‘As the World Turns’ actress Marnie Schulenburg dies at 37

‘As the World Turns’ star Marnie Schulenburg, a.k.a. Alison Stewart of the show, succumbed to breast cancer complications on Tuesday. Her age was only 37 years.

While the news of her death was shared by a representative, her husband, Zack Robidas, confirmed the news in a Facebook post. He expressed his gratitude to Marnie’s fans, who supported her after being diagnosed with breast cancer. He also asked her fans not to say that Marnie lost the battle to her illness because he watched her defeat the illness daily after she was diagnosed.

Robidas called his wife incredible. He said that they chose blind optimism to battle her diagnosis. They would plan their future and continue moving forward. He wrote that he didn’t know whether it was right, but that was the only thing they knew how to do.


Marnie Schulenburg was born in Cape Cod in Massachusetts. She studied theatre at DeSales University after finishing college. She has performed at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival and for the Dramatists Guild of America.

Her television career started in 2007 when she appeared as Alison Stewart in the soap ‘As the World Turns’. She became the second actress to portray Alison’s character after actress Jessica Dunphy quit the show.

Schulenburg joined the show's main cast and then featured in 300 episodes before the show was cancelled in 2010. She also received the Daytime Emmy Nomination for her role in the show’s final year.

Three years after the show was cancelled, she appeared in ‘One Life to Live’ as Jo Sullivan. After that, she starred in ‘Tainted Dreams’ between 2014 and 2017.

Marnie also had recurring guest appearances in several TV shows, which include ‘Army Wives, ‘Elementary’, ‘Fringe’, ‘Blue Bloods’, ‘Divorce’, ‘Manhattan Love Story, and ‘The Good Fight’. She also bagged a role in the third season of ‘City on the Hill’, a Showtime drama starring Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge.

Besides her husband, Zack Robidas, Schulenburg is also survived by her daughter.