Members DRW50 Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 I don't think she was successful as Alex - even she had a hard time with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 I wouldnt say Finola was equally as successfull as Alex. Anna IS her definitive role. Alex doesnt even compare and it didnt take too long for AMC to bump her off and make her play Anna instead. I thibnk alot of the entries in this thread dont actually quite apply to what the title is acting. I think it does when its highly debatable what role might have been definitive for a certain actor, one in which they were highly successful in both. IA. I loved her time on the show but the Alex story wasnt well recieved. It was hit and miss with most fans at the time and that time period was very criticized. She didnt really take off quite as well as they hope which is why I suspect they ended up bringing Anna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Vixen Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 You're right - she wasn't as successful as Alex as Anna, but I wouldn't call it a failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members detroitpiston Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 Laura Wright as Ally on Loving/The City, Cassie on GL, and Carly on GH Peter Bergmann as Clif on AMC and Jack on Y&R(the character is pretty much a joke now though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dsvd79 Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 Leslie Ann Downs- Sunset Beach and B&B Jess Walton- Capitol and Y&R Jack Wagner- GH, MP, and B&B Debbi Morgan- AMC, LOV, and City Tracey Bregman- Y&R- B&B Christian LeBlanc- ATWT, Y&R Adrienne Frantz- Sunset Beach, B&B, Y&R, B&B Ashley Jones- Y&R, B&B Sean Kanan- GH, Sunset Beach, B&B, Y&R Kristoff St. John- Generations, Y&R Jacob Young- B&B, GH, AMC, B&B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 those actresses were playing the same role Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 Maybe they mean Frantz's unforgettable work as April, and Bregman's as Sarah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 Tracey played a dual role? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 Supposedly when Kimberlin Brown couldn't return as Sheila they very quickly had her play Sheila's evil sister Sarah. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WMSQQD3HJ8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 Oh I forgot about that! Thanks. I was thinking a twin for Lauren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr Neil Curtis Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 Who did Ellen play on Days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AmandainNC28655 Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 I dont remember Ellen on Days. I remember her on AW and AMC, but cannot think of who she played on Days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 When BM died, I listened to a soap podcast where the hosts waxed poetic on how great she was. One of the co-hosts asked the other what the differences were between Iris and Alex and the other host said, "Good question. There really was no difference." That REALLY bothered me. Like the host, her time on AW was before my time, but I've watched maybe a dozen episodes of BM on AW and listened to various audio clips, and Iris and Alex could not be more different. Iris was a neurotic, often a mess. Alex certainly had a better head on her shoulders. They were both scheming, but Alex's schemes almost always seemed justified, out of retaliation or protection, while Iris was just selfish and grimey. They could both be obsessive in love, but who would argue that Alex's obsession with Lujack/Nick was light years away from Iris' obsession with Mac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 The main difference for me is the voice, that and Iris had been taken care of her whole life, while Alex had been shattered for most of her life, shunned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 She approached both roles very differently, when on the surface, she could have played them the same way (the poor little rich bitch routine that many soap actresses fall into). I don't think it's any coincidence that both of those characters were altered beyond recognition with the recasts that came post-McKinsey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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