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CONSTANCE FORSLUND

THE DOCTORS       Donna    1972-73

DAYS OF OUR LIVES    Abigail Duncan     1983

ONE LIFE TO LIVE       Jeannie Johnson    1985

and

AVE 43         Barbara     2011-17

movies     

HAIL     Sara Burd     1972

THE WAY WE WERE       Jenny     1973

THE GREAT BANK HOAX   Patricia Potter    1977

UNCOMMON VALOR  Mrs. Charts      1983

RIVER'S EDGE    Madeleine     1986

BABY BOOM     Receptionist            1987

Appeared as Ginger Grant in THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS ON GILLIGAN'S ISLAND in 1981.

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RENA SOFER

 

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Unknown Role    1987

ANOTHER WORLD    Joyce Abernathy     1987

LOVING     Amelia "Rocky" MacKenzie Domecq  1988-91

FRESHMAN DORM   Veronica      1992

GENERAL HOSPITAL      Lois Cerullo Ashton   1993-96; 1997; October 11, 2023 - Present

MELROSE PLACE   Eve Clery Burns    1998-99    

THE OPPOSITE SEX    Ms. Gibson    2000

DIRTY SEXY MONEY       News Reporter    2009

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL    Quinn Fuller Forrester   2013-22

 

 

not soaps, but.....

OH GROW UP!    Suzanne Vandermeer     1999

THE CHRONICLE     Grace Hall    2001-02

ED           Bonnie Hume    2001

JUST SHOOT ME    Vicki Costa     2002-03

COUPLING       Susan Freeman    2003

BLIND JUSTICE        Christie Dunbar     2005

HEROES         Heidi Petrelli       2006-07

24              Marilyn Bauer   2007

NCIS           Margaret Allison Hart    2010

COVERT AFFAIRS     Geena     2011-12

movies

A STRANGER AMONG US      Shayna    1992

TWIN SITTERS      Judy      1994

KEEPING THE FAITH      Rachel Rose      2000

TRAFFIC       Helena's Friend     2000

MARCH     Hedy Pullman    2001

ROCK SLYDE       Sara Lee     2009

 

Appeared on JEOPARDY  as Quinn the Clue Giver in 2017.

Divorced from Wally Kurth, father of her daughter Rosabel Rosalind Kurth.

Daughter of a psychology Professor and a Conservative Jewish Rabbi.

 

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PAUL AUSTIN

THE EDGE OF NIGHT       Bartender      1982

THE GUIDING LIGHT   Skaggs  the Editor of the Springfield Mirror    Unknown Year

                        Mr. ____ Greeley    1986

LOVING       Sergeant __ Foley      1987

AS THE WORLD TURNS      Detective _____Raybuck      1990

                                  Boss ___ Heeney     Unknown Year

THE GUIDING LIGHT     Detective __ Murray     1991

LOVING      Marty the Union Guy       1993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

KURT KNUDSON

ANOTHER WORLD        Mr. __ Jonas    1982

THE EDGE OF NIGHT    Tom Timmons    1983

ANOTHER WORLD     Judge Hornby    1987

PROVIDENCE      Mr. Hiltzik    1999

THE GUIDING LIGHT    Len Murray    2000

GENERAL HOSPITAL   Sheriff  ____  Lovejoy    2002

and 

HARRY     Wyatt Lockhart    1987

LAW AND ORDER      Judge Art Waxman    1991; 1993-94; 1996; 1997

movie

COLD FEET    Louis    1983

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KELLY THIEBAUD

 

DAYS OF OUR LIVES    Alicia     2011

GENERAL HOSPITAL     Dr. Britta "the Britch" Westbourne  2012-14; 2015; 2017; 2018; 2020-22

DAYS OF OUR LIVES   Zoey Burge the Attorney    2020

and

THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER  Karlie    2010-11

STATION 19     Eva Vasquez      2020; 2022-

movies

JOURNEY OF REDEMPTION    Lindsey    2002

HOSTEL PART III  Amy     2011

RAZE        Vanessa       2013

HEALING THE STUPID     Carla    2013

GRACE UNPLUGGED    Renae Taylor      2013

THE ABDUCTION OF ANGIE     Miranda    2017

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ELEANOR WILSON

RADIO

THEATRE GUILD ON THE AIR

TELEVISION

LOVE OF LIFE Vivian ____ Carlson 1959

THE DOCTORS AND THE NURSES Miss Roeburt 1963

AS THE WORLD TURNS    Mrs. _____ Talbot   late 1960s-early 1970s  (Elizabeth's mother)

Nominated for a TONY for her role of Mrs. Andrews in Gore Vidal's WEEKEND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RONALD LONG

 

RADIO

YOUNG WIDDER BROWN Alexander Simpson

Michael Forsyth

 

UNKNOWN ROLES

AMERICAN PORTRAITS

BEST PLAYS

THE CAVALCADE OF AMERICA

HEARTHSTONE OF THE DEATH SQUAD    

INHERITANCE

MYSTERY THEATER

PHILIP MORRIS PLAYHOUSE

STELLA DALLAS

TOP SECRET

WHITEHALL 1212

 

TELEVISION

LOVE OF LIFE          Evans Baker     1951-55

 

Appeared in many weekly series including several character on BEWITCHED.

