# Robyn Bernard **Robyn Bernard** (May 26, 1959 – March 12, 2024) was an American actress best known for playing Terry Brock on the ABC daytime soap opera *General Hospital* from 1984 to 1990.[1](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-15/robyn-bernard-dead-general-hospital-terry-brock) She also appeared in French cinema, beginning with her screen debut in the 1981 thriller *[Diva](https://www.edgepedia.org/diva-1981-film)*, and in American television series including *Simon & Simon*, *The Facts of Life*, *Whiz Kids*, and *[Tour of Duty](https://www.edgepedia.org/tour-of-duty-tv-series)*.[1](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-15/robyn-bernard-dead-general-hospital-terry-brock) • [2](https://www.legacy.com/news/robyn-bernard-1959-2024-terry-brock-on-general-hospital) | Key fact | Detail | |---|---| | Born / died | 1959, Gladewater, Texas; March 12, 2024, San Jacinto, California, age 64[1](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-15/robyn-bernard-dead-general-hospital-terry-brock) | | Signature role | Terry Brock on *General Hospital*, 145 episodes from 1984 to 1990[2](https://www.legacy.com/news/robyn-bernard-1959-2024-terry-brock-on-general-hospital) | | Character | A singer and former owner of the Port Charles restaurant and nightclub Duke's, stepdaughter of Bobbie Spencer[1](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-15/robyn-bernard-dead-general-hospital-terry-brock) • [3](https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/remembering-general-hospital-star-robyn-bernard-1959-2024/) | | Film work | Screen debut in *Diva* (1981); roles in the 1986 drama *Betty Blue* and the 1997 comedy *Kings for a Day*[1](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-15/robyn-bernard-dead-general-hospital-terry-brock) | | Family | Sister of *Wings* star Crystal Bernard and of Scarlett Bernard; daughter of Jerry Wayne Bernard[4](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/robyn-bernard-death-cause-general-hospital-b2512536.html) | | Final credit | Role of a psychologist in the 2002 film *Voices from High School*[3](https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/remembering-general-hospital-star-robyn-bernard-1959-2024/) | ## Early life and start in performance Bernard was born in Gladewater, Texas, in 1959.[1](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-15/robyn-bernard-dead-general-hospital-terry-brock) [Performance](https://www.edgepedia.org/performance) ran in the family: she and her younger sister Crystal, later the star of the sitcom *Wings*, began as children singing gospel songs together, and their father, Jerry Wayne Bernard, was a televangelist.[3](https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/remembering-general-hospital-star-robyn-bernard-1959-2024/) • [1](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-15/robyn-bernard-dead-general-hospital-terry-brock) According to Soap Hub, she enrolled at [Baylor University](https://www.edgepedia.org/baylor-university) at age 17, starting in journalism before turning to singing and acting.[5](https://soaphub.com/general-hospital/news-gh/robyn-bernard-died-64/) Her screen debut came in Jean-Jacques Beineix's 1981 French thriller *Diva*, in which she was billed as Bernard Robin.[2](https://www.legacy.com/news/robyn-bernard-1959-2024-terry-brock-on-general-hospital) She continued to work in French cinema on and off for the rest of her career.[2](https://www.legacy.com/news/robyn-bernard-1959-2024-terry-brock-on-general-hospital) ## Terry Brock on General Hospital Bernard's breakthrough came in 1984 with the role of Terry Brock, also known as Terry O'Connor, on *General Hospital*.[1](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-15/robyn-bernard-dead-general-hospital-terry-brock) She appeared in 145 episodes between 1984 and 1990, a period when the show was especially popular.[2](https://www.legacy.com/news/robyn-bernard-1959-2024-terry-brock-on-general-hospital) Terry was the daughter of the abusive D.L. Brock (David Groh) and became the stepdaughter of Bobbie Spencer ([Jacklyn Zeman](https://www.edgepedia.org/jacklyn-zeman)).[3](https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/remembering-general-hospital-star-robyn-bernard-1959-2024/) The character was an up-and-coming singer who lived at the brownstone, drank heavily to cope with her troubles, and figured centrally in the Laurelton murders mystery of the mid-1980s.[3](https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/remembering-general-hospital-star-robyn-bernard-1959-2024/) **Storylines.** Terry married Kevin O'Connor (Kevin Bernhardt), not knowing he was a killer; after his crimes came to light, she killed him in self-defense during a confrontation on a cliff on Catalina Island.[3](https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/remembering-general-hospital-star-robyn-bernard-1959-2024/) In 1987 she entered a singing partnership with Dusty Walker ([Shaun Cassidy](https://www.edgepedia.org/shaun-cassidy)), who had been brainwashed by the spy organization DVX into becoming an unwitting assassin; the ordeal temporarily cost Terry her voice.[3](https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/remembering-general-hospital-star-robyn-bernard-1959-2024/) In 1989, when Duke Lavery ([Ian Buchanan](https://www.edgepedia.org/ian-buchanan)) was presumed dead, Anna Devane sold his club to Terry, and an agent heard her performing there and signed her to a record deal. Her character left Port Charles in 1990 after landing the recording contract.