tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post2050990555214369090..comments2023-11-02T09:08:08.645-04:00Comments on We Love Soaps: 50 Greatest Soap Opera Actresses: The Complete ListKevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13659344675956886092noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-53266849785959109342017-08-03T22:31:39.760-04:002017-08-03T22:31:39.760-04:00Agreed. The Crystal Chapel addition is laughable. ...Agreed. The Crystal Chapel addition is laughable. Kristian Alfonso should be on this list.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561715753127446141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-2618397289880570692016-01-26T01:33:53.357-05:002016-01-26T01:33:53.357-05:00Great list..I love us mature group..Now those are ...Great list..I love us mature group..Now those are some names..Meg rocked the rafters...but so did Elizabeth Hubbard as The Doctors Althea Davis. etc etcJABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00867382153890671625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-18958988524861937942016-01-26T01:28:51.290-05:002016-01-26T01:28:51.290-05:00Amen ...always found her over ratedAmen ...always found her over ratedJABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00867382153890671625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-6144921812636195762016-01-26T01:26:33.311-05:002016-01-26T01:26:33.311-05:00Oh crazy Brenda..God I love that knuckleheadOh crazy Brenda..God I love that knuckleheadJABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00867382153890671625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-44699776374793741752016-01-26T01:24:25.218-05:002016-01-26T01:24:25.218-05:00Dead most likelyDead most likelyJABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00867382153890671625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-30762542420883598502016-01-26T01:22:37.177-05:002016-01-26T01:22:37.177-05:00Beverly Penberthy....I do like your list..Beverly Penberthy....I do like your list..JABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00867382153890671625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-25160704761233830702016-01-26T01:20:22.638-05:002016-01-26T01:20:22.638-05:00She couldn't act her way out of a paper bag..She couldn't act her way out of a paper bag..JABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00867382153890671625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-16960752098918604522015-11-03T20:20:37.746-05:002015-11-03T20:20:37.746-05:00Along with Jacquie Courtney, Eileen Fulton, Barbar...Along with Jacquie Courtney, Eileen Fulton, Barbara Rodell, and Brenda Dickson another wonderful actress was Tudi Wiggins. Her portrayal of Meg on Love of Life was breathtaking. Bitchy, vulnerable, self-destructive, vengeful...she could have taught Joan Collins a thing or two. Check out this performance from July 1975 when her story helped lift Love of Life back into the top 10 of ratings. Watch this clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lihvTuP1KsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056071648699777488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-71765397202224424432015-11-03T20:13:03.523-05:002015-11-03T20:13:03.523-05:00I believe she was for Forest GumpI believe she was for Forest GumpAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056071648699777488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-49105119157689589022015-07-04T15:25:16.899-04:002015-07-04T15:25:16.899-04:00Absolutely!Absolutely!Christy Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338751801258739342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-31803268127472934302014-07-28T20:16:51.453-04:002014-07-28T20:16:51.453-04:00Top 10 soap actresses:
1.Erika Slezak
2.Susan Flan...Top 10 soap actresses:<br />1.Erika Slezak<br />2.Susan Flannery<br />3.Beverlee McKinsey<br />4.Kim Zimmer<br />5.Robin Stasser<br />6.Judith Light<br />7.Jeanne Cooper<br />8.Susan Lucci<br />9.Genie Francis<br />10.Jane Elliot<br /><br />Finola Hughes, Kimberly McCullough and Kristin Alfonso all deserve to be on this list as well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299477959913229331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-61121182715460605802014-05-29T09:28:01.562-04:002014-05-29T09:28:01.562-04:00Where is Nina Arvessen,Martha Byrne and Kimberlin ...Where is Nina Arvessen,Martha Byrne and Kimberlin Brown?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889591724772497297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-34814306293754413392014-03-08T21:51:14.501-05:002014-03-08T21:51:14.501-05:00How can Andrea Evans not be on the list: Tina Lord...How can Andrea Evans not be on the list: Tina Lord, my favorite villainess! My mom used to tape OLTL to watch in he evenings and I watched with her sometimes but even as a 'tween' in the 80's I thought she was awesome.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632376264695015834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-78303754695058070052013-12-01T22:24:51.041-05:002013-12-01T22:24:51.041-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299477959913229331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-13330254360053554002013-08-18T13:39:12.326-04:002013-08-18T13:39:12.326-04:00Wow, no Robin Mattson? To me you're a pretty ...Wow, no Robin Mattson? To me you're a pretty damn good actress, when you can take (like she did with the Heather Webber character on GH) a character, that you didn't originate and make it your own. