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