My All-Time Favorite Soap Opera Actors/Actresses
by sjohnson06 | created - 15 Mar 2016 | updated - 15 Mar 2016 | PublicI am unapologetic about my love for Soap Operas. Here are my all-time favorite actors and actresses who have been on the ones that I have watched, and the characters that they will always be to me.
101. Terri Conn
Actress | As the World Turns
Terri Conn was born on January 28, 1975 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. She is an actress, known for As the World Turns (1956), Play the Flute (2019) and 30 Rock (2006). She has been married to Austin Peck since July 1, 2011. They have two children. She was previously married to Arthur Colombino.
Katie Peretti (As the World Turns)
102. Paul Leyden
Actor | Cleaners
Paul Leyden is an Australian born actor/writer/director. He moved to New York in 2000 where he played the popular rogue 'Simon Frasier' on 'As the World Turns' for four years. He was cast alongside Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood in NBC's 'LAX' which saw Paul relocate to Los Angeles. It was ...
Simon Frasier (As the World Turns)
103. Michael Park
Actor | As the World Turns
Michael Park was born on July 20, 1968 in New York, USA. He is an actor, known for As the World Turns (1956), Stranger Things (2016) and Gotham the Series (2009). He has been married to Laurie Nowak since January 6, 1996. They have three children.
Jack Snyder (As the World Turns)
104. Maura West
Actress | As the World Turns
Maura West was born on April 27, 1972 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for As the World Turns (1956), General Hospital (1963) and The Young and the Restless (1973). She has been married to Scott DeFreitas since January 22, 2000. They have four children. She was ...
Carly Snyder (As the World Turns)
105. Jon Hensley
Actor | As the World Turns
Jon Hensley was born on August 26, 1965 in Browns Mills, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for As the World Turns (1956), The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) and Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). He was previously married to Kelley Menighan.
Holden Snyder (As the World Turns)
106. Martha Byrne
Actress | As the World Turns
Martha Byrne was born on December 23, 1969 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for As the World Turns (1956), Crisis (2014) and Gotham the Series (2009). She has been married to Michael McMahon since November 12, 1994. They have three children.
Lily Snyder (As the World Turns)
107. Grayson McCouch
Actor | Armageddon
McCouch grew up in Chappaqua, NY and received a Bachelor of Arts Honors Degree in theater from Hamilton College in Clinton, NY where he also played varsity lacrosse and rugby. McCouch went on to receive a graduate degree from the British American Drama Academy, Oxford-Yale program in London.
McCouch...
Dusty Donovan (As the World Turns)
108. Marie Wilson
Actress | As the World Turns
Marie Wilson was born in Athens, Greece. She is an actress and producer, known for As the World Turns (1956), General Hospital (1963) and Ladies of the Lake: Return to Avalon (2018). She was previously married to Michael D. Wilson.
Meg Snyder (As the World Turns)
109. Roger Howarth
Actor | General Hospital
Roger Howarth was born on September 13, 1968 in Westchester County, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for General Hospital (1963), The Flash (2014) and One Life to Live (1968). He has been married to Cari Stahler since 1992. They have two children.
Paul Ryan (As the World Turns) Todd Manning (One Life to Live)
110. Trent Dawson
Actor | As the World Turns
Trent Dawson was born on February 4, 1971 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and director, known for As the World Turns (1956), The Six (2019) and Fume of Sighs (2022). He has been married to Sharron Kearney since October 13, 2012.
Henry Coleman (As the World Turns)
111. Colleen Zenk
Actress | As the World Turns
Colleen Zenk was born on January 20, 1953 in Barrington, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for As the World Turns (1956), Annie (1982) and The Comedian (2016). She was previously married to Mark Pinter and Michael Crouch.
Barbara Ryan (As the World Turns)
112. Jesse Lee Soffer
Actor | In Time
Jesse Lee Soffer (born April 23, 1984) began his film career in 1993 at age eight in the movie Matinee (1993). From that point on, his work included time on such television series as Two of a Kind (1998), Guiding Light (1952), CSI: Miami (2002), The Mentalist (2008) and The Mob Doctor (2012). In ...
Will Munson (As the World Turns)
113. Jen Landon
Actress | Yellowstone
Jen Landon was born in Malibu, California, USA. Jen is an actor, known for Yellowstone (2018), Animal Kingdom (2016) and Banshee (2013).
Gwen Norbeck (As the World Turns)
114. Zach Roerig
Actor | The Vampire Diaries
Zachary George Roerig plays Matt Donovan on The Vampire Diaries, and is also known for his roles on TV series As The World Turns and One Life To Live. Roerig was born in Montpelier, Ohio to Daniel and Andrea Roerig in 1985. He attended Montpelier High school where he played both football and was ...
