life mother of William R. Moses,  played the character of Harriet Roberts, the mother of Jordan  Roberts (Morgan Fairchild). In 1980, Bell unsuccessfully auditioned  for the role of Maggie Gioberti but the producers thought she was  too old to play the part. In 1984, she auditioned for the role of  Maggies mother Charlotte Pershing, but this time the producers  thought she was too young.