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Rachel Blake (Days Of Our Lives)
The following is an alphabetical list of characters (and their performers) from the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'', sorted by character surname. A ;Annabelle :Alisa Alapach (2016) ;Artemis :Kwesi Boakye (2007) ;Umar Abboud :Rick Fitts (2007) ;Hattie Adams :Andrea Hall (2000–01) :Deidre Hall (2004, 2016–20) ; Lawrence Alamain (deceased) : Michael Sabatino (1990–93, 2009–11) :Evan Miller (1990, flashbacks) :Jeremy Kutner (1991, flashbacks) ;Leopold Alamain (deceased) : Avery Schreiber (1990) ;Nicholas Alamain :Erik von Detten (1992–93) : Victor Webster (1999–2000) :Cody Longo (2011) ;Vivian Alamain :Louise Sorel (1992–2000, 2009–11, 2017–18, 2020) : Marj Dusay (1992–93; temporary replacement) : Robin Strasser (2019) : Linda Dano (2021) ;Margo Anderman Horton :Susanne Zenor (1977–80, 1986) ; Bob Anderson (deceased) :Mark Tapscott (1972–78, 1978–80) :Dick Gitting (1978) ;Linda Anderson :Margaret Mason (1970–71, 1975–80, 1982) :Elaine Pri ... [...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 Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