Casey Hughes (As the World Turns)
115. Ellen Dolan
Actress | As the World Turns
Ellen Dolan was born on October 16, 1955 in Monticello, Iowa, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for As the World Turns (1956), A Timeless Love (2016) and The Cloud.
Margo Hughes (As the World Turns)
116. Hunt Block
Actor | Salt
First big break was selling Buick Centuries at the Chicago Auto show. (After working as a 2nd assistant cameraman (non-credited) for Andrzej Bartkowiak, Norman Leigh on the "The Brink's Job" - Billy Friedkin and Dino De Laurentiis).
Subsequently performed in numerous TV commercials, short films, and...
Craig Montgomery (As the World Turns)
117. Mark Collier
Actor | As the World Turns
Mark Collier was born in Boynton Beach, Florida. He is of Danish, English, Irish and Choctaw ancestry. His father, a CPA, and his mother, a nurse, eventually moved the family to Ocala, Florida, where he spent most of his childhood. At age 10 Mark got his start in local theater productions. As he ...
Mike Kasnoff (As the World Turns)
118. Jennifer Ferrin
Actress | The Knick
Jennifer Ferrin was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA. She is an actress, known for The Knick (2014), Sneaky Pete (2015) and Hell on Wheels (2011). She has been married to Zachary Bliss since September 2014.
Jennifer Munson (As the World Turns)
119. Kathryn Hays
Actress | As the World Turns
American actress Kathryn Hays became best known for her 38-year long stint as the fiery matriarch Kim Sullivan Hughes, one of the most prominent characters on the daytime soap As the World Turns (1956). She was born Kay Piper in Princeton and grew up Joliet, Illinois. After junior college, she ...
Kim Hughes (As the World Turns)
120. Don Hastings
Actor | As the World Turns
Actor and writer, best known as "The Video Ranger", "Jack Lane", and "Dr. Bob Hughes" on television. The youngest son of Hazel and Charles Hastings, he lived in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant area until he was six, attending Our Lady of Victory parochial school for one year. The family then moved to...
Bob Hughes (As the World Turns)
121. Kelley Menighan
Actress | As the World Turns
Kelley Menighan was born on February 15, 1967 in Glenview, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for As the World Turns (1956), Tainted Dreams (2014) and The Young and the Restless (1973). She was previously married to Jon Hensley.
Emily Stewart (As the World Turns)
122. Van Hansis
Actor | As the World Turns
Van Hansis was born on September 25, 1981 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for As the World Turns (1956), Eastsiders (2012) and Kiss Me, Kill Me (2015).
Luke Snyder (As the World Turns)
123. Mick Hazen
Actor | Summertime
Mick Hazen was born on March 22, 1993 in Manhattan, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Summer Days, Summer Nights (2018), Meet the Robinsons (2007) and As the World Turns (1956).
Parker Snyder (As the World Turns)
124. Meredith Hagner
Actress | Search Party
Meredith Kathleen Hagner is an American actress. She began her career portraying Liberty Ciccone on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (2008-2010), which earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2009. Following her departure from As the ...
Liberty Ciccone (As the World Turns)
125. Alexandra Chando
Actress | The Lying Game
Alexandra Chando was born on July 28, 1986 in Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Lying Game (2011), Dead People (2015) and As the World Turns (1956).
Maddie Coleman (As the World Turns)
126. Michael E. Knight
Actor | All My Children
Michael E. Knight was born on May 7, 1959 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for All My Children (1970), Date with an Angel (1987) and Hexed (1993). He was previously married to Catherine Hickland.
Tad Martin (All My Children)
127. Cady McClain
Actress | All My Children
Ms. McClain began her professional acting career at the age of 9. She has worked with respected directors such as Herbert Ross, Richard Benjamin, Marvin Chomsky and John Erman. Over the course of her long career she has starred in five independent films including "Soldier's Heart," "Home Movie" (...
Dixie Martin (All My Children)
128. Susan Lucci
Actress | All My Children
Susan Lucci was born on December 23, 1946, in Scarsdale, New York, to Jeanette (Granquist) and Victor Lucci, a building contractor. She is of Italian (father) and Swedish, German, and French (mother) descent. Susan grew up in Garden City. Since she can remember, she wanted to be a performer, and ...
Erica Kane (All My Children)
129. Debbi Morgan
Actress | Eve's Bayou
Debbi Morgan moved to New York City when she was three months old. Her most memorable role was on the television series All My Children (1970). She played Angie Baxter. Her performance in the series earned her four Daytime Emmy Award nominations, and one win. With over 50 film and television ...
