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Daniel Cosgrove
Daniel Thomas Cosgrove (born 1970, New Haven, Connecticut) is an American actor known for Scott Chandler on All My Children, Matt Durning on Beverly Hills 90210, Emmy-nominated Bill Lewis on Guiding Light, and roles on Days of Our Lives and General Hospital.
Danneel Ackles
Danneel Ackles (Elta Danneel Graul; formerly Danneel Harris), American actress and producer born 1979 in Lafayette, Louisiana; known for One Life to Live, One Tree Hill's Rachel Gatina, Supernatural's Anael, and Chaos Machine productions with Jensen Ackles.
Darin Brooks
Darin Lee Brooks (born 1984, Honolulu) is an American actor known as Wyatt Spencer on The Bold and the Beautiful, Max Brady on Days of Our Lives (Daytime Emmy), and Alex Moran on Blue Mountain State. Distinct from the Houston attorney of the same name.
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows (1966–1971) is the ABC gothic daytime soap opera created by Dan Curtis, set among the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine, whose 1,225 episodes introduced vampire Barnabas Collins and pioneered supernatural television drama.
Days of Our Lives
Days of Our Lives (DOOL): American daytime soap opera set in Salem, following the Horton, Brady, DiMera, Kiriakis, and Hernandez families; premiered on NBC November 8, 1965, aired 15,000+ episodes, and streams exclusively on Peacock since 2022.
Don Diamont
Don Diamont (Donald Feinberg, born 1962), American soap actor; Carlo Forenza on Days of Our Lives, Brad Carlton on The Young and the Restless, and Bill Spencer Jr. on The Bold and the Beautiful since 2009.
Donna Mills
Donna Mills (Donna Jean Miller) is an American actress, best known for playing Abby Cunningham on Knots Landing (1980–89) and in the film Play Misty for Me (1971).
Dorothy Lyman
Dorothy Lyman (born 1947, Minneapolis) is an American actress, director, and playwright known as Opal Gardner on All My Children, Naomi on Mama's Family, a two-time Daytime Emmy winner, and director of 75 episodes of The Nanny.
Dynasty (1981 TV series)
Dynasty (1981 TV series): ABC prime time soap opera, 1981-1989, about Denver oil tycoon Blake Carrington, wife Krystle, and ex-wife Alexis; number one show of 1984-85, famous for Nolan Miller fashions and the Moldavian wedding cliffhanger.
Dynasty (2017 TV series)
Dynasty is an American soap opera that aired on The CW from 2017 to 2022, a reboot of the 1980s series centered on the wealthy Carrington and Colby families.
Eden Capwell and Cruz Castillo
Eden Capwell and Cruz Castillo, also known as Cruz and Eden, are a supercouple on the NBC soap opera Santa Barbara, played by Marcy Walker and A Martinez.
Eden Riegel
Eden Riegel (Eden Sonja Jane Riegel), American actress born 1981 in Washington, D.C., played Bianca Montgomery on All My Children, winning a 2005 Daytime Emmy, and works as a voice actress and voice director in Los Angeles.
Eric Brady
Eric Brady (Eric Roman Brady II) is a fictional character on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, twin of Sami Brady, son of Roman and Marlena; played by Jensen Ackles (1997-2000) and Greg Vaughan (2012-), a priest and Nicole Walker's supercouple partner.
Eric Forrester
Eric Forrester is the fictional patriarch and head designer of Forrester Creations on CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful, created by William J. Bell, first appearing March 23, 1987, and played by John McCook since the premiere.
Erika Slezak
Erika Slezak (Erika Alma Hermina Slezak), American actress born 1946 in Hollywood, played Viki Lord on One Life to Live from 1971 to 2012 and won six Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actress, later joining General Hospital in 2025 as Ronnie Bard.
