Lydia Bruce

{{Short description|American actress (1931–2008)}}

{{Infobox person

|name = Lydia Bruce

|birth_name = Lydia Slubowski

|birth_date = {{birth date|1931|01|08}}

|birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2008|05|07|1931|01|08}}

|death_place = Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|occupation = Actress

|years_active = 1961–1995

|spouse = {{marriage|Leon B. Stevens|1958}}

|children = 1

}}

Lydia Slubowski (January 8, 1931{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/lydia-bruce-an595754|title=Lydia Bruce|work=AllMovie|access-date=December 20, 2024}} – May 7, 2008), known professionally as Lydia Bruce, was an American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Dr. Maggie Powers in the long-running soap opera television series The Doctors.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oe4fDAAAQBAJ|title=TV Finales FAQ (All That's Left to Know About the Endings of Your Favorite TV Shows)|page=184|date=November 2015|publisher=Applause Theatre|first=Stephen, Holly|last=Tropiano, Buren|isbn=9781495046063|via=Google Books}}

Bruce began her acting career in 1961, playing two roles on the television series Armstrong Circle Theatre and appearing in the broadway play A Call on Kuprin.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/490592571/|title=The Record from Hackensack, New Jersey - 162|work=The Record|location=Hackensack, New Jersey|date=May 26, 1961|page=162|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}

Bruce was cast as Dr. Maggie Powers on the soap opera The Doctors in 1968, playing the role until the show finished in 1982.{{Cite book|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/315869820/|title=The Central New Jersey Home News from New Brunswick, New Jersey - 52|work=The Central New Jersey Home News|location=New Brunswick, New Jersey|date=November 29, 1968|page=52|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}} She briefly appeared on Guiding Light, and appeared on Law & Order as Judge Martha Kershan in 1995.

Bruce died on May 7, 2008 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at the age of 77.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/213681316/|title=Arizona Daily Star from Tucson, Arizona - Page B005|work=Arizona Daily Star|date=July 18, 2008|location=Tucson, Arizona|page=B005|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YOqTzAEACAAJ|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2008|page=52|date=April 17, 2009|first=Harris|last=Lentz|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786434824|via=Google Books}}