Rebecca Balding

The actress appeared in some of the biggest TV shows of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and was best known for roles in "Soap" and "Charmed."

In Charmed she played the recurring character of Elise Rothman, Phoebe's boss and friend, from 2002 to 2006. He told People magazine:"I was casting the film The Boogens. Rebecca came in to audition. Balding appeared in 19 episodes of the comedy between 1978 and 1980. "Somehow she got cast. Her credits included Cagney & Lacey, Family Ties, MacGyver, Designing Women, Melrose Place and Beverly Hills, 90210. #TheBoogens was where she met her delightful husband @jameslconway. Mother, wife, actress.

"Charmed" and "Soap" actress Rebecca Balding dies at 73 following a battle with ovarian cancer.

"Rebecca Balding was not only a wonderful actress, she was such a good person,'' Milano wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the two, "I loved every minute I got to spend with her on Charmed. I have such fond memories of Rebecca and her husband, Jim, dancing at our wrap parties!" She was also known for horror films "The Silent Scream," as Scotty Parker, and "The Boogens,"which her husband directed, as Trish Michaels. Rebecca Balding, the actress best known for her work on "Soap" and original "Charmed," has died following a battle with ovarian cancer, according to a statement from her writer-director husband James L Conway.

Rebecca Balding played Billy Crystal's girlfriend on 'Soap' and Alyssa Milano's boss on “Charmed.' She is survived by her husband, actor-director James L.

"Somehow she got cast," Conway continued. The series aired from 1977 to 1981. We chatted, she read and when she left, I turned to the associate producer and said, ‘I could marry that girl.’ "Rebecca came in to audition. She eventually had her sights set on Hollywood and moved to Los Angeles. Balding kicked off her career on the West Coast as a scream queen.