One & Done: Actors Who Only Appeared on One Soap

[Faulkner]

Shemar Moore’s sole daytime role has been Malcolm on Y&R.

[Dr Neil Curtis]

Bill Hayes (Doug, Days)

Renee Jones (Nikki Wade; Lexie Carver, Days) two roles, one soap. 

[applcin]

RH - Richard Muenz, Sarah Felder, Andrew Robinson, Kate Mulgrew

[soapfan770]

If I recall right she had a couple dayplayer roles on AW in the early 80’s but I don’t think either of the roles were substantial.

 

 

I don’t think Light has but as for Brynn Thayer she actually briefly appeared as Susan on Days back in 2011 when EJ made a phone call to his mother, although I don’t think we saw her face. Thayer also did a hilarious job as a Kim Zimmer type diva actress on the web soap Life in General back in 2008 if that counts too.

Edited October 10, 2020 by soapfan770

[Sean]

Some other Ryan's Hope actors who come to mind who spent significant time (2+ years) on that show:

• Malcolm Groome (Pat Ryan #1, 1975-78, 1983-88, 1989)
• Marg Helgenberger (Siobhan Ryan #3, 1982-86)
• Catherine Hicks (Faith Coleridge #3, 1976-78)
• Karen Morris-Gowdy (Faith Coleridge #4, 1978-83, 1989)
• Grant Show (Rick Hyde, 1984-87)
• David Sederholm (Bill Hyde, 1983-85)
• Jason Adams (John Reid Ryan #2, 1986-89)
• Gerit Quealy (Jacqueline Dubujak, 1983-85, 1987)
• Thomas McGreevy (Tom Desmond, 1977-79)
• Hannibal Penney, Jr. (Clem Moultrie, 1975-78)

[Paul Raven]

Elaine Princi was on Days as Kate Winograd and ATWT as Miranda Hughes before OLTL

 

Alexandra Moltke Victoria Winters Dark Shadows

Edited October 10, 2020 by Paul Raven

[Faulkner]

@slick jones’ soap hoppers thread is such a great resource, in case people want to cross-check or just go down the rabbit hole:

 

 

[soapfan770]

 
Princi also later came back on Days as a Linda Anderson recast in 1984-85.

[Khan]

 

An early example, I think, of DAYS bringing back actors in new and different roles.

[amybrickwallace]

A few OLTL folk:

 

Julie Montgomery (Samantha Vernon)

Barbara Treutelaar (Didi O'Neill)

Erin Torpey (Jessica Buchanan)

Karen Witter (Tina Lord)

 

 

 

 

Edited October 11, 2020 by amybrickwallace

[Paul Raven]

Guiding Light

Cindy Pickett (Jackie Marler)

Kathleen Cullen (Amanda Spaulding)

Tom Nielsen (Floyd Parker)

Denise Pence (Katie Parker)

 

Love of Life

Birgitta Tolksdorf (Arlene Slater)

[amybrickwallace]

 

Also on Y&R:

 

Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman)

Steven Ford (Andy Richards)

Joshua Morrow (Nick Newman)

Sandra Nelson (Phyllis Summers #2)

Bryton James (Devon Winters)

Melissa Ordway (Abby Newman)

 

Y&R stars who crossed over to "sister soap" B&B, but whose soap experience has been limited to their Y&R characters:

 

Eric Braeden (Victor Newman)

Lauralee Bell (Christine Blair Williams)

[Paul Raven]

Melody had a gig on GH as Laura's baby sitter.

 

GL

Ellen Demming (Meta Bauer)

Lynne Adams (Leslie Bauer)

 

[SFK]

 

She also had a short stint as a judge on Another World in the '90s.

[amybrickwallace]

 

Oh, and Eddie Alderson (Matthew Buchanan)