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News & Cast Updates(News section last updated February 9, 2012)Soap Life: The Docu-filmThere has been a lot of buzz about the demise of soap operas, but a new documentary just might bring the sad reality into the same world as Brad Pitt, Steven Spielberg and other big time Hollywood names! Called Soap Life, the docu-film is about the changes taking place in the world of daytime television, and with over 70 interviews featuring fans, stars, producers, directors, writers, bloggers and fan club leaders, it could show the world what's really happening in daytime."The wife of our executive producer, John Grossman, who owns the production company NYPS, is a big fan of GENERAL HOSPITAL, and her whole thing was, 'You have the ability, so let's do something to save the soaps,'" explains producer Matthew D'Amato of how it all began. "We started doing research, and we sat down with a few actors, producers and directors, and said, 'Is this is a good idea? Could this work? Should we pursue it?' And we looked it up online and didn't see anything like this, so we thought it would be important to get started." And the main goal of the film, D'Amato explains, is to generate enough buzz about the possible end of soaps to possibly prevent it from happening. "Hopefully this will get enough attention to help the genre, because we don't want to see it fade away," he says, adding that it's tentatively scheduled for a June 2012 release date at film festivals and possibly on networks such as Showtime. "We do want to see it at festivals, and we do want to see it on networks [so] people who aren't soap fans can watch the film and kind of relate to it, hear the stories and maybe want to pick them up or maybe do something about the genre. We have contacts we can send it to in order to get it out there, so hopefully it will get bigger and bigger!" For more information on the project, visit www.facebook.com/soaplifedoc. To see a video about the project, visit www.youtube.com/user/SoapLifeDoc. Emmy Award-Winning Actress Hillary B. Smith Joins B&BEmmy Award-winning actress, Hillary B. Smith, has been cast in the role of psychiatrist, “Dr. Stacy”, on The Bold and the Beautiful, Executive Producer and Head Writer Bradley P. Bell announced today. “Hillary is a formidable actress with a powerful screen presence,” said Bell. “I look forward to collaborating on this new and dynamic character with her on The Bold and the Beautiful.”Smith played “Nora Hanen Buchanan” on One Life to Live from 1992 to 2012. In addition to Smith’s critically acclaimed role on One Life to Live, her television credits include Something Wilder, As the World Turns, and The Doctors, as well as guest starring roles on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and Too Close for Comfort. Among her many film credits, included are Made in Manhattan with Jennifer Lopez, and Love Potion No. Nine with Sandra Bullock. She currently stars on the popular web series: Venice: The Series as “Guya” and Fumbling for the Pieces as “Ellie.” In addition to television, film and Internet, Smith also has an extensive history in theater having recently starred in Any Given Monday. Her other theater credits include the Broadway hits A Real American Hero, The Heidi Chronicles, and the Off-Broadways smashes Song Night in the City, A World of Black & White and Lips Together, Teeth Apart. Smith has been nominated twice for a Daytime Emmy Award® in the category of “Outstanding Lead Actress”, taking home the trophy in 1994. New Video SectionCheck out the new video section for vintage videos, classic clips and interviews.Order Kim Zimmer's New Tell-AllI'm Just Sayin'!: Three Deaths, Seven Husbands, and a Clone! My Life as a Daytime Diva by Kim Zimmer - Order Here!
Soap Icon DiesJacqueline Courtney (ex-Pat, OLTL et al), best known to viewers as ANOTHER WORLD's über-popular Alice, passed away on December 20 of metastatic melanoma. "Any letter that she wrote to people recently ended with, 'Stay out of the sun. Wear sunscreen,' " her daughter, Jennifer, tells Digest. "She was very healthy her whole life and then suddenly everything just started snowballing. She went really quickly. She had just turned 64, so she was still pretty young." Jennifer reports that her beloved mother still kept up with the goings-on in daytime. "She still read Soap Opera Weekly. She loved her Soap Opera Weekly!"
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