Soap Opera Actors Who Have Appeared on 5 or More Soap Operas
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- Actress
Marla Adams was born on 28 August 1938 in Ocean City, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Gotcha! (1985), The Young and the Restless (1973) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1987). She died on 25 April 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.General Hospital
The Secret Storm
Capitol
The Young And The Restless
Generations
The Bold And The Beautiful
Days Of Our Lives- Actress
- Producer
Denise Alexander was born on 11 November 1939 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for General Hospital (1963), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Ben Jerrod (1963). She was previously married to Richard A. Colla.The Clear Horizon
Days Of Our Lives
General Hospital
Port Charles
Another World
Sunset Beach- Jed Allan was born on 1 March 1935 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for General Hospital (1963), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Port Charles (1997). He was married to Janice Toby Druger. He died on 9 March 2019 in Palm Desert, California, USA.Love Of Life
The Secret Storm
Days Of Our Lives
Santa Barbara
General Hospital
Port Charles
The Bay - Actor
- Writer
George Alvarez was born on 25 January 1960 in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. He is an actor and writer, known for In Hell (2003), General Hospital (1963) and Guiding Light (1952). He has been married to Liesa since 2 August 2003. They have two children.Santa Barbara
General Hospital
Port Charles
The Bold And The Beautiful
Guiding Light- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Sound Department
Charlene Amoia grew up in Buffalo, New York, relocating to Las Vegas at the age of 15. She would later move to Los Angeles to pursue her love of acting.
Amoia enjoyed a successful modeling career, and appeared in many commercials and television shows before landing the recurring role of Wendy the waitress on the hit sitcom "How I Met Your Mother". Though originally initially hired to play Wendy in only one episode, the character was so popular with audiences that the role was upped to recurring.
Amoia has appeared in several recent feature films including "Seven Pounds" (2008) with Will Smith, "American Reunion" (2012) with Jason Biggs, "Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn" (2020) playing the young Huntress's mother along side Margo Robbie and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) with Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson.
The actress, seen as Dr. Kate Lachman on "Grey's Anatomy", starred in indie hit, "Fat", which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. She recently guest starred as Bessica on the season finally of Matt LeBlanc's, "Man with a Plan."General Hospital
Port Charles
Passions
The Young And The Restless
Days Of Our Lives- Joan Anderson was born on 14 April 1929 in Marylebone, London, England. She was an actress, known for The Doctors (1963), Our Five Daughters (1962) and Lonnie (1963). She was married to Craig Huebing and Louis Paul Anderson Jr.. She died on 14 May 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Search For Tomorrow
As The World Turns
From These Roots
Our Five Daughters
The Doctors - Actor
- Stunts
Réal Andrews is a Husband, Father, Motivational Speaker and Success Coach who loves to fish, a lot. Born and Raised in North Vancouver , B. C. Réal now resides in Valencia , California. Réal attacked the elements of Hawaii and can proudly say he is a 2X'S Hawaii Ironman Finisher As a kid his 1st dream was to make the 84 Olympics as a sprinter. He Trained for the 1984 Olympics Team as a Sprinter until he had a hamstring injury which ended that dream and he quickly started pursuing his new passion of acting. His acting career started when he combined his athleticism and acting talents and became a stuntman in Canada.
He is also very passionate about the state of our Country and has owned 3 of his own gyms. He is also skilled in
Crossfit Football Certified Certified Personal Trainer Youth and High School Football Coach Boxing Coach
Motivational Speaker Success Coach Radio Host "Getting Real' on your Hometown Station AM 1220 KHTSSanta Barbara
General Hospital
Port Charles
As The World Turns
All My Children
Days Of Our Lives- Actor
- Writer
Jack Armstrong made his professional acting debut as "Tom Sawyer" on the stage of Houston's famed Alley Theatre. Other stage credits include "Mrs. Warren's Profession", "I am a Camera", "The Fox" and, most recently, the original production of "Mountains" for which Jack won the Dramalogue Award for Best Actor.
He is known for his work on Timeless, Versace: American Crime Story, 28 Days, The Guyver and Student Bodies.