Angie Hubbard (All My Children)
130. Darnell Williams
Actor | All My Children
Darnell Williams was born on March 3, 1954 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for All My Children (1970), Short Cuts (1993) and S1m0ne (2002).
Jesse Hubbard (All My Children)
131. Alicia Minshew
Actress | The Blacklist
Alicia Minshew was born in Plantation, Florida, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Blacklist (2013), Tainted Dreams (2014) and All My Children (1970). She has been married to Richie Herschenfeld since October 26, 2008. They have one child.
Kendall Hart Slater (All My Children)
132. Cameron Mathison
Actor | All My Children
Cameron Mathison joined the cast of All My Children (1970) in January 1998 as Ryan Lavery. After leaving Pine Valley for over a year, this beloved character and actor returned in 2003.
Born and raised in Canada, Mathison attended McGill University in Montreal and graduated with a Bachelor of civil ...
Ryan Lavery (All My Children)
133. Rebecca Budig
Actress | General Hospital
Rebecca Budig was born on June 26, 1973 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for General Hospital (1963), All My Children (1970) and Getaway (2013). She has been married to Mike Benson since 2012. They have one child. She was previously married to Bob Guiney and Daniel ...
Greenlee Smythe (All My Children)
134. Josh Duhamel
Actor | Transformers
Joshua David Duhamel was born in Minot, North Dakota. His mother, Bonny L., is a retired high school teacher, and the Executive Director of Minot's Downtown Business & Profession Association, and his father, Larry Duhamel, is an advertisement salesman. Josh has three younger sisters: Ashlee, ...
Leo du Pres (All My Children)
135. Vincent Irizarry
Actor | The Bold and the Beautiful
Vincent Irizarry was born on November 12, 1959 in Queens, New York, USA as Vince Michael Irizarry. He is an Emmy Award winning actor, 4 times nominated, known for performing numerous long running principal roles on several TV shows such as All My Children, Guiding Light, Young and the Restless, ...
David Hayward (All My Children)
136. Chrishell Stause
Self | Selling Sunset
Chrishell Stause was born on July 21, 1981 in Draffenville, Kentucky, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Selling Sunset (2019), A Rose for Her Grave: The Randy Roth Story (2023) and Dancing with the Stars (2005). She has been married to G Flip since May 2023. She was previously married to ...
Amanda Dillon (All My Children) Jordan Ridgeway (Days of Our Lives)
137. Ricky Paull Goldin
Actor | The Blob
Ricky Paull Goldin was born in San Francisco, California, January 5, 1965, to Irish/British parents, He was raised on both sides of the Atlantic, and attended Fordham University.
Ricky's entertainment career took off at the age of 3, when he appeared in episodes of Romper Room, Alf, Kate & Allie, 21...
Jake Martin (All My Children) Gus Aitoro (Guiding Light)
138. Justin Bruening
Actor | Good Behavior
Justin Bruening was born on September 24, 1979 in St. Helena, Nebraska, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Good Behavior (2016), Sweet Magnolias (2020) and Grey's Anatomy (2005). He has been married to Alexa Havins since June 5, 2005. They have three children.
Jamie Martin (All My Children)
139. Alexa Havins
Actress | The Astronaut Wives Club
Alexa Havins was born on November 16, 1980 in Artesia, New Mexico, USA. She is an actress, known for The Astronaut Wives Club (2015), Torchwood (2006) and Proxy (2013). She has been married to Justin Bruening since June 5, 2005. They have three children.
Babe Chandler (All My Children)
140. Natalie Hall
Actress | Only the Brave
Natalie Hall was born on January 25, 1990 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress, known for Only the Brave (2017), True Blood (2008) and All My Children (1970). She has been married to Jack H. Robbins since July 1, 2017. They have two children.
Colby Chandler (All My Children)
141. David Canary
Actor | All My Children
David Canary was born on August 25, 1938 in Elwood, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for All My Children (1970), One Life to Live (1968) and Hombre (1967). He was married to Maureen Maloney and Julie M. Anderson. He died on November 16, 2015 in Wilton, Connecticut, USA.
Adam Chandler (All My Children)
142. Julia Barr
Actress | All My Children
Julia Barr is an American actress, most famously for her role playing Brooke English on the soap opera, All My Children. She played the role for over 30 years, first debuting as Brooke in 1976 and exiting the show in 2006. Barr made special appearances as Brooke, reprising her role in both 2010 and...
Brooke English (All My Children)
143. Jamie Luner
Actress | Murder in the First
Jamie Michelle Luner was born on Wednesday, May 12, 1971 to Stuart and Susan Luner in Palo Alto, California. She grew up with her older brother, David Luner, and her mom Susan in California. Before landing her roles on Just the Ten of Us (1987) as dizzy "Cindy Lubbock", Jamie began her career in ...
