Members Faulkner Posted July 2, 2020 Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 Any competent performer can summon tears, but some truly raise crying to an artform, even to the point it becomes what they’re primarily known for. Who are daytime’s most talented criers? I submit to you, Eva LaRue (Maria, AMC). The tear ducts open around 7:09, and admittedly Susan does a fabulous job here as well: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members titan1978 Posted July 2, 2020 Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 Genie Francis. Her emotions as Laura always run deep. So many things stand out, but never more devastating than when Lucky “died”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted July 2, 2020 Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 Kim Zimmer for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted July 2, 2020 Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 Julia Barr was always pretty good with the tears from what I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Forever8 Posted July 2, 2020 Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 Linda Dano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted July 2, 2020 Author Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 Agree with all of these as well as @titan1978’s Genie Francis, and was actually looking for a representative clip for LD, maybe from her alcoholism story on AW. For men, Peter Bergman, Doug Davidson, and Jonathan Jackson are all up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mango Posted July 2, 2020 Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 Tyler Christopher. I can't seem to find the clip on YouTube, but it would've been 2004 when Stefan fell off of the bluffs. Nikolas recalled Stefan saving him from drowning as a little boy. That scene really stands out to me. Actually, both of Laura's sons cried a lot. Greg Vaughan didn't cry much as Lucky but as Eric... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted July 2, 2020 Author Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 Adding Katherine Kelly Lang. Even when people dismissed her acting, her ability to cry has rarely been in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRfan23 Posted July 2, 2020 Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 Melody Thomas Scott Katherine Kelly Lang Heather Tom Lindsay Hartley Peter Bergman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members titan1978 Posted July 2, 2020 Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 For all the times I have not enjoyed Peter Bergman as Jack, he can cry with the best of the mascara lined faces of any soap heroine. I know it is harder than ever for performers with how they produce soaps now, but I have always hated the scrunched face and no tears crying that often takes place on soaps. I hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted July 2, 2020 Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 (edited) Forgot about MTS, she must have spent over half her life in tears at this point, lol. Edited July 2, 2020 by BetterForgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vizion Posted July 2, 2020 Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 There are a lot of people who can cry that I don't consider good actors. Some rely entirely too much on tears to convey emotion and offer little else frankly (subtletly, nuance, anything else beisdes crocodile tears). Back to the subject.... Florencia Lozano was a Viola Davis type crier, she'd give you tears, snot, the whole nine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darn Posted July 2, 2020 Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 This is almost too real, it's like being in someone's home. Not even a hint of vanity from Genie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted July 2, 2020 Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 (edited) Please register in order to view this content Edited July 2, 2020 by BetterForgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted July 2, 2020 Author Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 (edited) And the pterodactyl screaming. FloLo could have easily had a flourishing career as a death metal vocalist. I always remember what Camille Paglia said about MTS in TV Guide: “I'm known for having dismissed Meryl Streep, but I can be deeply moved by Melody Thomas Scott as Nikki. Her passion, her suffering, her tortured face, her one perfect tear - incredible!" Edited July 2, 2020 by Faulkner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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