Tributes Pour In For Kathryn Hays As Star Trek Actress Passes Away At 87
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Kathryn Hays, who played Kim Sullivan Hughes on “As the World Turns” for decades and had a fan-favourite role in a Season 3 episode of “Star Trek,” died on March 25 at the age of 87 in Fairfield, Connecticut, according to TV Line. The cause of death could not be determined.
Kathryn Hays enjoyed rehearsing a lot, which drew the attention of sci-fi lovers
“Our relationship as Bob and Kim was as close as Kathryn Hays and my relationship, only we weren’t married,” her scene partner Don Hastings, who played her husband, Bob Hughes, said in a statement. Hastings also revealed that the couple’s “greatest disagreement” was that she “always wanted to rehearse” while he “liked to relax.” “To everybody who knew her, this is a terrible loss,” he said. Hays, an Illinois native who played the renowned character for 38 years, also had a cameo appearance on “Star Trek” in 1968, which captivated the hearts of sci-fi fans all across the world. In “The Empath,” she plays Gem, the titular mute hero.
RIP Kathryn Hays, the luminous, fabulous actress who played Kim Hughes on CBS's As The World Turns. Her longtime partnership with Don Hastings (as Bob) was the very heart and soul of a grand soap opera that so many of us still miss dearly. Rest well, sweet lady. π #ATWT
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Kathryn Hays had a great time working on the show
Kathryn Hays recalls the interplanetary appearance as one of the most unique experiences of her career in 2010, in contrast to the more socially tragic characters she was used to doing. “I’ve always felt it would be a fun character for me to portray. Playing that was a lot of fun. “was technically quite interesting,” Kathryn Hays told We Love Soaps. “It was a fun show to work on from a technical sense. It wasn’t like any other show I’d seen before.”
Kathryn Hays was a legend who worked on a variety of shows
Kathryn Hays began her acting career in the early 1960s on television. She starred in the Westerns “Bonanza” and “Route 66,” as well as the spy series “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” and other programmes. In 1971, she starred in the television film “Yuma.” Her breakthrough role was Elizabeth Reynolds in the 1966 pre-Civil War Western “The Road West,” in which she starred for the whole 29-episode run. The renowned actress joined “As The World Turns” a few years later, in 1972. She played Kim on the daytime show until it was cancelled in 2010 after a 54-year run on the air.
Goodnight to our dearest, Kathryn Hays pic.twitter.com/FjNUx4lSUK
— As The World Turns (@CBSATWT) April 8, 2022
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