Saturday, November 30, 2024

From the Archive: Ellen Holly Offers Behind the Scenes Scoop on 'One Life to Live' (Part 2)

We Love Soaps TV visited with Ellen Holly in 2012 at her home in Westchester County, New York. In this never before seen clip, Ms. Holly offers behind the scenes details about her time on One Life to Live when she portrayed Carla Gray in the 1970s.

Friday, November 29, 2024

'Beyond the Gates' Premieres February 24 on CBS


Upcoming CBS daytime drama Beyond the Gates, a set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., and in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States, debuts Monday, February 24, 2025 at 2pm ET/1pm PT on CBS.

The network recently revealed the remaining Beyond the Gates cast, including Brandon Claybon, Timon Durrett, Sean Freeman, Marquita Goings, Maurice Johnson, Trisha Mann-Grant, RhonniRose Mantilla, Ambyr Michelle, Colby Muhammad and Arielle Prepetit. Joining previously announced stars Tamara Tunie (Anita Dupree), Daphnee Duplaix (Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson) and Karla Mosley (Dani Dupree), the new cast members round out the extended families of the Duprees and key characters who influence their worlds.

Beyond the Gates, from CBS Studios/NAACP Venture, began production in November.

Check out the show's families below:

From the Archive: Ellen Holly on the Early Years of 'One Life to Live' (Part 1)

We Love Soaps TV traveled to Westchester County, New York, in 2012 to speak with daytime television legend Ellen Holly about her storied career. In the never-before-released video below, Ms. Holly talks about the early years of soap opera One Life to Live, which premiered on in 1968, and the cultural impact of her character, Carla Gray.

Thursday, November 28, 2024

Watch the 13th Annual Indie Series Awards

The 13th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony, hosted by Emmy winner Patrika Darbo, is now available to watch on YouTube. Check it out below.

Saturday, March 12, 2022

Patrika Darbo & Anna Maria Horsford Will Host 12th Annual Indie Series Awards



Patrika Darbo and Anna Maria Horsford will host the 12
th Annual Indie Series Awards on April 7, producers announced today.

Emmy-winning actress and four-time nominee Patrika Darbo is a veteran of over 35 years in film and television.
  She has guest starred on countless series including 9-1-1 Lonestar, The Big Bang Theory, The Middle, Devious Maids, Desperate Housewives, Dexter, Seinfeld, Roseanne and she was a series regular on the sit-com, Step by Step. She recently returned to the NBC daytime drama Days of our Lives in a role she originated in 1998. 

A
s one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood, Emmy-nominated actress Anna Maria Horsford continues to inspire audiences through cinema, television and theater.  Her career and influence span generations, bringing to life some of our favorite characters including Thelma Frye on Amen, Mrs. Jones in Friday, Friday After Next, Dee Baxter on The Wayans Brothers or Vivienne Avant in The Bold and Beautiful.

"I am thrilled to be hosting the wonderful ISAs once again and this time with my dear friend, Anna Maria Horsford,” Darbo said.
  “Hell hath no fury like two seasoned old dolls!”

“Our gems are in the Indies,” added Horsford.