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List Of LGBT Characters In Soap Operas
This is a list of soap opera characters who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, and the live action television and radio soap operas which feature them. Characters who are pansexual, asexual, non-binary and intersex are also included. Character orientation and gender identity can be portrayed on-screen, described in the dialogue or mentioned. Characters are listed by soap opera, and soap operas by country of origin. The history of LGBT characters that feature in soap operas begins in Australia, with Don Finlayson, portrayed by Joe Hasham, who appeared in the Australian television soap opera '' Number 96'' between 1972 and 1977. Argentina ''Sos mi hombre'' ''Sos mi hombre'' is an Argentine telenovela, which aired on El Trece between August 2012 and June 2013. * Brenda Garay, portrayed by Gimena Accardi, is the wife of a male boxer who develops an attraction towards her personal trainer, Marisa. They begin a relationship and eventually marry. * Marisa, portrayed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Character (arts)
In fiction, a character is a person or being in a narrative (such as a novel, play, radio or television series, music, film, or video game). The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person, in which case the distinction of a "fictional" versus "real" character may be made. Derived from the Ancient Greek word , the English word dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in '' Tom Jones'' by Henry Fielding in 1749. From this, the sense of "a part played by an actor" developed.Harrison (1998, 51-2) quotation: (Before this development, the term '' dramatis personae'', naturalized in English from Latin and meaning "masks of the drama", encapsulated the notion of characters from the literal aspect of masks.) A character, particularly when enacted by an actor in the theater or cinema, involves "the illusion of being a human person". In literature, characters guide readers through their stories, helping them to understa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimena Accardi
María Gimena de los Milagros Accardi (born 27 May 1985), better known as Gimena Accardi, is an Argentine actress. Biography María Gimena de los Milagros Accardi was born on May 27, 1985, in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. Career At age 10, Accardi began studying theater with teachers Stella Maris Closas, Patricia Palmer, and Raúl Serrano. She was cast in a television pilot, ''Cosa de chicos'' from producer Quique Estevanez, which never made it to air. However, Estevanez then cast her as Jessica, the sister of "Beto" Santana in ''Los buscas de siempre'' from Azul Televisión. Next, she was cast as Sofía, a teenager struggling with drug addiction, on ''PH'' by Azul Televisión. In 2002, she played Catalina in ''Maridos a domicilio'' by Azul Televisión. This program was only on the air a short time, after which Accardi was cast as Melina in '' Los simuladores'' and Josefina in ''Kachorra'', both by Telefe, as well as playing Sabrina on the second season of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Reed
Shannon Reed is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Isla Fisher. She made her first on screen appearance on 16 September 1994. She departed on 6 August 1997. Ashley Murray played a young Shannon in flashbacks. Casting Actress Isla Fisher was eighteen when she joined the cast of ''Home and Away'' in 1994, shortly after finishing the role of Robyn Devereaux on '' Paradise Beach''. Fisher was cast alongside Shane Ammann in the respective roles of Shannon and Curtis Reed. In an interview with Rachel Browne of ''The Sun-Herald'', Fisher spoke of her success and experiences on the show. "I would be stupid to let it go to my head because it could all end tomorrow and I would just fade back into obscurity." She added: "I like working on ''Home And Away'' but it's a heavy workload so I get stressed out a lot, We work about 15 hours a day, including the time it takes to learn lines. "I know a lot of people work those sort of hours but I thin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Network
Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of the five main free-to-air television networks in Australia. The network's headquarters are located in Sydney. As of 2014, it was the second-largest network in the country in terms of population reach. Seven Network shows various nonfiction shows—such as news broadcasts (''Seven News'') and sports programming—as well as fiction shows. In 2011, the network won all 40 out of 40 weeks of the ratings season for total viewers, being the first to achieve this since the introduction of the OzTAM ratings system in 2001. As of 2024, Seven Network is the highest-rated television network nationally, in Australia, ahead of the Nine Network, ABC TV (Australian TV channel), ABC TV, Network 10 and SBS (Australian TV channel), SBS. Hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home And Away
''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, New South Wales, where he noticed locals were complaining about the construction of a foster home and against the idea of foster children from the city living in the area. The soap opera was initially going to be called ''Refuge'', but the name was changed to the "friendlier" title of ''Home and Away'' once production began. The show premiered in what Bateman classified as a ninety-minute telefeatureOram, James "Home and Away: Behind the Scenes" p. 45 Angus and Robertson, 1989 (subsequently in re-runs and on VHS titled as ''Home and Away: The Movie''), as opposed to a pilot. Since then, each subsequent episode has aired for a duration of twenty-two minutes. ''Home and Away'' has become the second longest-running drama series in Australian t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Routledge
Routledge ( ) is a British multinational corporation, multinational publisher. It was founded in 1836 by George Routledge, and specialises in providing academic books, academic journals, journals and online resources in the fields of the humanities, behavioral science, behavioural science, education, law, and social science. The company publishes approximately 1,800 journals and 5,000 new books each year and their backlist encompasses over 140,000 titles. Routledge is claimed to be the largest global academic publisher within humanities and social sciences. In 1998, Routledge became a subdivision and Imprint (trade name), imprint of its former rival, Taylor & Francis, Taylor & Francis Group (T&F), as a result of a £90-million acquisition deal from Cinven, a venture capital group which had purchased it two years previously for £25 million. Following the merger of Informa and T&F in 2004, Routledge became a publishing unit and major imprint within the Informa "academic publishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Nunn
