Fans of classic daytime drama still wonder about Eileen Fulton in As the World Turns, a role that defined soap operas for half a century. Known as one of television’s most enduring characters, she left an indelible mark as Lisa Miller,

Eileen Fulton, who starred as Lisa Miller on the CBS soap opera “As the World Turns,” died Monday in Asheville, N.C., after a struggle with declining health. She was 91. Fulton’s death was announced via an obituary shared through her funeral home.

Eileen Fulton, the minister’s daughter who spent the better part of 50 years portraying Lisa Miller, one of the first “bad girls” of daytime television, on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, has died. She was 91. Fulton’s family announced that she died in Asheville, North Carolina, on July 14 after a period of declining health.