Members Paul Raven Posted June 30, 2012 Members Share Posted June 30, 2012 The thread on longest running cast members got me thinking about actors and actresses whose careers were essentially based around soaps. They may have left daytime for a year or two here and there but never achieved major success elsewhere and were basically part of the daytime scene for years on end. eg Liz Hubbard. She started on GL in 62,went to EON in 63,joined The Doctors in 64 and stayed till 69 ,returned a year later and stayed till 77,was back in 81 till the show was cancelled in 82.Had a short run on OLTL in 83 then onto ATWT 84-99 then returned till 2010.That's 47 years in total. Who are some other performers you think deserve recognition in this category? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted June 30, 2012 Members Share Posted June 30, 2012 Liz did make a few movies, although not enough to leave the genre. Others would be Eileen Fulton, Emily McLaughlin, Rachel Ames, Jackie Zeman, Tony Geary, and probably many more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members antmunoz Posted July 1, 2012 Members Share Posted July 1, 2012 I still consider Mary Stuart the Queen of Daytime for SEARCH FOR TOMORROW alone. And after 35 years, she still wanted to work, on OLTL and on GL, so memorably as Meta. Her showdowns with Claire were so NOT Jo. Ann Williams graced several soaps. She left SFT too soon, even after a decade, as Eunice, and then left this world too soon, after playing June on LOVING and blind Lucy on GL. I think she might've enjoyed her Margo on EON the best. From THE DOCTORS to LOVING--over two decades in soaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted July 1, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 1, 2012 Thanks for the contributions. I was thinking more along the lines of performers who went from show to show and built a body of work, rather than someone like Eileen Fulton,who stayed in the one role for years. eg Robin Mattson She started off with a year or so on GL as Hope Bauer in 76,before leaving soaps until 1980 when she hit GH as Heather till 83.Then in 84 she was Delia on RH,before she became Gina on SB 85-93.Then onto AMC from 94 - 2000.In 2003 she had a short stint on B&B,then back to GH in 2004.ATWT was next in 2007,Days in 2010 and back to GH this year.So a total of around 36 years in daytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bright Eyes Posted July 2, 2012 Members Share Posted July 2, 2012 Augusta Dabney: Young Doctor Malone - Another World - As the World Turns - Love is a Many Splendored Thing - The Guiding Light - A World Apart - General Hospital - One Life to Live - The Doctors - Loving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted July 2, 2012 Members Share Posted July 2, 2012 Isn't Nicolas Coster like the king of this? Perhaps Patricia Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted July 2, 2012 Members Share Posted July 2, 2012 Marj Dusay has a nice body of work from soap hopping with several primetime and film credits to her name, but her most loyal fans are undoubtedly soap fans (and I suppose Trekkers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted July 2, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 2, 2012 Augusta Dabney Young Doctor Malone 58-63,AW 64-65,ATWT 66,LIAMST 68,GL,70,AWA 70-71,ATWT 73,GH 76-77,OLTL 79,TD 80-81,LV -pretty much 83-95 with some breaks.Almost 40 years on soaps. Kim Zimmer TD - 79-82,OLTL 83,GL 84-90,SB 92-93,GL 95-2009,OLTL 2010 31 years in daytime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 2, 2012 Members Share Posted July 2, 2012 Judi Evans - Beth on GL 83-86, Adrienne on DAYS 86-91, Paulina on AW 91-99, Bonnie on DAYS 2003-2006, Adrienne 2006-2008, on ATWT briefly in 2009, back on DAYS 2010-present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted July 2, 2012 Members Share Posted July 2, 2012 Justin Deas: Bucky on Ryan's Hope (1975-1978) Tom on As the World Turns (1980-1984) Keith on Santa Barbara (1986-1988) Buzz on Guiding Light (1993-2009) Total: 25 years Nat Polen: Doug on As the World Turns (1956-1968) Jim on One Life to Live (1968-1981) Total: 25 years Nicolas Coster Mark on Young Dr. Malone (1962-1963) Paul on The Secret Storm (1964, 1968-1969) Robert on Another World/Somerset (1970-1976, 1980, 1989) Anthony on One Life to Live (1983-1984) Lionel on Santa Barbara (1984-1993) Eduardo on As the World Turns (1993-1995) Total: 19 years Barbara Berjer Lynn on From These Roots (1958-1961) Claire on As the World Turns (1965-1971) Barbara on Guiding Light (1971-1981, 1989, 1995-1996) Bridget on Another World (1985-1996) Total: 31 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted July 2, 2012 Members Share Posted July 2, 2012 Nic Coster also did ATWT/Our Private World the first go round, and later AMC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted July 3, 2012 Members Share Posted July 3, 2012 Just because... Lauren Koslow: 1984-1986, Y&R as Lindsay 1987-1992, 2002, B&B as Margo 1996-present, DAYS, as Kate 28 years in daytime, so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 3, 2012 Members Share Posted July 3, 2012 Nancy Lee Grahn - Beverly Welles on OLTL in 1979 or 1980, Julia on Santa Barbara 1985-1993, Alexis on GH 1996-present Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bright Eyes Posted July 3, 2012 Members Share Posted July 3, 2012 Larry Haines (My favourite soap actor!): I apologize if years are wrong 1950 - 1951, The Guiding Light 1950, The First Hundred Years 1951 - 1986, Search for Tomorrow 1989, Another World 1994-1995, Loving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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