He has been married to Jule Rotenberg since 1998, and they have one son.Ryan's Hope
Guiding Light
All My Children
One Life To Live
The Bold And The Beautiful
Days Of Our Lives
The Young And The Restless- Actor
- Producer
Mark Arnold was born on 23 May 1957 in Broomall, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Teen Wolf (1985) and Kandahar (2023). He has been married to Alina Florea since 1 September 2011. He was previously married to Anneliza Scott.Guiding Light
The Edge Of Night
Rituals
Santa Barbara
One Life To Live- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Matthew Nile Ashford was born on January 29, 1960, in the town of Davenport, Iowa. He is the third youngest [youngest boy] of eight kids. He has four brothers and 3 sisters, and in descending order their names are: Dave [6/4], Jeff [6/4], Phil [10/1], Teresa [4/16], Randy [8/9], Matt [1/29], Susie [3/13], and Sally [9/16]. When he was 12 years old, his sisters took him to auditions for a local play, and it was there that he was bitten by the acting bug. A year later, the family moved to Fairfax, VA, where Matthew attended Hayfield High and continued to involve himself in local theatre as well as school productions. After graduation, Matthew attended the highly accredited North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. During the summer months, he and a friend worked as street performers in Myrtle Beach, SC doing mime, magic, juggling, improv. Eventually, he joined the Ragamuffin Magic & Mime Company where he earned his first professional paycheck. Soon after graduating from NC School of the Arts, in 1982, with a B.F.A. in Theatre, he followed his star to New York City; it was full of opportunities, and it was still only a train ride from mom. Matthew was not in town long before he was put under contract by ABC and cast as Drew Ralston on One Life to Live (1968) (1982-83). Sadly, Drew was killed in a flower shop on the eve of his wedding. After his year on OLTL, Matt toured with a troupe performing "Member of the Wedding," which soon led to his second soap, Search for Tomorrow (1951). Matt played Cagney McCleary, with brothers David Forsyth and 'Jeff Meek', from 1983 until the show was canceled in December of 1986. Matt quickly made the role of "Jack" his own and won several awards for his portrayal of the popular Days' character including Soap Opera Digest's Best Villain in 1989, a Super Couple (1991) and Best Wedding (1992) award with Melissa Reeves, as well as the Best Comedic Performance award in 1992. Strangely, the birth of Matthew and Christina's daughter Grace seemed to coincide with the birth of Jack's television daughter, Abigail. Little Grace was born on June 15, 1992. Matt left Days of Our Lives (1965) within the following year, in September of 1993, after six years as Jack Deveraux. He remains the only true "Jack" in the hearts of many. In 1997, he and his wife Grace had a second child -- a daughter Emma. During his time off from the soaps, Matt took the opportunity to get involved with live theatre again. He joined the prestigious Interact Theatre Company, headed by former co-star Marilyn McIntyre (ex-Jo Days). He remains active in the troupe, despite his daytime schedule.Search For Tomorrow
One Life To Live
Days Of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Bay- Humbert Allen Astredo was born on 4 April 1929 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Dark Shadows (1966), House of Dark Shadows (1970) and The Edge of Night (1956). He died on 19 February 2016 in Guilford, Connecticut, USA.Dark Shadows (1966)
Another World
Somerset
Texas
One Life To Live
Love Of Life
The Edge Of Night
Guiding Light
Loving
Search For Tomorrow - David Bailey was born on 27 October 1933 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Above the Rim (1994), The Believer (2001) and Guiding Light (1952). He was married to Yvonne, Lois and Barbara. He died on 25 November 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Where The Heart Is
Another World
Guiding Light
Ryan's Hope
All My Children
One Life To Live
Passions - Patricia received her first break into acting very soon after she graduated from Stephens College in the mid 1940s. Almost immediately after graduating, she received a contract from Columbia Pictures. They recognized that she had the rare combination of beauty, grace and intelligence that would serve her well throughout her long and well-respected career. When she first signed with Columbia Pictures, she was known as Patricia White. A few years later, in the late 1940s, she met Philip Barry Jr., who was to become her husband. Philip was a television producer-director and the son and namesake of the well-known playwright Philip Barry. By 1950, Patricia began using her married name, Barry. Patricia and Philip shared a long and happy marriage that only ended upon his death on May 16, 1998. During their marriage, they collaborated on several projects. Her husband Philip wrote and she acted in episodes of Matinee Theatre (1955) in the late 1950s. Her husband also produced several television programs that she acted in. They include: The Alcoa Hour (1955), a major dramatic TV series than ran from 1955 to 1957, a well-known TV horror film called Crowhaven Farm (1970), and two made-for-TV biographies, First, You Cry (1978), and Bogie (1980). Patricia Barry may well have been one of the hardest working actresses of her time, having performed over 130 movie and television roles. She died of age-related causes on October 12, 2016, at age 93.First Love
Days Of Our Lives
Lovers And Friends
All My Children
Guiding Light
Loving - Actress
- Producer
Emmy Award Winning Jennifer Bassey became a contract player on ABC TV's All My Children (1970) in the summer of 1998, after having portrayed borderline nymphomaniac "Marian Colby", since the early eighties. Jennifer was born in Chicago. Her first job in entertainment was as a singing Playboy bunny in the very first Playboy Club. She left her bunny ears behind and was accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where she got the lowest entrance marks in the history of the academy. Three years later, she graduated from the RADA with honors, finishing just below classmate and future Academy Award-winner, Sir Anthony Hopkins. Jennifer went on to the Big Apple, where she appeared in several Broadway and off-Broadway productions. Some of which included Neil Simon's "California Suite"; "Not Now Darling", directed by George Abbott; "In Praise of Love" with Rex Harrison and "The Homecoming" (The Original Royal Shakespeare Production).
