![]() ![]() “All I’m allowed to say is that there’s a lot of story coming up for her. Asked what might be coming up for Jackie, the actress laughs. “Fans love seeing us together almost as much as we love being able to work together again,” she raves. Knight, who played her All My Children sibling Tad and is now Port Charles’ Martin. Then there’s the added benefit of being reunited with Michael E. “They shoot so fast, and it’s an entirely different way of taping now. Meanwhile, Delaney is loving her time on General Hospital, but admits daytime has changed drastically since her All My Children days. More: Is an All My Children character General Hospital bound? Not only was her daughter murdered but because Mari herself was killed, she never got to see how her relentless search for the truth is continuing to play out, even now.” What really struck me was that there was more than one tragedy here. Thanks to a two-week quarantine upon arriving in Canada, where the film was shot, Delaney says she “had time to really delve into Mari’s story and read everything I could find about her. This meant Delaney would not have an opportunity to speak to the person she was bringing to life. The actress - best known to soap lovers as All My Children‘s Jenny, and now playing General Hospital‘s Jackie - had a unique challenge when it came to playing Gilbert: The real-life woman into whose shoes she was stepping would later, in a tragic twist, be murdered by one of her other daughters. More: Explosive All My Children reboot storylines It was in part because of her efforts that other families got closure when their missing children’s bodies were found.” “Mari never gave up when it came to finding answers. What surprised her, the actress says, is “just how rewarding the project was at the end of the day.”ĭespite the dark material - Gilbert’s daughter was a murdered sex worker - Delaney says that it’s an important story which needs to be told. When Kim Delaney signed on to play Mari Gilbert, the real-life woman at the center of Lifetime’s The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother’s Hunt of Justice, she knew it was going to be a challenging role. He has written for a variety of publications about soap operas and television including Variety, TV Insider, TV Guide Magazine, TV Insider Magazine, AOL TV, TODAY, Daytime TV (Australia), TV Soap (Australia), AARP, and Us Weekly.“This is the kind of story that can impact lives.” A few years later, he was recruited by Soap Opera Digest to join the magazine’s west coast staff, eventually becoming the publication’s West Coast Editor. Next, he landed a position on the production staff of B&B. ![]() ![]() Michael’s career in soaps began soon after college when he worked as a CBS page on the sets of Y&R and B&B. Michael also served as a creative consultant on the Pop TV series Queens of Drama. He’s a graduate of Boston University’s College of Communication and has been on the production staff of BB. Michael has contributed to books on soap operas including The Bold and the Beautiful a 10th Anniversary Celebration, Days of Our Lives Better Living, and two tomes published by People Magazine celebrating General Hospital’s 50th Anniversary and All My Children’s 41st /farewell. He’s the former West Coast Editor of Soap Opera Digest, a past Contributing Editor at Soaps In Depth Magazine and has been on staff at Inside TV, Soap Opera Update, Soap Opera Magazine, and In Touch. Bell, creator of both The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. Bell, the authorized biography of the late William J. Michael wrote The Young and Restless Life of William J. He can often be found on a red carpet talking to your favorite daytime stars. As Senior West Coast Editor of Soap Hub, he’s on top of the latest news, casting, behind-the-scenes changes, and trends in the world of daytime drama. ![]() Michael Maloney is a veteran Los Angeles-based entertainment reporter. ![]()
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