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Henry Coleman
This is a list of some of the major or minor characters that appear (or have appeared) on the soap opera ''As the World Turns''. A ; Karen Adams : Doe Lang (1968–70) :: Registered nurse. ; Reg Addington : Mark Sullivan(2008–09) ; Bart Albertini : Robert Turano (2007) ; Neal Keller Alcott : Mary Kay Adams (1992–93) :: Sister to Royce Keller; half-sister of Lucinda Walsh. Formerly married to Michael Alcott. ; Greta Aldrin : Joan Copeland (1982) : Rosemary Murphy (1989) ; David Allen : Chris Browning (1997–2000) : Daniel Markel (1997–99) ; Josie Anderson : Kristen Connolly (2008–09) ; Kirk Anderson : Tom Wiggin (1988–98) :: Father of Linda Ann Anderson and Stephen Anderson. Married to Samantha Markham. Formerly married to Lenore Carpenter and Ellie Snyder. ; Samantha Anderson : Brooke Alexander (1994–96) : Sherri Alexander (1997–98) :: Half-sister of Lucinda Walsh. Married to Kirk Anderson. Mother of Georgia Tucker. ; Stephen Anderson : James Van Der B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by " horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is ''Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Albe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Forest
Gerald Michael Charlebois (born April 17, 1929), better known as Michael Forest, is an American actor who provides the voices for many animated titles. Early life Born in Harvey, North Dakota, he moved with his family at a very early age to Seattle, Washington. He graduated with a B.A. in English and drama from San Jose State University. Career At age 71, Forest voiced Prince Olympius in '' Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue''. In his earlier years, he was a film and television actor, notably playing Apollo in the 1967 ''Star Trek'' episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?" He again played that role in the '' Star Trek Continues'' episode " Pilgrim of Eternity", 47 years later, with his wife, actress Diana Hale. He also appeared as a priest in a case of mistaken identity on a 1964 episode of ''The Dick Van Dyke Show''. Filmography Anime * '' Aika R-16: Virgin Mission'' - Gozo Aida, Tsukino (Ep. 2) * '' Armitage III'' - Vice-Minister Jessup * '' The Big O'' - Alex Rosewater * '' Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy Palmer
Betsy Palmer (born Patricia Betsy Hrunek; November 1, 1926 – May 29, 2015) was an American actress, who was known as a regular supporting film and Broadway actress and television guest star, as a panelist on the game show ''I've Got a Secret'', and later for playing Jason Voorhees' mother, Pamela Voorhees, in the slasher film '' Friday the 13th'' (1980). Early life Palmer was born Patricia Betsy Hrunek on November 1, 1926, in East Chicago, Indiana, the daughter of Marie (née Love), an adoptee, who launched the East Chicago Business College before she married, and Vincent Rudolph Hrunek (1894-1969), an industrial chemist who immigrated from Czechoslovakia, and became a stay-at-home father. She performed in school plays all through childhood, graduated from East Chicago's Roosevelt High School in 1944, then attended East Chicago Business College. After graduation, she worked as a stenographer and secretary for the car foreman on the RIP track of the B&O Railroad. She hated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burke Moses
Burke William Moses (born December 10, 1959, New York City) is an American actor. His older brother is actor Mark Moses. Career Moses attended Boston University and Carnegie Mellon University."Burke Moses Biography" tcm.com, accessed March 14, 2016. He performed the role of "Joe" at the in '''' in 1991. He appeared in the musical '''' at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in June to July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayley Barr
Hayley Barr (born April 27, 1971) is an American actress. Hayley is known for several soap opera roles and as playing herself in ''Looking for Richard''. She has had three (3) Soap Opera Digest ''Soap Opera Digest'' is a weekly magazine covering American daytime soap operas. It features onscreen and offscreen news about the series, interviews with and articles about performers, storyline summaries and analysis, and related promotional in ... award nominations in 1991, 1992, and 1993. Filmography References 1971 births Living people American soap opera actresses Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women {{US-tv-actor-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Zarish
Janet Zarish (born April 21, 1954) is an American actress known for her work in television, movies and the theatre. She is Associate Arts Professor and Head of Acting of the Graduate Acting Program at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. She received her B.F.A. at The Juilliard School under John Houseman. Career Zarish has appeared on and Off-Broadway, starring in ''Other People's Money'' at the Minetta Lane Theater and ''Miss Julie'' at the Roundabout Theatre. She appeared in soap operas as Natalie Bannon on ''As the World Turns'' in the early 1980s, and as Lee Halpern on ''One Life to Live'' from 1986 to 1988, and again from 2008 to 2009. She has also guest starred on ''Law & Order'', ''Forever'', ''New York Undercover'', ''Seinfeld'', ''Mad About You'', and '' Blue Bloods''. Zarish acted in a ''Seinfeld'' episode, " The Alternate Side,"; it was selected as one of Seinfeld's top ten episodes by ''Rolling Stone''. In film, she played supporting roles in ''Mystic Pizza'' and '' The Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Chapman
