{"id":1304,"date":"2025-10-26T09:02:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T09:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2025-10-26T09:02:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T09:02:50","slug":"general-hospital-star-june-lockhart-dies-at-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/?p=1304","title":{"rendered":"General Hospital Star June Lockhart Dies at 100"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maxie was named after Lockhart\u2019s GH character Mariah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actress June Lockhart, known for playing Mariah Ramirez on\u00a0<em>General Hospital,\u00a0<\/em>has died at the age of 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-remembering-june-lockhart\">Remembering June Lockhart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lockhart was known to soap fans as GH\u2019s Mariah Ramirez, a role she held from 1984-2000. Mariah was the grandmother to Felicia (<a href=\"https:\/\/soaphub.com\/tag\/kristina-wagner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kristina Wagner<\/a>), and the namesake of Maxie (Kirsten Storms,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/soaphub.com\/general-hospital\/news-gh\/kirsten-storms-reveals-status-after-announcing-move-nashville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">who recently took a leave from GH<\/a>), whose real name is Mariah Maximiliana Jones. Mariah\u2019s husband was Maximilian Ramirez, who was never seen on screen, and who Maxie\u2019s middle name comes from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Lockhart\u2019s time in Port Charles came to an end in 2000, the character later died off screen in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soaphub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gh-newsy-recaps-14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soaphub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gh-newsy-recaps-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-400158\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aside from daytime, Lockhart was best known for her roles in films such as 1954\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Lassie<\/em>, 1944\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Meet Me in St. Louis,&nbsp;<\/em>and 1934\u2019s&nbsp;<em>A Christmas Carol.&nbsp;<\/em>The actress, whose career spanned nine decades across television, film, and theater, also starred as Maureen in the series&nbsp;<em>Lost in Space.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lockhart was a two-time Emmy Award nominee, a Tony Award recipient, and received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lockhart celebrated her 100th birthday on June 25, and according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/v\/s\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/amp\/rcna239775?amp_gsa=1&amp;amp_js_v=a9&amp;usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&amp;aoh=17614267881062&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp;ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fnews%2Fus-news%2Fjune-lockhart-dies-100-rcna239775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC News,<\/a>\u00a0died of natural causes in her Santa Monica, CA home on Thursday, October 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRIP to the legendary June Lockhart who played Felicia\u2019s grandmother Mariah Ramirez on #GH,\u201d one fan wrote along with still of Lockhart\u2019s Mariah with Wagner\u2019s Felicia and Genie Francis\u2019 Laura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-77.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-77.png 396w, https:\/\/ifefe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-77-253x300.png 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh. I loved Mariah RIP,\u201d wrote another, sharing a GIF from a GH episode featuring Mariah, Felicia, Sean (the late John Reilly), and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-78.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifefe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-78.png 404w, https:\/\/ifefe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-78-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maxie was named after Lockhart\u2019s GH character Mariah. Actress June Lockhart, known for playing Mariah Ramirez on\u00a0General Hospital,\u00a0has died at the age of 100. 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