Eileen Davidson, Donna Mills & Laura Wright Interview - The Story of Soaps
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- Three of the most recognizable names in the soap opera genre, Eileen Davidson (Y&R, Ex-Days, Ex-B&B, Ex-Santa Barbara). Donna Mills (Knots Landing, Ex-Love is a Many Splendored Thing, Ex-Secret Storm) and Laura Wright (General Hospital, Ex-Guiding Light, Ex-Loving, Ex-The City), chat with Michael Fairman in this virtual conversation about their careers working in front of the camera on daytime and primetime soaps.
Each of the actresses appear on ABC's "The Story of Soaps" two-hour special airing on Tuesday night May 19th (9 p.m. EST). to which this interview is a prelude to.
From her role as Abby Cunningham Ewing on Knots Landing to her role as GH's Madeline Reeves, Donna Mills shares memorable stories from her career, and from her role as Y&R's Ashley Abbott to playing five roles on Days of our Lives from Kristen DiMera to Susan Banks, Eileen Davidson recalls her start and the time she played five roles at one time, while bringing to life Carly Corinthos on General Hospital every day is a joy shares Laura Wright from her early start on ABC's Loving which changed the trajectory of her life.
We hope you enjoy this exclusive on The Michael Fairman Channel taped during the stay-at-home orders during the COVID-10 pandemic,
Donna Mills coming to Knots Landing was a game changer...PERIOD!!
She was excellent as Abby.
Yes Donna added the biggest villain that was missing from the show. I'm a huge Donna Mills fan but Abby was not nice and I was used to her being a good person. But I started to love to hate her on Knots Landing.
Oh WOW! Laura is so sweet.......Eileen is GREAT..........and DONNA MILLS is an ICON!!!! OMG
Thank you for this! Love Donna Mills! She is so nice. In every interview, she is so friendly and down to earth. I only watched GH when she was on it, so I got to see Laura Wright too. It looked like they became friends from being on that show. Laura seems awesome too here in this interview - very cool. I am glad she stepped up and gave praise to Knots Landing. That show really did have amazing actors and the storylines were amazing.
Donna Mills is so elegant and fabulous, plus so grounded, you could literally go for lunch with her and you know she would be super nice and chilled 😊😊😊
Thank you Michael, a million times over, for this! love Donna Mills and Eileen Davidson, always have, always did, always will. They never seem to age, omg, love it! I'm not familiar with Laura, but love her upbeat, outgoing, friendly persona. Again, thank you so much, and then some!
What an amazing interview with three iconic soap actresses.
Donna Mills should have 24 Emmys!!!!
I just love Eileen Davison! I named my youngest daughter after her, the character on Y&R spelled differently, but I always thought she was beautiful, AND NOW I have a beautiful daughter (Ashlee) as Eileen, Ashley Abbott is. Donna Mills in Knots Landing, beautiful actress, SHE played her role as Abby very good! I am not familiar with the other actress, but she sounds sweet, AND very beautiful. I am a very avid Y&R watcher. Have watched it since March 1973. Love these interviews! Thanks Michael!
Donna was the best on KL. The show did not really work well without her. She was what sparked the show.
take there palstic sugury and make up they would shock all.lmao
Agree!
Wow Donna Mills looks great for 81!
Donna still looks amazing after all of this time.
Eileen Should have won an Emmy for 1997 when she played the five characters! (: But she won twice, so it's all right! (;
She's a Gemini so I think she can handle five or more characters ! :)
I wish I had followed Eileen onto her other soap operas.
@@gailvavrosky2507 You can watch her on youtube as Kelly Capwell on Santa Barbara..
Love these ladies! Love Donna Mills on KL, she was a force to be reckoned with. I think women can learn a lot from Donna Mill's Abby character, a role model that women should follow, especially in a time of the me too movement. Abby was a cunning business women that never allowed any man to take advantage over, she was always one step ahead and put the guys too shame. She had this "Don't mess with me" aura.
Donna's eyes are hypnotizing!!!
As always !
