Jacklyn Zeman Biography

Jacklyn Zeman (born March 6, 1953) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Barbara "Bobbie" Spencer on General Hospital. She is sometimes credited as Jackie Zeman.

Personal life

Zeman was born in Englewood, New Jersey, the daughter of Rita Zeman-Rohlman, a magazine supervisor, and Richard S. Zeman, a systems engineer. In the 1990s, Zeman was the spokeswoman for Excedrin aspirin; she currently works with the Home Shopping Network, designing and presenting a signature line of jewelry.

About Wendy Riche, Zeman has been quoted as saying, "God love her, I think she was an awesome producer. I would like to go on record as saying that when Wendy Riche was producing General Hospital, it had heart, and soul, and storylines that will resonate for the rest of my life. I just think she has so much to offer. That woman is amazing."

She grew up in Bergenfield, New Jersey and completed her high school studies at age 15 at Bergenfield High School, after which she studied dance on a scholarship at New York University. She was a Playboy Bunny at the Playboy Club in 1972.

Zeman has been married three times. Her first marriage, to Murray Kaufman, a popular DJ known as Murray the K, lasted from September 16, 1979 to 1981. Her second marriage, to Steve Gribbin, lasted from 1985 to 1986. Zeman and her third husband, Glenn Gorden, were married from February 14, 1988, to June 21, 2007. Zeman and Gorden have two daughters, Cassidy Zee Gorden (born September 16, 1990) and Lacey Rose Gorden (born July 15, 1992).

She was close friends with her late GH co-star Shell Kepler (Nurse Amy Vining) and delivered a eulogy at her funeral.

She was also close to another late GH co-star Anna Lee (wealthy matriarch Lila Quartermaine), whom Zeman paid tribute to in 2004, prior to Lee's death. She recently said in an interview, when asked if Lee had a pretty great memory: "Absolutely, she did! She was so beautiful and funny. Oh, my God, she was funny. She had a bawdy sense of humor. And of how many women, she stayed on that show for so many years, and well, well, well, with an older woman, which she was on, and still, they could shot her so tight with such beautiful close-ups, because, she had such [well, not only], a beautiful face, when she continued to having as she aged, but the beauty and the light within her, in her spirit, it just truly say, 'A Star Shines.' She is the perfect example of that!"

Zeman's home in Malibu, California was reported to be in foreclosure in 2012.

Filmography

• (1976"77): One Life to Live as Lana McClain (credited as Jackie Zeman)
• (1976): The Edge of Night as Bobbi
• (1977-2010, 2013): General Hospital as Bobbie Spencer
• (1977): The Day the Music Died as Samantha as (credited as Jackie Zeman)
• (1982): National Lampoon's Class Reunion as Jane Washbur

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmys nominations

• Outstanding Supporting Actress (1981) for General Hospital
• Outstanding Supporting Actress (1995) for General Hospital
• Outstanding Supporting Actress (1997) for General Hospital
• Outstanding Lead Actress (1998) for General Hospital

Soap Opera Digest Award

• Favorite Villainess (1979)