<P> After a semi-retirement in the 1960s, she appeared on television, appearing in episodes of such series as Love, American Style (with her husband), L.A. Law and Murder, She Wrote . She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her work in The Delphi Bureau (1972). From 1984 - 85, she starred in the short - lived Aaron Spelling series Finder of Lost Loves . She also appeared in Baywatch as David Hasselhoff's mother, and also had a recurring role in the night - time soap Falcon Crest as Amanda Croft . </P> <P> In 1979, she guest starred as Siress Blassie in the Battlestar Galactica episode "The Man with Nine Lives" as a love interest of Chameleon, a part played by Fred Astaire . She was the last person to dance with him onscreen . She also guest starred as Prime Minister Dyne in the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode "Planet of the Amazon Women" as the leader of the titular planet . </P> <P> Her most recent career was in daytime television; From 1984 to 2004, she appeared on the soap opera General Hospital (as well as its short - lived spinoff, Port Charles) in the recurring role of wealthy socialite Amanda Barrington, a long - time board member of both the hospital and ELQ . In her initial storyline, she was part of a blackmail scheme which led to the murder of Jimmy Lee Holt's mother, Beatrice, of whose death she was a suspect in . In the last year of Port Charles, Amanda last appeared on screen in 2004 when Amanda attended Lila Quartermain's funeral . </P> <P> Jeffreys' star in the Television category on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is at 1501 Vine Street . It was dedicated February 8, 1960 . In 1997, she was a recipient of a Golden Boot Award as one who "furthered the tradition of the western on film and in television ." In 1998, she received the Living Legacy Award from the Women's International Center . </P>

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