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.
Full Cast of The Story of Soaps
Alec Baldwin
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Maurice Benard
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Carol Burnett
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Andy Cohen
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Bryan Cranston
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Vivica A. Fox
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Genie Francis
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Jon Hamm
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Finola Hughes
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Susan Lucci
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Donna Mills
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Denise Richards
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John Stamos
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Greg Vaughan
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Chandra Wilson
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Shelly Altman
Lorraine Broderick
James H. Brown
Jill Farren Phelps
Agnes Nixon
Erika Slezak
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Mark Teschner
Chris Van Etten
Laura Wright
Crew of The Story of Soaps
Full backstage crew list →- Released on May 19, 2020