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Colleen Dion
Colleen Dion

Colleen Dion (born December 26, 1964 in Newburgh, New York) is an American actress. She is one of the more notable character actresses on soap operas. Colleen Dion, in a screenshot from The Bold and the Beautiful. ... Colleen Dion, in a screenshot from The Bold and the Beautiful. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Newburgh is both a city and a town in Orange County, New York. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A character actor is an actor who predominantly performs supporting parts, often in similar roles throughout the course of a career. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television...


Apart from the smaller roles that have characterized her career, she is most known for her portrayal of Felicia Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful, a role she played from 1990 to 1992, in 1997, and returned from July to December 2004. The Bold and the Beautiful is a US television soap opera, created by Lee Phillip Bell and William J. Bell. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In addition to her role on The Bold and the Beautiful, she has appeared in a supporting capacity on seven other soaps. She had roles on Search for Tomorrow, Loving, Santa Barbara in the 1980s, and a semi-regular role on Another World as breast cancer sufferer Brett Gardner from 1993 to 1994. She went on to play villainess Leslie Coulson on All My Children in a recurring capacity from 1999 to 2001. Search for Tomorrow was a soap opera which aired on the CBS television network from September 3, 1951 to March 26, 1982. ... The Loving logo used in 1991 and early 1992. ... Santa Barbara was an American soap opera which ran on NBC for 2137 episodes from July 30, 1984 to January 15, 1993. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Another World (AW) was a Daytime Emmy-winning American soap opera which ran on the NBC television network (CTV in Canada) from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... All My Children is an US soap opera which has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...


Recently, she played Dahlia Ventura on As the World Turns and Ramona Hendon on Guiding Light before the producers of B&B asked Dion to come back for a guest spot in the role of Felicia. One guest appearance led to another, and she was quickly integrated into the storyline, earning a place in the new opening credits even though her temporary contract ran out in late September 2004. She continued to work on the show even though her home is in New York City (B&B tapes in Los Angeles). Although she enjoyed being back on B&B the commute from one coast to another proved too difficult and she decided to exit the show in December 2004. As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera, airing each weekday on CBS. It debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956 at 1:30 in the afternoon. ... The Guiding Light (or simply Guiding Light as its known today) is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest soap opera ever told, as well as the longest running drama in broadcast history (its 14600th episode was aired 9th February 2004). ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ...


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The Adelphi Theatre 1806-1900: The 1861-1862 Season (1942 words)
The Colleen Bawn had an uninterrupted run until 16 November 1862, and was revived at intervals for the next eight months.
However, after the first week, Boucicault was replaced in the role of Salem Scudder by Delman Grace for a fortnight, during which he wrote "a new last act of the drama composed by the public and edited by the author" (playbill, 9 December).
Dion Boucicault, who continued to perform in The Colleen Bawn, was again replaced by Delman Grace in The Octoroon from 24 December to 8 February.
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