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Richie Novak
This is a list of characters appearing (or who have appeared) on the ABC Daytime and TOLN soap opera ''All My Children''. A Carter Anders *Jason Pendergraft (2013) Pine Valley Hospital doctor with an unknown past. Bill Anderson * James Pritchett (1989) Dr. Russ Anderson *David Pendleton (1978–79) * Charles Brown (1979–80) Gillian Andrassy (deceased) *Esta TerBlanche (1997–2001, 2011) Hungarian princess, married to Jake Martin and Ryan Lavery. Initially, a spoiled and arrogant young lady who clashed with both Kelsey Martin and Hayley Vaughn-Santos, Gillian eventually matured into a much kinder and compassionate woman, due to her marriage to Jake Martin. She was murdered in a botched attempt on the life of Anna Devane in 2001 (resulting in the donation of her heart to Laura Kirk-English). Appeared as a ghost to Ryan in 2011 to assure him that she was not David's last Project Orpheus patient. Maida Andrews *Pamela Blair (1985) Steve Andrews *Nicolas Coster (1988–89 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Daytime
ABC Daytime (sometimes shortened to ABC-D or ABCD) is a division responsible for the daytime programming block on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC Network and syndicated programming. The block has historically encompassed soap operas, game shows and talk shows. History Brian Frons became president of ABC Daytime in 2002. * When Megan McTavish returned as Head writer, Head Writer of ''All My Children'' in July 2003, she faced criticism for a story that depicted the rape of a lesbian character, Bianca Montgomery. The show also faced opposition to a story of a transgender character in 2006. * The Writers Guild of America East filed arbitration suits against ABC Daytime, claiming that they violated the strike-termination agreement by retaining replacement writers (those who choose Financial Core Status) who filled in during the strike (including Frons) on ''All My Children'' instead of bringing back the writers who had been on strike. "The strike-termination agreement does no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lawson (actor)
Richard Lee Lawson (born March 7, 1947) is an American actor who has starred in movies and on television. He is perhaps best known for his roles in genre films; he portrayed Ryan in the 1982 film ''Poltergeist'', and Dr. Ben Taylor in the 1983 NBC miniseries '' V''. Life and career Born Rickey Lee Lawson in Loma Linda, California, Lawson was drafted into the United States Army and became a medic. He served 21 months in Vietnam during the Vietnam War and was wounded in action. After completing his military duty, he embarked on an acting career. His first feature film role (uncredited) was that of a gay man targeted for murder in the classic 1971 movie ''Dirty Harry''. In 1973, he played Willis in '' Scream Blacula Scream''. His other well known roles include the 1979 movie '' The Main Event'', and the 1984 drama '' Streets of Fire'', where he played Officer Ed Price. Lawson's first ongoing starring role in a television series was in Australian drama ''Hotel Story'' in 1977, howeve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Borlenghi
Matt Borlenghi is an American actor, best known for his roles as Brian Bodine on ''All My Children'' from 1991 to 1993 and 1996, as Russ on ''The Jeff Foxworthy Show'', as Rich Casey on '' Police Academy: The Series'' and as Lyle on ''Cobra Kai''. Career Borlenghi came to national attention playing Brian Bodine on ''All My Children'' in the early 1990s. His character was the main romantic interest of Hayley Vaughan, played by Kelly Ripa, until he quit the show in 1993 in favor of doing comedy TV.https://variety.com/2015/tv/spotlight/kelly-ripa-all-my-children-1201610771/ However, later in 1996, he did make a brief return to stir things up between Hayley and new boyfriend Mateo (Mark Consuelos). Borlenghi also played Ziggy Deadmarsh on CBS soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' in 2002, and Mayor Anthony Marino on NBC ''Days of Our Lives''. Borlenghi spent several years starring on various sitcoms, such as ''The Jeff Foxworthy Show'', in which he portrayed Jeff Foxworth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathy Bates
Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actor and director. Known for her roles in comedic and dramatic films and television programs, she has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and two British Academy Film Awards. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she studied theater at the Southern Methodist University before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. She landed minor stage roles before being cast in her first on screen role in '' Taking Off'' (1971). Her first Off-Broadway stage performance was in the 1976 production of ''Vanities.'' Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, she continued to perform on screen and on stage, and garnered a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 1983 for her performance in '''night, Mother'', and won an Ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Gatschet
Stephanie Lucile Gatschet (born March 16, 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an actress, who has appeared on the soap operas ''Guiding Light'' (as Tammy Winslow) and ''All My Children'' (as Madison North). Early life and education As a child, Gatschet took ballet, piano, and acting lessons. Her professional career began at the age of nine, when she appeared in her first play, Oedipus the King, at a local Philadelphia theatre. After performing in a few local plays, Gatschet began to appear in theatrical productions off-Broadway in New York City. She attended Julia R. Masterman School in Philadelphia, for middle school and high school. She also began to make commercials for television and radio, and to make episodic TV appearances in shows such as ''As the World Turns'' and ''Law & Order''. Prior to her role on ''Guiding Light'', Gatschet was pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. During her first year of college at New York University, Gats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kale Browne
David Charles "Kale" Browne (born June 16, 1950) is an American actor. He was born in San Rafael, California. Browne was the first to play the roles of Michael Hudson on ''Another World (TV series), Another World'' (1986–1993, 1995–1998) and Sam Rappaport (One Life to Live), Sam Rappaport on ''One Life to Live'' (1998–2001). Browne has a son, Nicholas, with former wife Karen Allen, to whom he was married from 1988 to 1998. Filmography Film Television Video games External links * 1950 births Living people American male television actors American male soap opera actors Actors from San Rafael, California {{US-tv-actor-1950s-stub People from San Rafael, California People from Marin County, California Actors from California Male actors from California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leven Rambin
Leven Rambin is an American actress. She is known for playing look-alike half-sisters Lily Montgomery and Ava Benton on ''All My Children'', and for her recurring roles on ''Grey's Anatomy'' and '' Gone'', as well as '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'', ''One Tree Hill'', ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', and ''CSI: Miami''. She appeared in the sci-fi film ''The Hunger Games'' (2012) as the District 1 tribute Glimmer, and appeared as Clarisse La Rue in the fantasy film '' Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters'' (2013). Early life Rambin was born in Houston, Texas, to Howard and Karen Rambin, founders of a real estate company. While acting, she has also pursued her high school diploma through the Texas Tech University Independent School District. Career 2004–09: Early works Rambin started her career at age of 13, as a series regular on ABC's ''All My Children'' from 2004 to 2008, playing the role of Lily Montgomery, the autistic daughter of Jackson Montgomery, played by Walt Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ava Benton
This is a list of characters appearing (or who have appeared) on the ABC Daytime and TOLN soap opera ''All My Children''. A Carter Anders *Jason Pendergraft (2013) Pine Valley Hospital doctor with an unknown past. Bill Anderson * James Pritchett (1989) Dr. Russ Anderson * David Pendleton (1978–79) * Charles Brown (1979–80) Gillian Andrassy (deceased) * Esta TerBlanche (1997–2001, 2011) Hungarian princess, married to Jake Martin and Ryan Lavery. Initially, a spoiled and arrogant young lady who clashed with both Kelsey Martin and Hayley Vaughn-Santos, Gillian eventually matured into a much kinder and compassionate woman, due to her marriage to Jake Martin. She was murdered in a botched attempt on the life of Anna Devane in 2001 (resulting in the donation of her heart to Laura Kirk-English). Appeared as a ghost to Ryan in 2011 to assure him that she was not David's last Project Orpheus patient. Maida Andrews * Pamela Blair (1985) Steve Andrews *Nicolas Coster (1988†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marj Dusay
