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{{Short description|American actress (1953–2023)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jacklyn Zeman
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| caption = Zeman in 2010
| birth_name = Jacklyn Lee Zeman
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1953|03|06
| birth_place = [[Englewood, New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|05|09|1953|03|06}}
| death_place = [[Thousand Oaks, California]], U.S.
| alma_mater = [[New York University]]
| occupation = Actress
| years_active =
| spouse =
| children = 2
}}
'''Jacklyn Lee Zeman''' (March 6, 1953 – May 9, 2023)
==Early life and education==
Zeman was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]], to a family of [[Jewish]] descent.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jweekly.com/2003/11/14/celebrity-jews-5/|title=Celebrity Jews|work=JWeekly|date=November 14, 2003}}</ref> Her parents are Rita Zeman-Rohlman, a magazine supervisor, and Richard S. Zeman, a systems engineer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/93/Jacklyn-Zeman.html|title=Jacklyn Zeman|website=filmreference.com}}</ref> She grew up in [[Bergenfield, New Jersey]], and completed her high school studies at age 15, at [[Bergenfield High School]], after which she studied dance on a scholarship at [[New York University]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.faboverfifty.com/fab50-profiles/jackie-zeman|title= Jackie Zeman; Malibu, California], FabOverFifty.com. Accessed September 11, 2012. "When did you start acting? In high school. We had a great drama department at Bergenfield High School. I got cast in all of the plays and loved it. I played Peggy Evans in ''Come Blow Your Horn'' and Puck in'' A Midsummer Night's Dream''|website=faboverfifty.com|date=
== Career ==
Zeman had several small parts before landing a regular role in the ABC daytime soap opera ''[[One Life to Live]]'' playing [[Lana McClain]] from 1976 to 1977. Later that year, she was cast as [[Bobbie
ABC Broadcasting Network paid respect and homage to Zeman, whose character Bobbie Spencer was also killed off on the show. The soap "killed off" Zeman's character in 2023, and honored both the character and actress during the week of January 10, 2024 when they aired Bobbie's funeral and memorial service.
Outside soap operas, Zeman appeared in the 1982 comedy film ''[[National Lampoon's Class Reunion]]'' and had a cameo in the spoof comedy film ''[[Young Doctors in Love]]''. She starred in the made-for-television movies ''Jury Duty: The Comedy'' (1990) opposite [[Heather Locklear]] and ''Montana Crossroads'' (1993) opposite [[Kellie Martin]]. She performed in [[off-Broadway]] and other productions including ''[[Come Blow Your Horn]]'', ''[[Barefoot in the Park]]'', and ''[[The Boy Friend (musical)|The Boy Friend]]''.<ref name=soap/> Zeman received another Daytime Emmy Award nomination for her regular role as Sofia Madison in the streaming series ''[[The Bay (web series)|The Bay]]'' in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/jackie-zeman-opens-up-about-her-2021-daytime-emmy-nomination-for-the-bay/article|title=Jackie Zeman opens up about her 2021 Daytime Emmy nomination for 'The Bay'|first=Markos|last=Papadatos|date=July 1, 2021|website=Digital Journal}}</ref>
==Personal life
Zeman was married three times and had two daughters, Cassidy and Lacey, from third husband
Zeman was a close friend of ''GH'' co-star [[Shell Kepler]] (
Zeman was also close to ''GH'' co-star [[Anna Lee]] (wealthy matriarch [[Lila Quartermaine]]), to whom Zeman paid tribute in 2004, prior to Lee's death. She stated that Lee had been like a "surrogate grandmother" to her, both on and off the camera: "I have great respect and admiration for Anna Lee personally and professionally. She was always a pleasure to spend time with both on and off the set. I still think of her often and I feel blessed to have experienced her friendship and her amazing sense of humor. I miss her beautiful smiling face."<ref name="auto">{{cite web|website=starsqa.com|url=http://starsqa.com/jacklyn-zeman-interviews|title=Jacklyn Zeman Interviews}}</ref>
Zeman died at [[Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center]] in [[Thousand Oaks, California]], on May 9, 2023, at
==Filmography==
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! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
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|1976
|''[[The Edge of Night]]''<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web |title=Traueranzeigen von Jacklyn Zeman | Mittelbayerische Trauer |url=https://www.trauer.de/traueranzeige/jacklyn-zeman-12-05-2023 |website=www.trauer.de}}</ref>
|Bobbi
|1 episode
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|1977
|''[[
| Samantha
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|Series regular
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|1977–2010, 2013–2023<ref>{{Cite news |last=Suliman |first=Adela |date=May 14, 2023 |title=Jacklyn Zeman, 'General Hospital' actress, dies at 70 |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/05/11/jackie-zeman-general-hospital-death/ |access-date=May 18, 2023 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
| ''[[General Hospital]]''<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jacklyn-zeman/credits/3000010862/|title=Jacklyn Zeman|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref>
| [[Bobbie Spencer]]
|Series regular<br>
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|1982
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|1982
| ''[[National Lampoon's Class Reunion]]''<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jacklyn_zeman|title=Jacklyn Zeman
|Jane Washbur
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|2009
|''[[Deep in the Valley]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://daytimeconfidential.com/2008/07/14/14_12|title=Jackie Zeman in "Deep In the Valley"|first=Luke|last=Kerr|date=March 17, 2015|website=Daytime Confidential}}</ref>
| Sonja Monia
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|''[[The Bay (web series)|The Bay]]''<ref name="auto1"/>
| Sofia Madison
|Series regular<br>
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|2017–2019
| ''Misguided''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ktla.com/entertainment/general-hospital-actress-jacklyn-zeman-dies-at-70/|title=
| Mo
|7 episodes<br>
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