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Winterthorne
''Winterthorne'' is a soap opera web series that premiered on August 27, 2015. Starring Martha Madison as Miranda Winterthorne, the ruthless matriarch of a candy dynasty, the series was created, written and executive produced by Michael Caruso. Caruso previously created the web soap ''DeVanity'', which ran from 2011 to 2014. In 2016, ''Winterthorne'' received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series. Kathleen Gati was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for her portrayal of Valentina Winterthorne, and Kevin Spirtas was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for playing Dominic Delacort. The series has also won several Indie Series Awards. Plot Miranda is the cold, ruthless head of the Winterthorne candy empire. Her marriage is in shambles, she is estranged from her son and their lives are all in danger. But it was not always this way. A decade earlier, naive Miranda's eyes were ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winterthorne Splash (2015)
''Winterthorne'' is a soap opera web series that premiered on August 27, 2015. Starring Martha Madison as Miranda Winterthorne, the ruthless matriarch of a candy dynasty, the series was created, written and executive produced by Michael Caruso. Caruso previously created the web soap '' DeVanity'', which ran from 2011 to 2014. In 2016, ''Winterthorne'' received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series. Kathleen Gati was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for her portrayal of Valentina Winterthorne, and Kevin Spirtas was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for playing Dominic Delacort. The series has also won several Indie Series Awards. Plot Miranda is the cold, ruthless head of the Winterthorne candy empire. Her marriage is in shambles, she is estranged from her son and their lives are all in danger. But it was not always this way. A decade earlier, naive Miranda's eyes were op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Madison
Martha Madison (born Martha Anne Butterworth; July 27, 1977) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Belle Black on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. Early life Madison was born in Newport News, Virginia. She was raised in Houston, Texas, attended Cypress Creek High School (Harris County, Texas), Cypress Creek High School, and graduated from Texas A&M University in 1999 with a degree in psychology. She was also the Captain of the Texas A&M Dance Team. In 1999, she moved to New York City to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. She danced with the Peyari Dance Project for two years. However, after several injuries, she was forced to retire from dance. Television career Madison had a small role in the film ''Kate & Leopold'' in 2001. She moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to pursue a career in film/television, and briefly appeared on the NBC soap opera ''Passions'' in 2004. Madison next played the role of Belle Black on the NBC soap opera ''Days of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Gati
Kathleen Gati (born 13 August 1957) is a US-based Canadian actress. She is known for portraying Liesl Obrecht on the ABC daytime soap opera ''General Hospital''. She appeared on the television series ''Leverage'' in 2009. Career At the age of 20, she moved to New York, and began acting in off-Broadway productions, and well as ABC daytime soap opera ''All My Children'' over 1989 to 1990. In the early 1990s, Gati moved to Hungary for a film role (''Sose halunk meg'') and stayed there for five years before returning in the United States. Gati has appeared in a number of movies, including ''Sunshine'' (1999), ''Igby Goes Down'' (2002), ''Meet the Fockers'' (2004), and '' The Future'' (2011). On television, she has had guest starring roles on ''The Practice'', ''NYPD Blue'', '' ER'', ''Cold Case'' ''Desperate Housewives'', ''NCIS'', ''The Mentalist'', and ''Arrow''. She also had the recurring role as Russian First Lady Anya Suvarov on Fox series '' 24'' from 2006 to 2007. In 2012, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Thomson (actor)
Gordon Thomson (born March 2, 1945) is a Canadian actor widely known for his role as Adam Carrington on the 1980s American prime time soap opera ''Dynasty''. Early life Thomson began acting while studying English at McGill University in Montreal. One of his earliest roles was "Sir Robin the Brave" in the 1971 version of the Muppets' ''The Frog Prince''. He went on to appear in Canadian television and stage roles, including a stint in ''Godspell'' opposite Gilda Radner, Martin Short, and Eugene Levy. In his twenties he also worked as a catalogue model to supplement his acting earnings. Career His first main TV role was as Michael Stewart Jr. on the Canadian television serial '' High Hopes'' in 1978. He then appeared as Egyptologist Aristotle Benedict White on the ABC daytime soap opera ''Ryan's Hope'' from 1981 to 1982. Having received acclaim for stage performances in productions including ''Love's Labour's Lost'', ''Godspell'' and Joe Orton's '' Loot'', Thomson advanced to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten Storms
Kirsten Renee Storms (born April 8, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Zenon Kar in the '' Zenon'' trilogy, Emily in '' Johnny Tsunami'', and Bonnie Rockwaller in ''Kim Possible''. Storms played Isabella "Belle" Black on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' from 1999 to 2004. In 2005, Storms was cast as the character Maxie Jones on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'' and its spin-off '' General Hospital: Night Shift''. Early life and career Storms was born in Orlando, Florida and grew up in the Greater Orlando area, mainly Kissimmee, Casselberry and Sanford. She has a younger sister named Gretchen, a brother named Austin and a half-brother named Chris. She is the daughter of Karen Storms and CBS affiliate WCPX-TV (now WKMG-TV) sportscaster Mike Storms. According to Storms, she always knew she wanted to be a soap opera actress. At age five she announced: After visiting her father at work, Storms convinced her parents to enroll her in ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Gray
