Seeing this latest trend in best/worst threads, I thought to start my own.

Who are some of your favourite daytime divas, those bigger-than-life, magnetic, super stylish femmes fatales of daytime? It can be anyone from a long-forgotten guest star in the '70s to the main female protagonist on the show. Villainess, fairy godmother, the characters ethics and morality are not the point.

And not to forget: is there a particularly soapy name of a female character you like? Like e.g. Dominique Deveraux (not daytime, but hey), Angelique DuVal, Helena Cassadine, those French/Italian/German/Greek sounding names, that sort of thing.

P. S. If a mod could change the b in the title to a capital, I'd be grateful.

Edited October 19, 200916 yr by Sylph

They look too beach-y to me. It's something you choose for a nice stroll along a beach pathway. Looking at the photo closely, perhaps that isn't a necklace, it's an upper, metallic part of the dress.

I love bangles and I'm glad she's wearing a ton. In a way, it reminds me of Nan Kempner and Cat's comment how her bangles "jingled like wind chimes whenever she gesticulated" when Cat saw her at an auction.

Edited March 14, 201114 yr by Sylph

Yep... too casual, clunky/chunky. Something more refined and/or formal would probably go best with the outfit.

I think it's a necklace but one can't be sure.

I think it's a necklace but one can't be sure.

Whatever it is, it looks fabulous. I love that sort of ancient jewellery, the first word that comes to mind is – Mayan.

Her Twitter pic is amazing too:

BTW, she keeps mentioning Dianne Carroll. She means Diahann, no?

Escorted by bizarro Michael Muhney?

It is a necklace, it's either Alexis Bittar or Kenneth Jay Lane, she's worn it before...I saw it at Holt Renfrew (the Canadian luxury department store) a few months ago.

Ahh okay, got it about the shoes.

Joan was touring the Desert AIDS facility in Palm Springs, she hosted the Steve Chase Gala that night which benefits the facility, it raked in 1.3 million.

Wow. That Twitter pic is soooo becoming my new avatar!

It really is a beautiful picture. The color contrast.

And YRBB, you made that happen in like 0 seconds flat.

It really is a beautiful picture. The color contrast.

And YRBB, you made that happen in like 0 seconds flat.

Yes, the contrast, it's really breathtaking.

Determination!

What I've always found fascinating about Joan is that she was trained at RADA. At times I'm WTF?! – because I expect great actress schooled at RADA to be also great tragédiennes – but at other times, I'm not at all surprised. I love it that she's a RADA alumna.

What I've always found fascinating about Joan is that she was trained at RADA. At times I'm WTF?! – because I expect great actress schooled at RADA to be also great tragédiennes – but at other times, I'm not at all surprised. I love it that she's a RADA alumna.

Has she ever played a tragic role? Like, ever? I don't think so.

She's not just an alumna of RADA, she's the President of the Associates of RADA and gives a speech at graduation!

Has she ever played a tragic role? Like, ever? I don't think so.

She's not just an alumna of RADA, she's the President of the Associates of RADA and gives a speech at graduation!

Yes, yes, I know she's the President. And no, she hasn't played it, but I'm just not sure her flamboyance and energy would mesh well with a tragic role.

Joan didn't graduate from RADA however, she only went for a year, maybe just a semester even. She talks about it in that bio show they used to air on Ovation. She said she learned how to apply old age makeup and hair silver or something like that and that was about it. She upped and left for Hollywood. She also said that, no, she's never done Hedda Gabler or those other classic stage roles her contemporaries have all taken a shot at but that never really interested her anyway ("So I didn't do Hedda, well, I did Alexis").

It seems as though those famous British drama schools aren't doing they job properly. Or at least so it seams. The accents are all over the place, the acting talent is mediocre. I've always wondered how come so many actors in Hollywood, and other places, aren't classically trained at all. Are drama school graduates that bad? Or 'unattractive'? Do they all go to do theatre? What's up with that? Sometimes I don't get it.

P. S. DaytimeFan, since I've already mentioned Nan, do you think she'd occasionally take a peak at a soap opera?