As the World Turns: Helen Wagner's Final Scene as Nancy Hughes

[publicitypunk]

GREG MAY of Orlando, FL says: "My mom, the late RUTH MAY got hooked on ATWT while awaiting my birth in 1956. Daddy bought her a 20" Motorola TV set. HELEN WAGNER was her favorite character. Years later after we moved to Orlando, I got my parents tickets to go see EILEEN FULTON who brought her cabaret act to Florida. They talked about meeting 'Lisa" for years afterwards." lateOF

[Obsessedjarlenafan]

RIP

[TheCheyannepretty]

Missing Helen as much as the soap itself!

[free2drm]

She was a real dame.

[DarkHeroMachine]

It would be a great if she made it to the final episode but almost..... :( she will be missed and thank god bob and kim are still with us :)

[waynebrasler]

Nancy was a terrific actress who took the sketchy character of Nancy Hughes and failed her out full-blown, full of shadings and complexities, much more than the standard issue wife and mother of the 1950s. She never lost her beauty, never lost her sharp focus on the character and the script.

[mrob75]

Helen Wagner brought such class to the show! She will be missed. (And what is with all of those RIDICULOUS COMMENTS about Rest In Peace below?) Thank you, Helen, for all those wonderful years!

[marinka19]

Beautiful woman! She will be missed <3

[laurie1125]

She will be missed as well as the soap As The World Turns

[scottptv]

Helen was Nancy to millions of fans. She is missed and so will ATWT will be missed

[jakevanfan]

Why did the emmys not honor her?

[GOPMom]

That made me cry. She was so elegant and beautiful and professional. 

[CarlD2]

A true legend, you'd never know this was her last scene. Over 90 years old and she was still at her best. The scene with Katie also had some really nice, fitting moments summing up Nancy's character, such as her love for Chris and her finally being able to move on with Mac.

[kolsten88]

Rest well sweet lady!

[dannybex]

@kolsten88 Why do people say "rest well" or "rest in peace"? She's DEAD, she's not "resting."

Sheesh.

[BabyDillGerkin]

@dannybex "Rest in peace" (Latin: Requiescat in pace) is a short epitaph or idiomatic expression wishing eternal rest and peace to someone that has died. The expression typically appears on headstones, often abbreviated as "RIP". The backronym "rest in paradise" is also common as a variation.

[dannybex]

@BabyDillGerkin With all due respect, I obviously know what it means. I was asking why people use the phrase (especially "RIP") when in fact, they're not resting, and when someone dies, of course they're "at peace".

[BabyDillGerkin]

@dannybex With all due respect to you as well -- it's obviously to soften the moment and avoid saying "lay there forever, you're dead now."

[Wombat572]

@dannybex it comes from the concept that just because you're dead, you're not necessarily at peace, you may return as a ghost to haunt people, or you may find your soul suffering in Hell. Peace, is not considered to be a guarantee in older Christian traditions, and Ancient and Medieval Europe.

[jeatcleave]

ATWT wasn't a show I ever watched, but I recognize that Helen Wagner and her character Nancy Hughes is an American tv legend.

Thanks for posting this.

[BauerBro]

Reportedly, Helen taped these scenes about 2 weeks before she passed away. Despite her age and illness, she was a pro till the end. It's nice to see Nancy in her final appearance giving advice -- as always -- to her younger relatives. At 91, she was still beautiful. RIP, Helen, and thanks for 54 years of entertainment.

Thanks for posting.