Jeanne Cooper died at the age of 84.

Cooper remained a cast member on The Young and the Restless until her death American soap actress Jeanne Cooper, who spent 40 years on The Young and the Restless, has died at the age of 84.

Actor Corbin Bernsen and Jeanne Cooper

Her son, actor Corbin Bernsen, confirmed she died in her sleep on Wednesday. "One of the last great broads in our business - Jeanne Cooper, Mom - is now stirring up trouble in great beyond," her family said, in a statement.

In 1973 Cooper joined The Young and the Restless as Katherine Chancellor, and remained on the show until her death. She received 11 Daytime Emmy nominations and won a best actress in a drama series award in 2008.

Known as the The Duchess, and the Grand Dame of Genoa, her character was a wealthy businesswoman who battled drink problems and buried four husbands. Cooper had three children, including actor Corbin Bernsen "It opened up reconstructive surgery for so many people, youngsters getting things done,'' she said.

In the 1980s, Cooper appeared on LA Law, playing the mother to Bernsen's character. Her real life son later made several guest appearances on The Young and the Restless. (Fram Martins).

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