The Story of Soaps

This ABC/PEOPLE television special highlights the impact of the soap opera. In today's shifting television landscape, "The Story of Soaps" traces how female creators migrated from radio to television to become the dominant force in daytime for more than three decades. Today, the legacy of the soap opera continues all over prime time and reality t.v. An extensive look is taken at this iconic, impactful genre.

CAST

Shelly AltmanSelf

John AnistonSelf

Alec BaldwinSelf

Maurice BenardSelf

Lorraine BroderickSelf

James H. BrownSelf

Carol BurnettSelf

Marc CherrySelf

Andy CohenSelf

Bryan CranstonSelf

Mary CrosbySelf

Eileen DavidsonSelf

Jill Farren PhelpsSelf

Vivica A. FoxSelf

Genie FrancisSelf