1. Robin Strasser

2. Beverlee McKinsey

3. Michael Zaslow

Since your post says "Top" and not best, I'll interpet it as the actors whom I became obscessed with over the years for their performances. Not in any particular order, really

Kimberlin Brown

Susan Flannery

Eric Braeden

Beverly McKinsey

Cynthia Watros

Hard to keep it to only five. In no particular order:

Clint Ritchie - my alltime favorite on OLTL. Of all deaths of soap actors that I've watched over the years, his got to me the most. I "started with" and grew up with the ABC soaps first and foremost so between familiarity of more than half my life and just enjoying the heck out of him, I've missed him since he left the show.

Larkin Malloy - huge crush on his Sky Whitney. Bawled like anything when "fauxSky" was killed (no internet or spoilers in those days, lol); thrilled as all get out when "realSky" was introduced and followed him to GL when EON ended.

Finola Hughes - Anna Devane epitomized everything I loved and wanted to see in a true soap heroine. Not some sidekick, damsel-in-distress. Beautiful, smart, and literally kick-ass. Even with the big 80s hair, Finola was gorgeous.

Beth Ehlers - my longtime GL favorite (back when I still watched that show). She brought a natural, real quality to her performances. I was attracted to her and I'm a straight female.

David Andrew Macdonald - the only one I ever started a website/board for

Honorable mentions I would say would be Anthony Geary and Stephen Nichols. Back in the decade (1980s), these were the guys that kept me tuning into GH and DOOL. And Douglass Watson...I didn't actually see most of his early years on AW (my mom used to watch) but there has always been something about him that struck a chord with me. If there are such things as soap gods, he was one.

1) Maura West : Carly , ATWT

2) Peter Bergman: Jack, Y&R

3) Hillary B Smith: Nora, OLTL

4) Martha Byrne: Lily, ATWT

5) Lara Parker: Angelique, DS

This is easy (IMO)...

1) Beverly McKinsey

2) Michael Zaslow

3) Susan Seaforth-Hayes

4) Louise Sorel

5) MacDonald Carey

My 5 favorite are in no particular order:

Susan Flannery

David Canary

Susan Seaforth Hayes

Katherine Kelly Lang

Darlene Conley

Just a random group of five ladies...Heather Tom, Maura West, Elizabeth Hubbard, Robin Strasser, and Kim Zimmer.

1) JANE ELLIOT

2) TONY GEARY

3) FINOLA HUGHES

4) NANCY GRAHN

5) SARAH BROWN

My top 5 (in alphabetical order):

Eric Braeden

Jeanne Cooper

Susan Flannery

Beverlee McKinsey (RIP)

Michael Zaslow (RIP)

My top 5:

1) Grant Aleksander - (Phillip, GL)

2) Tom Eplin (Jake, AW)

3) Scott Bryce (ex-Craig, ATWT)

4) Hillary B. Smith (ex-Margo, ATWT)

5) Matt Ashford (Jack, Days)

Honorable mentions: Charles Keating, Elizabeth Hubbard, Robin Mattson, Gordon Thomson, James DePaiva, Stephen Schnetzer, etc.

1. Susan Flannery

2. Erika Slezak

3. Anthony Geary

4. Debbi Morgan

5. Maura West

1. Beverlee Mckinsey as Alexandra Guiding Light

2. Susan Flannery as Stephanie The Bold And The Beautiful

3. Kimberlin Brown as Sheila The Bold And The Beautiful

4. Michael Zaslow as Roger Guiding Light

5. Eric Braeden as Victor The Young And The Restless

1. Eileen Fulton as Lisa ATWT

2. Susan Flannery as Stephanie B&B

3. Liz Hubbard as Lucinda ATWT

4. Helen Gallagher as Maeve RH

5. Tom Eplin as Jake AW

Kate Collins

Julia Barr

David Canary

Cady McClain

Melissa Claire Egan

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1. Beverlee McKinsey (Alexandra, GL)

2. Lisa Brown (Nola, GL)

3. Eric Braeden (Victor, Y&R)

4. Judith Light (Karen, OLTL)

5. Justin Deas (Buzz, GL)

Honorable mentions:

Nancy Frangionne (Cecile, AW)

Jane Elliot (Carrie, GL)

Cynthia Watros (Annie, GL)

Larry Brygmann (John, ATWT)

Mary Stuart (Jo, SFT)

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