ALL: They Almost Became

[J.W.S]

Maybe She Got The Role Of Tiffany Thorne That Addrienne Frantz Played Because That was a teen role

[JackPeyton]

Could be, but ive heard/read her talk about it before and it sounds like it was a contract, because in one interview i remember her saying she didnt understand why her agent wanted her to pick a series that may not make it over a sure thing on a soap opera (ha, good agent. sad but true).

Crazy tho to think that shes now nominated for a Golden Globe and getting Oscar buzz.

[J.W.S]

If It was 1998 I Bet It Was For Either Bette's Daughter Or That Girl That Schemed To Get Sean For Herself

[J.W.S]

Josh Kelly (Cutter, OLTL) Was Originally Cast As Joey Buchanan But OLTL Changed Their Minds and Cast Tom Degnan Instead

Brett Claywell Originally was cast As Schyler Joplin But Became Kyle Lewis Instead On OLTL. Scott Clifton Became Schyler But according To Brett In An Interview with Scott Evans & Michael Fairman That He Taped Two Episodes as Schuyler Before the change was made

[J.W.S]

When Ilene Kristen Was Taken Off Contract At OLTL In Fall 2004 , She went To LA and Met With Two Soaps For Recast Roles

Y&R: She Met To Read For Gloria Fisher But Judith Chapman Was Cast

B&B; She Met About Taking Over The Role Of Tawny From Andrea Evans Who Was On Passions At The Time, as The Amber & April Story was In Full Swing But Than Adrienne Frantz Quit The Duo Roles So Plans To Bring Tawny Back Was Canceled

Also In 2000-01 Claire Labine Wanted Ilene On GL As A New Character But she Was Blocked Bu P&G/Paul Rauch

[DRW50]

That sucks! I guess Paul's ageism and P&G's...stupidity got in the way again. I wonder who they wanted her for at GL? I would have cast her as a slightly unstable Bauer cousin.

[J.W.S]

Ilene Said This On Brandons Buzz. All She Said Is That Claire Wanted Her For A Role, She Thought It Was A New Character

[DRW50]

I think she would have made a good Tawny too. I wish I could have seen Ilene in some scenes with Darlene Conley.

OLTL has been lucky that Ilene hasn't been hired by anyone else.

[J.W.S]

Damn Straight

[SFK]

Similar situation with Ashton Kutcher who was also tapped for that Bo Derek primetime soap set in Hawaii, Wind on Water. He of course went with TSS instead (very good move).

I knew folks who knew AF before she left the east coast for SuBe, her nikname was "The Sunset Bitch". She of course got rather quickly replaced, but she landed on her feet over at B&B.

I wonder how fans would have taken to IK as Gloria. I think she has a similar frenetic energy that JVA brought to the role, but less subdued. The things I've seen people criticize JC about I think they would have been even more critical of IK if she played Gloria anything like Rox.

[DRW50]

I don't think Ilene would have been given the level of material LML gave Judith Chapman. Judith just seemed to click with Lynn Marie and it doesn't seem very easy to do that.

[dc11786]

Regarding Labine & Kristen at "Guiding Light," maybe Labine wanted Kristen in as a Selina recast? There was the whole Patti D'Arbville drama in the press where she claimed Labine wanted her out. Plus, the show still introduced Gus Aitoro, who was obviously Selina's son. In one episode, Buzz even confronted Gus on whether or not he was Selina's son and I'm pretty sure that was well after D'Arbville had left the show. I wonder if Labine wanted Ilene Kristen to play Selina after bouncing D'Arbville.

[DRW50]

That makes sense -- if so I think that was a bad choice, as Patti was fine as Selena.

This might have already been mentioned, but Molly Stanton (Charity, Passions) originally read for Kay.

[Mr. Vixen]

DAMN, Illene would have been GREAT as Gloria.

I love Judith Chapman, too, but I could totally see Illene as a wacky and fun Gloria.

[DRW50]

Before being cast on ATWT as the ballerina, Leslie Denniston auditioned to be Tara on AMC and Liza on SFT.