About The Story of Soaps
- Released on May 19, 2020
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
Shelly Altman plays Herself
John Aniston plays Himself
Alec Baldwin plays Himself
Maurice Benard plays Himself
Lorraine Broderick plays Herself
James H. Brown plays Himself
Carol Burnett plays Herself
Marc Cherry plays Himself
Andy Cohen plays Himself
Bryan Cranston plays Himself
Mary Crosby plays Herself
Eileen Davidson plays Herself
Jill Farren Phelps plays Herself
Vivica A. Fox plays Herself
Genie Francis plays Herself
Deidre Hall plays Herself
Jon Hamm plays Himself
Drake Hogestyn plays Himself
Finola Hughes plays Herself
David Jacobs plays Himself
Erika Jayne plays Herself
Susan Lucci plays Herself
John McCook plays Himself
Donna Mills plays Herself
Eddie Mills plays Himself
Agnes Nixon plays Herself (archive)
Ken Olin plays Himself
Denise Richards plays Herself
Marc Anthony Samuel plays Himself
Erika Slezak plays Herself
John Stamos plays Himself
Susan Sullivan plays Herself
Mark Teschner plays Himself
Melody Thomas Scott plays Herself
Chris Van Etten plays Himself
Greg Vaughan plays Himself
Chandra Wilson plays Herself
Laura Wright plays Herself
Crew of The Story of Soaps
- 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 Jayne
- 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