Legendary Soap Characters.
by judas1982 | created - 21 Mar 2018 | updated - 1 week ago | PublicIn No Particular Order.
1. Joan Collins
Actress | Dynasty
Joan Collins is an English actress from Paddington, London. She is most famous for playing the role of vengeful schemer Alexis Carrington Colby in the soap opera "Dynasty" (1981-1989). In 1997, She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama. In 2015, She...
Alexis Morrell/Carrington/Colby/Dexter/Rowan in Dynasty. (1981-1989, 1991.)
2. Violet Carson
Actress | Coronation Street
Violet Carson was born on September 1, 1898 in German Street, Ancoats, Manchester, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), An Age of Kings (1960) and Hilda Lessways (1959). She was married to George Frederick Peploe. She died on December 26, 1983 in Cleveleys, Blackpool...
Ena Sharples (nee Schofield) in Coronation Street. (1960–1974, 1975-1977, 1978-1980)
3. Larry Hagman
Actor | Dallas
The son of a legendary actress (Mary Martin) and a district attorney, Larry Martin Hagman was born on September 21, 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas. After his parents' divorce, he moved to Los Angeles, California to live with his grandmother. When he was 12, his grandmother died and he moved back to his ...
J. R. Ewing in Dallas. (1978–1991, 1996, 1998, 2012–2013)
4. Ian Smith
Actor | Neighbours
Ian Smith is an Australian actor, director and producer and theatre performer. Smith worked on the set of Prisoner (1979) as a producer and writer for the series, before being given the role of the Head of Department character Ted Douglas after an actor failed to show up to set one day, Smith on ...
Harold Bishop in Neighbours. (1987–1991, 1996–2009, 2011, 2015, 2022, 2023 )
5. Leslie Grantham
Actor | EastEnders
Leslie Grantham was born on April 30, 1947 in Camberwell, London, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for EastEnders (1985), The Uninvited (1997) and Doctor Who (1963). He was married to Jane Laurie. He died on June 15, 2018 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
Den Watts in EastEnders. (1985–1989,2003–2005)
6. Charlie Hardwick
Actress | Emmerdale Farm
Charlie Hardwick was born on November 3, 1960 in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Billy Elliot (2000) and Kappatoo (1990).
Val Pollard (nee Lambert) in Emmerdale. (2004–2015, 2017)
7. Jane Wyman
Actress | Falcon Crest
Jane Wyman was born Sarah Jane Mayfield on January 5, 1917, in St. Joseph, Missouri (she was also known later as Sarah Jane Fulks). When she was only eight years old, and after her parents filed for divorce, she lost her father prematurely. After graduating high school she attempted, with the help ...
Angela Channing in Falcon Crest. (1981 - 1990)
8. Ray Meagher
Actor | Home and Away
Ray Meagher is an actor of film and TV. Ray has appeared in Australian film and television since the mid-1970s, and is notable as the longest continuing performer in an Australian television role, as Alf Stewart on Home and Away, having played the role since the first episode in 1988. He is the ...
Alf Stewart in Home and Away. (1988 - )
9. Jesse Birdsall
Actor | Bugs
Jesse Birdsall was born on February 13, 1963 in Highbury, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Bugs (1995), Hollyoaks (1995) and Eldorado (1992). He has been married to Gwyneth Strong since July 15, 2000. They have two children.
Marcus Tandy in Eldarado. (1992 - 1993)
10. Will Mellor
Actor | Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Will Mellor was born on April 3, 1976 in Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2001), Miss Conception (2008) and Unforgiven (2009). He has been married to Michelle McSween since August 2007. They have two children.
Jambo Bolton in Hollyoaks. (1995–1998, 2004)
11. Pamela Sue Martin
Actress | The Poseidon Adventure
Pamela Sue Martin attended public schools in Westport, Connecticut and graduated from Staples High School in February 1971. Before she graduated, Pamela was working in a hamburger stand for $1.45 per hour when a friend told her that she was earning $60 per hour modeling in New York. Liking the ...
