Soap Opera: All My Children
Actress: Susan Lucci
There have been many child actors who have made their way through the virtual towns of the soap opera world and many we have literally watched grow up in front of our eyes. Susan Lucci began her role as the teenage Erica Kane on All My Children in 1970. Through the next four-plus decades, we watched Erica grow up, go through every trial and tribulation imaginable, have and have an infamous string of husbands. After over 40 years onscreen, we watched Erica become an exciting mature character who has shown being over 50 can be very exciting, rewarding, and relevant.
Erica Kane, Heather Webber, etc., etc.:)
ReplyDeleteStarr Manning and Robin Scorpio and for that matter Todd Manning(roger howarth) and blair cramer who were both very young when they came on the scene in the early 1990's. roger howarth and kassie depaiva are now exciting mature actors who have brought that to their characters.
ReplyDeleteKimberly McCullough, from day one, she has been a delight and wonderful to see grown up. Also Tad on AMC, I remember him as a teen and getting involved with the wrong people, then he turned into a constand, veteran character, sort of taking over the reins of his father as the patriart (sp) of the show.
ReplyDeleteI have been watching Soaps for over 45 years. Who have aI not seen grow up? I miss my OLTL big time....
ReplyDeleteI have been a fan of soaps for over 45 years. So the question is "Who I have I not seen grow up?" I miss AMC and OLTL big time!
ReplyDeleteI got into OLTL's Brandon Buddy and Trevor St. John through the online SOLE clips that showed the evolution of their relationship after "Todd" found Starr and Cole in bed together. And this was before he was found out to be "special" in regards to his mind and his impulse control. It was easy for me to think of him as a bad tempered monster, esp. when it turned out that Susan Haskell's "Marty" was going to run away with Todd and raise Starr's baby as their own (while letting Starr believe that her child was dead) and with Marty not knowing everything about her past. And Brandon really nailed it as the son of Marty and Patrick Thornhart, who might as well have been the original Star X'd Lovers of OLTL. Cole brought the hard headedness of his mother and the passionate anger and love of his father. And when the blackout was going on, and Cole escaped from prison, I pictured him face-to-face with the real Todd Manning.
ReplyDelete'I'm Todd Manning, Starr's father. Who are you?'
'I'm Cole Thornhart, Starr's boyfriend, Hope's father. And I'm Patrick Thornhart and Marty Saybrooke's son.'
Susan Lucci, Michael E. Knight, Debbie Morgan, Darnell Williams, Genie Francis, Kristen Alderson, Eddie Alderson, Steve Burton, Rebecca Herbst, Kimberly McCullough, Jonathan Jackson...my goodness I know I am missing some but I think you are getting the gist!
ReplyDeleteMy time with soaps doesn't go back as far as many of you. I'd have to say Amanda & Lily on AMC.
ReplyDeleteStarr Manning and Robin Scorpio. Also Erika Kane....Laura Webber....tons more.
ReplyDeleteI've seen quite a few grow up, have kids, become grandparents. Heck I'm a grandparent now as well. Been watch for around 46 years. Sure do miss OLTL. Feels odd only having 1 hour of soaps when I used to have so much more. I remember a time when they were on from 11-4. At least I still have my favorite, GH.
ReplyDeleteOh my DOOL Alice Horton loved that,AMC Erica and her mother Mona,GH Jessie with Audrey and DR Hardy also Mac and Rachael on AW.Tears od such great shows.
ReplyDeleteSusan Lucci (Erica) and Michael E. Knight (Tad) for sure i always remember them when i start to thing about soaps!
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