Ellen Weston

Ellen Weston (born Ellen Rachel Weinstein; April 19, 1939 – May 28, 2026) was an American actress, songwriter, producer and writer.

Early years Born on April 19, 1939 in New York City, New York University, and Hunter College. She completed work on her Bachelor of Arts degree two years after she dropped out to act full-time.

Her first notable television role was a stint as Robin Fletcher on Guiding Light from 1963 to 1964, followed by another daytime role as Karen Gregory on Another World. and Dr. Steele in Get Smart.

She also appeared in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Bonanza, Wonder Woman, Bewitched, Hawkins, and The Bob Newhart Show and in television movies such as Letters from Three Lovers (1973), Miracle on 34th Street (1973), The Questor Tapes (1974), and Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980). The only feature film in which Weston has appeared was Dangerous Relations. Weston also co-wrote all of the songs on Lesley's 1976 album "Love Me By Name" produced by Quincy Jones.

Her first television writing job was as a staff writer for the CBS soap opera Capitol. She was hired to write made-for-TV movies, including Lies Before Kisses, See Jane Run, The Disappearance of Vonnie, and As The Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story. She was also a producer on several of these.

In 2003, John Conboy, executive producer of Guiding Light, hired Weston — who had worked for him on The Young and the Restless and Capitol — as the head writer. Weston's central story was the Maryanne Carruthers mystery. The story brought actress Carrie Nye, a friend of Weston, back to the show. The story was criticized for its resemblance to a similar plot that Guiding Light had broadcast 20 years earlier and for the substantial revisions to history that the story made for five main characters. Weston was replaced with new head writer David Kreizman in 2004.

Death Weston died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, on May 28, 2026, at the age of 87.