Frances Reid in 1990

Frances Reid (born on December 9, 1914 (1914-12-09) (age 92) in Wichita Falls, Texas) is an American actress, who's known to millions of younger audiences as matriarch and widow Alice Horton on Days of our Lives since its debut in November 1965. She grew up in Berkeley, California. Frances Reid (fair use screenshot, from a Days of Our Lives episode, August 1990). ... Frances Reid (fair use screenshot, from a Days of Our Lives episode, August 1990). ... December 9 is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Nickname: The City that Faith Built Location within the state of Texas County Wichita County Mayor Lanham Lyne Area    - City 70. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Information Gender female Age 96 Date of birth 1911 Family Sid Grayson and Abigail Grayson Spouse(s) Tom Horton (1930-91; invalid; 1991-94; his death) Children Tommy Horton (son) Addie Horton (daughter; deceased) Mickey Horton (son) Bill Horton (son) Marie Horton (daughter) Relatives Julie Olson (granddaughter; via Addie) Hope... This article contains a trivia section. ... Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ...

Her acting career started in 1938 with a bit part in the movie Man-Proof. In 1954, she was awarded the title part in the soap opera Portia Faces Life. For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... Portia Faces Life was a soap opera which aired on the NBC Red radio network starting in 1940. ...

When that show was canceled, she took bit parts on nighttime television programs until she was given a three-year contract on As The World Turns, playing Grace Baker from 1959 to 1962. She moved on to The Edge of Night before she was offered the role of matriarch Alice Horton on Days of Our Lives, which premiered in November 1965 and has run ever since. With the retirement of John Clarke, who played Mickey Horton, in 2004, she is the only original cast member still on the show. As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS. It debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956[2] at 1:30pm. ... The Edge of Night title card from 1956-67. ... Information Gender female Age 96 Date of birth 1911 Family Sid Grayson and Abigail Grayson Spouse(s) Tom Horton (1930-91; invalid; 1991-94; his death) Children Tommy Horton (son) Addie Horton (daughter; deceased) Mickey Horton (son) Bill Horton (son) Marie Horton (daughter) Relatives Julie Olson (granddaughter; via Addie) Hope... This article contains a trivia section. ... John Clarke (born April 14, 1932) is an American actor. ...

Not even a grisly murder plot has taken her off the air; when she was "killed" off the soap in 2004, she was told that she would be coming back to live (at least temporarily) on a tropical island. Miss Reid was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Daytime Emmy board in 2004; she had never won an Emmy in her almost forty years on the show. Since the murder plot, Alice (and portrayer Reid) returned to Salem as if nothing had happened. An Emmy Award. ... The town of Salem is the setting for the soap opera Days of our Lives. ...

Miss Reid's involvement with Days has been limited over the last few years, a combination of her advancing age and having suffered a minor stroke. Stroke (or cerebrovascular accident or CVA) is the clinical designation for a rapidly developing loss of brain function due to an interruption in the blood supply to all or part of the brain. ...

However, she still remained an important part of the show -- which is notable, as veterans on many other daytime series (notably the late Anna Lee on General Hospital) have had their screen time significantly reduced or had their contracts severed entirely. Anna Lee MBE (January 2, 1913 – May 14, 2004) was an English actress. ... General Hospital (GH) is the longest-running daytime American soap opera broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company television network. ...

Miss Reid's most notable film appearance was in the 1966 John Frankenheimer drama Seconds, opposite Rock Hudson. In the audio commentary for the DVD version of the film, Frankenheimer calls Frances Reid one of his favorite actresses. John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film director. ... Cover for the DVD release of Seconds Seconds is the name of a film starring Rock Hudson that was first released in 1966. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... DVD (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

Reid was married to actor Philip Bourneuf from 1936 until his death in 1979; they had no children. Peter Bourneuf (January 7, 1908 - March 23, 1979) was an American character actor who had a long stage career before appearing in films. ...

External links

• Frances Reid at the Internet Movie Database