribute

This actress was so wonderful as "Iris", on Another World. I know you were not supposed to like her character, but I did. She was one of the best daytime actresses ever!! I will always remember her, and always admire her talent. May God bless her. (I hope her family knows she is in the hearts of many.)

I REMEMBER BEING AT HOME OR AT MY NANAS, I WAS 6 YEARS OLD WHEN I SAW HER PLAY IRIS ON ANOTHER WORLD!!! I WAS IN AWE OF HER
AT THAT AGE AND STILL AM!!! THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY ONE LIKE HER
AND NEVER WILL!!! SHE IS THE ONLY ACTRESS TO HAVE TOP BILLING ON A SOAP BUT SHE DID!! NO ONE EVER ACCOMPLISHED THAT OTHER THAN HER!!! I FOLLOWED HER TO TEXAS, THEN SHE WAS GONE FOR TWO YEARS!!! DUE TO CANCER HITTING HER LOVE BERKLEY HARRIS!!! THEN PAM LONG WHOM SHE ACTED WITH ON TEXAS CREATED THE ROLE OF ALEXANDRA SPAULDING FOR BEVERLEE!!! THEN WE ALL WERE BLESSED
TO SEE HER FULL THROTTLE!!! A BEAUTIFUL ACTRESS IS A DIME A DOZEN!! ONE WHOM IS BEAUTIFUL,GRACEFUL,ELEGANT,WITTY,HUGELY TALENTED, AND TOUGH AS NAILS BUT WITH A HEART, WHAT A DIAMOND!!! THAT IS WHAT SHE WAS "THE HOPE DIAMOND OF DAYTIME!!!!"
I HAVE WATCHED SOAPS MOST OF MY LIFE NOW THE ONLY ONE I WATCH IS YAND R, ALOT OF THEM ARE GONE I GREW UP WITH YAND R, THE DOCTORS,SEARCH FOR TOMORROW,DAYS OF OUR LIVES, GENERAL HOSPITAL MY FAVES ANOTHER WORLD AND GUILDING LIGHT!!!! LOOKING AT THEM KNOW THERE IS NO ONE YOU IS IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS BEVERLEE MC KINSEY!!!! DON'T GET ME WRONG THERE ARE SOME GOOD
ACTORS AND ACTRESSES OUT THERE THEY JUST AREN'T THE SAME CALIBER!!! SHE SURPASSED DAYTIME!!! SHE COULD HAVE HAD A MOVIE CAREER!!! SHE DID SOME MOVIES, SHE COULD HOLD HER OWN WITH OR AGAINST ANY BODY IN THE BUSSINESS!!!!!

So sad to hear of your passing Beverlee. You made the part of Iris on Another World so believable. You will not be forgotten!
Hilja

I am Beverlee's biggest fan from Germany. I was hooked on her cast as Alexandra on Guiding Light and I was deeply depressed when Germany's tv stations suddenly stopped transmission of the series and there was no chance to watch Beverlee again. I have never seen such a great actress after that. Beverlee, a last sad good-bye from Germany!

I remember as a college student that the late, great Nancy Marchand played a role for about a summer as a wheel-chair bound old wealthy friend of Iris Carrington.

For that summer, Ms. Marchand , ever the old-money character she perfected on "Lou Grant" as Mrs. Pynchon, reigned in Ms. McKensey's more mercurial instincts....and died in a way that deeply affected Iris.

The two of those pros going at It was divine.

Richard

I think Beverlee was phenomenal on Guiding Light as Alexandra. The soap has not been as good as it was when Beverlee and Michael Zaslow were part of the cast. May you rest in peace and always be remembered as an integral part of the Guiding Light family. Guiding Light should dedicate an entire episode to Beverlee McKinsey out of respect for herand for her numerous fans.