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This is a list of actors and actresses who have had roles on the soap opera ''All My Children''. It aired from January 1970 to September 2011 and was revived for five months in 2013. The longest serving cast member is Susan Lucci, who played the heroine Erica Kane from January 1970 to the original finale in September 2011. Cast See also * List of ''All My Children'' characters References Notes Citations External links Character profiles {{All My Children All My Children *Cast members All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and 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 Western (genre), Westerns. According to some dictionaries, for something to be adequately described as a soap opera, it need not be long-running; but some authors define the word in a way that excludes short-running serial dramas from their definition. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first Broadcasting, broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running soap opera. The longest-running television soap opera is ''Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV in 1960. According to Albert Moran, one of the defining features that make a television program a soap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Allen
Laura Allen (born March 21, 1974) is an American actress. She is known for her roles on the ABC Daytime soap opera ''All My Children'' (2000–2002) and the USA Network television series ''The 4400'' (2004–2005, 2007). She has also been a regular cast member on ''Dirt'' (2007 to 2008), ''Terriers'' (2010)'','' and ''Awake'' (2012)''.'' Early life Allen was born in Portland, Oregon, and grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She is the middle child of three sisters. She attended Wellesley College as a sociology major and graduated in 1996. She worked with the NYPD as a domestic violence counselor before pursuing acting. Career 1997–2002: Early work and ''All My Children'' While pursuing her career in social work, Allen became drawn to the theatre. She took a job as a crew member for the Blue Man Group, then won a role as Maid Marion in a touring production of ''Robin Hood.'' Despite the grueling experience of the ''Robin Hood'' tour'','' Allen decided she wanted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Barr
Julia Barr (born Julia Rose Buchheit on February 8, 1949 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American actress. Barr is most famous for her role on the soap opera ''All My Children'', playing the character of Brooke English. She played the role from 1976 to 1981 and from 1982 to December 20, 2006, with other special and short appearances. Growing up as an only child in Fort Wayne, Barr made her acting debut at the age of 13 in a production of ''Peter Pan''. This helped her decide to pursue acting as a career, and by the time she graduated from Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, she had performed in 25 professional productions. She spent two years at the Studio Arena Theater in Buffalo, New York. Career Barr broke into soap operas with a short stint as bad girl Reenie Szabo on ''Ryan's Hope''. She was invited to join the cast of ''All My Children'' as Brooke English, succeeding Elissa Leeds in the role. Her portrayal of Brooke garnered Barr eight Daytime Emmy Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Barbara (actor)
Joseph Edward Barbara (born December 5, 1967) is an American television and soap opera actor. Early life Barbara was born on December 5, 1967, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. He has a B.S. in television and film production from Syracuse University. After leaving college, he worked briefly as a production assistant at ''Entertainment Tonight''. Career Barbara is currently starring in the first national tour ''A Bronx Tale - The Musical'', written by Chazz Palminteri and directed by Robert De Niro and Jerry Zaks. He is best known for his role on '' Another World'' as Joseph Carlino (from 1995 to 1999). He then appeared on ''All My Children'' in 2000 as Paolo Caselli. He also appeared on Broadway in the revival of the musical '' Grease'' (as Danny Zuko) and off-Broadway in '' Tony and Tina's Wedding'' (as 'Dominick Fabrizi'). He is currently performing the role of mob boss Gyp DeCarlo in the Las Vegas production of ''Jersey Boys''. He was also the voice of Ray Boccino in ''Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaye Ballard
Kaye Ballard (November 20, 1925 – January 21, 2019) was an American actress, comedian, and singer. Early life Ballard was born Catherine Gloria Balotta in Cleveland, Ohio, one of four children born to Italian immigrant parents, Lena (née Nacarato) and Vincenzo (later Vincent James) Balotta. Her parents immigrated to the United States from Calabria, a region of southern Italy. Career Ballard established herself as a musical comedian in the 1940s, joining the Spike Jones touring revue of entertainers. Capable of playing broad physical comedy as well as stand-up dialogue routines, she became familiar in television and stage productions. Ballard made her television debut on '' Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt'', a short-lived program hosted by Henry Morgan which first aired January 26, 1951. In 1954, she was the first person to record the song " Fly Me to the Moon". In 1957, she and Alice Ghostley played the two wicked stepsisters in the live telecast of Rodgers and Hammerstein' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babe Carey
Arabella "Babe" Carey is a fictional character from the American daytime drama ''All My Children''. She was originally portrayed by actress Alexa Havins, from October 13, 2003, to October 8, 2007, and then by actress Amanda Baker from October 8, 2007, to October 31, 2008. Havins crossed over as character sporadically on ''One Life to Live'' from November 24, 2003 to February 2005. The character was killed off on the October 23, 2008 episode of the show, after suffering injuries during a series of tornadoes, although she reappeared briefly on June 2 and 29, 2009, as a ghost. In September 2011, Babe (Havins) briefly returned to Pine Valley as an apparition appearing to JR. Though originally scripted as age 19 in 2003, in a star-crossed romance with character JR Chandler, Babe's birth date was later set by the series as April 10, 1983, upon the character's death. The writers often had the character referred to as "Baby Doll" by her mother, Krystal Carey ( Bobbie Eakes), and occasio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Baker
