It's been three years since General Hospital fans were whispering about the possibility of three of the show's long-time vets being taken off contract. Now, just one of those performers remains with the show on a contracted basis.
After 33 years with ABC, Jackie Zeman (Bobbie Spencer) has been downgraded to recurring status. The status change became effective this month.
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Earlier this year at the Daytime Emmys, Zeman told Soap Central's Dan J Kroll that she wasn't too upset over her lack of storyline in recent years because she had so much to be thankful for during her long GH run.
"It's been a great ride," Zeman beamed as she reflected on her time with the ABC soap. "I've been on General Hospital for 30 years. I am so thankful and I am such a lucky girl. If there's story for me, there's story. If there's not... then there's no story. If the audience didn't want me then I wouldn't still be there [on the show.]"
Zeman signed on as General Hospital's Barbara Jean Spencer in 1977. Prior to that she had a one-year run as Lana McClain on One Life to Live and a brief appearance on The Edge of Night.