I was thinking about folks like Geary, Flannery, Zimmer and Erika Slezak. They were nominated and won so many Emmy’s, their work was really known by other soap actors that voted in their categories over the years. It’s hard for those folks to do the volume of work required and also watch other shows, but they were certainly exposed to those performances.
Geary and Judith Light both blowing up on ABC at roughly the same time and being so front and center is interesting too. Neither one fit the traditional soap mold because they were just so gritty, and also married that with a deep vulnerability that the audience saw and made them care about their mistakes and pain. Sarah Brown’s Carly walked a similar path. I cannot imagine how exciting it was to watch ABC soaps as they were airing during that time period.
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