Sharon Gabet (born Sharon Rose Gabet; January 13, 1952 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American actress known for roles on daytime soap operas.
Sharon Gabet | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 13, 1952 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1977–1989 |
Television career
editGabet is best known for her portrayal of Raven Alexander Whitney on the ABC soap opera The Edge of Night from 1977 to 1984,[1] for which she was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1982 and 1984.[2] She next appeared as Brittany Peterson on Another World (1985–1987) and Melinda Cramer on One Life to Live (1987–1989). In 1982 she also guest starred on an episode of The Love Boat titled "The Man in the Iron Shorts/The Victims/Heavens to Betsy".[2]
Other pursuits
editBorn and raised in Indiana, Gabet received a degree in nursing from Purdue University, completed the MFA Acting Program at Cornell University and was accepted into the Actors Studio in New York City.[citation needed] She is also a certified yoga teacher trained at Shambhava School of Yoga in Boulder, Colorado.[citation needed] After her third child was born with autism, Gabet began a twenty-year study and exploration of alternative medicine, holistic healing, spirituality, metaphysics, psychology, philosophy, astrology and astronomy.[citation needed] She is the author of two books, Spiritual Magic and From the Raven to the Dove.[2] Gabet was married to actor Larry Joshua from 1984 to 1997, and they have three children. A second marriage to Tom Atwell lasted from 2006 to 2013.
References
edit- ^ Waggett, Gerard J. (November 1997). "The Edge of Night". The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Harper Paperbacks. pp. 254–266. ISBN 0-06-101157-6.
- ^ a b c Newcomb, Roger (November 13, 2014). "The Sharon Gabet Interview: A Journey From The Edge of Night to Understanding Spiritual Magic". Serial Scoop. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
External links
edit- Sharon Gabet at IMDb
- Former Edge Of Night Soap Actress Sharon Gabet Unites With Fans On Social Media - tapinto.net
 | This article about an American television actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |