Friday, October 26, 2012
50 Greatest Soap Couples: The Complete List
COUPLE: Luke Spencer & Laura Webber
SHOW: GENERAL HOSPITAL
RANK: 1
PLAYED BY:
Luke: Anthony Geary
Laura: Genie Francis
YEARS: 1978-1982, 1983, 1984, 1993–2002, 2006, 2008
COUPLE: Doug Williams & Julie Olson
SHOW: DAYS OF OUR LIVES
RANK: 2
PLAYED BY:
Doug: Bill Hayes
Julie: Susan Seaforth Hayes
YEARS: 1970-present (with some years off starting in 1984)
COUPLE: Victor Newman & Nikki Reed Foster
SHOW: THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
RANK: 3
PLAYED BY:
Victor: Eric Braeden
Nikki: Melody Thomas Scott
YEARS: 1981–present
COUPLE: Jesse Hubbard & Angela Baxter
SHOW: ALL MY CHILDREN
RANK: 4
PLAYED BY:
Jesse: Darnell Williams
Angie: Debbi Morgan
YEARS: 1982–1988, 2008–2011
COUPLE: Steve Frame & Alice Matthews
SHOW: ANOTHER WORLD
RANK: 5
PLAYED BY:
Steve: George Reinholt, David Canary
Alice: Jacqueline Courtney, Linda Borgeson
YEARS: 1968-1975; 1981-1982; 1989
COUPLE: Roger Thorpe & Holly Norris
SHOW: GUIDING LIGHT
RANK: 6
PLAYED BY:
Roger: Michael Zaslow, Joel Fabiani, Dennis Parlato
Holly: Lynn Deerfield, Maureen Garrett
YEARS: 1971-1980; 1989-1998
COUPLE: Cruz Castillo & Eden Capwell
SHOW: SANTA BARBARA
RANK: 7
PLAYED BY:
Cruz: A Martinez
Eden: Marcy Walker
YEARS: 1984-1991
COUPLE: Joshua Lewis & Reva Shayne
SHOW: GUIDING LIGHT
RANK: 8
PLAYED BY:
Josh: Robert Newman
Reva: Kim Zimmer
YEARS: 1983-1984; 1986-1990; 1995-2009
COUPLE: Mackenzie 'Mac' Cory & Rachel Davis Matthews Clark Frame
SHOW: ANOTHER WORLD
RANK: 9
PLAYED BY:
Mac: Douglass Watson
Rachel: Victoria Wyndham
YEARS: 1974-1989 (Mac and Rachel actually met off-screen in 1973 when Robert Emhardt was playing Mac.)
COUPLE: Bo Brady & Hope Williams
SHOW: DAYS OF OUR LIVES
RANK: 10
PLAYED BY:
Bo: Peter Reckell, Robert Kelker-Kelly
Hope: Kristian Alfonso
YEARS: 1983-1987; 1990; 1994-present
COUPLE: Jack Fenelli & Mary Ryan
SHOW: RYAN'S HOPE
RANK: 11
PLAYED BY:
Jack: Michael Levin
Mary: Kate Mulgrew, Mary Carney, Kathleen Tolan, Nicolette Goulet
YEARS: 1975-1979; As a ghost/spirt in 1983, 1989
COUPLE: Tom Hughes & Margo Montgomery
SHOW: AS THE WORLD TURNS
RANK: 12
PLAYED BY:
Tom: Justin Deas, Jason Kincaid, Gregg, Marx, Scott Holmes
Margo: Margaret Colin, Hillary B. Smith, Ellen Dolan, Glynnis O'Connor
YEARS: 1980-2010
COUPLE: Quinton "Quint" McCord Chamberlain & Nola Reardon
SHOW: GUIDING LIGHT
RANK: 13
PLAYED BY:
Quint: Michael Tylo
Nola: Lisa Brown
YEARS: 1981-1985, 1996-1997
COUPLE: John Black & Marlena Evans
SHOW: DAYS OF OUR LIVES
RANK: 14
PLAYED BY:
John: Drake Hogestyn
Marlena: Deidre Hall
YEARS: 1986-1987, 1991-2009, 2011-present (including the years John was thought to be Roman Brady)
COUPLE: Sonny Corinthos & Brenda Barrett
SHOW: GENERAL HOSPITAL
RANK: 15
PLAYED BY:
Sonny: Maurice Benard
Brenda: Vanessa Marcil
YEARS: 1993–1998, 2002–2003, 2010–2011
COUPLE: Jack Snyder & Carly Tenney
SHOW: AS THE WORLD TURNS
RANK: 16
PLAYED BY:
Jack: Michael Park
Carly: Maura West
YEARS: 1997-2010
COUPLE: Schuyler Whitney & Raven Swift
SHOW: THE EDGE OF NIGHT
RANK: 17
PLAYED BY:
Sky: Larkin Malloy
Raven: Sharon Gabet
YEARS: 1980-1984 (including Jefferson Brown)
COUPLE: Joe Riley & Victoria Lord
SHOW: ONE LIFE TO LIVE
RANK: 18
PLAYED BY:
Joe: Lee Patterson
Victoria: Gillian Spencer, Joanne Dorian, Erika Slezak
YEARS: 1968-1970, 1972-1979, 1987 (in heaven)
COUPLE: Steve 'Patch' Johnson & Kayla Brady
SHOW: DAYS OF OUR LIVES
RANK: 19
PLAYED BY:
Steve: Stephen Nichols
Kayla: Mary Beth Evans
YEARS: 1986-1990; 2006-2009; 2011-2012 (Kayla only)
COUPLE: Alan Quartermaine & Monica Bard Webber
SHOW: GENERAL HOSPITAL
RANK: 20
PLAYED BY:
Alan: Stuart Damon
Monica: Leslie Charleson
YEARS: 1977-2008
COUPLE: Bo Buchanan & Nora Hanen
SHOW: ONE LIFE TO LIVE
RANK: 21
PLAYED BY:
Bo: Robert S. Woods
Nora: Hillary B. Smith
YEARS: 1992-2012
COUPLE: Holden Snyder & Lily Walsh
SHOW: AS THE WORLD TURNS
RANK: 22
PLAYED BY:
Holden: Jon Hensley
Lily: Martha Byrne, Heather Rattray, Noelle Beck
YEARS: 1985-1995, 1997-2010
COUPLE: Travis Sentell & Liza Kaslo
SHOW: SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
RANK: 23
PLAYED BY:
Travis: Rod Arrants
Liza: Sherry Mathis
YEARS: 1978-1984
COUPLE: Tad Martin & Dixie Cooney
SHOW: ALL MY CHILDREN
RANK: 24
PLAYED BY:
Tad: Michael E. Knight
Dixie: Kari Gibson, Cady McClain
YEARS: 1988-1990, 1992-1996, 1998-2002, 2005-2007, 2010, 2011
COUPLE: Phillip Spaulding & Beth Raines
SHOW: GUIDING LIGHT
RANK: 25
PLAYED BY:
Phillip: Grant Aleksander, John Bolger
Beth: Judi Evans, Beth Chamberlin
YEARS: 1983-1986, 1989-1991, 1996-2004, 2009
COUPLE: Cord Roberts & Tina Lord
SHOW: ONE LIFE TO LIVE
RANK: 26
PLAYED BY:
Cord: John Loprieno
Tina: Andrea Evans, Karen Witter, Krista Tesreau
YEARS: 1986-1991, 1993-1997, 2008, 2011
COUPLE: Steve Andropoulos & Betsy Stewart
SHOW: AS THE WORLD TURNS
RANK: 27
PLAYED BY:
Steve: Frank Runyeon
Betsy: Meg Ryan, Lindsay Frost
YEARS: 1982-1986
COUPLE: Jake Harrison & Megan Gordon
SHOW: ONE LIFE TO LIVE
RANK: 28
PLAYED BY:
Jake: Joe Lando
Megan: Jessica Tuck
YEARS: 1990-1992
COUPLE: Cliff Warner & Nina Cortlandt
SHOW: ALL MYCHILDREN
RANK: 29
PLAYED BY:
Cliff: Peter Bergman
Nina: Taylor Miller, Heather Standford, Barbara Kearns
YEARS: 1979-1989
COUPLE: Rick Webber & Lesley Williams Faulkner
SHOW: GENERAL HOSPITAL
RANK: 30
PLAYED BY:
Rick: Michael Gregory, Chris Robinson
Lesley: Denise Alexander
YEARS: 1976-1984
COUPLE: Bob Hughes & Kim Reynolds
SHOW: AS THE WORLD TURNS
RANK: 31
PLAYED BY:
Bob: Don Hastings
Kim: Kathryn Hays
YEARS: 1972-2010
COUPLE: Mason Capwell & Julia Wainwright
SHOW: SANTA BARBARA
RANK: 32
PLAYED BY:
Mason: Lane Davies, Terry Lester, Gordon Thompson
Julia: Nancy Lee Grahn
YEARS: 1986-1993
COUPLE: John Dixon & Lucinda Walsh
SHOW: AS THE WORLD TURNS
RANK: 33
PLAYED BY:
John: Larry Bryggman
Lucinda: Elizabeth Hubbard
YEARS: 1984-2010 (Bryggman was off the show from 2004-2010)
COUPLE: Clint Buchanan & Victoria Lord Riley
SHOW: ONE LIFE TO LIVE
RANK: 34
PLAYED BY:
Clint: Clint Ritchie, Jerry verDorn
Viki: Erika Slezak
YEARS: 1979-2012
COUPLE: Lance Prentiss & Lauralee (Lorie) Brooks
SHOW: THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
RANK: 35
PLAYED BY:
Lance: John McCook, Dennis Cole
Lorie: Jaime Lyn Bauer
YEARS: 1976-1982
COUPLE: Greg Nelson & Jenny Gardner
SHOW: ALL MY CHILDREN
RANK: 36
PLAYED BY:
Greg: Laurence Lau
Jenny: Kim Delaney
YEARS: 1981-1984
COUPLE: Robert Scorpio & Anna Devane
SHOW: GENERAL HOSPITAL
RANK: 37
PLAYED BY:
Robert: Tristan Rogers
Anna: Finola Hughes
YEARS: 1985-1992 (with many returns and reunions over the years including in 2012)
COUPLE: Ridge Forrester & Brooke Logan Forrester
SHOW: THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
RANK: 38
PLAYED BY:
Ridge: Ronn Moss
Brooke: Katherine Kelly Lang
YEARS: 1987-present
COUPLE: Nick Bellini & Althea Davis
SHOW: THE DOCTORS
RANK: 39
PLAYED BY:
Nick: Gerald Gordon
Althea: Elizabeth Hubbard (replaced briefly by Virginia Vestoff in 1969–1970)
YEARS: 1966-1976
COUPLE: Jack Deveraux & Jennifer Horton
SHOW: DAYS OF OUR LIVES
RANK: 40
PLAYED BY:
Jack: Matthew Ashford, Mark Valley, Steve Wilder
Jennifer: Melissa Reevees, Stephanie Cameron
YEARS: 1989-present (with breaks on screen when the actors were off the show)
COUPLE: Michael "Stone" Cates & Robin Scorpio
SHOW: GENERAL HOSPITAL
RANK: 41
PLAYED BY:
Stone: Michael Sutton
Robin: Kimberly McCullough
YEARS: 1993-1995, 2010
COUPLE: Jeff Baker & Penny Hughes
SHOW: AS THE WORLD TURNS
RANK: 42
PLAYED BY:
Jeff: Mark Rydell
Penny: Rosemary Prinz
YEARS: 1956-1962
COUPLE: Olivia Spencer & Natalia Rivera Aitoro
SHOW: GUIDING LIGHT
RANK: 43
PLAYED BY:
Olivia: Crystal Chappell
Natalia: Jessica Leccia
YEARS: 2007-2009
COUPLE: Phil Brent & Tara Martin
SHOW: ALL MY CHILDREN
RANK: 44
PLAYED BY:
Phil: Richard Hatch, Nick Benedict, Jordan Charney
Tara: Karen Lynn Gorney, Stephanie Braxton, Nancy Frangione, Mary Lynn Blanks
YEARS: 1970-1979
COUPLE: Barnabas Collins & Josette duPres
SHOW: DARK SHADOWS
RANK: 45
PLAYED BY:
Barnabas: Jonathan Frid
Josette: Kathryn Leigh Scott, Mary Cooper
YEARS: 1967-1971
COUPLE: Frisco Jones & Felicia Cummings
SHOW: GENERAL HOSPITAL
RANK: 46
PLAYED BY:
Frisco: Jack Wagner
Felicia: Kristina (Malandro) Wagner
YEARS: 1984-1988, 1989-1991, 1994-1995
COUPLE: Snapper Foster & Chris Brooks
SHOW: THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
RANK: 47
PLAYED BY:
Snapper: William Gray Espy, David Hasselhoff
Chris: Trish Stewart, Lynne Topping
YEARS: 1973-1982
COUPLE: Bill Prentiss & Tess Krakauer
SHOW: LOVE OF LIFE
RANK: 48
PLAYED BY:
Bill: Gene Bua
Tess: Toni Bull
YEARS: 1967-1972
COUPLE: Luke Snyder & Noah Mayer
SHOW: AS THE WORLD TURNS
RANK: 49
PLAYED BY:
Luke: Van Hansis
Noah: Jake Silbermann
YEARS: 2007-2010
COUPLE: Mark Elliott & Laura Donnelly
SHOW: LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING
RANK: 50
PLAYED BY:
Mark: Sam Wade, David Birney, Michael Hawkins, Vince Cannon and Tom Fuccello
Laura: Donna Mills, Barbara Stanger and Veleka Gray
YEARS: 1967-1973
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ReplyDeleteI think its time for another list. Let's do 100!
ReplyDeleteI can't argue with much on this list except Frisco and Felicia are WAY too low. They were the second coming of Luke & Laura there for a while and their off screen relationship led everyone even non-soap watchers to know who they were!
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