Members SteveFrame Posted May 7, 2009 Members Share Posted May 7, 2009 Wow this is hard and I always go back and forth on this. It is hard for me to say a best of all time overall. I would say the following though: 1) Michael Zaslow 2) Beverlee McKinsey 3) George Reinholt 4) Eileen Fulton 5) Jane Eliot And as I said it goes back and forth. For me the top 5 individual performances of all time would go something like this: 1) Judith Light on the witness stand, One Life To Live 2) Jacqueline Courtney for One Life To Live when she learned her son had been hit and died 3) Joan Copeland on the witness stand. Her pearls broke and as she moved around the floor to pick them all up. Very moving. That was on Search For Tomorrow 4) Donald May giving the closing argument in the Julie Jamison trial in 1968. He was the only actor to speak for the entire 30 minute episode. 5) Louise Shaffer on the court house steps as Serena/Josie of The Edge of Night in 1975. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted May 7, 2009 Members Share Posted May 7, 2009 Beverlee McKinsey Victoria Rowell Jean Carol Melody Thomas Scott Eric Braeden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted May 7, 2009 Members Share Posted May 7, 2009 Let me guess, SteveFrame -- you're really into courtroom scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteveFrame Posted May 7, 2009 Members Share Posted May 7, 2009 I like them yes, but those just happen to be some great scenes. I love family drama the most but mystery and court room stuff comes in 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members josephm68 Posted May 7, 2009 Members Share Posted May 7, 2009 Marcy Walker A Martinez Victoria Wyndham Beverlee McKinsey Douglas Watson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jinx_avery Posted May 7, 2009 Members Share Posted May 7, 2009 Dorrie Kavanaugh: Cathy Craig OLTL Valerie Starrett: Diana Taylor GH Kate Dezina: Estelle La Tour AMC Jane Badler: Melinda Cramer OLTL Holland Taylor: Denise Cavanaugh EON Maybe not the biggest stars or on any Best Actress lists, but they made lasting impressions for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members classicmoment Posted May 7, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 7, 2009 Hmm No mention of Genie Francis at all. I mean interestingly enough I thought about her but then thought about others I would put ahead of her. I saw clips of her from back in the day she was a bit green, but I loved her potrayal when she came back in the 90s. Laura was absolutely endearing and she made me feel her pain and her being torn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted May 7, 2009 Members Share Posted May 7, 2009 I find her extreamly overrated. Shes good. But far from greatness, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chrishntr Posted May 7, 2009 Members Share Posted May 7, 2009 Erika Slezak - Viki, OLTL Judith Light - Karen, OLTL Lee Patterson - Joe, OLTL Roger Howarth - Todd, OLTL Brian Kerwin - Charlie, OLTL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted May 7, 2009 Members Share Posted May 7, 2009 James Mitchell (Palmer Cortlandt AMC) In the 1980s, JM as Palmer was just perfect as rotten and nasty Palmer blended with a comedic touch thanks to over the top crankiness he exhibited with his mother-in-law/maid Myra. Then he added another layer with his deep love for Daisy/Monique. But it was the outright villainy that was JM's strong suit going so far as to laugh at and taunt when he found Adam Chandler paralyzed from a stroke. Kin Shriner (Scotty Baldwin GH) Another perfect villain. KS takes obnoxiousness to ridiculous heights, and Scotty never met a character he couldn't work against entertainingly. If any character, be it Rick Webber, Anna Devane, Robert Scorpio..whoever, wanted something good for someone, Scotty would inevitable oppose them and KS would always make it work. Susan Lucci (Erica AMC) Not the best actress, but has she ever met a scene she didn't own? It doesn't make a difference who she is opposite, she just brings a spark to any scene. Those are the first three that come to mind for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members reallyhateskateonlost Posted May 7, 2009 Members Share Posted May 7, 2009 My Top Five: A Martinez: Cruz Santa Barbara, Ray OLTL Charles Keating: Carl Hutchins AW Tristan Rogers: GH-Robert Scorpio David Canary-Adam Chandler, Vincent Irizarry-David Hayward, Thortsen Kaye-Zach Slater AMC To many more to name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members classicmoment Posted May 7, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 7, 2009 Oh Charles Keating is phenomenal. I loved Carl because of him. I saw him in Hercules (Legendary Journey) and Xena as Zeus, perfect casting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NYC123 Posted May 7, 2009 Members Share Posted May 7, 2009 Susan Lucci Marcy Walker Debbi Morgan Bobbie Eakes Susan Flannary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MTSRocks Posted May 7, 2009 Members Share Posted May 7, 2009 The dearly departed... 1.) Beverlee McKinsey 2.) Michael Zaslow 3.) Phil Carey 4.) Darlene Conley 5.) Douglas Watson Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AllAboutAngst Posted May 7, 2009 Members Share Posted May 7, 2009 1. Beverlee McKinsey 2. Cynthia Watros 3. Michael Zaslow 4. Nancy Lee Grahn 5. Jess Walton or Grant Aleksander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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