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TV GUIDE/ February 25, 1989 Lane Davies (Mason) - The Fast Lane

TV GUIDE/ February 25, 1989 Susan Pratt (Claire Ramsey) - Prattle Tale

Daily TV Serials / March 1977 Jim Prichett Jada Rowland

Catherine Hicks (Faith Coleridge #3) TV GUIDE/ February 25, 1989

Helen Gallagher (Maeve) Kate Mulgrew (Mary # 1) Daily TV Serials / March 1977

Catherine Hicks (Faith #3) Screen & TV Album/ April 1978

I, too, am confused about whether or not Nancy Barrett was a temp. If she was only a temp, it was a secret at the time. Perhaps much later, some other facts were presented in the press, but not at the time it was occurring. Not everything in the soap opera news columns and magazines is 100% correct, but most I've read made is sound like she was hired as a permanent Faith. I posted these first two newspaper comings & goings in the RH thread, in May. Coming July 17, 1976 Nancy Barrett joins cast of 'Ryan's Hope' Nancy Barrett has joined the cast of ABC's “Ryan's Hope”. Miss Barrett has the role of Faith Coleridge. Ms. Barrett's role on “Ryan's Hope” marks her return to ABC where she previously appeared on the network’s daytime series “One Life to Live”, in the role of Rachel Wilson, and on the former ABC series, “Dark Shadows”, for five years. She has also played continuing roles on “Somerset” and “The Doctors”. This past season she appeared in the “Adam's Chronicles” as Elizabeth Cameron. Her earlier television credits include appearances on the prime time series, “N.Y.P.D.” and “Dupont Show of the Week.” The talented and versatile actress has appeared on Broadway in the musical “Pickwick” and in numerous off-Broadway and stock and repertory productions, including “The Tragic Historie of Dr. Faustus”, “Telemachus Clay”, as Luisa in the national company of “The Fantasticks”, “The Star-Spangled Girl”, “Little Miss Sunshine”, and “Take Her, She's Mine.” Miss Barrett played feature roles in two MGM films based on the ABC series, “Dark Shadows”. She portrayed Carolyn Stoddard in “House of Dark Shadows” and Claire Jenkins in “Night of Dark Shadows.” A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, the blonde-hair, blue-eyed actress grew up near Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She has been interested in theater since the age of ten when she produced, directed, and acted in her own backyard productions. Miss Barrett received her B/A/ in theater arts from the University of California at Los Angeles. Going/Coming September 15, 1976 Tune In Tomorrow Nancy Barrett fared no better than her predecessor Faith Catlin in the role of Faith Coleridge on Ryan's Hope. She's been dropped, and the search for another Faith Coleridge continues. Meanwhile, Jody Catlin (no relation) has been cast to play the limited role of lawyer Anne Burney. Jody is the wife of Justin Deas (Bucky Carter on the show) but don't snicker the word nepotism. It's pure talent that got her the job. __________________________________________________________________________________________ The following can be found in the highlights of a Nancy Barrett TV BY DAY/November 1976 article at Dark Shadows Online - Nancy said that after her stint on One Life to Live had ended, she went back to college again. However, this time, she was offered a part on Ryan's Hope (the role of Faith Coleridge). "Again, I chose to do the soap. But I might still get back to school eventually. I can do anything I want to, and that's a nice feeling." ____________________________________________________________________________________________ In one 1976 interview, Nancy said she auditioned with Malcolm Groome and Justin Deas for the role. For her interview in Day TV/December 1976 , the writer had to go back and add a postscript to the interview for Nancy was gone by the time they were going to print. The writer talked to Nancy again, to ask her if she had anything she wanted to say about the new information that she was leaving the program, and Nancy said to call her leaving Ryan's Hope “contractual differences”. The writer and his editor added their thoughts that made it sound like it was more the shows decision that she leave becasue the show wanted to tweak the character again. I hope you can see why some of us are confused. ;-)

The abortion clinic scenes were a little heavy handed. It was also hard to believe that two women would start pouring their hearts out to a stranger (Jill), no matter how nice of a lady she looked. I had only time to read a few of them: they were great.

