Soap star Robyn Griggs dies at 49

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“She is no longer suffering and would want us to remember that and the good memories,” a statement on her Facebook page said.

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Robin Griggs at the Soap Opera Digest Awards in February 1994.

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Actor Robin Griggs, best known for starring in the soap operas "Another World" and "One Life to Live", has died. She was 49 years old.

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The news of Griggs' death was confirmed in a statement on his Facebook page on Saturday.

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The statement began, "Hello everyone, with a heavy heart, I am sorry to announce the passing of Robin." "However, she is no longer a victim and wants us to have more fond memories of her."

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The statement continued: “I will never forget how open she was to telling her story, and accepting of me helping her tell it. She wanted to help people and spread the word of her story to do it.

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