Jennifer Harmon , the lead actress of the NBC soap opera “ How to Survive a Marriage ,” who also appeared on “One Live to Live,” died May 9 in New York City. She was 82.

Harmon originally began her career onstage with the Broadway production of “You Can’t Take It With You” in 1965, and later landed the lead actress role in “How to Survive a Marriage,” which she maintained during its entire 335 episode run in 1974 and 1975.

The NBC soap followed a couple who divorced and began battling for custody of their daughter, as the wife (Harmon) entered the workforce.

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