Linda Ann Gray (born September 12, 1940) is an American film, stage and television actress, director, producer and former model, best known for her role as Sue Ellen Ewing, the long-suffering wife of Larry Hagman's character J.R. Ewing on the CBS television drama series ''Dallas'' (1978–1989, 1991, 2012–2014), for which she was nominated for the 1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. The role also earned her two Golden Globe Awards. Gray began her career in the 1960s in television commercials. In the 1970s, she appeared in numerous TV series before landing the role of Sue Ellen Ewing in 1978. After leaving ''Dallas'' in 1989, she appeared opposite Sylvester Stallone in the 1991 film ''Oscar''. From 1994 to 1995, she played a leading role in the Fox drama series ''Models Inc.'', and also starred in TV movies, including '' Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter?'' (1993) and '' Accidental Meeting'' (1994). She went on to reprise the role of Sue El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Spirtas
Kevin Blair Spirtas is an American actor. Career Spirtas is perhaps best known for his roles as Dr. Craig Wesley on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'', Jonas Chamberlain on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'', and as Nick in the slasher film ''Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood'' (1988). Spirtas has worked on Broadway theatre, Broadway, with roles including Hugh Jackman's understudy in ''The Boy from Oz''. He began using the name "Kevin Spirtas" professionally in 1995, having been previously credited as "Kevin Blair". In 2015, Spirtas portrayed Dominic Delacort on the soap opera web series ''Winterthorne''. In 2016, he was nominated for an Indie Series Award for Best Guest Actor in a Drama, and a Daytime Emmy Award for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series, Outstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for the role. Personal life Spirtas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Sandra, who is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Blangiardo
Sonia Blangiardo (born April 18, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an American television soap opera director and producer. She is also the creator and director of the web series ''Tainted Dreams'', which debuted on YouTube in December 2013. Positions held '' All My Children'' * Associate Producer (Late 1990s - 2000) * Supervising Producer (April 2013 – August 2013) '' One Life to Live'' * Coordinating Producer (2000 - 2002) * Producer (2010 - 2012) ''As the World Turns'' * Director (July 15, 2004 - September 17, 2010) " Days of Our Lives" *Director (2015–present) ''Tainted Dreams'' (web series) * Creator, director, writer, actor (2013) '' Winterthorne'' (web series) * Director (2015) '' Pride: The Series'' (web series) * Consulting Producer (2016) Awards and nominations ;Daytime Emmy Award * Win, 2017, Directing, "Days Of Our Lives" * Win, 2007, Directing, ''As the World Turns'' * Win, 2002, Drama Series, ''One Life to Live'' * Nomination, 2014, Daytime Emmy Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
The 43rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony, which honors the crafts behind American daytime television programming, was held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites in Los Angeles on April 29, 2016. The event was presented in conjunction with the 43rd Daytime Emmy Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The nominations were announced on March 24, 2016, and neither ceremony was televised. Category and rule changes The Academy announced some category and rule changes for the 43rd Daytime Emmy Awards, which include: * The category New Approaches Drama Series was renamed Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series. * The previous single acting category for this program type was divided into two categories, and renamed Outstanding Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series and Outstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series. A performer in either a lead or supporting role was eligible to enter. * The Academy introduced a new category, Outstanding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Series Awards
The Indie Series Awards (formerly the Indie Soap Awards) is an annual event hosted by ''We Love Soaps'', based in Los Angeles, California, honoring the best in independently produced, scripted entertainment created for the Internet. The ceremony was founded by Roger Newcomb in 2010. In 2013, after the 4th Indie Soap Awards ceremony, the awards were rebranded as the Indie Series Awards. The awards ceremony was named as one of the 12 "must attend" web series events for creators and fans of online content by Raindance. History The award-giving body was established in 2009 by ''We Love Soaps'' a Manhattan-based media company boutique that champions serialized entertainment in all forms. In 2011, it became a live event for the first time, hosted by Martha Byrne at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. The awards ceremony was eventually moved from New York City to Los Angeles in 2014. ''Pretty'' earned a record 13 nominations in December 2011, and '' Winterthorne'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeVanity
''DeVanity'' is a soap opera web series which ran from April 28, 2011 to March 20, 2014. It was created, written and executive produced by Michael Caruso. Premise Richard DeVanity, patriarch of the wealthy and dysfunctional DeVanity family of Los Angeles, has been murdered by his psychotic lover. Now Jason DeVanity and his siblings must struggle to keep their father's renowned jewelry empire from crumbling around them. Cast Main * Michael Caruso as Jason DeVanity (seasons 1–4) * Alexis Zibolis as Lara Muller DeVanity (seasons 1–4) * Katie Caprio as Bianca DeVanity Roth Regis (seasons 1–4) * Mike Dirksen as Alexander Roth (seasons 1–4) * Erin Christine Buckley as Jackie DeVanity Crowne (season 1–season 3) * Katie Apicella as Dr. Portia Muller Roth Regis (seasons 2–4) * Chris Parke as Byron DeVanity #1 (season 1) * Kyle Lowder as Andrew Regis (seasons 2–4) * Jason Christopher as Byron DeVanity #2 (season 2) * Jaclyn Lyons as Isabelle Roth DeVanity #2 (seasons 3–4) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
