This is a list of actors and actresses who have had roles on the
soap opera
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...
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Guiding Light
''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. ''Guiding Light'' aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio ...
''.
Originally a radio drama series, by the early 1980s, ''Guiding Light'' was CBS's main contender challenging ABC's dominance of the daytime television soap opera ratings.
Major characters and cast members over the years have included Roger Thorpe (
Michael Zaslow
Michael Joel Zaslow (November 1, 1942 – December 6, 1998) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as villain Roger Thorpe on CBS's ''Guiding Light'', a role he played from 1971 to 1980 and again from 1989 to 1997, earning ...
); Nola Reardon (
Lisa Brown);
Reva Shayne
Reva Shayne is a fictional character from ''Guiding Light'', played by four-time Daytime Emmy Award winner Kim Zimmer from November 28, 1983, to July 23, 1990, and April 28, 1995, until the show's final episode on September 18, 2009. Zimmer has b ...
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Kim Zimmer
Kimberly Jo Zimmer (born February 2, 1955) is an American actress, best known for her role as Reva Shayne on the CBS soap opera ''Guiding Light''. For this portrayal, she has won four Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama ...
); and
Beth Raines
Beth Raines is a fictional character from the long-running American soap opera, ''Guiding Light''. Beth is the stepdaughter of the late Bradley Raines and daughter of Lillian Raines. She is the mother of Lizzie, James, and Peyton Spaulding and ...
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Beth Chamberlin
Beth Chamberlin (born October 1, 1963) is an American actress, known for her role as Beth Raines on the CBS soap opera, ''Guiding Light''.
Early life
Chamberlin was born in Danville, Vermont. She studied ballet with the American Ballet Theatre b ...
).
Cast members
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guiding Light cast members
Lists of actors by soap opera television series
Lists of actors of defunct soap operas