Randall Edwards (born June 15, 1955) is an American former actress. She is best known for playing the role of Delia Ryan on the television soap opera ''

Ryan's Hope ''Ryan's Hope'' is an American soap opera created by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, airing for 13 years on ABC from July 7, 1975, to January 13, 1989. It revolves around the trials and tribulations within a large Irish-American family in th ...

'' from 1979 to 1982.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Edwards' parents divorced when she was 10, and she lived with her mother on

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. After graduating from the

California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a private art university in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both ...

in 1976, she acted in the theater and later worked as a waitress to buy a van to take her to

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Career

Edwards worked as a secretary in

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, and unsuccessfully auditioned for ''

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'' before winning the role of Delia Ryan on ''

'' in early 1979. Edwards moved to New York and played the role until 1982. She received a nomination for the

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given to honor an ...

for her performance after a storyline where Delia ran over boyfriend Barry Ryan with the car of Faith Coleridge whom she had been driving home after finding her drunk. Her predecessor,

Ilene Kristen Ilene Kristen (born Ilene Schatz; July 30, 1952) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Delia Ryan in the ABC soap opera ''Ryan's Hope'' (1975–1979, 1982–1983, 1986–1989) and her Emmy-nominated performances as Roxy Bal ...

, was a fan favorite, but Edwards, with her softer, ditsier portrayal, did manage to win over viewers. Edwards also met husband

Roscoe Born Roscoe Conklin Born (November 24, 1950 – March 3, 2020) was an American actor and songwriter. He is best known for his roles on various television soap operas, most notably as archvillain Mitch Laurence on ''One Life to Live'' in six stints be ...

(Joe Novak) on set; they married in 1985 and divorced in 1990. She left the cast of ''Ryan's Hope'' in 1982 but briefly appeared that same year on ''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other soa ...

'' as the daughter of Ellen and David Stewart, Dr. Carol Ann "Annie" Stewart #7. On Broadway, Edwards portrayed a prostitute in the

Neil Simon Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays. He has received mo ...

comedy ''

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'' and the Kikki in the flop Peter Allen musical ''

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''. Edwards later retired from acting and became a

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how indi ...

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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