Beverlee McKinsey

Her sister, Wanda Lou Magruder Goodwin, (1926) died on February 11, 2007 in Anadarko, Oklahoma.

She graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1956 with a Bachelor's Degree in Drama.

Earned bachelor's degree in drama from the University of Oklahoma in 1956.

Moved to Hollywood in the late 1960s and appeared on TV prime time and in minor film roles before securing attention as a villainess in daytime drama.

Beverlee's second husband was actor Angus Duncan. Both he and Beverlee appeared on "General Hospital" (1963) but at different times and after their divorce.

McKinsey's character, Iris Cory Carrington Delaney Bancroft, on "Another World" (1964) proved so popular that she was made the star of the soap's spin-off series, "Texas" (1980). McKinsey remains the only star on daytime television to be given star billing in a soap opera.

Was nominated four times for a Daytime Emmy but never won for her role as Iris Carrington (1970-1979) on "Another World" (1964).

Worked with her late husband, Berkeley Harris on the defunct soap opera, "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" (1967).

In 1984, shortly before his death, Beverlee married her long-time companion Berkeley Harris. They had been together since the early 1970s.