Article: The 15 Most Memorable Female Soap Opera Characters Ever

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The character has cemented his place in soap history. Even if people hate his current potrayal, no one can ignore or dismiss the impact the character had in his early 90s run. He truly was memorable for that CLASSIC rape storyline and his rise to popularity which followed.

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What, no Brooks sisters? Lorie and Leslie were extremely popular.

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OLTL

1. Tina Lord
   
2. Victoria Lord
   
3. Dorian Lord
   
4. Blair Cramer
   
5. Gabrielle Medina
   
6. Nora Hanen
   
7. Carla Gray
   
8. Jessica Buchanan
   
9. Roxy Balsom
   
10. Karen Wolek
    
11. Megan Gordon
    
12. Marty Saybrooke
    
13. Tea Delgado
    
14. Alex Olanov
    
15. Luna Moody
    

[Mr. Vixen]

Well, they were close. Definitely honorable mention.

I suppose I would take Rose DeVille out for one of them...And maybe Mamie for the other.

But I like my list....They're close though.

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I could have this all wrong, but this is who I'd consider the 15 most memorable for ATWT:

1. Lisa Miller

2. Kim Hughes

3. Barbara Ryan

4. Nancy Hughes

5. Lucinda Walsh

6. Lily Walsh

7. Ellen Stewart

8. Carly Tenney

9. Betsy Stewart

10. Margo Hughes

11. Susan Stewart

12. Emma Snyder

13. Frannie Hughes

14. Emily Stewart

15. Joyce Colman

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Y&R Top 15

Katherine Chancellor

Jill Abbott

Nikki Newman

Drucilla Winters

Victoria Newman

Lorie Brooks

Ashley Abbott

Leslie Brooks

Cricket Blair

Nina Webster

Lauren Fenmore

Chris Brooks

Diane Jenkins

Sharon Newman

Liz Foster

Joyce over Penny?

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Dee, you have Ashley twice. And I'd trade Lauren for Chris.

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Top 15 for Days of our Lives:

1. Marlena Evans Black

2. Julie Olson Williams

3. Alice Grayson Horton

4. Hope Williams Brady

5. Sami Brady

6. Susan Hunter Peters

7. Linda Patterson Anderson

8. Kayla Brady Johnson

9. Laura Spencer Horton

10. Jennifer Horton Deveraux

11. Kimberly Brady Donovan

12. Carrie Brady Reed

13. Kate Roberts

14. Maggie Simmons Horton

15. Belle Black Brady

Honourable Mentions:

Amanda Howard, Lexie Brooks Carver, Calliope Jones Bradford, Melissa Anderson, Vivian Alamain, Kristen Blake DiMera, Liz Chandler Curtis, Trish Clayton Banning, Eve Donovan, Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis

[All My Shadows]

Yikes, I can't believe I forgot Penny. Duh. My list wasn't necessarily in rank order, but yeah, Penny's in there somewhere near the top. I'm not sure who I'd take out, though. Probably Emma.

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Another World

Rachel Davis

Iris Carrington

Ada Davis

Felicia Gallant

Alice Matthews

Liz Matthews

Pat Matthews

Sally Frame

Cecile DePouglinac

Amanda Cory

Blaine Ewing

Lenore Moore

Vicki Hudson

Marly Love

Donna Love

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B&B

Stephanie Forrester

Sally Spectra

Caroline Spencer

Beth Logan

Brooke Logan

Taylor Hayes

Sheila Carter

Macy Alexander

Felicia Forrester

Kristen Forrester

Darla Einstein

Amber Moore

Bridget Forrester

Donna Logan

Katie Logan

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Emmerdale:

Annie Sugden

Dolly Acaster

Kathy Bates

Kim Tate

Zoe Tate

Viv Windsor

Steph Turner

Charity Dingle

Sandie Merrick

Sarah Sugden

Diane Lambert

Rachel Hughes

Emily Wylie

Bernice Blackstock

Katie Sugden

Carl, do you think there are any clear omissions?

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Here's my EastEnders. Bear in my that my PBS station here in the US is currently airing 2003 episodes, so I'm not that familiar with the more recent characters:

Peggy Mitchell

Pauline Fowler

Michelle Fowler

Kathy Beale

Cindy Beale

Sharon Watts

Angie Watts

Tiffany Raymond

Bianca Jackson

Sonya Jackson

Janine Butcher

Dot Cotton

Ethel Skinner

Kat Slater

Pat Evans

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Other than Tiffany and maybe Sonya (bias, since I hate her) this list is spot on, IMO.

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Port Charles

Lucy Coe

Ellen Burgess

Karen Wexler

Julie Morris

Eve Lambert

Livvie Locke

Alison Barrington

Gabi Garza

Casey Leong