Background
She is the eldest daughter of a printing company executive and a psychologist. She grew up in Pasadena, California.
She is the eldest daughter of a printing company executive and a psychologist. She grew up in Pasadena, California.
Northwestern University.
Bennett"s real name is Helen Bennett. She majored in drama at Northwestern University, acted in summer stock during college breaks, and worked as a model (including an appearance in Life magazine, She changed her first name Helen to Meg, because there was already a "Helen Bennett" registered with Screen Actor"s Guild. In 1971, she was hired as the "Cadillac Eldorado convertible girl" for a New York auto show, which prompted her to move to Manhattan.
She also was part of the original cast of the Broadway production Grease, which led to her being cast on the daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow in 1974.
She played the role of the good girl, Liza, for three years, when she decided to leave New York for California for better career opportunities. She suffered from a bout of hepatitis, and once she recovered, she was cast as Julia Newman on The Young and the Restless in 1980.
She played the role on-and-off for six years, during which time, she impressed Bill Bell, the creator of the show, with her on-the-set script doctoring skills. He asked her to write for the show in 1981, and she did double-duty by writing and acting on the show.
She still occasionally acts, such as in the villainous role of Allegra on General Hospital.
She was fired in 2011 by Garin Wolf after he was promoted as Head Writer. The Bold and the Beautiful Script Writer: 1987 - 1989 Executive Storyline Consultant: August 6, 2002 - October 2004 (hired by Bradley Bell) General Hospital Breakdown Writer: 1987 - 1989. 1994 - 1997 (hired by Claire Labine).
1999 - December 2000.
April 3, 2009–July 2011 Actress: Allegra Montenegro (August 2005) General Hospital: Night Shift Script Writer: August 9 - October 4, 2007 Generations (hired by Sally Sussman Morina) Writer: 1989 - 1990) Santa Barbara Breakdown Writer: 1991 - 1993 Actress: Megan Richardson 1989 Sunset Beach Associate Head Writer: 1997 Company-Head Writer: October 1997 - August 1998 The Young and the Restless Script Writer: 1981 - 1987 Actress: Julia Newman 1980-1981, 1982–1985, 1986–1987, 2002.