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American soap opera actresses

  • Sarah Michelle GellarSarah Michelle Gellar was a small child when a Burger King commercial in 1982 turned her into a target. In the ad she claimed that Burger King made larger and better-tasting burgers than McDonald's. It was one of the first attack ads in…
  • Demi MooreIn 2025, Demi Moore received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. That same year, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. The honors landed on a career that reaches back to the early 1980s and has…
  • Elizabeth TaylorAfter Rock Hudson said he was dying of AIDS, Elizabeth Taylor helped found a research foundation in 1985.
  • Marisa TomeiMarisa Tomei's first film role was a waitress with exactly one line. She later earned three Oscar nominations.
  • Lauryn HillLauryn Hill stood at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards and said, "This is crazy. This is hip-hop!" She had just become the first woman to win five Grammys in a single night. Her wins spanned album, song, vocal performance and best new artist,…
  • Hayden PanettiereHayden Panettiere was eleven months old when she first appeared on screen, in a 1990 advertisement for a Playskool toy train. That commercial was the start of a working life that now spans several decades. How does an infant in commercials…
  • Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan posed for the October 2010 cover of Vanity Fair and then made a blunt request. "I want my career back," she told the magazine. She added, "I know that I'm a damn good actress." The plea carried weight because Lohan, an…
  • Amanda SeyfriedAmanda Seyfried has headlined films that together took in more than $2.4 billion at the worldwide box office. In 2022, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. She holds a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe…
  • Denise RichardsDenise Richards is an American actress, model and television personality, and one of her best-known costumes drew laughs. Viewers made fun of the outfit worn by her Bond-girl character, and Richards defended the choice. She said, "These…
  • Anne HecheAnne Heche was on location in Nebraska in 1991, filming a television movie, when her agent phoned with news that she had won a Daytime Emmy Award. Her reply was a question. "Does this mean I'm an actress?" she asked. It is a strange thing…

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