We Remember Frances Reid

Emmy Award winner and 68-year AFTRA member Frances Reid died on Feb. 3. In 1965, a new soap opera, “Days of our Lives” was introduced to the public, and Reid was at its helm as the resourceful, intelligent matriarch Alice Horton. She was a cast member for 42 years until her last appearance on the program on Dec. 26, 2007. In addition to her Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2004, Reid was also honored with “Soap Opera Digest’s” Outstanding Actress in a Mature Role Award on four separate occasions: 1978, 1979, 1984 and 1985.

AFTRA Los Angeles Local President Ron Morgan said, “Frances was a talented actress and a passionate union leader. She demonstrated both throughout her distinguished, award-winning career on ‘Days of our Lives’ and during her longtime service on the AFTRA National Board and on the AFTRA Los Angeles Local Board where she also served as an officer. Frances cared deeply for her fellow performers, and through her many years of service on the Board of Directors for the AFTRA Los Angeles Frank Nelson Sick & Benefit Fund she provided comfort and support to many performers in need. She was beloved both by her fans and her union family, and we will miss her dearly. Our thoughts go out to her family and friends in this time of sorrow.”

Reid was preceded in death by her husband Philip Bourneuf, they had no children.

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