Liza Colby (All My Children)
144. Bobbie Eakes
Actress | The Bold and the Beautiful
International television star and recording artist, Bobbie Eakes is best known for her two-time Emmy and Soap Opera Digest Awards nominated role as Krystal Carey on the now iconic ABC daytime drama, All My Children. Previously, she gained widespread recognition as Macy Alexander on CBS's The Bold ...
Krystal Carey (All My Children)
145. Kelly Ripa
Actress | All My Children
Kelly Ripa had been performing in her senior high school play, The Ugly Duckling, when she was approached by her current manager, Cathy Parker, who encouraged her to pursue acting. After attending new Jersey's Camden County Community College, she performed in local theater productions before ...
Hayley Vaughan (All My Children)
146. Mark Consuelos
Actor | All My Children
Mark Consuelos was born in Zaragoza, Spain, to an Italian mother, Camilla, and a Mexican father, Saul Consuelos. He grew up in Lebanon, Illinois and Tampa, Florida. He attended Bloomingdale High School in Valrico, Florida and Notre Dame University. While living in Illinois, Mark appeared in "Hello,...
Mateo Santos (All My Children)
147. Adam Mayfield
Actor | Ford v Ferrari
Adam recently wrapped filming "Ford vs. Ferrari," starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale, a 20th Century Fox production directed by James Mangold, The true story of the battle between Ford and Ferrari to win Le Mans in 1966. Adam portrays race car driver, Lloyd Ruby. Adam is now co-starring in the ...
Scott Chandler (All My Children)
148. Eden Riegel
Actress | Year One
Eden Sonja Jane Riegel was born in Washington D.C. Her parents are Kurt & Lenore. Her older siblings are Tatiana S. Riegel & Sam Riegel. She grew up in a Virginia suburb. As a child, she first got the urge to perform while watching her brother perform dinner theater. Bitten by the performing bug, ...
Bianca Montgomery (All My Children)
149. Brittany Allen
Actress | The Prodigy
Brittany Allen is a multi-disciplinary artist: an Emmy-winning actor and film composer. She was raised in Toronto, Canada where she began acting at an early age. After graduating from Sheridan College for musical theatre, Allen was cast in All My Children. She went on to win an Emmy for her role. ...
Marissa Tasker (All My Children)
150. Aidan Turner
Actor | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Aidan Turner was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1983. After graduating from the Gaiety School of Acting in 2004, Aidan appeared in a number of stage productions, many with Ireland's national theatre, The Abbey. Such productions included The Plough & The Stars, Romeo & Juliet and A Cry from Heaven. In ...
Aidan Devane (All My Children)
151. Melissa Archer
Actress | One Life to Live
Melissa Archer was born on December 2, 1979 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for One Life to Live (1968), Days of Our Lives (1965) and South32 (2016). She was previously married to Glenn Angelino.
Natalie Buchanan (One Life to Live)
152. Josh Kelly
Actor | Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Josh Kelly is known for Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and My Husband's Secret Wife (2018).
Cutter Wentworth (One Life to Live)
153. Kassie Wesley DePaiva
Actress | One Life to Live
Kassie Wesley DePaiva was born on March 21, 1961 in Morganfield, Kentucky, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for One Life to Live (1968), Evil Dead II (1987) and General Hospital (1963). She has been married to James DePaiva since May 31, 1996. They have one child. She was previously ...
Blair Kramer (One Life to Live)
154. Florencia Lozano
Actress | General Hospital
Florencia is most thankful that her parents moved to the United States from Argentina because she's "had so many opportunities having been born and raised here." Playing the witty, intelligent, hard as nails attorney Tèa Delgado is Florencia's first television series. She has acted in regional ...
Tea Delgado (One Life to Live)
155. Erika Slezak
Actress | One Life to Live
Erika Slezak was born on August 5, 1946 in Hollywood, California, USA. She is an actress, known for One Life to Live (1968), One Life to Live (2013) and Next Stop, Christmas (2021). She has been married to Brian Davies since August 4, 1978. They have two children. She was previously married to R. ...
Victoria Buchanan (One Life to Live)
156. Trevor St. John
Actor | The Bourne Ultimatum
Trevor St. John was born on September 3, 1971 in Spokane, Washington, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Containment (2016) and Crimson Tide (1995). He has been married to Sara St. John since 2000. They have one child.
Victor Lord (One Life to Live)
157. Michael Easton
Actor | One Life to Live
Born in Inglewood, California, Michael was raised and educated in both the US and Ireland - the homeland of his parents - and double majored in English and History at UCLA. He traveled through Europe, parts of Africa and India, supporting himself as a bartender and in various construction jobs. All...
John McBain (One Life to Live)
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