Denise Alexander was best known for her performances on TV, specifically in General Hospital. And fans mourned the late actress when news of her death broke in May 2025 — two months after she died. GH executive producer Frank Valentini paid tribute to Denise in a public statement.
“It meant so much to have her reprise her role in recent years, and I am honored to have had the opportunity to work with her,” Frank tweeted on May 9, 2025. “On behalf of the entire General Hospital family, I extend my heartfelt sympathies to her family, friends, and longtime fans. May she rest in peace. I am so very sorry to hear of Denise Alexander’s passing. She broke barriers on-screen and off, portraying Dr. Lesley Webber – one of the first female doctors on Daytime Television — for nearly five decades.”
News47.us has gathered five facts about Denise in her honor. We’re remembering her life and career here.
Thanks to her father, Alec Alexander, the New York native was able to move from the East Coast to the West Coast, which helped kickstart her acting career.
While attending the University of California, Los Angeles, Denise started landing radio and television gigs, though she had already been climbing her way up the ladder of film when she was a teen.
Denise was cast in her first feature film role in 1956’s Crime in the Streets alongside James Whitmore and John Cassavetes.
