From ‘General Hospital’ to ‘Days Of Our Lives,’ Soap Operas Have Supported Female Directors for Decades

Ana Gasteyer (SNL, American Auto), Tony Hale (Veep, Inside Out 2), Dulé Hill (The West Wing, Psych), Gillian Jacobs (Community, Love) Jim Rash (Community, Fly Me to the Moon) and Sasheer Zamata (SNL, Home Economics) are set to star in a live reading of Beverly Hills, a soap opera written by TVLine founder and Spoiler Alert author Michael Ausiello when he was 13.

ABC soap opera released a statement on Tuesday to support Ali, 22, who spoke out earlier this month against social media trolls who have attacked her for being black.“General Hospital does not tolerate hatred or bigotry of any kind,” the statement began. “Racism has no place in Port Charles. #GH is for everyone,” the show added.The comments on the post were turned off.Ali responded to the show’s message on X.

John J. York is heading back to General Hospital!

Labour is on course for a 262-seat majority, analysis by pollster Survation has suggested.

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shot and killed by armed robbers in Los Angeles, the ABC soap opera series paid tribute to Wactor at the end of Tuesday’s episode. A title card in memory of Wactor — who played Brando Corbin from 2020 to 2022 — popped up on the screen.“In loving memory of Johnny Wactor,” the message read.

Dick Van Dyke has won a historic Daytime Emmy at age 98.The actor was honored Friday night as guest performer in a daytime drama series for his part as amnesiac Timothy Robicheaux on Peacock’s “Days of Our Lives,” making him the oldest Daytime Emmy winner.“I don’t believe this. I feel like a spy from nighttime television,” he said. “I’m 98 years old.

After a tense morning with IATSE threatening to picket over the use of a non-union crew, the Daytime Emmys are underway at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

Rachel Lindsay opened up about her divorce from Bryan Abasolo during a recent interview, saying that it’s been “unnecessarily messy.”

shot and killed on May 25, after encountering armed robbers who were trying to steal a catalytic converter from his car. He protected his female co-worker from the thieves when he was gunned down.His mother, Scarlett Wactor, told TMZ at the time that her son was a “loving young man” and his death “leaves a huge hole in the family’s heart.”Wactor’s mother confirmed to NBC News that Anita Joy was the friend and colleague who was with her son when he was shot in the chest.

shot and killed by a trio of masked car thieves in Los Angeles late last month, his co-star Carolyn Hennesy revealed that the show’s set has been “somber” since his death. “It was a homicide, so that lays a special ugly overlay to his particular death,” she told People at the Celebrating Aspiring Magazine Summer Edition event on Tuesday.

Coleen Nolan has been given a warm welcome back to the UK after an 'unforgettable trip' alongside her rarely-seen beau and her former co-star. The Loose Women panellist has recently spent some time out of the country visiting her daughter Ciara who is travelling the world.

Johnny Wactor’s family has a sneaking suspicion his ex-fiancée may have ulterior motives while speaking out about the actor’s shocking death.

Ruth Langsford, who is dealing with the aftermath of her divorce from Eamonn Holmes, is reportedly planning to lean on her 'biggest support', Rylan Clark.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director A GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign to support the family of late “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor earned more than $50,000 in donations in its first 24 hours. The campaign was started by Wactor’s godmother, Michaelle Kinard, after the actor was shot and killed in downtown Los Angeles on May 25. Wactor was 37 years old.

City View.“She had a wonderful life,” said her nephew Jim MacRae. “She was bright and articulate. She was still getting fan mail at Highland House.”Mayon Weeks, who inducted MacRae into the Fayetteville Performing Arts Hall of Fame, gushed over the late star’s talent.

With the General Election fast approaching, eagle-eyed observers may have noticed that Scotland has dropped from 59 constituencies to 57 after changes were made following a boundary review.

Elizabeth MacRae, known for her recurring roles in General Hospital and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., has died. She was 88.

Wactor, 37, was shot dead while shielding a female co-worker from three armed robbers who shot him dead for his car’s catalytic converter. He spent several years playing Brando Corbin in the long-running soap opera.

shot and killed in Los Angeles Saturday by a trio of armed robbers who were trying to steal a catalytic converter from his car. The actor, who was 37, shielded his female co-worker from the thieves when he was brutally gunned down.Wactor played Brando Corbin in 164 episodes of “General Hospital” between 2020 and 2022 before his character was written off the show. Following the news of his death, many of his former co-stars released statements on social media to mourn the tragic loss.