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

It wouldn't, b/c no one would ever believe Joan Collins as a woman who loses in the end. ;-)

Exactly. It's just not who Joan is. She doesn't play losers. She wins, even when she loses.

I tend to blame so-called "Method training" -- which has its benefits, granted, but shouldn't be foisted onto every actor. Because, the truth is, there are and were plenty of actors who were damn good and who didn't sit at the knees of Strasberg, Adler, etc.

Joan actually spoke about Method Acting. She said RADA was very much against it. Joan said that RADA training made you the "type of actor where you put on a role and then take it off and go home much like people try on clothes in a shop."

Did you see the exhibition?

I did. Loved it. It was just. So. Fabulous.

Hedda is fun, too, b/c her motives are always murky, at best. That's part of the reason why so many actresses would be good at portraying her, IMO. Alexis, OTOH, is more specific as a character; her line of motivation is much, much clearer. Even if you "get" Alexis, however, that's not a guarantee that you have what it takes to portray her successfully.

I think "Alexis" is a real character study. She is unique. Aaron Spelling said it best in what I think is the greatest compliment Joan has ever been given, professionally: "50 actresses could have played the part and 49 of them would have failed [Joan] made it work."

Constance Towers wears her own stuff? I didn't know that. She has good taste. Morgan Fairchild wore a lot of her own stuff on The City.

Constance has never worn GH wardrobe. Everything is hers. Joan did the same thing on GL.

I tend to blame so-called "Method training" -- which has its benefits, granted, but shouldn't be foisted onto every actor. Because, the truth is, there are and were plenty of actors who were damn good and who didn't sit at the knees of Strasberg, Adler, etc.

You sound like Pauline Kael. She used to be shocked when Kim Hunter or "rabbity" Maureen Stapleton actually had fun and showed personality in their later acting work. She couldn't stand the Method stuff. She said she didn't want to watch someone look depressed and peel a carrot.

You probably know this, but Jackie Collins will be on THE TALK tomorrow.

I wish Jackie would replace one of the co-hosts. Maybe then, I would watch.

The 15 Most Memorable Female Soap Characters (AOL)

15. India (GL)

14. Rachel (AW)

13. Alice (DAYS)

12. Dorian (OLTL)

11. Raven (EON)

10. Lucinda (ATWT)

09. Reva (GL)

08. Marlena (DAYS)

07. Alexandra (GL)

06. Nancy (ATWT)

05. Viki (OLTL)

04. Katherine (Y&R)

03. Erica (AMC)

02. Stephanie (B&B )

01. Lesley (GH)

It's a good list, but 1-5 is kinda bizarre, no?

Edited March 24, 201114 yr by All My Shadows

Uhhh, did they mean Laura?

And even if they did, Erica is #1, cuh m'awn, let's not try to be coy and creative about it.

Uhhh, did they mean Laura?

And even if they did, Erica is #1, cuh m'awn, let's not try to be coy and creative about it.

I was shocked they kept it old school, to be honest, with Stephanie the newest character on the list. Considering there's a huge ass picture of Lucci on their television homepage, I just assumed Erica would be #1. When I saw she was #3, I figured it would be either Laura or Lisa from ATWT, but...Lesley? She's so memorable but Guza keeps forgetting she exists.

Yeah, she's definitely an old school choice, and frankly, sounds like a subjective writer at work to me.

The diva emerges again, this time, without her wig...

I am so bad at this type of stuff. I see little difference between her hair and her wig and I don't understand why she would want to wear such a pain in the rear end. Don't they itch? I think this looks better than the overly curly look and to her credit she still looks great with dark hair when most women her age lighten their hair to soften the look.

I am so bad at this type of stuff. I see little difference between her hair and her wig and I don't understand why she would want to wear such a pain in the rear end. Don't they itch? I think this looks better than the overly curly look and to her credit she still looks great with dark hair when most women her age lighten their hair to soften the look.

Oh I am in absolute agreement with you. I don't like most of Joan's wigs, I like the one she's wearing a few pages ago because it isn't huge, but the overly big ones, I can't stand it.

I think Joan looks younger with her natural hair. She looks better with less. Less makeup, less hair, less over the top clothing. Less is more with her.

I don't know where to put this because there is no thread devoted to the men, but Billy Warlock just turned 50 this week, and finally age has started to creep in. Still, for 50 he looks pretty good but no longer unnaturally youthful. He looks 50 more or less.

He looks a lot younger than most 50 year olds I know!

I am not sure if she has been mentioned, and am too lazy to check, but Jennifer Horton deserves a mention here. From teenager, to lover, to mother she has been great to watch evolve. Plus, even when given shitty stuff Melissa Reeves just delivers and sells it. (I also liked recastedJenn, but most did not and i understand why)