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452091804355650616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-43663002622350675572013-03-26T16:18:46.239-04:002013-03-26T16:18:46.239-04:00Debbi Morgan needed to be in the top 10 and not Sa...Debbi Morgan needed to be in the top 10 and not Sarah Brown. I agree with those who said Eileen Fulton among others are missing from the list while Vanessa Marcil should not have made the top 50 of all time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-26178388267214122102012-08-09T14:18:07.226-04:002012-08-09T14:18:07.226-04:00Don't understand why VM is on this listDon't understand why VM is on this listUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03080940533364219620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-70216467545553358102012-08-09T14:17:28.802-04:002012-08-09T14:17:28.802-04:00Don't understand why VM is on this listDon't understand why VM is on this listUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03080940533364219620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-50108627038011082902011-08-16T16:09:31.172-04:002011-08-16T16:09:31.172-04:00Where is BARBARA RODELL??? Surely one of the best ...Where is BARBARA RODELL??? Surely one of the best of the best. Maybe because it was a while ago when she sizzled on camera, and she didn't get as much studio publicity as the others, so therefore not the honor she so rightly deserves... BUT she was a fantastic actress who made her (certifiable) characters come alive. She made you want to watch again and again... it takes talent to do that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-78736316673196823472011-08-10T11:57:35.258-04:002011-08-10T11:57:35.258-04:00I think that one of the reasons actresses such as ...I think that one of the reasons actresses such as Jacquie Courtney, Eileen Fulton, Barbara Rodell, Ellen Holly and Brenda Dickson are not on the list is simply they are out of sight. I am glad that people did not forget Charita Bauer and Mary Stuart.Doughttp://www.basalenterprises.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-48201962902826400652011-07-22T15:41:35.694-04:002011-07-22T15:41:35.694-04:00Great list, but it seems kind of strange Beverlee ...Great list, but it seems kind of strange Beverlee McKinsey is # 4 and never won an Emmy, but than again it took Susan Lucci years before she got her's..both ladies were and are awesome!!! I don't get the Emmy's and how they choose the winner's. Crazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-81270542325926873512011-07-12T11:14:03.814-04:002011-07-12T11:14:03.814-04:00Great list, though I am surprised that Irene Daile...Great list, though I am surprised that Irene Dailey (Liz, AW) didn't make the cut. A brilliant actress who always elevated the show (and her fellow actors) with her performances.MFC1964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-42064180532494286722011-03-23T12:21:57.114-04:002011-03-23T12:21:57.114-04:00Where is the greatest Soap Opera villainess of all...Where is the greatest Soap Opera villainess of all time?<br /><br />Of course it is the great Brenda Dickson, who created the character of Jill Abbott, that is still around today on the #1 soap opera, The Young and the Restless!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10766201607565684587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-47682111480311172712011-02-05T06:18:40.990-05:002011-02-05T06:18:40.990-05:00Lisa Peluso deserves to be on the list! She is not...Lisa Peluso deserves to be on the list! She is not even there! Why?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07377983291077834560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-53722031319020510982010-11-30T23:07:43.592-05:002010-11-30T23:07:43.592-05:00I can certainly appreciate the difficulties that a...I can certainly appreciate the difficulties that accompany compiling a list like this (and can imagine the debate among your panel as well!) Props for the inclusion of the late Nancy Addison Altman and Beverlee McKinsey and the superb Judith Light, Jane Elliot, Helen Gallgher and Maureen Garrett.<br /><br />I have to say though, there are some real head scratchers here. <br /><br />Like the poster who doesn't "get" Susan Flannery, I don't "get" Erika Slezak. I've always found her performances to be heavy-handed and prone to the histrionics that reinforce the stereotypes of daytime being filled with actors who don’t act so much as they chew scenery. Personally, I feel some of the years Slezak was racking up Emmys, were some of years Lucci was robbed. Speaking of Lucci I was disappointed to see her ranking on the list and was further disheartened to see such stellar actresses as Finola Hughes, Louise Shaffer, Marj Dusay and Hillary B. Smith relegated to the “Honorable Mention” list, while actresses such as Crystal Chapelle, Maura West, Jacklyn Zeman and Patsy Pease were given spots on the big list.<br /><br />All of those mysteries aside, the biggest “huh?” moment of this list was the tale of the Ryan sisters. While I agree that Sarah Felder was outstanding as Siobhan on “Ryan’s Hope,” let’s be honest here: Siobhan was played by a total of five actresses and the one most people remember is Marg Helgenberger (third actress). Were it not for SOAPNet, I doubt anyone would even know who Sarah Felder was. Conversely, Mary Ryan was portrayed by four actresses (not including the various day players they trotted in and out on occasion), but absolutely EVERYONE knows the undisputed Mary Ryan was Kate Mulgrew. Even she can’t understand the public’s enduring fascination with her mere two-year stint on the show. But how that performance endures. How Sarah Felder could be on the list and be ranked above Kate Mulgrew, no less, is mind-boggling indeed.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13625240528227912502noreply@blogger.com