The Story of Soaps
This ABC/PEOPLE television special highlights the impact of the soap opera. In today's shifting television landscape, "The Story of Soaps" traces how female creators migrated from radio to television to become the dominant force in daytime for more than three decades. Today, the legacy of the soap opera continues all over prime time and reality t.v. An extensive look is taken at this iconic, impactful genre.
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Cast
Shelly Altman
John Aniston
Alec Baldwin
Maurice Benard
Lorraine Broderick
James H. Brown
Carol Burnett
Marc Cherry
Andy Cohen
Bryan Cranston
Mary Crosby
Eileen Davidson
Jill Farren Phelps
Vivica A. Fox
Genie Francis
Deidre Hall
Jon Hamm
Drake Hogestyn
Finola Hughes
David Jacobs
Erika Girardi
Susan Lucci
John McCook
Donna Mills
Eddie Mills
Agnes Nixon
Ken Olin
Denise Richards
Marc Anthony Samuel
Erika Slezak
John Stamos
Susan Sullivan
Mark Teschner
Melody Thomas Scott
Chris Van Etten
Greg Vaughan
Chandra Wilson
Laura Wright