Was the QUEEN OF HEARTS in the TV-Movie ALICE IN WONDERLAND   1955.

 

movies

THE NAKED ROAD      Wayne Jackson     1959

TWO LOVES     Headmaster Reardon    1961

THE NOTORIOUS LANDLADY        Coroner    1967

R. P. M.      5TH Professor at the Dining Table     1970

 

 

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PEG SHIRLEY

 

LOVE OF LIFE        Dot Bedford      Early 1960s

BEVERLY HILLS  90210    Board Member     1992

DAYS OF OUR LIVES      Dr. ___ Morgan     1993

movies

IMITATION OF LIFE    Fay    1959

THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR      Honey    1968

THE RETURN OF COUNT YORGA      Claret Farmer    1971

DIE SISTER DIE1    Nell Price     1978

HOT CHILI     Mrs. Lieberman      1985

THE NIGHT IS YOUNG    Old Woman    2017

 

    

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Gary Pillar (Carpenter)   +new pictures   page 115

LOVE OF LIFE         Bill Dennison    Unknown Year

Wendee Pratt

ONE LIFE TO LIVE       Jackie       Unknown Year

Lizabeth Pritchett

ANOTHER WORLD          Elenora Di Verdi  1984

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Eleanor Wilson      + pictures  (above)

 

RADIO

THEATRE GUILD ON THE AIR

TELEVISION

Ronald Long   + picture from YWB

RADIO

YOUNG WIDDER BROWN Alexander Simpson

Michael Forsyth

 

UNKNOWN ROLES

MYSTERY THEATER

PHILIP MORRIS PLAYHOUSE

STELLA DALLAS

Peg Shirley     added pictures

 

 

 

 

Courtesy of super sleuth, @jam6242.

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Bill Cobbs

ONE LIFE TO LIVE Inspector Marvin Mays 1986

Helene Dumas

THE ADVENTURES OF JANE ARDEN

GANGBUSTERS   

TREASURY MEN IN ACTION

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Helen also played Marie Valdes on "Those We Love," in the first few months of the show in 1938.  Jay Novello played her husband, Rico Valdes.

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Armand Schultz

GENERAL HOSPITAL           Motorist Brian Dunne      1995

Emma Samms

GENERAL HOSPITAL    Holly Sutton Scorpio   1982-85; 1992-93; 2006; 2009; 2012-13; 2015; 2020; 2022

Lurene Tuttle

THOSE WE LOVE    Peggy Edwards    1941

Helen Wood

THOSE WE LOVE       Marie Valdes     1938

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MICHAEL ROMANO  A.K.A.  JAY NOVELLO

 

RADIO

AS MICHAEL ROMANO

 

AGAINST THE STORM        Clyde Fallon

BACHELOR'S CHILDREN     District Attorney McCauley

THE GUIDING LIGHT        Martin Kane

                   Peter Manno

JACK ARMSTRONG, ALL AMERICAN BOY     Singh Lai

SILVER EAGLE        Michael Bideaux

THUNDER OVER PARADISE     Ranch Hand    Durango

TODAY'S CHILDREN     Michael Gregory

                                   Peter Manno

                                     Ralph Santo

UNKNOWN ROLES

THE AUTHOR'S PLAYHOUSE

CURTAIN TIME

THE WAYSIDE THEATER

WE CAME THIS WAY

 

 

AS   JAY NOVELLO

 

AUNT MARY      David Bowman

THE GUIDING LIGHT    Peter Manno

I LOVE A MYSTERY        Jack Packard

THE LONE WOLF      Jameson the Butler

MY FAVORITE HUSBAND      Mr. Negley

ONE MAN'S FAMILY     Judge Glenn Hunter

ROCKY JORDAN        Lieutenant Sam Sabaaya

THOSE WE LOVE     Rico Valdes      1938

 

UNKNOWN ROLES

THE ADVENTURES OF NERO WOLFE

THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE

BOLD VENTURE

CBS RADIO WORKSHOP

THE CAVALCADE OF AMERICA

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO   

CRIME CLASSICS      

ESCAPE           

FAMILY THEATER

GUNSMOKE

THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM

LET GEORGE DO IT

LIGHTS OUT

LINEUP

THE LUX RADIO THEATER 

A MAN NAMED JORDAN  

THE NIGHT BEAT

ON STAGE

THE PACIFIC STORY

RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE    

ROMANCE       

THE STORY OF DOCTOR KILDARE 

SUSPENSE     

TARZAN, LORD OF THE JUNGLE

THE WHISTLER

YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR     

 

MORE RADIO ROLES

 

