 Prior to her lengthy recurring role on "The Young and the Restless", she had played Dr. Paulina Ravelle on "General Hospital" on a recurring basis from 1987 to 1989, who strove to prevent her daughter, Simone, from marrying the white Dr. Tom Hardy.Donaldson never married or had children.Donaldson died of cancer at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California on November 22, 1994 at 66 years old.