Charita Bauer was an American soap opera actress. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she played headstrong and opinionated Bertha "Bert" Miller Bauer on the long-running soap "The Guiding Light" on radio from 1950 to 1956 and on TV from 1952 to 1985. While her character was a spitfire in the earlier days, by the 1970s she had been relegated to the ceremonial role of town matriarch. To avoid confusion between her real life and her popular soap role, … Wikipedia
Was portrayed by actress Kim Zimmer as part of the 70th Anniversary program for daytime drama "The Guiding Light" (1952). Zimmer's portrayal was featured in episode "The Guiding Light: Guiding Light Turns 70: A True Story... A Long One! (#1.15094)" (2007) www.imdb.com/name/nm0061771/
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