The Story of Soaps

Directed by Robin Pelleck, Rebecca Gitlitz
2020    2hHistory, Documentary
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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 of The Story of Soaps

  • Shelly AltmanSelf
  • John AnistonSelf
  • Alec BaldwinSelf
  • Maurice BenardSelf
  • Lorraine BroderickSelf
  • James H. BrownSelf
  • Carol BurnettSelf
  • Marc CherrySelf
  • Andy CohenSelf
  • Bryan CranstonSelf
  • Mary CrosbySelf
  • Eileen DavidsonSelf
  • Jill Farren PhelpsSelf
  • Vivica A. FoxSelf
  • Genie FrancisSelf
  • Deidre HallSelf
  • Jon HammSelf
  • Drake HogestynSelf
  • Finola HughesSelf
  • David JacobsSelf
  • Erika GirardiSelf
  • Susan LucciSelf
  • John McCookSelf
  • Donna MillsSelf
  • Eddie MillsSelf
  • Agnes NixonSelf (archive footage)
  • Ken OlinSelf
  • Denise RichardsSelf
  • Marc Anthony SamuelSelf
  • Erika SlezakSelf
  • John StamosSelf
  • Susan SullivanSelf
  • Mark TeschnerSelf
  • Melody Thomas ScottSelf
  • Chris Van EttenSelf
  • Greg VaughanSelf
  • Chandra WilsonSelf
  • Laura WrightSelf
  • Robin PelleckDirector
  • Rebecca GitlitzDirector
  • Stephanie RidenourProducer
  • Nikki SpetserisProducer

 

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