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest (1981–1990), CBS prime-time soap opera created by Earl Hamner Jr. and Lorimar, 9 seasons, 227 episodes; Jane Wyman as vineyard matriarch Angela Channing; set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley, filmed at Spring Mountain Vineyard.
Family Passions
Family Passions (Macht der Leidenschaft) is a 1993–1994 Canadian-German soap opera on CTV and ZDF about the feuding Haller and McDeere automobile families, notable as the first hour-long serial produced in Canada and Germany and an early role for Hayden Christensen.
Frisco Jones and Felicia Cummings
Frisco Jones and Felicia Cummings are a divorced supercouple from ABC's General Hospital: Frisco, a singer-turned-cop and WSB spy (Jack Wagner, from January 1984), and Felicia, an Aztec princess (Kristina Wagner, from September 1984). They wed June 23, 1986, had daughters Maxie and Georgie, and separated; Felicia later married Mac Scorpio.
General Hospital
General Hospital is the longest-running American soap opera, created by Frank and Doris Hursley, airing on ABC since 1963 and set in the fictional town of Port Charles.
Gina Tognoni
Gina Tognoni, American daytime actress born 1973 in St. Louis; played Kelly Cramer on One Life to Live, Dinah Marler on Guiding Light, and Phyllis Summers on The Young and the Restless, winning three Daytime Emmy Awards.
Greg Nelson and Jenny Gardner
Greg Nelson and Jenny Gardner are the All My Children supercouple played by Laurence Lau and Kim Delaney from 1981 to 1984, who married on Valentine's Day 1984 before Jenny died in a jet ski explosion rigged by Tony Barclay.
Greg Vaughan
Greg Vaughan (James Gregory Vaughan Jr., born 1973) is an American actor and former model known as Diego on Y&R, Lucky Spencer on General Hospital, Eric Brady on Days of Our Lives (2018 Daytime Emmy), and Dr. Kial Rollins on Beyond the Gates.
Guiding Light
Guiding Light (The Guiding Light before 1977) was an American daytime soap opera created by Irna Phillips, debuting on NBC Radio January 25, 1937 and on CBS TV June 30, 1952; its 72-year Procter & Gamble-sponsored run ended September 18, 2009.
Hayley Erin
Hayley Erin (born 1994, Los Angeles) is an American actress who played teen Abby Newman on The Young and the Restless (2008-2010), Kiki Jerome on General Hospital (2015-2018, Daytime Emmy 2019), and Claire Newman on Y&R since October 2023.
Heidi Mueller
Heidi Mueller (Heidi Jo Mueller), American actress born 1982, in Cincinnati, Ohio, known for playing Kay Bennett on NBC's Passions (2003-2008) after appearing on Who Wants to Marry My Dad?; distinct from producer Heidi Mueller and folk musician Heidi Muller.
Hope Logan
Hope Logan is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, daughter of Brooke Logan and Deacon Sharpe, played by Annika Noelle since 2018, creator of Hope for the Future and later Hope by Logan.
Hope Williams Brady
Hope Williams Brady, fictional character on Days of Our Lives created by William J. Bell, born onscreen 1974; played by Kristian Alfonso since 1983; Horton family member, Bo Brady supercouple, Salem P.D. detective.
Hotel (American TV series)
Hotel is an American drama series that aired on ABC from 1983 to 1988, adapted from Arthur Hailey's novel and set in the fictional St. Gregory hotel in San Francisco.
If Loving You Is Wrong
If Loving You Is Wrong is a Tyler Perry prime-time soap opera on OWN (2014–2020), spun off from The Single Moms Club, following five couples in the fictional community of Maxine; its 1.93-million-viewer premiere was OWN's most-watched.
Ignacio Serricchio
Ignacio Serricchio (Ignacio Ariel Serricchio), Argentine-born actor born 1982 in Buenos Aires, known for Diego Alcazar on General Hospital, Alex Chavez on The Young and the Restless, Don West in Lost in Space, El Recluso, and mental health advocacy.