What key details about nicolette goulet  can be extracted from the following bio?  Bio: nicolette goulet -lrb- june 9 , 1956 -- april 17 , 2008 -rrb- was a canadian-american film , television and musical theatre actress . goulet got her start in acting on the television series `` ryan 's hope '' with the role of mary ryan fenelli in 1979 . she was the fourth actress to portray the character . she also appeared on three other soaps : `` search for tomorrow '' as kathy parker phillips taper # 2 from 1980 until 1982 ; on `` as the world turns '' as casey reynolds in 1984 , and on `` guiding light '' as meredith reade bauer from 1987 to 1989 . goulet was the daughter of singer-actor robert goulet and his first wife , louise longmore . educated in new york at marymount college , where she starred in several plays , she developed a lasting love for singing and acting . her first professional break came at age eighteen when she landed the role of corey in a production of `` barefoot in the park '' . while performing with her father , she garnered tremendous experience working in front of large audiences . she learned her craft well , and honed it into an art . television fans got their first glimpse of goulet when she was cast as mary ryan fenelli in the popular daytime serial , `` ryan 's hope '' . immediately after that she was sought out for the role of widow kathy phillips taper on `` search for tomorrow '' and enjoyed this role for more than two years . a brief stint as casey preston on `` as the world turns '' led to her originating the role of dr. meredith reade on `` guiding light '' . she starred in two motion pictures , `` whispers of white '' and `` calhoun county '' , and later won acclaim for her performance in the off-broadway play , `` sweet song of the trumpets '' . her second dramatic role was in lillian hellman 's `` another part of the forest '' . she also starred in the musicals `` i love my wife '' and `` romantic comedy '' .
- yearsactive is 1979 -- 1993- death date is 17 april 2008- spouse is tim fowlar ; 2 children- othername is nikki -lrb- nickname -rrb-- birth date is 5 june 1956- name is nicolette goulet- death place is las vegas , nevada , u.s.- birth place is toronto , ontario , canada- occupation is stage actress , film , soap opera and musical theatre