Marjorie Ellen Mahoney Dusay (; née Mahoney; February 20, 1936 – January 28, 2020) was an American actress known for her roles on American soap operas. She was especially known for her role as Alexandra Spaulding on ''Guiding Light'', a role she played on and off from 1993 through the show's 2009 cancellation, as well as the wife of Douglas MacArthur in the 1977 movie '' MacArthur''. Career In 1967, Dusay was a member of the Session, an improvisational comedy group in Los Angeles. Her dramatic debut occurred December 21, 1967, in an episode of television's ''Cimarron Strip''. She appeared in the film '' Sweet November'' (1968). Dusay started her career with a small role as a waitress alongside Elvis Presley in the film ''Clambake'' in 1967. In 1968, Dusay played a special agent in the TV series ''Hawaii Five-O'', in an episode titled "Twenty-Four Karat Kill". In 1969, Dusay played a woman who agrees to testify against a mobster in "The Singapore File", as well as appearing thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Bennett
This is a list of characters appearing (or who have appeared) on the ABC Daytime and TOLN soap opera ''All My Children''. A Carter Anders *Jason Pendergraft (2013) Pine Valley Hospital doctor with an unknown past. Bill Anderson * James Pritchett (1989) Dr. Russ Anderson *David Pendleton (1978–79) * Charles Brown (1979–80) Gillian Andrassy (deceased) *Esta TerBlanche (1997–2001, 2011) Hungarian princess, married to Jake Martin and Ryan Lavery. Initially, a spoiled and arrogant young lady who clashed with both Kelsey Martin and Hayley Vaughn-Santos, Gillian eventually matured into a much kinder and compassionate woman, due to her marriage to Jake Martin. She was murdered in a botched attempt on the life of Anna Devane in 2001 (resulting in the donation of her heart to Laura Kirk-English). Appeared as a ghost to Ryan in 2011 to assure him that she was not David's last Project Orpheus patient. Maida Andrews *Pamela Blair (1985) Steve Andrews *Nicolas Coster (1988–89 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candice Earley
Candice Jean Earley (August 18, 1950 – January 31, 2019) was an American actress and singer born in Oklahoma. Early years Earley was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, to Harold and Jean (née Daily) Earley. She won the Miss Lawton title. She had 14 years of training as a classical singer and attended Trinity University, where she studied drama. Career Earley is most famous for her role as Donna Beck Tyler Cortlandt Sago Tyler on the soap opera ''All My Children'', a role she played from 1976 to 1992. Donna was originally a troubled youth, who was a runaway and a prostitute. In her first appearance on ''All My Children'', Donna is found in a hospital bed and in a coma after being kidnapped, beaten and raped by her pimp, Tyrone. However, the actress playing the part of Donna was not Candice Earley, but a different actress originally hired to play the part. The producers were unsatisfied with the acting ability of this actress, and Earley was hired to play the part, which was slated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Chamberlin
Lee Chamberlin (born Alverta LaPallo; February 14, 1938 – May 25, 2014) was an American theatrical, film and television actress. Early life Chamberlin was born in New York City. She was the daughter of Ida Roberta (née Small) and Brazilian author Bernando LaPallo (1901–2015).. LaPallo was deemed at one point to be the oldest living man in the United States, dying at age 114 in Tempe, Arizona in 2015. Career Chamberlin began her career in 1968 in ''Slave Ship'', a stage production based on the outline of LeRoi Jones later known as Amiri Baraka. She appeared at The Orpheum Theatre in a musical production called ''Do Your Own Thing'', based on Shakespeare's ''Twelfth Night'', and in an off-Broadway production, ''The Believers''. She played Cordelia (King Lear), Cordelia opposite James Earl Jones's ''King Lear'' in 1974 in the Delacorte Theater, Delacorte Theatre at the Shakespeare in the Park (New York City), New York Shakespeare in the Park Festival. She went on to win six A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