Always have been!
Loving this & wish it could air on 📺
Eileen, you are Ashley forever. Truly. Please don't leave.
I met Donna Mills in Londonabout 20-30 years ago and she was like this super sweet, precious little porcelain doll. She still looks the same.
This was superb! Thank you so much for this! Keep them coming! (:
These ladies aged so gracefully especially Donna Mills she looks just like she did years ago. On Knots Landing and e weren’t she played Nina’s mom on GeneralHospital. Theses ladies are great actresses and I’m so happy to see this interview.
I’m a big fan of all of them. I watched Laura Wright from Loving 🥰 The City, Guiding Light and now GeneralHospital. Eileen Davidson has always been my favorite on The Young and Restless and Days of our Lives I even watched her on Bold and Beautiful. Now I’m watching The her on the Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Her face doesnt move tho
I know. She's eternally stunning. She looks so good the insecure women are so desperate to try to put her down and make excuses why she is still stunning. Jealousy diminishes inside beauty as well.
THREE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN WHOM I HAVE ADORED WATCHING FOR YEARS, DONNA SO LOVELY EVEN AT HER AGE, NO BOTOX OR FACE LIFTS JUST AGEING GRACEFULLY.
What fabulous woman!! And the interviewer is perfect!! Really nice job!!
Donna Mills is the best of all time! Love Donna--lovely classy and beautiful.
Knots Landing, As The World Turns and Guiding Light were the Best!
So many more. Love Is A Many Spendid Thing, Edge Of Night, The Secret Storm. ATWT. Guiding Light, Bold and The Beautiful, Young & The Restless.......
CBS is Best
Love this. Yes, some fans are not accepting of what's the reality. They are Actors people!!!!?!??
Omg that was amazing ☺️☺️☺️☺️👍👍
Great Interview!
Donna Mills is a soap legend prime time daytime she’s a terrific actress she should have won many many emmys
Thank you ! I really enjoyed
Three Great Actresses.
They all look so Great
Love this. Great job Michael and all the ladies are fabulous.
Such fun. I grew up watching soaps. Love them. I was so sad when One Life To Live ended. I can't remember how many vhs tapes I went through taping my soaps when I was at school or at work.
I've been watching TH-cam clips of Tina's last visit to OLTL
I love all of y'all . Y'all mad me happy everyday. I enjoyed watching y'all with my Mom. Yall keep entertaining us with your stories.
Loved knots Donna is great! Jennifer 😁
Can you do a interview with Robin Christopher? I miss her
Love. Them. ALL! Historic in soap history!
All these wonderful women who are so talented and beautiful ! I want to thank them for the their wonderful rolls the play Laura you are a Mazing i love watching you on Gener Hospital !
Such a classy interview with truly classy Daytime and Nighttime Talents. I do want to say though that Laura is the 4th Carly. Jennifer Bransford was Carly #3 and Maurice Bernard was a big supporter of hers way back then.
Laura was my Favorite Cassie on Guiding Light.
Mine too 💞
She was amazing as Cassie yesss i didn't care for her as Carly
Georgie Simmons I personally like her Carly also, people do grow and mature, Laura’s Carly has a little of Sarah’s and Tamara’s characteristic.
I was watching at the time as well. I stopped watching when Reva was a science project and a twin! That was too far out there!
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Love them all
Donna Mills is my boo!
Laura has grown on me as Carly.
Eileen is just cool as fu%k!
Three beautiful women, Laura is so adorable.
Loved Knots Landing. 💖
They all look great but Donna Mills wow still stunning
Those woman don't age ,,, they are all great soap actresses in there own right!!!
This is so awesome.
This is awesome!
Love all these beautiful ladies ❤️💕❤️
Wow. Donna Mills looks so great. Her skin is beautiful and doesn't look plastic or gaunt. It seems impossible at her age. Amazing.
Excellent!