[3](https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/remembering-general-hospital-star-robyn-bernard-1959-2024/) • [1](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-15/robyn-bernard-dead-general-hospital-terry-brock) As Terry, Bernard also performed at the [Grand Ole Opry](https://www.edgepedia.org/grand-ole-opry) in scenes shot on location.[3](https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/remembering-general-hospital-star-robyn-bernard-1959-2024/) Terry was seldom mentioned on the show after her departure, though Bernard attended a *General Hospital* Past Cast event in August 2014.[5](https://soaphub.com/general-hospital/news-gh/robyn-bernard-died-64/) ## Later career After leaving *General Hospital*, Bernard worked infrequently. She appeared in the French miniseries *Maigret* in 1992 and in the 1997 film *Kings for a Day*, and had a role in the 1986 French romance *[Betty Blue](https://www.edgepedia.org/betty-blue)*, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[4](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/robyn-bernard-death-cause-general-hospital-b2512536.html) • [2](https://www.legacy.com/news/robyn-bernard-1959-2024-terry-brock-on-general-hospital) Her final acting role was as a psychologist in the 2002 film adaptation of the play *Voices from High School*; she then retired from acting.[3](https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/remembering-general-hospital-star-robyn-bernard-1959-2024/) • [4](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/robyn-bernard-death-cause-general-hospital-b2512536.html) ## Death Bernard was found dead on March 12, 2024, in an open field behind a business on the 1800 block of South San Jacinto Avenue in San Jacinto, Riverside County, California. She was 64.[1](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-15/robyn-bernard-dead-general-hospital-terry-brock) Deputies were dispatched to the scene at 3:57 a.m. and found her deceased; the sheriff's office said there was no evidence of foul play and that the investigation was ongoing.[1](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-15/robyn-bernard-dead-general-hospital-terry-brock) An autopsy was performed the following day, with a cause of death expected to take eight to twelve weeks to determine.[1](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-15/robyn-bernard-dead-general-hospital-terry-brock) She was identified by fingerprints, according to the coroner's office.[5](https://soaphub.com/general-hospital/news-gh/robyn-bernard-died-64/) Reports after her death described changed circumstances in her later years. Eric Ackerman, a member of the *General Hospital* Fan Club who arranges talent reunions, said Bernard had been living in a mobile home almost two hours from Los Angeles and had stopped communicating with fans; his last contact with her was in 2014, which he described as her last public appearance.[1](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-15/robyn-bernard-dead-general-hospital-terry-brock) • [6](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mystery-surrounds-last-days-general-213005862.html) When he tried to invite her to a 2018 event, he learned she had been involved in a fire at a trailer park.[6](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mystery-surrounds-last-days-general-213005862.html) The San Jacinto news site Action Eye reported that her mobile home in San Jacinto had burned to the ground a few years earlier and that she was known locally to be homeless afterward.[1](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-15/robyn-bernard-dead-general-hospital-terry-brock) At the height of her career in the 1980s she had lived in Malibu and been the subject of favorable newspaper profiles.[6](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mystery-surrounds-last-days-general-213005862.html) She was survived by her father, Jerry Wayne Bernard, and her sisters Crystal and Scarlett.[4](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/robyn-bernard-death-cause-general-hospital-b2512536.html) ## References 1. [Robyn Bernard, 'General Hospital' alum, found dead at 64, Los Angeles Times (March 15, 2024)](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-15/robyn-bernard-dead-general-hospital-terry-brock) 2. [Robyn Bernard (1959–2024), Terry Brock on General Hospital, Legacy.com (March 14, 2024)](https://www.legacy.com/news/robyn-bernard-1959-2024-terry-brock-on-general-hospital) 3. [Remembering GENERAL HOSPITAL Star Robyn Bernard, 1959-2024, Soap Opera Digest (March 14, 2024)](https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/remembering-general-hospital-star-robyn-bernard-1959-2024/) 4. [Robyn Bernard death: General Hospital star dies aged 64, The Independent (March 14, 2024)](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/robyn-bernard-death-cause-general-hospital-b2512536.html) 5. [Former GH Star Robyn Bernard Has Died at 64, Soap Hub (March 13, 2024)](https://soaphub.com/general-hospital/news-gh/robyn-bernard-died-64/) 6. [Mystery Surrounds Last Days of 'General Hospital' Actress Robyn Bernard's Life, The Daily Beast via Yahoo (March 14, 2024)](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mystery-surrounds-last-days-general-213005862.html) --- *Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Screen people and creators › Screen actors of the Anglosphere and Europe › American actors: 1970s to 1990s › Surnames Be to Bo* *Initially written Sep 17, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 11, 2026; Oct 12, 2026; Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026* *Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.* License: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license