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"Jeanne Cooper has died, aged 84. The American actress was best known for her Emmy Award-winning role as Katherine Chancellor in the CBS soap The Young and the Restless.  Her actor son Corbin Bernsen confirmed the news of her death on Wednesday (May 8). &amp;quot;One of the last great broads in our business - Jeanne Cooper, Mom - is now stirring up trouble in great beyond,&amp;quot; her family said in a statement. Cooper joined the long-running soap in 1973, and remained part of the cast until her death. She starred in the programme for 40 years, with her most recent episode airing on May 3. She is currently the eighth longest-serving soap actor in the US. Cooper received 11 Daytime Emmy nominations during her career, winning &amp;#039;Best Actress in a Drama Series&amp;#039; in 2008. Her character was known as The Duchess and the Grand Dame of Genoa, and was a wealthy businesswoman who struggled with drink problems. When Cooper had a real-life facelift, her character also underwent one in 1984. &amp;quot;It opened up reconstructive surgery for so many people, youngsters getting things done,&amp;#039;&amp;#039; she said. &amp;quot;To this day, people will come up to me and say, `Thank you so much for doing that. My mom or I had something done, and not just cosmetic surgery&amp;#039;. That was an incredible experience in my life.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Jeanne Cooper also had roles in a number of TV shows and movies, including LA Law, Ironside and Perry Mason. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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