Judith Chapman (born Judith Shepard on November 15, 1951) is an American actress, best known for soap opera roles, particularly as Natalie Bannon Hughes in ''As the World Turns'' (1975–1978), Charlotte Greer on ''Ryan's Hope'' (1983), Ginny Blake Webber on ''General Hospital'' (1984–1986), Sandra Montaigne on ''One Life to Live'' (1987), Anjelica Deveraux on ''Days of Our Lives'' (1989–1991, 2018), and Gloria Abbott Bardwell on ''The Young and the Restless'' (2005–2018, 2020–). Life and career Chapman was born in Greenville, South Carolina. She is the daughter of retired United States Air Force brigadier general Leland C. Shepard Jr. Her older sister Patty Shepard (born 1945) also worked as an actress. She debuted at the age of 16 in the Spaghetti Western ''Up the MacGregors!'' (1967). After getting a degree in theater from Stephens College, she headed to New York, where she joined the Actors Studio and began working in commercials and theater. In 1977, she made her Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Backus
Richard Backus (born March 28, 1945) is an American actor and television writer. He has been nominated for four Daytime Emmy Awards for writing and one for acting. Biography Richard Backus was born in Goffstown, New Hampshire on March 28, 1945. He attended Harvard University. He has been married to Sharon Romeyko since January 27, 1985. Acting career Richard Backus made his Broadway theatre debut at the Booth Theatre in the original production of ''Butterflies Are Free''. The production began in October 1969 with Backus cast as the understudy for Keir Dullea in the role of Don Baker. He was first appeared in the role, which we would later take over, in 1971. Since then, he has appeared in several other Broadway productions, including ''Ah, Wilderness!'', ''Camelot'', and most recently '' You Never Can Tell''. Other venues at which Backus has appeared include the American Shakespeare Theatre, the Ensemble Studio Theatre, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Backus has also act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Rydell
Mark Rydell (born Mortimer H. Rydell; March 23, 1929) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has directed several Academy Award-nominated films including '' The Fox'' (1967), '' The Reivers'' (1969), ''Cinderella Liberty'' (1973), '' The Rose'' (1979), and '' The River'' (1984). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for '' On Golden Pond'' (1981). Actor Rydell initially trained in music. As a youth, he wanted to be a conductor. He said he left music because of the proliferation of drugs among the musicians: "Heroin was the drug of choice," he said. "Knowing that I have an addict's personality in that a little is good but a lot is better, I knew I was in danger. So I went back to college and went to the Neighborhood Playhouse". He studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. His first significant roles were as Walt Johnson on ''The Edge of Night'', and as Jeff Baker on ''As the World Turns'', which he pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Reid
Frances Reid (December 9, 1914 – February 3, 2010) was an American dramatic actress. Reid acted on television for nearly all of the second half of the 20th century. Her career continued into the early 2000s. Although she starred in many productions, she is best known for her portrayal of Alice Horton on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' from its debut in November 1965 until 2007. At the time of her death, she ranked fifth on the all-time list of longest-serving soap opera actors in the United States. Biography Reid grew up in Berkeley, California. Her acting career started in 1938 with a bit part in the movie '' Man-Proof''. Reid's Broadway debut was as Juliette Lecourtois in ''Where There's a Will There's a Way'' at the John Golden Theatre in 1939. She later played Roxane opposite Jose Ferrer's Cyrano in the 1946 Broadway production of ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' at the Alvin Theatre, repeating the role three years later, again opposite Ferrer, in a 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selena Royle
Selena Royle (November 6, 1904 – April 23, 1983) was an American actress (of stage, radio, television and film), and later, an author. Early life and career Actress Royle was born in New York City to playwright Edwin Milton Royle and actress Selena Fetter (April 12, 1860 - May 10, 1955). She had an older sister, Josephine Fetter Royle (1901–1992). Her mother recounted in a newspaper article that she used to take Selena along with her to her rehearsals and performances. One night, then seven-year-old Selena went missing. While the mother frantically searched for her, holding up act two, the audience became restless. The youngster finally turned up - she had gone on stage dressed in her mother's second-act costume; she made a bow, much to the audience's amusement. She later remarked, "And that is the first time I was ever on stage, and I liked it so well I stayed." Her father wrote the 1921 Broadway play ''Lancelot and Elaine'' to provide both her and sister Josephine with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl Bailey
Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer and author. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in ''St. Louis Woman'' in 1946. She received a Special Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of '' Hello, Dolly!'' in 1968. In 1986, she won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance as a fairy godmother in the ABC Afterschool Special ''Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale''. Her rendition of " Takes Two to Tango" hit the top ten in 1952. In 1976, she became the first African-American to receive the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on October 17, 1988. Early life Bailey was born in Newport News, Virginia to the Reverend Joseph James and Ella Mae Ricks Bailey. She was raised in the Bloodfields neighborhood of Newport News and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in nearby Norfolk, the first city in the region to offer higher education fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
