Helen Gallagher
Helen Gallagher, born on July 19, 1926, in New York City, was an American
actress, dancer, and singer. She began her career as a performer and received
extensive training in acting and dancing. Her big break came with the role of
Nancy in the 1947 musical High Button Shoes. She won her first Tony Award for
Gladys Bumps in the 1952 revival of Pal Joey, and her second for Lucille Early
in the 1971 revival of No, No, Nanette. She portrayed Irish matriarch Maeve Ryan
on the ABC soap opera Ryan's Hope from 1975 to 1989, earning three Daytime Emmy
Awards. She died on November 24, 2024,...