ANN THOMAS, CAREER GIRL    Arnie Keller

ARNOLD GRIMM'S DAUGHTER   Unknown Role   1940

MARY NOBLE, BACKSTAGE WIFE    Unknown Role   1945

GIRL ALONE    Dr. George Richards    aka "Top Hat"

HOUSEBOAT HANNAH    Joe Mosey

LIL' ABNER    Scoodles Shaw

LONELY WOMEN     Unknown Role    1943

MA PERKINS     Ferguson the Lawyer    1946

THE RIGHT TO HAPPINESS     Unknown Role      1941

THE  ROAD OF LIFE     Allen Hayes 

TELEVISION

NBC's MATINEE THEATRE:

Unknown Role      "Thank You Edmondo"   11/5/1956

Unknown Role       "The Thirteenth Crypt     1/24/1957

and....

GANG BUSTERS     Willie Sutton      1952

ZORRO          Juan Greco        1958

McHALE'S NAVY     Mayor Mario Lugatto     1965-66

FAMILY AFFAIR      Tio Dichoso     1969

Romano/Novello appeared in many movies. this link to his Wikipedia page has a close to full list:

 

Novello movie list

Jay Novello appeared in countless weekly series on television.

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JEFF HARRIS

THE WORLD OF MISTER SWEENEY Unknown Role 11/1954

THE WAY OF THE WORLD Unknown Role 1955

MODERN ROMANCES

The Student "The Snark" 3/7/1955

Unknown Role "The Big Talker" 4/8/1957

Unknown Role "Those We Love" 7/1/1957

THE EDGE OF NIGHT Jennings Carlson 1960

 

Pictures provided by @jam6242   Thanks, Jam!

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JEANNIE CARSON

SEARCH FOR TOMORROW Marcie Lake Vincente June 1970-71

and

HEY JEANNIE Jeannie MacLennan 1956-58

movies

DATE WITH A DREAM Jeannie 1948

LOVE FROM JUDY Jerusha Abbott 1953

LOVE IN PAWN Amber 1953

AS LONG AS THEY'RE HAPPY Pat Bentley 1955

AN ALLIGATOR NAMED DAISY Moira O'Shannon 1955

MAD LITTLE ISLAND Janet MacLeod 1958

SEVEN KEYS Shirley Steele 1961

 

Jeannie changed her name from Jean to Jeannie so she wouldn't be confused with actress Jean Carson.

First marriage was to the producer of HEY JEANNIE, William Redmond.

Second marriage was to soap actor, Biff McGuire.

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Audra Lindley

MODERN ROMANCE

Flora that was murdered "?" week of 10/31/1955

 

Edmon Ryan

MODERN ROMANCES:

O'Neil        "?"      week of 10/31/1955

Neva Patterson

MODERN ROMANCES:

Katy "?"      week of 10/31/1955   

Belle Flower

MODERN ROMANCES

Mrs. Warden      "?"     week of 10/31/1955

Edward Andrews 

MODERN ROMANCES

Jack, Katy's Policeman Husband   "?"    week of 10/31/1955

 

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ROBERT ELLENSTEIN    

MODERN ROMANCES

Tony         "?"     week of 10/31/1955

Unknown Role    "The Snare"   week of 8/20/1956

Unknown Role     "Unwanted Diamonds"     week of  5/20/1957

and

THE LAWLESS YEARS        Legs Diamond     1961

movies

ROGUE COP      Detective Sidney Myers    1954

3:10 TO YUMA      Ernie Collins    1957

TOO MUCH, TOO SOON     Gerold Frank    1958

NORTH BY NORTHWEST     Licht (Vandamn's Henchman)  1959

THE GAZEBO   Ben    1959

PAY OR DIE    Luigi di Sarno    1960

LOVE AT FIRST BITE    VW Man     1979

STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME    Federation Council President 1986

 

Was in the U. S. Army Air Forces during WW II .    Received a Purple Heart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JEAN CARSON     

RADIO

BROADWAY IS MY BEAT

FRONTIER GENTLEMAN

TELEVISION

MODERN ROMANCES

Rena     "Silent Love"     week of 2/7/1955  

WAY OF THE WORLD   Unknown Role  "?"   3/17/1955-3/25/1955

NBC's MATINEE THEATRE     Agnes   "Love Out of Town" 1/31/1958

and

FEARLESS FOSDICK        Voice     1952

THE BETTY HUTTON SHOW      Rosemary     1959-60

THE JOEY BISHOP SHOW     Marge     1961-62

 THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW   Daphne     1962; 1964; 1965

movies

THE PHENIX CITY STORY       Cassie     1955

I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE    Helen Rhodes    1958

THE SOUND AND THE FURY    Mary Ellen    1959

HERE COME THE JETS     Jean    1959

SANCTUARY     Norma    1961

GUNN     Waitress      1965

THE PARTY     Nanny    1968

FUN WITH DICK AND JANE       Paula    1977

 

 

Link to Jean's homepage