Fallon Carrington Colby. (1981 - 1984)
12. Doris Speed
Actress | Coronation Street
Doris Speed was one of Britain's best-loved soap actresses, fondly remembered for her portrayal of Annie Walker, the snooty landlady of the Rovers Return pub in ITV's Coronation Street (1960). She played the role for 23 years and was dubbed by the press as 'The Queen Mother of Soap.'
Born in ...
Annie Walker (née Beaumont) in Coronation Street. (1960 - 1983)
13. Linda Gray
Actress | Dallas
Linda Gray was born on September 12, 1940 in Santa Monica, California, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Dallas (1978), Oscar (1991) and Star of Jaipur (1998). She was previously married to Ed Thrasher.
Sue Ellen Ewing in Dallas. (1978–89, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2012–14)
14. Vivean Gray
Actress | Picnic at Hanging Rock
She was born Jean Vivra Gray in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, the eldest of four children of Allan, a fish merchant, and his wife, Doris, and attended Thrunscoe girls' school. The family moved to Kingston upon Thames, in south-west London, in the 30s but was evacuated back to Cleethorpes in ...
Nell Mangel/Worthington in Neighbours. (1986–1988)
15. Anna Wing
Actress | Son of Rambow
Anna Wing first appeared on television in the late 1930s, and became a highly experienced film and stage actress. She appeared in numerous television series throughout her career, including The Wednesday Play (1964), Anna Karenina (1977) and Z Cars (1962). However, she became a household name when ...
Lou Beale in EastEnders. (1985–1988)
16. Jeff Hordley
Actor | Emmerdale Farm
Jeff Hordley was born in 1970 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Emmerdale: The Dingles - For Richer for Poorer (2010) and Bring Back My Bonnie (2022). He has been married to Zoë Henry since August 3, 2003. They have two children.
Cain Dingle in Emmerdale. (2000–2006, 2009– )
17. Norman Coburn
Actor | Home and Away
Norman Coburn was born on March 6, 1937 in Sydney, Australia. He is an actor, known for Home and Away (1988), Tomorrow at Ten (1963) and Home and Away: Secrets and the City (2002).
Donald Fisher in Home and Away. (1988–2005, 2007.)
18. Gemma Bissix
Actress | Hollyoaks
Gemma Bissix was born on June 6, 1983 in Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Hollyoaks (1995), EastEnders (1985) and Britannia High (2008). She has been married to Kristian Rouse since July 15, 2018. They have two children.
Clare Black/Devine/Cunningham in Hollyoaks. (2006-2007, 2009, 2013)
19. Sue Johnston
Actress | The Royle Family
Sue Johnston was born on December 7, 1943 in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Royle Family (1998), Imagine Me & You (2005) and Waking the Dead (2000). She was previously married to David Pammenter and Neil Johnston.
Sheila Grant/Corkhill in Brookside. (1982–1990, 1997–1998)
20. Rowena Wallace
Actress | The Rovers
Rowena Wallace was born on August 23, 1947 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for The Rovers (1969), You Can't See 'round Corners (1969) and Home and Away (1988). She was previously married to George Assang.
Patricia Hamilton / Morrell / Palmer in Sons and Daughters. (1982 - 1985)
21. Stephanie Beacham
Actress | Dynasty
Stephanie Beacham is without a doubt one of Britain's most talented, beautiful and well-known actresses. Despite becoming world famous and an icon of the 1980s due to her role as Sable Colby in the American soap operas Dynasty (1981) and The Colbys (1985) and going on to have starring roles in ...
Sable Colby in Dynasty (1985, 1988–1989) and The Colbys (1985 - 1987)
22. Malcolm Hebden
Actor | Coronation Street
Malcolm Hebden is an English television and stage actor known for his role as Norris Cole in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
Hebden was born in Chester before his family moved to Burnley, Lancashire, three weeks later. He was educated at West Gate High School and began his career ...
Norris Cole in Coronation Street. (1994–1997, 1999–2017, 2019-2020)
23. Kylie Minogue
Soundtrack | Moulin Rouge!
