I was reading a post on her the other day about Gillian Spencer being an unsung soap star, and that she is. She needs to be on someone's soap. She can play Heirone (Viki Lord, Jennifer Ryan-Hughes) or she can bring on the wit (Daisy Cortlandt) She has great chemistry with the cast she works with. Name some Unsung Soap Actresses and Actors who left Daytime too soon.

Nancy Addison Altman

Julie Adams as a forgotten little gem of a soap character, Paula Denning. I know they tend to get their flowers, but I feel the need to mention Constance Towers and Marj Dusay too. Of course any actor worth their stuff *should* be able to do it, but I really do marvel at the polar opposite women Clarissa McCandless and Helena Cassadine are, CT is so slyly funny as Helena. And she just gives me chills with that icy stare when she talks about cutting out Alexis' mother's throat. And Marj Dusay, a true comedienne in the land of soaps, that dry wit and slick delivery, yet she can melt your heart where her characters are really going through it.

Two younger guys who I thought were so much more interesting and talented (without resorting to scenery chewing) than the type of young men we tend to get these days, Mark Brettschneider (Jason, OLTL) and Michael Sutton (Stone, GH).

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Oh Carl, Nancy Barrett is a favourite of mine. I fell so easily in love with her on Dark Shadows.

Yeah, Nancy Addison was phenomenal -- I don't think Jill would have been as bearable without Nancy.

Sofia Landon

Diana van der Vlis

Amelia Marshall

Marie Masters

Melissa Hayden

Two younger guys who I thought were so much more interesting and talented (without resorting to scenery chewing) than the type of young men we tend to get these days, Mark Brettschneider (Jason, OLTL) and Michael Sutton (Stone, GH).

Mark was very soulful and he had a lot of purity in his acting which distinguishes him from a lot of the dead wood OLTL has tossed onto the fire over the past fifteen years.

Oh Carl, Nancy Barrett is a favourite of mine. I fell so easily in love with her on Dark Shadows.

She is one of those you look forward to the most when the story goes to a new timeline. She made the characters come alive. Her work as Carolyn Loomis and as Leticia Faye and Charity Trask/Pansy Faye is beyond superb.

Two younger guys who I thought were so much more interesting and talented (without resorting to scenery chewing) than the type of young men we tend to get these days, Mark Brettschneider (Jason, OLTL) and Michael Sutton (Stone, GH).

Chad Brannon

Paul Taylor

Micah Alberti

Chris Stack

Scott Holroyd

Craig Lawlor

Jess Dunphy

Mick Cain

Napiera Groves

Marissa Tait

Lane Davies

A. Martinez

Lauren Martin

William Christian

Tonya Lee Williams

Tanisha Lynn

Phillip Moon

Anne Sayre

Beth Maitland

Jim Storm

Colleen Dion

Yeah, Nancy Addison was phenomenal -- I don't think Jill would have been as bearable without Nancy.

She could've taught a class from acting with her eyes alone.

Ellen Parker

Jean Carol

Mary Ellen Stuart

Barbara Berjer

Anne Sward

Milette Alexander

Melanie Smith

Brynn Thayer

Kirk Geiger

Ellen Bethea

Eric Morgan Stuart -- he was so underrated it drives me nuts

Patricia Bruder

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Two ladies who never seem to get credit are Teri Keane and Augusta Dabney.They both were probably the actresses who did the most soaps and were part of the landscape from the 50's to the 90's.

Maree Cheatham created two great roles in Marie Horton and Stephanie Wyatt.

How about Micki Grant who lead the way for black actresses as Peggy on AW.Was she the first black contract performer?

Due to a bad rap from Lemay and Rauch,Jacquie Courtney is not given the kudos she deserves.

Joel Crothers

Ann Flood

Carrington Garland

Petriona Paley

Rachel Ames

Emily McLaughlin

Anthony Call

Anna Holbrook

Anna Stuart

Cali Timmons

Thom Christopher

Maeve Kinkead

Tonja Walker

Matthew Cowles

Carolyn Conwell

Patty Weaver

Michael Corbett

Lynn Herring

Kim Ulrich

James Hyde

Peter Parros

Mark Collier

Melissa Hayden

Joanna Johnson

Darlene Conley

Tricia Cast

Julianna McCarthy

Janice Lynde

Nolan North

William Gray Espy

Brent Collins

James Storm

Michael Storm

Kim Ulrich

Nolan North

He's up there with Dan Gauthier as one of Daytime's biggest potential wastes of talent.

He's up there with Dan Gauthier as one of Daytime's biggest potential wastes of talent.

Don't remind me. I was so eager for him to have a story I even rooted for Julie.

A few of my favorite GL ladies:

Kimberly Simms

Hilary Edson

Maeve Kinkead

Marsha Clark

Brad Maule

Jay Pickett

Paul Michael Valley - Anne Heche/PMV were one of the best soap couples ever

Tamara Clutterbuck

Patricia Healy

Brad Maule

Killed off & forgotten in a matter of minutes

Such a shame.

Bring Wendy Moniz to The Young & the Restless.

Anyone mentions of Gordon Thompson, Cali Trimmins, Brenda Epperson, Christopher Templeton and Richard Biggs yet?

Marsha Clark

You know, it's funny I didn't know her incredible soap history until after looking her up following on of her many countless appearances as Judge Marsha Fitzpatrick on Days in the last decade. It's a shame they've never expanded her character, who has been shown to a devout defender and upholder of truth and justice yet then last year we saw her taking her "usual bribes" from Stefano and Victor. She didn't seem happy to do so either.