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Santa Barbara Classic Character Recap: Augusta Lockridge
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Santa Barbara Classic Character Recap: Augusta Lockridge

Augusta Wainwright Lockridge - one of Santa Barbara's most fascinating characters - was a woman overflowing with eccentricities. She outfitted… Read More

5 years ago
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Kelly Ripa Facts: Celebrities Who Started On Soaps

Kelly Ripa is the co-host of Live! With Kelly and Ryan, a show she has been on for almost two… Read More

5 years ago
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Alec Baldwin Facts: Celebrities Who Started On Soaps

Alec Baldwin is best known for appearing on television shows such as 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live, along with… Read More

5 years ago
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William H. Macy Facts: Celebrities Who Started On Soaps

William H Macy is currently best known for playing Frank Gallagher on the hit show Shameless, but the actor has… Read More

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Meg Ryan Facts: Celebrities Who Started On Soaps

Meg Ryan was known as the queen of romantic comedies for many years, starring in iconic films such as When… Read More

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Sarah Michelle Gellar Facts: Celebrities Who Started On Soaps

Sarah Michelle Gellar is best known for playing Buffy Summers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The actress has also appeared… Read More

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Courteney Cox Facts: Celebrities Who Started On Soaps

Courteney Cox is, of course, best known for starring as Monica Gellar on the extremely successful show Friends, which ran… Read More

5 years ago
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Julianne Moore Facts: Celebrities Who Started On Soaps

Julianne Moore is an Academy-Award-winning actress who has appeared in everything from Boogie Nights, to The Kids Are All Right,… Read More

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Leonardo DiCaprio Facts: Celebrities Who Started On Soaps

Leonardo DiCaprio is a wildly successful actor who has been in everything from The Revenant to Titanic to The Wolf… Read More

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Marisa Tomei Facts: Celebrities Who Started On Soaps

It’s no secret Marisa Tomei is one of the most successful actresses working today. She is probably best known for… Read More

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Guiding Light Classic Character Recap: Ross Marler

Throughout soap opera history there have been characters who started out ambitious but turned into good guys. One such character… Read More

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Lori Loughlin Facts: Celebrities Who Started On Soaps

Lori Loughlin is best known for starring as Becky Donaldson on Full House, but the actress has appeared in everything… Read More

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Santa Barbara Classic Character Recap: Kelly Capwell

Victimized heroines are a dime a dozen. There's literally been a score (or four) throughout soap opera history. But poor… Read More

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The Edge of Night Classic Character Recap: Mike Karr

He was daytime's answer to Perry Mason and despite being played by three different actors (John Larkin, Lawrence Hugo, and… Read More

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As The World Turns Classic Character Recap: Iva Snyder

Throughout soap opera history there have been characters who've been given tragic backstories and fought against hard-luck lives. That was… Read More

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Another World Classic Character Recap: Lorna Devon

Her mother was the most successful romance novelist in soap opera history, but Lorna Devon - Another World bad girl… Read More

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Guiding Light History: Remembering India Von Halkein

Throughout soap opera history there have been powerful women who stop at nothing to get what they want. India von… Read More

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Law and Order Revisited: Santa Barbara Owners At War

Lawsuits and court cases are a staple of soap opera storytelling. But every once in a while, legal matters such… Read More

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Guiding Light History: Remembering Josh Lewis

Throughout soap opera history there are leading men destined to be with one particular leading lady -- no matter how… Read More

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The Edge of Night History: Remember Nicole Travis

Nicole Travis, one of the most popular characters from The Edge of Night, had quite the transformative experience during her… Read More

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Soap Opera History: Remember Carl Hutchins From Another World

If there was ever a man who truly embodied the characteristics of an antihero, it would be Carl Hutchins from… Read More

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As The World Turns Wayback: Remember Lily

A staple on daytime drama throughout soap opera history is the teen heroine with whom young female viewers can identify.… Read More

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Law and Order Revisited: Irna Phillips Vs. Emmons Carlson

Lawsuits and court cases are a staple of soap opera storytelling. But every once in a while, legal matters such… Read More

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Another World Wayback: Remember Jake McKinnon

He was a rogue and a rapist while blackmail and extortion were his favorite hobbies. Yet Jake McKinnon possessed a… Read More

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Guiding Light Wayback: Remember Reva Shayne

Throughout soap opera history there have been many dynamic characters who leave a lasting impression on viewers long after their… Read More

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The Edge of Night Wayback: Remember Geraldine Whitney

Geraldine Whitney, The Edge of Night's answer to Rose Kennedy, was one of the most imperious matriarchal figures in soap… Read More

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Santa Barbara Wayback: Remember Keith Timmons

Crime doesn't usually pay. But if you're a character like Keith Timmons - the rakish District Attorney on Santa Barbara… Read More

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Guiding Light Wayback: Remember Vanessa

Throughout soap opera history, there have been spoiled, wealthy women who do as they please. They don’t often mature into… Read More

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Santa Barbara Wayback: Remember Eden Capwell

In just a few, short, introductory scenes -- and for most of her tenure -- Santa Barbara's Eden Capwell proved… Read More

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Another World Wayback: Remember Felicia Gallant

Despite being introduced as a cunning author who slept with whomever she wanted almost anywhere she wanted, Another World's Felicia… Read More

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