Kylie Ann Minogue was born on 28 May, 1968. The eldest of three children, Kylie's acting career began early, but it was her role as "Charlene" in the Australian soap, Neighbours (1985), which established Kylie as an international star. Her singing career began, purely by accident, when a record ...
Charlene Mitchell/Robinson in Neighbours. (1986–1988, 2022.)
24. Anita Dobson
Actress | Red Dwarf
She was born in the district of Bow in London to her parents Anne, a seamstress and father, a cutter in a dress factory and had a younger sister. She left school at 16 with 4 O levels and had a string of jobs including insurance clerk, and model for C and A (a clothes chain.) When young she'd ...
Angie Watts in EastEnders. (1985–1988)
25. Shirley Stelfox
Actress | Nineteen Eighty-Four
Shirley Stelfox was born on April 11, 1941 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for 1984 (1984), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Making Out (1989). She was married to Don Henderson and Keith Edmundson. She died on December 7, 2015 in Nottinghamshire, England, UK.
Edna Birch in Emmerdale. (2000–2015)
26. Emily Symons
Actress | Emmerdale Farm
Emily Symons was born on August 10, 1969 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is an actress, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Home and Away (1988) and Richmond Hill (1988). She was previously married to Lorenzo Smith and Nick Lipscombe.
Marilyn Chambers/Bryant/Fisher in Home and Away. (1989–1992, 1995–1999, 2001, 2010– )
27. Jamie Luner
Actress | Murder in the First
Jamie Michelle Luner was born on Wednesday, May 12, 1971 to Stuart and Susan Luner in Palo Alto, California. She grew up with her older brother, David Luner, and her mom Susan in California. Before landing her roles on Just the Ten of Us (1987) as dizzy "Cindy Lubbock", Jamie began her career in ...
Peyton Richards in Savannah. (1996-1997)
28. Eddie Cibrian
Actor | The Cave
Eddie Cibrian was born on June 16, 1973 in Burbank, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Cave (2005), The Best Man Holiday (2013) and Sunset Beach (1997). He has been married to LeAnn Rimes since April 22, 2011. He was previously married to Brandi Glanville.
Cole Deschanel in Sunset Beach. (1997-99)
29. Paul Henry
Actor | Crossroads
Paul Henry Smith was born in the Shard End district of Birmingham to Harry and Freda, and married Sheila on the 4th December 1969. They had a daughter, Justine, in 1970 a and son, Anthony, born in 1973. He has a sister, Tracy, and a brother, Tony. While at school, Paul ran in the All English ...
Benny Hawkins in Crossroads. (1975 - 1987)
30. Gordon Thomson
Actor | Dynasty
Now enjoying his 50th anniversary as an actor, Gordon Thomson has steadily worked in theater, on television and in film, while he is co-starring in the new daytime drama web-series Winterthorne (2015), premiering in August 2015. His work has taken him to various locations around the globe including...
Adam Carrington in Dynasty. (1982–1989)
31. Patricia Phoenix
Actress | The L-Shaped Room
Bold, brassy and larger than life, Pat Phoenix was television's favourite scarlet woman. For nearly 25 years, she dominated the soap opera Coronation Street (1960) in the role of Elsie Tanner and sent shivers down the spines of Britain's menfolk twice a week. With her cleavage displayed in low-cut ...
Elsie Grimshaw/Tanner/Howard/Gregory in Coronation Street. (1960–1973, 1976–1984)
32. Anne Charleston
Actress | Three Thousand Years of Longing
Anne Charleston was born on December 30, 1942 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is an actress, known for Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022), Neighbours (1985) and Emmerdale Farm (1972).
Madge Ramsey/Mitchell/Bishop in Neighbours. (1986–1992, 1996–2001, 2015)
33. Gillian Wright
Actress | EastEnders
Gillian Wright was born on December 7, 1959 in the UK. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), Calendar Girls (2003) and Tamwar Tales: The Life of an Assistant Market Inspector (2013).
