<P> The role of Mary Mae Ward was originated by Rosalind Cash ( 1938 -- 1995 ) in 1994 , who played her as a proud matriarch character who had triumphed over racism and tragedy . When Cash died of cancer in 1995 , the Mary Mae Ward character was written out of the series , with an explanation of having died of natural causes . In 1996 , Cash was posthumously nominated for an Emmy Award , for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series . </P>
<P> The role of Mary Mae Ward was originated by Rosalind Cash ( 1938 -- 1995 ) in 1994 , who played her as a proud matriarch character who had triumphed over racism and tragedy . When Cash died of cancer in 1995 , the Mary Mae Ward character was written out of the series , with an explanation of having died of natural causes . In 1996 , Cash was posthumously nominated for an Emmy Award , for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series . </P>
who played mary mae ward on general hospital
who played mary mae ward on general hospital
Rosalind Cash
Rosalind Cash