Lauren has always made my knees buckle in all the right ways
Lady's best wishes to you all three Woman's Actresses,you all plays very special parts working on live camera rolling earned your Emmy awards, for hanging in there many years now it times for you Lady's to be with your families ........Loveing careing people's Ellena, Dawson's,Donna Mills,Laura Wright.telling your fans how you woman's work hard
Beautiful people thanks all of you
Donna mills also was on general hospital clips on TH-cam. Knots landing spin off of Dallas
Love all these ladies
I would watch Knots Landing now
I love very much Donna Mills in Abby Ewing and Ellen's Davidson in Ashley Abbott
I would watch the reruns of Knot’s Landing now. Curious they didn’t mention that it was a spin off from Dallas….
Eileen is so beautiful.
This really is nice to see
So great to see you all! Gosh Laura I don’t get why you don’t leave your hair Curley. It is beautiful but of course I have Curley and hate itcurley
My sister had curly hair and wanted my straight hair....until we saw Laura in the Loving/The City days. Then she loved her curls, and I got a perm lol.
Michael you should do one of these interviews with Nicolette Sheridan!! 💕
I loved her character we were the same age
Do you think this special tonight will help bring our soap back?
No. I think the industry is actually trying to tell us bye forever.
Especially with all the new restrictions now. They’re headed to their bunkers now. So long.
NO soaps will be gone in 3 to 5 years
I would love to see what tyler perry would do with YandR and BB
Yes. I believe abc will be bringing the soaps back. The purpose of the 2 hour special the other night was to see if there is still an interest in soaps. Fingers crossed.
Laura Wright has the best hair ever!
Susan was my favorite character that Eileen played, she wasn't mean mean mean😁
I love eillene
I Love Eileen Davidson as Kristen Dimera on Days Of Our Lives...Laura Wright as Carly on General Hospital
Donna 'dam' Mills is
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Laura is my favorite Carly
I don't remember any other Carly but hers❤️
My fave too!
Why did knots landing not keep Lucy Ewing as Gary Ewing and valenes child.?
Love this! Queen Eileen. Please get the legend that is Heather Tom next.
Donna Mills looks great for her age!!
Laura Wright has no wrinkles.
For a white woman born in 71 Its quite freaky
I am her age she bet not have any wrinkles
@@kreed82 all races get wrinkles...stop with race shit!
@@aprilrawls5162that reply has nothing to do with my comment. Thx for your participation, numpty
@@kreed82 you mentioned her race..." For a white woman" . why didn't you just say she looks good to be 49. You said it ...so own it.
DONNA MILLS je pense quelle a trouvée la fontaine de l éternel beauté je la retrouve comme dans Knost Landing resplendissante 79 ans bravos DONNA vous ètes superbe HELLO C est la FRANCE Certains vont dire elle a mis un filtre oui je sais mais quand meme elle est belle
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If Y&R does decide to recast Ashley, I hope they take a serious look at Brenda Epperson, the only actress who previously was successful in playing the part.
Wow ! Donna I can remember watching you on knots Landing you are so beautiful what is your secret ???
Be careful well safe encouraged blessed strong
Love Abby Fairgate-Cunningham-Ewing-Sumner.
Donna Mills is ageless.
I ❤️ Laura Wright just kidding I ❤️ Everyone!!!
Is it just me or does Donna Mills grit her teeth when she speaks
Laura Wright seems a lot nicer then bratty, difficult Carly that she plays so well.
Spending time with God and family learn have fun
Nooo, please dont recast Ashley. Eileen is so great. They all are
I’m going
Donna Mills was wonderful in Love is a Many Splendor Thing... and always pretty... Eileen never cared for her.
I’m prob in the minority but I never saw Cassie (Laura Wright) with anyone but Hart (Frank Grillo) on Guiding Light. Loved those 2. never was a Cassie/Richard fan.
❤ watching Carly Sonny
lol Interesting how nobody ever mentions the third Carly lol
Laura could have fixed her hair up before this interview, but Eileen and Donna(who's almost 80!) look great!
I like her hair that way. She has natural curly hair and sometimes it is hard to do it all the time
She looks great to me. Natural
I think that’s just her style.
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