Jean Slater/Walters in EastEnders. (2004− )
34. Danny Miller
Actor | Emmerdale Farm
Danny Miller was born on January 2, 1991 in Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Pace (2020) and Pace. He has been married to Steph Jones since July 22, 2022. They have one child.
Aaron Livesy/Dingle in Emmerdale. (2008–2012,2014– )
35. Judy Nunn
Actress | The Box
Judy Nunn was born on April 13, 1945 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. She is an actress and writer, known for The Box (1974), Sons and Daughters (1982) and The Box (1975). She has been married to Bruce Venables since 1988.
Ailsa O'Rourke/Hogan/Stewart in Home and Away. (1988–2000, 2002–2003)
36. Ken Kercheval
Actor | Dallas
Ken Kercheval was born on July 15, 1935 in Wolcottville, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Dallas (1978), Network (1976) and The Secret Storm (1954). He was married to Cheryl Paris, Ava Ruth Fox and Judith Peters Launt. He died on April 21, 2019 in Clinton, Indiana USA.
Cliff Barnes in Dallas. (1978–91, 1996, 2012–14)
37. Polly Perkins
Actress | EastEnders
Gillian Arnold was born to theatrical parents Dickie and Mitzi, midgets who had a successful career performing a cabaret/vaudeville act. Theatre was in Gillian's blood, and she became a Windmill girl, performing at the famous Windmill Theatre in Soho, when still in her teens. She first appeared ...
Trish Valentine in Eldarado. (1992-93)
38. Michael French
Actor | Born and Bred
Michael French was born on September 17, 1962 in Bow, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Born and Bred (2002), Crime Traveller (1997) and EastEnders (1985).
David Wicks in EastEnders. (1993–1996, 2012–2014)
39. Nicolle Dickson
Actress | Home and Away
Nicolle Dickson was born on January 29, 1969 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is an actress, known for Home and Away (1988), Murder Call (1997) and Wishbone (2006). She has been married to James Bell since June 1990. They have two children.
Roberta "Bobby" Simpson/Morgan/Marshall in Home and Away. (1988–1993, 1995.)
40. Deena Payne
Actress | Emmerdale Farm
Deena Payne was born on August 29, 1954 in Orpington, Kent, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Tales of Sherwood Forest (1989) and Doctors (2000).
Vivienne "Viv" Dawson/Windsor/Hope in Emmerdale. (1993–2011)
41. Stefan Dennis
Actor | Neighbours
Stefan Dennis was born on October 30, 1958 in Tawonga, Victoria, Australia. He is an actor and producer, known for Neighbours (1985), The Flying Doctors (1985) and Prisoner (1979). He has been married to Gail Easdale since 2000. They have three children. He was previously married to Roz Roy.
Paul Robinson in Neighbours. (1985–1993, 2004– )
42. Julie Goodyear
Actress | Coronation Street
Julie's father walked out on the family soon after Julie's birth, Julie took stepfather Bill Goodyear's name. Most famous as Bet Lynch, barmaid landlady of Coronation Street (1960), her stepfather was a publican, and she served behind his bar, The Bay House in Haywood, to raise money for her ...
Bet Lynch/Gilroy in Coronation Street. (1966, 1970–1995, 2002–2003)
43. Michael Nader
Actor | Dynasty
Michael Nader was born on February 19, 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Dynasty (1981), Pajama Party (1964) and Beach Blanket Bingo (1965). He was married to Jody Lister, Beth Windsor and Robin Weiss. He died on August 23, 2021 in Lake Tahoe, California, USA.
Farnsworth "Dex" Dexter in Dynasty. (1983–1989)
44. Anna Friel
Actress | Land of the Lost
Anna Friel is an English actress, born in Rochdale. She has been acting since the age of 13, appearing in a number of British television programmes. She made her West End stage debut in London in 2001, and has subsequently appeared on stage in several productions, including an adaptation of ...
Beth Jordache in Brookside. (1993–1995)
45. Alan Dale
Actor | Priest
Alan Dale was born on May 6, 1947 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for Priest (2011), Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). He has been married to Tracey Dale since April 8, 1990. They have two children. He was previously ...
