Donna, Thank you for sharing your wonderful memories, and stories of Jonathan Frid.It makes my heart feel so good to know that Jonathan was a kind,loving man. I loved your story line as Roxanne. You had such a "Natural" glamour compared to the other female interests of Barnabas. I always admired your beautiful facial profile,and Hip hairstyle of the time ! You have a lovely voice too.Thank you for your great portrayal of Roxanne (That mean director was a bully),and Jonathan took you under his wing.I love that story, and how you were so impressed with Jonathan having a mini fridge in his dressing room. Oh, I agree with you whole heartily, Jonathan looked great in his "Period Costumes" ! Much Love, Cindy💕
Thank you, Donna, for that lovely tribute to Jonathan Frid! Yes, he was a very kind man, and he did have a great sense of humour. I love that about him. RIP Jonathan Frid, and if he were still alive, he'd be turning 100 years old this December 2nd! TFS! ~Janet in Canada
Thank you for your memories, Donna. Here is one of mine: I was so thrilled that the new character on my favorite show had my name (Roxanne)!! I had never met another Roxanne in my short life and you were the first I had seen on TV. That is a very special memory to me. 🥰
Very touching words, Donna Wandrey. Your kind words about Jonathan Frid brought tears of joy to my eyes Donna Wandrey’s role as Roxanne Drew (particularly during the 1970 Parallel Time storyline) was (aside from Kathryn Leigh Scott’s various characters) the greatest female role on Dark Shadows (beating Alexandra Moltke’s Victoria Winters and Grayson Hall & Nancy Barrett’s various roles). I enjoyed the chemistry between Roxanne and Barnabas (aside from Barnabas & Victoria and Maggie & Willie/Quentin)
My favorite show of all time. Still daydream (and the occasional nightmare) of Collinsport. 54 and still get to dream, thank you Barnabas and thank,you Roxanne.
What a lovely tribute! I hope you see this Donna because I want you to know that I thought you were great from Day One on Dark Shadows. And you did a great job all through your stay with the show. Sad to hear that someone was mean to you but I'm sure the other great people on Dark Shadows, especially Jonathan, made up for it. I was SO sad when Dark Shadows went off the air but if I had known that someday it would be possible to own the entire series on DVD (and VHS tapes!) and that I'd get to see the people that I admired so much again later in life though videos like this, I know I would've been much less sad. All the best to you, it sounds like you have a good life and enjoy what you do. And you deserve that! Love to you!
I remember seeing you olay a stewarde in that commercial for the coffee creamer after the end of your Dark Shadows run.I hated to see you leave the show, Roxanne was one of my favorite characters.
Donna, you have a terrific personality and a genuine actress. ✨
Donna, Thank you for sharing your wonderful memories, and stories of Jonathan Frid.It makes my heart feel so good to know that Jonathan was a kind,loving man. I loved your story line as Roxanne. You had such a "Natural" glamour compared to the other female interests of Barnabas. I always admired your beautiful facial profile,and Hip hairstyle of the time ! You have a lovely voice too.Thank you for your great portrayal of Roxanne (That mean director was a bully),and Jonathan took you under his wing.I love that story, and how you were so impressed with Jonathan having a mini fridge in his dressing room. Oh, I agree with you whole heartily, Jonathan looked great in his "Period Costumes" ! Much Love, Cindy💕
Thank you, Donna, for that lovely tribute to Jonathan Frid! Yes, he was a very kind man, and he did have a great sense of humour. I love that about him. RIP Jonathan Frid, and if he were still alive, he'd be turning 100 years old this December 2nd! TFS! ~Janet in Canada
Very kind words! Many thanks for sharing.
I've heard many stories of his nurturing to younger actors. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for this. I still love Jonathan and Barnabas. It's wonderful to hear about some of your time with him. You were fantastic on the show.
Thank you for your memories, Donna. Here is one of mine: I was so thrilled that the new character on my favorite show had my name (Roxanne)!! I had never met another Roxanne in my short life and you were the first I had seen on TV. That is a very special memory to me. 🥰
Very touching words, Donna Wandrey. Your kind words about Jonathan Frid brought tears of joy to my eyes
Donna Wandrey’s role as Roxanne Drew (particularly during the 1970 Parallel Time storyline) was (aside from Kathryn Leigh Scott’s various characters) the greatest female role on Dark Shadows (beating Alexandra Moltke’s Victoria Winters and Grayson Hall & Nancy Barrett’s various roles). I enjoyed the chemistry between Roxanne and Barnabas (aside from Barnabas & Victoria and Maggie & Willie/Quentin)
Loved you in the show
My favorite show of all time. Still daydream (and the occasional nightmare) of Collinsport. 54 and still get to dream, thank you Barnabas and thank,you Roxanne.
What a lovely tribute! I hope you see this Donna because I want you to know that I thought you were great from Day One on Dark Shadows. And you did a great job all through your stay with the show. Sad to hear that someone was mean to you but I'm sure the other great people on Dark Shadows, especially Jonathan, made up for it. I was SO sad when Dark Shadows went off the air but if I had known that someday it would be possible to own the entire series on DVD (and VHS tapes!) and that I'd get to see the people that I admired so much again later in life though videos like this, I know I would've been much less sad. All the best to you, it sounds like you have a good life and enjoy what you do. And you deserve that! Love to you!
Wonderful memories! Thank you for sharing them with us. You look so beautiful.❤
Donna looks beautiful, and I appreciate her kinds words about Jonathan.
I remember seeing you olay a stewarde in that commercial for the coffee creamer after the end of your Dark Shadows run.I hated to see you leave the show, Roxanne was one of my favorite characters.
I hope it was fun for you to play an evil vampire. I remember when Jonathan as Barnabas opened the coffin and you were ready to attack.