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NAACP Image Awards Honor Daytime Stars

The 2009 NAACP Image Awards nominees have been announced, and in the daytime category we have, drumroll please... Y&R leads with the most nominees, including Bryton McClure (Devon), Christel Khalil (Lily), Eva Marcille (Tyra), Nia Peeples (Karen) and Tonya Lee Williams (Olivia). MORE

Edmund Returns — And He's Awake!

Set your recorders, GL fans! David Andrew Macdonald returns to Springfield as dark prince Edmund Winslow beginning on January 22, and this time around he's got a shocking secret that will shake up everyone in town. MORE

Broadway Star Joins OLTL

Charlotte d'Amboise, who recently starred on Broadway in A Chorus Line and Chicago, takes on the role as vice principal Dickinson at Llanview High beginning Jan. 16. She'll have her work cut out with her as there's a drug problem brewing among the high school students. MORE

EXCLUSIVE: Vanessa Marcil Talks About GH

Will 2009 be the year Brenda returns to GENERAL HOSPITAL? "We're trying to make it work again," Vanessa Marcil (ex-Brenda) tells Soap Opera Weekly. MORE

Mark Your Calendars!

Natalia Livingston returns to GENERAL HOSPITAL on Jan. 15, and she will be playing a new character named Rebecca. How will Nikolas react to seeing Emily's doppelgänger? Tune in to find out. MORE

TODAY'S FEATURE

Y&R's Elizabeth Hendrickson: "Mean Girl"

What started as a 10-episode arc as a bitchy stylist transformed into a meaty contract character and an even meatier storyline for Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe, YOUNG AND RESTLESS). The actress, who first came to daytime audiences' attention as Bianca's girlfriend, Frankie, on ALL MY CHILDREN (and then returned as her bisexual twin sister Maggie), is enjoying every manipulative minute of playing the complex Genoa City bad girl.
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Vital Statistics

Birthdate: March 4, 1952
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Marital Status: Engaged to Devin DeVasquez; previously married to Shari Shattuck (ex-Ashley, Y&R) from 1990-2002.
Years On Show: 1987-present (original cast member)

Love Always, Natalie

Natalie and Jared got engaged on Christmas Day, but Natalie's no stranger to getting close to men! See how well you remember the many loves of ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Natalie Buchanan.
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SLIDESHOW: Dimpled Darlings Of Daytime

We had so much fun coming up with the top dimpled faces (past and present) on daytime. Nothing like a defined dimple to make one smile, and frankly, slightly envious. See if you agree and by the way — HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!



READER FEEDBACK

Fan Photo Of The Week


"Here's a photo of Jackie Zeman (Bobby, GH) and I. She was such a sweetheart! She took time to chat with everyone, sign autographs and pose for photos." — Lori Hannah, Citrus Heights, CA

QUICK TAKES

January 8, 2009

From Mara Levinsky
Run, do not walk, to soapnet.com! I am obsessed with the covers of love songs (e.g., "I Got You Babe") the stars of AMC, GH, and OLTL perform to promote the network's "Sugar-Free Valentine" campaign. Watch them and see if you don't become obsessed, too!

POLLING BOOTH

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