Afternoon TV Yearbook 1978

The 10/7/86 Soap Opera Digest Ron Hale interview Always heard that the “Kirkland's Hope” moniker was credited to Ron. It never quite made sense to me because Hollis Kirkland was on several months before his daughter arrived in late summer, and his wife didn't arrive until the end of 1982, and they were shipped out of town by March of 1983. During that time the daughter was involved with a Ryan (Pat) and 1982 was also the year when Siobhan (a Ryan) and Joe were one of the biggest couples on daytime TV. The webmaster of Memory Book said it sounded like sour grapes on Ron's part because Roger didn't do much that year. And yes, the show had changed a few years before the Kirkland's ever came on board.

That Malcolm Groome movie was made before he did Ryan's Hope and released a few years later. There was a 2005 documentary on the film maker, David Secter, which I saw on Sundance Channel (or some channel like that) several years ago. Malcolm was very briefly interviewed about the movie for it. He said he had been involved with one of the actressess in the film, Kathleen Seward, at the time of the movie. Here is one of the quotes, that I mentioned many months ago, from Frank Latimore (Ed).

I haven't read anything about Nancy Reardon. I don't know why they didn't use her, either, when Katie was on the show in the mid 80's. Gregory Abels (Art) is a director and acting coach. He runs GATE (Gregeory Abels Training Ensemble). He is also a Zen teacher and poet.

Nancy Reardon (Kathleen) is currently the store manager of The Drama Book Store in New York City. She is also an acting coach. Nancy with playwright A.R. Gurney in March, 2011. Another photo of Nancy.

Kathleen's oldest daughter, Deirdre, is played by Andrew Robinson's daughter Rachel. She is currently a singer/songwriter in Portland Oregon. Her website Rachel Starshine Robinson Her music video

Nancy Addison and the Frank/Seneca/baby storyline This is from Ryan's Bar Online. At the old Soapnet forum there were some other quotes (which are now gone)from Nancy Addison about how her objection made them wrap the story sooner by having her tell Frank earlier than planned because Nancy took her displeasure with the direction of this storyline to the writers to complain that Jill would not do that. I get the feeling that Nancy saw Jill as a woman of great personal integrity. I've never read how Nancy felt about the Ken George Jones affair and I can't help but wonder if she diasgreed with the writers about it, too. Not about the affair itself – but if she possibly felt that Jill would have ended the engagement to Frank first or asked Frank for some kind of break/breathing room. Is Nancy Addison Carrying Her Independence Too Far?

Carl, the SOD recaps are great. Thank you! John Sanderford (Frank #5) thought Frank becoming a grandfather was “insane”. Future of 'Ryan's Hope' in doubt?/John Sanderford August 22, 1987

On the current Soapnet storyline of Jill considering an abortion – Nancy Addison felt that Jill would have had the abortion. Nancy Addison/March 13, 1977

She didn't need a lot of sympathy - and that's what made her sympathetic. Although it was painful for her (and me LOL) to watch, she knew Pat had to find his own way - he had to learn his own lessons where Delia was concerned. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justin Deas and Jody Catlin's daughter Yvette Deas' website. Yvette played young school girl Mary in flashbacks on Ryan's Hope in 1977. She is a figurative painter/artist. http://www.yvettedeas.org/index.html

Jody Catlin - Mrs. Justin Deas at the time - began today as Delia's lawyer Anne Burney. Here is Jody's website - Jody Catlin

Yes, they both would have been working together again on Search For Tomorrow. This says Michael Corbett began on SFT around July of 1982. Soap Opera Scene/July 16, 1982 In the same news archives Soap Opera Scene Channel Chatter that told of Pat Falken-Smith decision to end Karen Morris-Gowdy's role on RH also had a item that Ellen Barrett had just taken over on SFT. Soap Opera Scene/December 24, 1983

This is what I've heard on the Soapnet board - Roscoe Born and Daniel Pilon were brought back so they could kill Joe off for good (Joe killed Max and Max planted a bomb that a very short time later killed Joe as he potected Siobhan from the explosion)- and free Siobhan up for new love interests. However, the show was cancelled a few weeks before it aired - and the storyline leading up to Joe's death was already in motion on screen. I don't know anything about Betty and Jack except that she was written off a few months later. They then paried Jack up with Leslie Easterbrooke's character for a time.