Movie
The Story of Soaps
Released: May 19, 2020 (2020)
Runtime: 120 minutes
Genres: Documentary
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Carol Burnett as Self
Age at release: 87
- John Aniston as Self
Age at release: 86
- Bryan Cranston as Self
Age at release: 64
- Alec Baldwin as Self
Age at release: 62
- Mary Crosby as Self
Age at release: 60
- Eileen Davidson as Self
Age at release: 60
- Maurice Benard as Self
Age at release: 57
- Genie Francis as Self
Age at release: 57
- Vivica A. Fox as Self
Age at release: 55
- Andy Cohen as Self
Age at release: 51
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- Donna Mills as Self
Age at release: 79
- Susan Sullivan as Self
Age at release: 77
- John McCook as Self
Age at release: 75
- Susan Lucci as Self
Age at release: 73
- Erika Slezak as Self
Age at release: 73
- Deidre Hall as Self
Age at release: 72
- Drake Hogestyn as Self
Age at release: 66
- Ken Olin as Self
Age at release: 65
- Melody Thomas Scott as Self
Age at release: 64
- Finola Hughes as Self
Age at release: 60
- John Stamos as Self
Age at release: 56
- Chandra Wilson as Self
Age at release: 50
- Jon Hamm as Self
Age at release: 49
- Denise Richards as Self
Age at release: 49
- Laura Wright as Self
Age at release: 49
- Erika Girardi as Self
Age at release: 48
- Eddie Mills as Self
Age at release: 47
- Greg Vaughan as Self
Age at release: 46
- Marc Anthony Samuel as Self
Age at release: Unknown