Amanda Baker is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Jolene Crowell on '' General Hospital: Night Shift'' in 2007 and Babe Carey Chandler on ''All My Children'' from 2007 to 2008. Baker reappeared on June 4 and 29, 2009 as a ghost on ''All My Children'' as Babe Chandler. Career Baker starred as Jolene Crowell on '' General Hospital: Night Shift.'' She joined the cast of ''All My Children'' as the new Babe Carey Chandler on October 8, 2007. In an odd move, she debuted on the same day that actress Alexa Havins exited the role. When Babe hugged Krystal (the character's mother), it was Havins, but when the hug ceased, Amanda Baker was present. She departed from the role in October 2008. Baker reappeared on June 4 and 29, 2009 on ''All My Children'' as Babe's ghost. Filmography * (2004): '' One Tree Hill'' as Charlotte * (2004): ''The Dead Will Tell'' as Girl in Marsh * (2005): '' Palmetto Pointe'' as Callah O'Connell * (2005): ''Locusts'' as Gina * (2006): '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Ashley
Elizabeth Ann Cole (born August 30, 1939), known professionally as Elizabeth Ashley, is an American actress of theatre, film, and television. She has been nominated for three Tony Awards, winning once in 1962 for '' Take Her, She's Mine''. Ashley was also nominated for the BAFTA and Golden Globe awards for her supporting performance in '' The Carpetbaggers'' (1964), and was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1991 for '' Evening Shade''. Elizabeth was a guest on '' The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' 24 times. She appeared in several episodes of '' In the Heat of the Night'' as Maybelle Chesboro. She also appeared in an episode of '' Mannix'', "The Dark Hours", in 1974. She is a 2024 inductee into the American Theater Hall of Fame. Early life Ashley was born Elizabeth Ann Cole in Ocala, Florida, to music teacher Arthur Kingman Cole and the former Lucille Ayer. She grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Smith, Zach (December 30, 2011).Persona: Elizabeth Ashley. ''New Orleans Mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aidan Devane
Aidan Devane is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera ''All My Children''. He has been portrayed by Aiden Turner, from June 6, 2002, to December 21, 2009. The character has also been temporarily portrayed by actor Tom Archdeacon, from May 13 to 28, 2004, for six episodes. Storylines Aidan comes to Pine Valley in 2002 after his aunt Anna Devane, a former resident of Port Charles (the fictional town in which the ABC daytime drama ''General Hospital'' takes place), comes to town. He is in "Special Ops" in his native United Kingdom, and not much is known about him at first. He uses such training to spy on other Pine Valley residents for Jackson Montgomery and Ryan Lavery. Aidan was a soldier while in his home country. He is a Jack-of-all-trades: a construction worker on Erica Kane's penthouse after a fire guts it, and a bartender at the Valley Inn. Aidan becomes partners in a private investigators office with Tad Martin. Greenlee Smythe is set up by Kendall Hart Slater f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tad Martin
Tad Martin is a fictional character from the American daytime drama, ''All My Children''. Tad was played by three actors, according to the age of the character: Matthew Anton, John E. Dunn, and Michael E. Knight. Knight has portrayed the role on and off from 1983 until the series finale in 2011. Tad represents the good on the show, often butting heads with "villains" like Adam Chandler. He is perhaps the best male friend to Erica Kane. His relationship with Dixie Cooney made them a favorite of fans, reaching supercouple status. Under secrecy, Knight returned for the first-season finale of Prospect Park's version of ''All My Children'' on September 2, 2013. Development and casting Portrayer Michael E. Knight was surprised at the reaction he got during the Tad the Cad era. In 1984, he said, "It's so weird. I'm playing a jerk. No one should like Tad Martin. But the letters I get...I feel like writing back and saying, 'Don't you see, people like that can only hurt you. You don't aspi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Dillon
Janet Green (also Marlowe and Dillon) is a fictional character that appeared on the daytime soap opera, ''All My Children''. She is commonly known for terrorizing the residents of Pine Valley, including her sister Natalie Marlowe and the murder of Will Cortlandt. Janet frequently suffers from bouts of psychosis resulting from emotional abuse inflicted upon her since childhood. While experiencing psychosis, she frequently hallucinates two-way conversations with her reflection in the mirror. The hallucination looks as the character did when first introduced; homely with dark hair and glasses. Its responses are consistently critical of Janet and while it does provide her with solutions to current obstacles, the solutions are often illegal and something a reasonable individual would not consider. As a result of her mental illness and erratic behavior, the character was sometimes referred to as Janet from Another Planet. Janet has had extended periods of sanity. She and her psyche hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Marlowe
Here is a list of characters 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) Pine Valley physician who was attracted to nurse Caroline Dixon Grant. Rival of Dr. Franklin Grant. 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 Orp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
