Connolly started her career as a guest star on '' Pulitzer Prize Playhouse '' in 1951 . She next was in '' Celanese Theatre '' as Marcia in 1952 . Connollly would guest star in a number of television programs such as '' Danger '' , '' Naked City '' , '' The Twilight Zone '' , '' Dr. Kildare '' , '' Mr. Novak '' , '' The F.B.I. '' , '' I Dream of Jeannie '' , '' The Bold Ones : The New Doctors '' , '' Columbo '' , '' Little House on the Prairie '' , and '' Charlie 's Angels '' . She starred in the Made-for-TV-Movies '' Mr. and Mrs. Cop '' and '' F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood '' . Connolly starred the miniseries '' QB VII '' as Corinne . She is best known for her roles as Lena Karr Gilroy in '' The Young Marrieds '' from 1964 – 66 and Ruby Anderson on '' General Hospital '' from 1979 – 98 . She was in Alfred Hitchcock 's '' The Wrong Man '' ( 1956 ) , Robert Lewin 's '' Third of a Man '' ( 1962 ) , Robert Mulligan 's '' The Other '' ( 1972 ) , and James Goldstone 's '' They Only Kill Their Masters '' ( 1972 ) . On stage , Connolly was in '' A Streetcar Named Desire '' , '' Night of the Iguana '' and '' The Crucible '' . She won a Daytime Emmy Award for her performance as Ruby Anderson in 1985 at the 12th Daytime Emmy Awards
12th Daytime Emmy Awards
12th Daytime Emmy Awards
Norma Connolly