Judith Anne Nunn ( AM) (born 13 April 1945), (also published under the pen name of Judy Bernard-Waite), is an Australian former actress, and author of both adult and children's fiction titles. She has collaborated with writers Patricia Bernard and Fiona Waite. Nunn is a former theatre and television actress and radio and television screenwriter for nearly 50 years, best known for her roles as Vicki Stafford '' The Box'', Irene Fisher on '' Sons and Daughters'', and her 15-year tenure in TV soap opera ''Home and Away'' as original character Ailsa Hogan. Nunn was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2015 Australia Day Honours for her service to the performing arts as a scriptwriter and actor of stage and screen, and to literature as an author. Career Acting Nunn worked for many years as a leading stage actress, starting in 1964. Her breakout television role was in the risque soap opera '' The Box'', as scheming bisexual reporter Vicki Stafford. Her character b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Karo
Paul Karo (June 1935 – 4 April 2025) was a Scottish-born, New Zealand and Australian actor and producer. He was notable for his role in Crawford Productions' first television soap opera '' The Box'' (as well as the feature film version of the same title) as the LGBTIQA character of television studio producer Lee Whiteman in 1974 and 1975, as well as a return to the role in 1976, at a time when gay characters were unknown on television. He and '' Number 96'' star Joe Hasham became cult figures for the gay liberation movement. He also became notable for his recurring role as Detective Inspector Rouse on series ''Prisoner'' in the 1980s. Life and career Karo—not his birth name—was born in June 1935 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His family moved to New Zealand in 1946, where he took on the Māori language surname Karo. He grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School and the University of Auckland. He worked for two years as a cadet reporter at ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 0-10 Network
Network 10 (commonly known as the 10 Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global's UK & Australia division and is one of the five national free-to-air networks in the country. As of 2024, Network 10 is the fourth-rated television network and primary channel in Australia, behind the Seven Network, Nine Network and ABC TV and ahead of SBS. History Origins From the introduction of TV in 1956 until 1965, there were three television networks in Australia, the National Television Network (now the Nine Network), the Australian Television Network (now the Seven Network), and the public ABC National Television Service (now ABC TV). In the early 1960s, the Australian Government began canvassing the idea of licensing a third commercial television station in each capital city. This decision was seen by some as a way for the government to defuse growing public dissatisfaction with the domin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crawford Productions
Crawford Productions is an Australian Media (communication), media production company, focused on radio and television production. Founded in Melbourne by Hector Crawford and his sister, actress and voice artist Dorothy Crawford, the company, also known as Crawfords Australia, is now a subsidiary of the WIN Corporation. Founding and early years Founded exclusively as a radio production company in 1945, Crawford Productions then specialized in drama, light entertainment, and educational programs. When television in Australia, broadcast television was introduced to Australia in 1956, Crawford Productions was one of the few Australian radio production houses to successfully transition to the new medium. Early Crawford TV productions included ''Wedding Day (TV series), Wedding Day'' (HSV-7, 1956), the first Australian-produced sitcom ''Take That (TV series), Take That!'' (HSV-7, 1957–59), ''The Peters Club'' (GTV-9, 1958), ''Raising a Husband'' (GTV-9, 1958) and the drama play '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Box (Australian TV Series)
''The Box'' is an Australian soap opera that ran on ATV (Australia), ATV-0 from 11 February 1974 until 11 October 1977 and on Network Ten, 0–10 Network affiliates around Australia. ''The Box'' was produced by Crawford Productions which at the time was having great success producing police drama series in Australia. ''The Box'' was Crawfords' first soap opera, and was launched to complement the enormous success of another adult soap opera ''Number 96 (TV series), Number 96''.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 91-92 It originated as ''The Dream Makers'', conceived by Ian Jones as a Crawford Productions series prior to the launch of ''Number 96''. After ''Number 96'' became a hit, ''The Dream Makers'' was revived as ''The Box'' to fill out an hour's time slot. Synopsis ''The Box'' was a drama set in a fictional Melbourne television station, called UCV Channel 12, and explored the workings of the company and the professional and personal lives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violeta Urtizberea
Violeta Urtizberea (February 19, 1985) is an Argentine actress. She worked once again with her father in the 2012 telenovela ''Graduados''. Biography She is the granddaughter of the journalist Raúl Urtizberea, daughter of the actor Mex Urtizberea and niece of the actor Gonzalo Urtizberea. Career She began working on Magazine for Fai in the channel Telefe, along her father Mex Urtizberea. She made other works with him, and then began her own career. She worked once again with her father in the 2012 telenovela Graduados ''Graduados'' () is a 2012 Argentine telenovela that was broadcast by Telefe from March 12 to December 19. The plot concerns a group of people who graduated from high school in 1989 and reunite twenty years later. The main character, Andrés G .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