Joseph Anders in Dynasty. (2017 - )
46. Maggie Jones
Actress | Coronation Street
Maggie Jones was born on June 21, 1934 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), The Forsyte Saga (1967) and Sense and Sensibility (1971). She was married to John Oliver Stansfield. She died on December 2, 2009 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
Blanche Hunt in Coronation Street. (1974–1978, 1981, 1996–2009)
47. Pam St. Clement
Actress | EastEnders
Pam St. Clement was born on May 11, 1942 in Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), Hedda (1975) and Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993). She was previously married to Andrew Gordon.
Pat Harris/Beale/Wicks/Butcher/Evans in EastEnders. (1986–2012, 2016)
48. John Savident
Actor | Coronation Street
John Savident was born on January 21, 1938 in St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK. He was an actor, known for Coronation Street (1960), A Clockwork Orange (1971) and Hudson Hawk (1991). He was married to Rona Hopkinson. He died on February 21, 2024.
Fred Elliott in Coronation Street. (1994-2006)
49. Noele Gordon
Actress | Crossroads
Noele Gordon was born on December 25, 1919 in East Ham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Crossroads (1964), The Most Likely Girl (1957) and The Lisbon Story (1946). She died on April 14, 1985 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK.
Meg Richardson/Mortimer in Crossroads. (1964-1981, 1983.)
50. Michelle Collins
Actress | Two Thousand Acres of Sky
Michelle Collins was born on May 28, 1962 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Two Thousand Acres of Sky (2001), Doctor Who (2005) and Coronation Street (1960). She has been married to Mike Davidson since August 10, 2022.
Cindy Williams/Beale [Rose Sawyer/Knight] in Eastenders. (1988-1990, 1992-1998, 2023- )
51. William Roache
Actor | Coronation Street
William Patrick "Bill" Roache MBE is an English actor. He has played Ken Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street since its first episode on 9 December 1960. He is listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest-serving living television actor in a continuous role. First acting job with ...
Ken Barlow in Coronation Street. (1960- )
52. Balvinder Sopal
Actress | Emmerdale Farm
Balvinder Sopal was born on December 4, 1978 in Chatham, Kent, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Coronation Street (1960) and Naachle London (2012).
Suki Panesar in EastEnders. (2020- )
53. Annie Jones
Actress | Neighbours
Annie Jones is an Australian actress who was born in Adelaide, South Australia. Jones before changing her name for acting and modeling was known as Annika Jancso. Jones is best known for her roles on The Henderson Kids (1985), Sons and Daughters (1982), Jackaroo (1990), Snowy (1993), Newlyweds (...
Jane Harris in Neighbours. (1986–1989, 2005, 2018– )
54. Aaron Thiara
Actor | EastEnders
Aaron Thiara was born on May 4, 1993 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for EastEnders (1985), The Boy with the Topknot (2017) and RSC: As You Like It (2019).
Ravi Gulati in EastEnders. (2022- )
55. Alan Fletcher
Actor | Neighbours
Alan Fletcher began his career on the stage at Perth's Hole in the Wall Theatre, before moving to the Perth Theatre Company at the National Theatre, Western Australia, where he worked opposite such great talents as Warren Mitchell, Honor Blackman, Tom Stoppard, Bill Kerr and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
After...
Karl Kennedy in Neighbours. (1994- )
56. Vanessa Downing
Actress | Bullpitt!
Vanessa Downing is an Australian actress who's career has encompassed voice over roles, theatre, singing and a career in law whilst balancing that and her acting career. Downing is best known for her roles on Home and Away (1988) as the first Pippa Ross, working on the series for two years before ...
Pippa Fletcher in Home and Away. (1988-1990)
57. Nick Pickard
Actor | Hollyoaks
Nick Pickard was born on April 16, 1975 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Hollyoaks (1995), Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987) and Hollyoaks Later (2008).
Tony Hutchinson in Hollyoaks. (1995- )
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