Members FrenchFan Posted August 3, 2020 Members Share Posted August 3, 2020 Hey guys. Some of you might remember I did interviews of some past soap actors or behind the scenes members years ago. I was asked by some here to revive it. So I got a contact to interview Veleka Gray, whose career on soaps ran from all the 70s' and the early 80s'. As I am working on my questions, I could collect some of yours to ask her ! For reminder, here are the soaps and roles she was in. Laura Donnelly Eliot LIAMST September 1970 – January 1972 Susan Pritchett HTSAM December 1974 – April 1975 Vicky Paisley SOM May 1975 – December 1976 Mia Mariott LOL January 1977 – February 1980 Lyla Montgomery ATWT June 1980 – November 1980 Ruby YR February 1983 Dr. Sharon Reeves YR April 1983 – October 1983 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mitch Posted August 4, 2020 Members Share Posted August 4, 2020 What happened on ATWT..I really liked her as Lyla (sorry, I always thought AS was boring and faded into the word work.) She seemed like a tough survivor and thought that worked well against Hastings and the rest of the Hughes family. It was a weird transitional period for the show as the Dobsons either by their choice or forced to...were phasing out the importance of Chris and Nancy and the tightness of the Hughes family..was that felt behind the scenes? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted August 4, 2020 Members Share Posted August 4, 2020 I'd also like to know more about the situation at ATWT. I've heard over the years that there was something shady with Don Hastings that led to Anne Sward replacing VG in the role. She was on three soaps in a row that were cancelled - compare/contrast what it was like to go through that on a super short-lived soap, an established bu still short-lived soap, and a long-runner that had been around for decades. How did she go about replacing the wildly popular Donna Mills on LIAMST? What did she do to make the role her own, and how long did it take for audiences to accept her as Laura? What differences were there in heading to LA to do Y&R after spending a decade doing older-fashioned New York soaps? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted August 4, 2020 Members Share Posted August 4, 2020 Did any fans notice that she played two roles not far apart on Y&R? Was there a favorite or least favorite headwriter or producer she worked with? Did she feel that the atmosphere on soaps changed in her years in daytime? Great to see you doing these again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~bl~ Posted August 4, 2020 Members Share Posted August 4, 2020 Yes I was also interested in reading about the different environments and the live to live to tape era that she bridged... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted August 5, 2020 Members Share Posted August 5, 2020 Was her first daytime role Love is a Many Splendored Thing, or did she have any small roles in daytime prior to Laura? If so on what shows? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted August 8, 2020 Members Share Posted August 8, 2020 What was the feeling at Love of Life when Cathy Abbi took over and Jean Holloway was the writer? Did she fear for her job with many actors being fired? Was there a change of atmosphere with Ann Marcus at the helm? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FrenchFan Posted August 8, 2020 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2020 Thanks guys. I collected 20 questions I will send Veleka Gray on Monday (she gave her consent). I hope she will answer soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FrenchFan Posted August 21, 2020 Author Members Share Posted August 21, 2020 Hey guys, the interview has been posted on the main section ! Hope you will enjoy reading it Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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