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Three ex-cast members returning to All My Children

by Bob Sassone, posted Jan 16th 2008 3:03PM

Rebecca BudigI'm fascinated by soap opera casting (yes, I have a lame social life). Since a character is usually more important to the show than an actor, you often see a character recast after an actor or actress leaves the role. Sometimes, 6 or 7 different people can play one character over a number of years.

Rebecca Budig played Greenlee Smythe on All My Children for a number of years (though she'll always be Michelle Bauer on Guiding Light to me) but left the ABC show and was replaced. Fans wanted her back in the role and now Budig has decided to come back. And she's not the only one: Debi Morgan and Darnell Williams are coming back to reprise their roles as Angie and Jesse Hubbard, even though Jesse died on screen years ago. It was so long ago that even I was watching the show, and I haven't watched it in years.

Remember, a death on a soap opera doesn't necessarily mean that the character is really dead. Even Joey Tribbiani's Drake Ramore came back to Days of Our Lives, and he fell down an elevator shaft and crushed his brain.

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Devika

If the show brought back Angie and Jesse, then they could surely justify bringin' back Jenny and Greg. I think that the friendship that Jenny and Jesse shared..the connection without the sexual tension, was pure. Does anyone remember those great fire escape scenes when they were on the run in NYC? Also, back in those days, for an all American good "white" girl and a "bad, misunderstood" black guy to share such a deep bond spoke volumes racially.

February 03 2008 at 9:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Alan

By another role, I mean offered one like the new woman playing Babe who came from General Hospital where she had a non-contract role and was on the Night Shift stuff over the summer.

January 23 2008 at 3:25 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Alan

I never warmed up to the other woman. Wondering why they recasted it if they were going to eventually get the other woman back. When RB left it was a shame. Sorry for the other lady, She should have gotten another role on a ABC soap.

January 23 2008 at 3:00 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
KAREN

i have to admit, I had to warm up to the new Greenlee, but when I did she was great! She had a nice gentle tender side and when she was trapped in the "Fall-Out Shelter" she sold me. Her acting skills were impeccable.
Now the old Greenlee returns like she is playing another part. She just does not fit the new character role she walked into, and talk about a lack of chemistry between here and Zacks scene, it was like there was a white elephant in the room.
Please bring back Sabine Singh she changed Greenlee for the better.

January 18 2008 at 11:59 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ashley M

ABC and AMC have no class what-so-ever, they are acting like Rebecca is god or something! If Rebecca is the "REAL" Greenlee then I want my FAKE Greenlee back!!

January 17 2008 at 3:15 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
penny baier

i hope that those who do the hiring of actors for these soap operas will please hire sabine singh back for another show as i thought she did a wonderful job. she jumped right in and had a tremendous amount of lines to learn right away and carried it off quite well. i can't wait to see her on something else soon!!

January 17 2008 at 2:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Corinne

I too miss the original Babe (Alexa Havins). She and Bobbie Eakes (Krystal) had such chemistry and really seemed like a mother and daughter. Although the new Babe is a good actress it's like she's in the room with a stranger when she's with her mom, Krystal. Hey, and why not bring back Liza while we're at it. Colby could use her real mom and she has lots of history with Angie & Jesse too.

January 17 2008 at 2:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Donald Kane

I want Tara [Karen Gorney; she was great in SATURDAY
NIGHT FEVER] back.

dtmk

January 17 2008 at 2:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
James

Casting: Please bring back the other "Babe".

January 17 2008 at 2:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
James

Please bring back the other "Babe". Nothing against this one.

January 17 2008 at 2:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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