Her most recent off-Broadway credits include Molière's "Tartuffe" and Wendy Wasserstein's "Isn't It Romantic", both staged at the Tribeca Playhouse. Prior off-Broadway appearances included playing "Katherine" in "The Taming of the Shrew" at the Roundabout Theatre; "Lady Macbeth" in "Macbeth" at the Stratford Theatre and "Love Letters", in which she co-starred with Ken Kercheval.
In 1983, Miss Bassey won the role of "Marian Colby" on All My Children (1970), initially signing for a five-month stint. Due to the incredible popularity of the character, Marian is still going strong nearly 20 years later. Beyond her other dramatic successes, she has enjoyed a flourishing film career that includes such feature films as Waxwork (1988), Twogether (1992), which also featured both the performing and directing talents of Nick Cassavetes, and Dunston Checks In (1996), where in a scene-stealing, skin-revealing moment, she received an orgasmic massage from an orangutan! Jennifer has achieved prime-time success, most recently as a guest star on Law & Order (1990).
Other notable appearances include L.A. Law (1986), Falcon Crest (1981), Murphy Brown (1988), Silk Stalkings (1991), Matlock (1986) and Coach (1989). In addition to her Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress, she also received two Soap Opera Digest Awards, the second of which was shared with her co-star, David Canary, for Favorite Couple. Ms. Bassey shares her life with her longtime companion, Luther Davis, the famous playwright and screenwriter who wrote the book for the shows "Kismet" and "Grand Hotel". He also wrote and produced "Timbuktu", starring Eartha Kitt. In her spare time, Jennifer enjoys outdoor activities and is an aspiring writer, whose latest effort is a new night-time series called "Nightfall", which is currently under consideration for production by HBO.All My Children
General Hospital
The Edge Of Night
Somerset
Love Of Life- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Lloyd Battista was born on 14 May 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Love and Death (1975), Chisum (1970) and Treasure of the Four Crowns (1983).One Life To Live
All My Children
Love Of Life
Search For Tomorrow
Days Of Our Lives
The Bold And The Beautiful- Cute, tiny, and prolific little old lady character actress Frances Bay worked constantly in both films and TV shows alike after making her debut at the age of 59 in life with a small part in the comedy Foul Play (1978) in 1978.
She frequently portrayed eccentric elderly women and good-hearted grandmothers in all kinds of pictures and television programs. Frances acted several times for David Lynch: she's Kyle MacLachlan's sweet doddery aunt in Blue Velvet (1986), a gruff, profane whorehouse madam in Wild at Heart (1990), and the spooky Mrs. Tremond in the cult TV series Twin Peaks (1990) and its spin-off feature Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). Frances popped up in two movies for director Stuart Gordon: she's a kind witch in The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) and a fortune teller in Edmond (2005).
Other notable film roles include a snippy librarian in The Attic (1980), a mysterious blind nun in the offbeat Nomads (1986), another librarian in In the Mouth of Madness (1994), and Adam Sandler's loving grandmother in the hit comedy Happy Gilmore (1996). Frances had the unique distinction of guesting on the final episodes of the TV shows Happy Days (1974), Who's the Boss? (1984), and Seinfeld (1989).
