Meg Bennett is an American television soap opera writer and occasional
actress. She is married to ex-General Hospital head writer Robert
Guza, Jr.Born Helen Bennett on October 4, 1948, Meg is the eldest
daughter of a printing company executive and a psychologist, and grew
up in Pasadena, California. She majored in drama at Northwestern
University, acted in summer stock during college breaks, and worked as
a model, including an appearance in Life magazine. She changed her
name to Meg because there was already a "Helen Bennett" registered
with the Screen Actors' Guild.Born Helen Bennett on October 4, 1948,
Meg is the eldest daughter of a printing company executive and a
psychologist, and grew up in Pasadena, California. She majored in
drama at Northwestern University, acted in summer stock during college
breaks, and worked as a model, including an appearance in Life
magazine. She changed her name to Meg because there was already a
"Helen Bennett" registered with the Screen Actors' Guild.In 1971 she
was hired as the "Cadillac Eldorado convertible girl" for a New York
auto show, which prompted her to move to Manhattan. There she appeared
on the game show Three on a Match, where she won $10,000 in prizes and
was an undefeated champion. She was an original cast member of the
Broadway production Grease, which led to her being cast on the daytime
soap opera Search for Tomorrow in 1974. She played the role of the
good girl Liza for three years, then left New York for California. She
also appeared occasionally as a panelist on Match Game.Bennett
suffered a bout of hepatitis, and once recovered, she was cast as
Julia Newman on The Young and the Restless in 1980. She played the
role on-and-off for six years, during which time she impressed Bill
Bell, the creator of the show, with her on-set skills as a script
doctor. He asked her to write for the show in 1981, and thereafter she
began doing double duty as writer and actress on the show. Her writing
duties usurped her acting career, and she shared an Emmy award with
the rest of the writing staff for General Hospital in 1995. She still
acts occasionally, playing such roles as the villainous Allegra on
General Hospital. She was fired in 2011 by Garin Wolf after his
promotion to head writer. Leslie Bevis Top Movies & Young Movies