Anna Stuart as Donna Love on AW and then as Mary Smythe on AMC, similar characters, but she was excellent in both.

The same cannot be said for my beloved Linda Dano, fabulous as Felicia Gallant on AW, bland (aside from scenes with Robin Christopher) as Rae Cummings on OLTL.

I thought Linda did the best she could with Rae, but the character was very forced onto the show and probably never should have been created/resurrected.

Forgot to add in regards to McKinsey - from what I've seen of Iris on Texas, it seemed the character was becoming more and more like what Alexandra turned out to be.

I guess it was a good stopping place for her between AW and GL, even if she left only after a year.

Who did Ellen play on Days?

Oops, I goofed. She was wanted for a role as a doctor (psychiatrist?) on Days at one point--Dr. Whitney Baker, I think--but she was played by maybe two actresses briefly before she was written off.

This in the DAYS trivia book (which I no longer have--sure the cover was screwed up, I should have kept it! ).

I thought Linda did the best she could with Rae, but the character was very forced onto the show and probably never should have been created/resurrected.

Yes, I agree that Linda did the best she could with Rae, that's just how Linda is, a professional. I think the character would have worked better if she'd been resurrected in the style she'd been written as for the 1978-1980 run as a heartbroken, neurotic and ultimately conflicted woman. She could have come to OLTL with a mission to tangle with Dorian for breaking up her relationship with Herb...Dano and Strasser? Fantastic. But what we got was a psychologically focused Felicia Gallant and it just didn't work, it was, as you've perfectly put it, forced.

She dressed immaculately though. The sleek suits and separates with bold silver jewellery, Linda Dano has impeccable style.

Originally, ABC wanted her to come on as Felicia Gallant, but PGP wouldn't sell the rights to the character.

I remember there was also talk of Felicia crossing over to GL, but that never happened and Linda signed that lucrative deal with ABC.

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Felicia is one of my favorite soap characters of all time, but I'm glad she never lived beyond AW. There was something very unique about her within the fabric of Bay City and I don't think it could have been duplicated.

Don Diamont on B&B and Y&R.

I would actually argue that Diamont has been more successful at B&B. He may have had longevity at Y&R but Bill Spencer packs more of a punch than Brad Carlton ever did.

Another one:

Jennifer Gareis - Grace Turner, Y&R/Donna Logan, B&B

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On the red carpet, Linda teased to Kimmer that she should go on over to GL as Felicia and Kim said, "please come and play with us!", but then Frank passed away and Linda's feelings changed and she ended up playing the short term role of Lena.

Anna Stuart as Donna Love on AW and then as Mary Smythe on AMC, similar characters, but she was excellent in both.

She also made quite an impression as Toni Powers on The Doctors, a much different role from either Donna or Mary. She also played a doctor on General Hospital, but I don't know that character was received.

Off the top of my head:

Marcy Walker (Liza, AMC)(Eden, SB)

Nancy Grahn (Julia, SB)(Alexis, GH)

Harley Kozak (Annabelle, GL)(Mary, SB)

Elizabeth Hubbard (Althea, The Doctors)(Lucinda, ATWT)

Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie, DAYS)(Joanna, Y&R)

Louise Sorel (Augusta, SB)(Vivian, DAYS)

Paul Anthony Stewart (Casey, LOV)(Danny, GL)

Ellen Wheeler (Vicky/Marley, AW)(Cindy/Karen, AMC)

Genie Francis (Laura, GH)(Diana, DAYS)

Justin Deas (Tom, ATWT)(Keith, SB)(Buzz, GL)

Anna Stuart (Donna, AW)(Mary, AMC)

Beverlee McKinsey (Iris, AW)(Alex, GL)

Mary Beth Evans (Kayla, DAYS)(Katherine, GH)(Sierra, ATWT)

I can't remember if she was mentioned or not, but:

Lisa Peluso--Wendy on SFT, Ava on LOVING, Lila on AW (but neither of her OLTL roles, Billie or Gina).

Successful in different roles:

Larkin Malloy (EON, AMC, GL) - didn't hurt that they kept pairing him with the reigning divas and he had great chemistry with them

Michael Zaslow (GL and OLTL) - great thing was that the characters were so different--Roger was the villain but David was a good guy

Denise Alexander - DOOL, GH, AW

Genie Francis - even though she was so identified as half of the L & L supercouple, her pairing with Drake Hogestyn on DOOL was pretty popular as well

Judi Evans - GL, DOOL, AW

Ricky Paull Goldin - AW, GL, AMC

Not so successful:

Sharon Gabet - Raven (EON) was a great character, Brittany (AW) and Melinda (OLTL) not so much

David Canary (AMC & AW) - his time as Steve Frame on AW is forgettable

Linda Dano - non-descript during both of her OLTL stints but really took off as Felicia on AW

Finola Hughes (GH & AMC) - I don't think Alex Devane was that great a character...AMC-only fans didn't care about her and GH fans wanted to see Anna

Mary Beth Evans - none of her roles subsequent to Kayla ever approached even half that popularity

She also made quite an impression as Toni Powers on The Doctors, a much different role from either Donna or Mary. She also played a doctor on General Hospital, but I don't know that character was received.

She played Dr. Gina Dante Lansing.

Denise Alexander - DOOL, GH, AW

Days and GH, I'll grant you. Susan and Lesley are still fondly remembered. But I think Ms. Alexander's role of Mary on AW was basically a flop. The character *was* loved by the arch villain, but as a character on her own, Mary was very boring, considering her circumstances.