Members DRW50 Posted July 26, 2011 Members Share Posted July 26, 2011 That's interesting. I never knew about Mary Grover. I remember Janice said she could only play basic piano - I wonder if that was the real reason they cast her. I haven't seen enough of Bennye to give an opinion on her work as Susan but the one episode I did see, she seemed like an out of place frump. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted August 11, 2011 Members Share Posted August 11, 2011 A spring 1979 Daytime Stars magazine mentions that Camilla Carr has just been cast as the new Alice Frame and her only problem is a now bicoastal relationship with her boyfriend. I have never heard of this woman as Alice. IMDB says she played Rita Connelly in 1979, whoever that is. Did they switch roles? A SOU from 1994 mentions Jessica Tuck having a role on Models Inc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted August 11, 2011 Members Share Posted August 11, 2011 Rita was Eileen's strict aunt and a block to Rose Perrini and Paul (her ex?) husband having a romance. i wonder if this was a mistake or there was a last minute change of plans about another Alice recast. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted August 11, 2011 Members Share Posted August 11, 2011 Oh that's right. I remember seeing her with Eileen. I thought she was kind of dull. I could see her as an Alice. But it may have been a misprint, as you said. This was around the time they recast with Wesley Ann Pfenning wasn't it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members You're Soaking in it Posted August 11, 2011 Members Share Posted August 11, 2011 It happens... I recall one of the mags, either SOD or DaytimeTV, reporting that Mark Philpot had been cast as OLTL's new Dan Wolek... Of course, he would play Jamie Sanders - and Joshua Cox (more recently of Strong Medicine) would play Dan at this time, 1986. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted August 11, 2011 Members Share Posted August 11, 2011 That's the Dan who reminded me of some gay porn star of that era. There was another show with actor swapping that I was about to mention but I can't remember now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members You're Soaking in it Posted August 11, 2011 Members Share Posted August 11, 2011 You're right, he did look like he would be on a gay porn.... let alone his name! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted August 13, 2011 Members Share Posted August 13, 2011 (edited) After the unsuccessful audition as Tina, Tonja Walker auditioned for a Caroline recast on B&B (she didn't seem too thrilled with that experience) and then for the role of Ceara on AMC (she thought she had a good chance before she realized they only really wanted Genie Francis). Edited August 13, 2011 by CarlD2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BingCherry Posted August 13, 2011 Members Share Posted August 13, 2011 Sherry Stringfield initially auditioned for the Mindy Lewis recast (eventually taken by Kimberley Simms) before getting the role of Blake on GL. Not exactly "They Almost Became"s, but I thought this was interesting Both Finola Hughes and Jane Elliot turned down the chance to join Port Charles around the time Debbi Morgan left but before Kimberlin Brown came in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted August 13, 2011 Members Share Posted August 13, 2011 How bizarre that Sherry would even audition as Mindy. I wonder if Finola and Jane would have played Anna and Tracy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BingCherry Posted August 13, 2011 Members Share Posted August 13, 2011 I'd assume so, but ABC Daytime was making a lot of odd decisions around this time, so who knows. LOL. In an interview Debbi Morgan did with TV Guide when she joined Loving, she said that she chose Loving over a series regular role on LA Law. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted August 13, 2011 Members Share Posted August 13, 2011 That was probably a smart move for Debbi, considering the last years of LA Law. Jane Elliot as Tracy's long lost twin Tammy! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZoeTate Posted August 13, 2011 Members Share Posted August 13, 2011 OMG too funny that Camilla Carr could have ever been considered for Alice. I never found her dull - she was total camp. So over the top Catholic fire and brimstone, she was the worst kind of caricature. I think she was always telling Eileen she would go to hell. Poor Stephen Joyce played her hubby, right? Tracy Brooks Swope tested for Lorie at one point on Y&R, don't know if this was 1973 or later. Who was the other actress considered for Lily on ATWT when Martha left in 2008? It was between Noelle Beck and someone whose name I can't recall now, but I remember thinking Noelle was a better choice because I could not imagine a more beautiful coupling than Noelle and Jon Hensley. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted August 13, 2011 Members Share Posted August 13, 2011 (edited) I find that very surprising. Unlikely even. That role must have been real crap for her to turn down a primetime opportunity like that. I'm sure they would have still taken her later had the L.A. Law gig become a bust. That's interesting about Sherry because in SOD, Betty Rea said that Sherry caught her eye at her college showcase knowing they'd soon be needing a new Blake. Tonja's casting tales are really interesting. Also interesting about Jane being approached for Port Charles. That would have made for an even more interesting history with that timeslot given her producer work on Loving and her GH crossover role in The City. Edited August 13, 2011 by SFK 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BingCherry Posted August 13, 2011 Members Share Posted August 13, 2011 LA Law was in the crapper by then (kind of like how all the CSIs are now), so maybe it was best. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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