Actress Marni Schulenberg, known for her roles in the TV series “As the World Turns” and “One Life to Live,” confirmed that she died Tuesday in New York of complications from breast cancer. diverse. She was 37 years old.
Schulenberg’s husband, Zach Rubidas, an actor known for his roles in “Sorry For Your Loss” and “The Succession,” confirmed the news via a Facebook post, thanking her fans for their support following Schulenberg’s diagnosis.
“Please don’t say Marnie lost her battle to cancer. It simply isn’t true. I’ve been watching her kick her butt with cancer every day since her diagnosis,” the post read. “She’s incredible. We chose to attack her diagnosis with blind optimism. We just talked about the future and kept moving forward. I don’t know if that’s true but that’s all we know how to do.”
Schulenberg was born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and studied theater at Desales University. After graduating from college, she began her career in theater, performing at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival and at the Dramatic Guild of America in New York City.
Schulenberg’s first television credit was the role of Allison Stewart, her character in “As the World Turns”. She was the second actress to portray the character, after Jessica Dunphy left the show in 2005. She made her debut as Allison in 2007, during a crossover between “As the World Turns” and “The Young and the Restless”. Schulenberg then joined the main cast of “As the World Turns” and appeared for over 300 episodes until the show was canceled in 2010.
During her time on the show, Schulenburg’s most common partner on the scene was Billy Magnussen, played by love interest Casey Hughes. The romance of their character was a key part of the show’s later years, and the show ended with them getting engaged and planning to get away. Schulenberg earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for her performance in the show’s final year.
Three years later, Schulenberg starred in a short-lived revival of the ABC series “One Life to Live,” which portrays the character of Joe Sullivan. From 2014 to 2017, she starred in the soap opera “Tainted Dreams”, which followed the behind-the-scenes drama of soap opera actors.
Apart from her roles in soap operas, she has also made frequent and guest appearances in shows such as “Fringe”, “Army Wives”, “Blue Bloods”, “Manhattan Love Story”, “Elementary”, “The Good Fight” and “Divorce”. In addition, she played a recurring role in the upcoming third season of Showtime’s drama “City on the Hill” starring Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge. The season will premiere in July.
Schulenburg is survived by Robidas and their daughter.
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