Among the many TV series Bay had guest spots on are Charmed (1998), ER (1994), Matlock (1986), The X-Files (1993), Murder, She Wrote (1984), The Commish (1991), L.A. Law (1986), Hill Street Blues (1981), Touched by an Angel (1994), The Golden Girls (1985), and Amazing Stories (1985).
She won a Gemini Award for her performance in the Disney TV program Avonlea (1990). Frances was also in the music video for Jimmy Fallon's "Idiot Boyfriend." In addition to her substantial movie and TV credits, Bay also acted in both Off-Broadway stage productions and regional theater; these plays include "Finnegan's Wake," "Grease," "Genuis," "The Caucasion Chalk Circle," "Number Our Days," "Uncommon Women," "Sarcophagus," and "The Pleasure of His Company." Frances won two DramaLogue Awards and was nominated for a Los Angeles Dramatic Critics' Award.
In 2002 Bay was the unfortunate victim of an automobile accident which resulted in having part of her right leg amputated. Her husband Charles sadly died in 2002 as well.
In real life Frances Bay was a very practical and unassuming woman with an avid love for jazz music.Days Of Our Lives
General Hospital
Port Charles
Generations
Santa Barbara
Passions - Actress
- Additional Crew
A New York native, Doris Belack began her acting career as an audio reader and lent her voice to the 1955 album "Poetry of the Negro" with Sidney Poitier. She later was active in television; she was best known for her roles as Anna Wolek on the television soap opera One Life to Live (1968) and Judge Margaret Barry on television crime and court drama Law & Order (1990). She also appeared in the 1982 motion-picture comedy Tootsie (1982) and a number of television situational comedies, such as Barney Miller (1975) and The Golden Girls (1985).Another World
One Life To Live
The Edge Of Night
The Doctors
Guiding Light- Nick Benedict was born on 14 July 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for All My Children (1970), The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) and The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend (1991). He was married to Michelle Marie Dow and Ginger. He died on 14 July 2023 in Tehachapi, California, USA.All My Children
The Young And The Restless
Another Life
Santa Barbara
Days Of Our Lives - Elliot Berk is known for Equal Justice (1990), Wired to Kill (1986) and The Young and the Restless (1973).Capitol
Rituals
General Hospital
The Young And The Restless
Days Of Our Lives - Jack Betts was born on 11 April 1929 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Spider-Man (2002), Falling Down (1993) and 8MM (1999).General Hospital
The Edge Of Night
The Young Marrieds
The Doctors
One Life To Live
Another World
All My Children
Search For Tomorrow
Guiding Light
Generations
The Young And The Restless - Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Victor Bevine was born on 23 April 1954 in the USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and A Separate Peace (1972).The Catlins
Santa Barbara
Loving
Days Of Our Lives
Guiding Light- Writer
- Actress
Clarice Blackburn was born on 26 February 1921 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for All My Children (1970), Love of Life (1951) and Dark Shadows (1966). She died on 5 August 1995 in New York City, New York, USA.As The World Turns
Love Of Life
Dark Shadows
Where The Heart Is
The Doctors
One Life To Live
The Secret Storm
Guiding Light- William Bogert was born on 25 January 1936 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for WarGames (1983), Dog Day Afternoon (1975) and A Perfect Murder (1998). He was married to Eren Ozker. He died on 12 January 2020 in New York City, New York, USA.The Doctors
Another World
Generations
As The World Turns
All My Children - Actor
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
John Bolger was born on 26 February 1954 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Parting Glances (1986), Patriots Day (2016) and Ned Kelly (2003). He has been married to Christine Radman since 1979. They have three children.Guiding Light
The Edge Of Night
Loving
Another World
One Life To Live
General Hospital- Roscoe Born was born on 24 November 1950 in Topeka, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Powwow Highway (1988), All My Children (1970) and Ryan's Hope (1975). He was married to Roberta Weiss, Randall Edwards and Adrienne Hampton. He died on 3 March 2020 in the USA.Ryan's Hope
One Life To Live
Santa Barbara
Family Passions
All My Children
The City
As The World Turns
Guiding Light
Passions
Days Of Our Lives
The Young And The Restless