Eileen Fulton, a daytime television star who helped define the soap opera "As the World Turns," has died. She was 91. Fulton, who pulled off the rare feat of remaining on the same soap for half a century, died July 14 in Asheville, North Carolina, according to an announcement from her family. Her death followed "a period of declining health."

Curiosity about the death of Eileen Fulton has swept through the entertainment world. Fans are mourning the legendary soap opera actress who defined an era of daytime television. Known for portraying Lisa Grimaldi on As the World Turns for five decades,