Robert Scott
Wilson (Ben, DAYS)
“Victoria [Konefal, Ciara], because I believe it. I sit across from her and she makes me cry when I don’t think I’m going to get there in a scene. She makes me break down.”
Sharon Case (Sharon, Y&R)
“Melody Thomas Scott [Nikki, r.] and Aly Lind [Faith].”
Annika Noelle (Hope, B&B)
“I’d say my [TV] mommy [Katherine Kelly Lang, Brooke, r.]. She is famous [for] her one-cheek tear with her downstage eye. She’s been doing that for 31 years, so I’d have to say that she is the queen when it comes to on-screen crying. She reigns supreme in that arena.”
Courtney Hope (Sally, B&B)
“I have to say that Jacqui [MacInnes Wood, Steffy, r.] is an amazing crier. When she was doing all those scenes when Steffy and Liam broke up, she was literally crying for days. I don’t know how she did it. She was phenomenal.”
Galen Gering
(Rafe, DAYS)
“There are a lot of
good criers on our
show. Deidre Hall
[Marlena] can cry on cue; shoot one tear out of her eye socket, which is crazy and an amazing talent. Kristian Alfonso [Hope, l.] is great. The one who could really go to this crazy crying place is definitely Ali Sweeney [ex-Sami]. She would get all red with tears and snot flying all over her face and just go for it.”
Eric Martsolf (Brady, DAYS)
“Lindsay Hartley. On PASSIONS [as Theresa], she could not be touched. Huge tears on cue.”
Sasha Calle
(Lola, Y&R)
“Melissa Ordway [Abby, l.] does a pretty darn good job.”
Donnell Turner (Curtis, GH)
“I don’t want to exclude anyone who’s done great work, but the person who jumps to mind is Maura West [Ava]. She is so incredible. She will literally be joking with you seconds before they do the countdown to roll, and then she is completely immersed in it as though she’s been crying for 20 minutes. It’s amazing to watch.”