This article contains synopses for the recurring characters that have appeared on the American soap opera As the World Turns.
Among her many soap opera credits were her roles as alcoholic actress Lynn Franklin on From These Roots (1958–1961); Claire English Lowell Cassen Shea #4 on As the World Turns (1965–1971); Barbara Norris Thorpe #2 on Guiding Light (1971–1981; she reprised the role for a few episodes in 1989 and on a recurring basis from 1995–1996); and Scottish nanny Bridget Connell on Another World (1985–1996).
Schnetzer also appeared as Cass on As the World Turns from 1999 to 2002 and again from 2005 to 2006 and on Guiding Light in 2002.
He originated the role of lawyer Chris Hughes on As the World Turns in 1956, and played the role until his death in 1986.
Fulton is known for her role as Lisa Grimaldi on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, a role that she played almost continuously for 50 years (with two notable interruptions) from May 18, 1960 until the show's ending on September 17, 2010.
Jennifer Louise Donovan (née Munson; previously Kasnoff) was a fictional character on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns.
She moved to As the World Turns in a short term capacity to play the role of Vicky, who was killed in a plane crash in November 1999.
Lucinda Walsh (née Mary Ellen Walters; formerly Guest, Esteban, Dixon, Stenbeck and Wheatley) is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns.
Marcus Schenkenberg has also appeared mostly as himself in many episodes of different international TV shows, programs and series like V.I.P. (2001), As the World Turns, Stacked (2005), on VH1's fourth season of The Surreal Life or One Life to Live.
For several years, Masters was a member of the writing team at As the World Turns.
In spring 1996, Claire Labine was offered the Head Writer role at CBS Daytime's As the World Turns but turned it down because she and Matthew Labine were trying to get Heart And Soul aka Union Place on the air.
Salmons has been nominated for eight Writers Guild of America awards in the Daytime Serials category, for her work on As the World Turns and Guiding Light.
Post has been nominated for six Daytime Emmy awards, in the category Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team, for her work on Days of our Lives and As the World Turns.
Michael D. Laibson is an American television producer and theatre director who is notable for producing soap operas such as As the World Turns (1986–1988), Another World (AW) (1988–1993), All My Children (Senior Producer) and Guiding Light (1995–1996).
He started as a 1988 day player on daytime soap Another World but his most notable role was Duke Kramer As the World Turns.
After One Life to Live, Pinkerton portrayed Viveca Strand on The Doctors from 1979 to 1981, Dorothy Connors on As the World Turns from 1983 to 1984, and Helen Kennedy on The Guiding Light in 1985.
Rio made a smooth transition into television, playing for shows such as As the World Turns and the Today Show.
After college, Locke moved to New York City, where she worked on the CBS serial drama As the World Turns, while attending school during the day and waiting tables at night.
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As the Stomach Turns was a parody of soap operas, most notably a play on the title of a very popular soap at the time, As the World Turns, and was featured on The Carol Burnett Show.
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In her 1996 memoir, "As My World Still Turns", actress Eileen Fulton, who has starred on the CBS soap As the World Turns for over four decades, claimed credit for coming up with the concept for "As the Stomach Turns".
In 2004, Duncan returned to the United States to fill in for Eileen Fulton as Lisa Grimaldi in three episodes of As the World Turns while Fulton was on emergency medical leave.
Originally a musical theater actor with a background mostly in dance, in 1980, while working during the day on As the World Turns, at night, Zenk co-starred on Broadway alongside musical theatre legends Chita Rivera and Donald O'Connor in the sequel to Bye Bye Birdie titled Bring Back Birdie, the biggest, most expensive flop to ever hit Broadway.
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Colleen Zenk (born January 20, 1953) is an American actress best known for her role as Barbara Ryan on the daytime drama As the World Turns, a role she began portraying in September 1978 until the show left the air in September 2010.
In addition to stage acting, Hoty has appeared in several film and television productions including As the World Turns, Guiding Light, Models Inc., St. Elsewhere, The Equalizer, Spenser: For Hire, Ryan's Hope, Capital, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Untold West, and Harry and Walter Go to NY.
Their children include Jonathan Kaplan, a film director; Nora Heflin, whose stage and film credits include Chilly Scenes of Winter; and Mady Kaplan, an actress who appeared on the soap operas The Edge of Night, Texas, and As the World Turns.
In 2003, McCouch landed the role as Dusty Donovan on the now-ended soap opera, As the World Turns, a role for which he earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for in 2006 for the Supporting Actor category
The 6'1" brown-haired, blue-eyed actor joined the cast of As the World Turns in March 2007 and attended the GLAAD Media Awards with co-stars Van Hansis and Jennifer Landon two months before he even aired.
Hayek is now a trained actress and has starred in successful shows such as Dallas, Twin Peaks and As the World Turns.
Smith began acting with roles on As the World Turns as Teddy Hughes from 1996 to 1997, the films Final Destination (2000) and a cameo in The Broken Hearts Club (2000), written and directed by Dawson's Creek writer Greg Berlanti and as a guest star in The WB's hit show Charmed as Agent Kyle Brody- a love interest for the fourth sister, Paige.
Rucker's major role came in 2002 when he assumed the role of attorney T. Marshall Travers on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns opposite Tamara Tunie.
Colin met actor Justin Deas when he played her love interest, Tom Hughes, on As the World Turns.
She started her acting career by appearing on the popular soap opera As the World Turns for two years, as well as guest appearances on Law & Order, NBC Nightly News and ABC's 20/20.
He played John Eldridge in both the primetime serialized drama Our Private World and later on As the World Turns.
Susan Stewart and Bob Hughes to come down to Montega to save his life since he needed an appendectomy and couldn’t go to the hospital for fear of being arrested.
On television, he played Will Hughes (usually just referred to as "Grandpa") on As the World Turns, replacing Will Lee in the role on the show's second episode (1956).
Among the other celebrities that played the game were Jay Leno and his wife, Michael J. Fox and his girlfriend, Leslie Nielsen and his wife, Tommy Lasorda and his spouse, and As the World Turns co-stars Meg Ryan and Frank Runyeon.
In June 2010, Conn and her former As the World Turns co-star, Austin Peck officially came out as a couple at the 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
Tom Eplin (born October 25, 1960 in Hayward, California) is an American actor known for his long run as the character of Jake McKinnon on two soap operas for a combined total of nearly two decades: on Another World (1985–1986, 1988–1999) and on As the World Turns (1999–2002).
The awards ceremony took place on February 21, 2012 and was hosted by Colleen Zenk of As The World Turns fame.
From 1954 to 1962, she had roles on at least five daytime programs, including The Road of Life, The Secret Storm, Young Dr. Malone, Guiding Light, and As the World Turns.
Vestoff also did another soap opera stint on As the World Turns and appeared in numerous television commercials, including Sure Deodorant, Geritol, Hamburger Helper, Sardo Bath Beads, and Bradlees.
Williams has performed guest starring roles and recurring characters on more than two dozen shows, including The Mentalist, Rules of Engagement, Better Off Ted, Lie to Me, In Plain Sight, Two and a Half Men, My Wife and Kids, Jack & Bobby, As the World Turns, and Veronica Mars.