Kate Jackson featured on SOAPnet special, airing 4/7

[VictoriaWintersRox]

According to SOAPnet's PR for their fourth They Started on Soaps special, Kate Jackson will be featured! It's set to air today (4/7) at 11:00PM and will probably be repeated quite a few times over the weekend.


Full Press Release:

DID YOU KNOW¢â‚¬¦MEL GIBSON, TERI HATCHER AND WHITNEY HOUSTON ALL BEGAN THEIR CAREERS ON SOAPS?
"THEY STARTED ON SOAPS 4," A STAR-STUDDED HOUR HIGHLIGHTING ACTORS WHO BEGAN THEIR CAREERS IN THE GENRE PREMIERES ON SOAPnet APRIL 7 AT 11PM

Before they made headlines on the big and small screens, stars such as Mel Gibson, Teri Hatcher, Whitney Houston, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Guy Pearce and Tobey McGuire began their careers on soaps. SOAPnet presents the fourth installment of the original one-hour special, They Started on Soaps 4," on Thursday, April 7 at 11PM.

You'll also see Ellen Barkin, Chris Noth, Marcia Cross, Lacy Chabert, Kylie Minogue, Kate Jackson, Steven Culp, Doug Savant, and many more who got their break in daytime. The show will feature a look at famous guest stars, such as hockey legend, Wayne Gretzky. Experts including casting directors, talent managers and journalists discuss the celebrities and how their soap roles helped their careers skyrocket.

Here's a list of who you can expect to see on the fourth installment of They Started on Soaps:

ACT 1: SMALL SCREEN TO BIG SCREEN

Jude Law - Families, 1990
Nicole Kidman -A Country Practice, 1984
Tobey McGuire- General Hospital, 1992
Ellen Barkin - Search For Tomorrow, 1981
Paul Bettany - The Bill, 1996
Ben Kingsley - Coronation Street, 1966
Guy Pearce - Neighbours, 1986

ACT 2: FROM SOAPS TO DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

Terri Hatcher - Capitol, 1986
Marcia Cross - The Edge of Night, 1984
Stephen Culp - One Life to Live, 1983
Eva Longoria - The Young and the Restless, 2001
Jesse Metcalfe - Passions, 1999
Ryan Carnes - General Hospital, 2004
Doug Savant - Knots Landing, 1986
Nicollette Sheridan - Knots Landing, 1986

ACT 3: GOOD GIRLS, NICE GUYS

Bryan Cranston - Loving, 1983
Patricia Kallember - Loving, 1983
Mark Consuelos - All My Children, 1995
Grant Show - Ryan's Hope, 1984
Mark Valley - Another World, 1993
Monica Potter - The Young and the Restless, 1994
Lisa Gay Hamilton, As the World Turns
Alex Kingston - The Knock, 1996
Kate Jackson - Dark Shadows, 1970

ACT 4: BAD GUYS

Russell Crowe - Neighbours, 1987
Mel Gibson - Punishment, 1981
Chris Noth - As the World Turns, 1986
John O'Hurley - Loving, 1984

ACT 5: SOAP KIDS

Kiera Knightly - The Bill, 1995
Richard Thomas - As The World Turns, 1966
Lacey Chabert - All My Children, 1990
Sarah Michelle Gellar - All My Children, 1993
Michelle Trachtenberg - All My Children, 1993
Brittany Snow - Guiding Light, 1998
Kylie Minogue - Neighbours, 1985
Natalie Imbruglia - Neighbours, 1991

ACT 6: THEY GUEST STARRED ON SOAPS

Wayne Gretzky - The Young and the Restless, 1983
Whitney Houston - As the World Turns, 1984
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen - All My Children, 1998
Dr. Ruth Westheimer - One Life to Live, 1992
Prince Charles - Coronation Street, 2000
Jesse Ventura - The Young and the Restless, 2000

This marks the first time any DS star has been featured on these specials.

[Patti Feinberg]

Minding my OWN business....sat down to eat my cookies, oops...lunch I mean.

I turn on the TV....it's kate jackson AND BARNABAS!!!!!! Whoosh!!! I mean..I was struck!! I'm thinking...how did one of my tapes get unpacked & into the downstairs VCR?  Plus, the commentaror was speaking...then....THERE WAS QUENTIN!!!!

Whoosh...I feel like I got spoiled today...I sorta saw 'live' Barn & Quentin!!!!

Hooray!!!

Patti