Monday, September 12, 2011

Person of the Week: Chrishell Stause

Chrishell Stause
ABC Daytime
With several film and television roles to her credit, Chrishell Stause is best known to audiences for her long-time role as Amanda Dillon Martin on All My Children. Miss Stause is among the many celebrated cast members who recently wrapped production on the program which, sadly, ends its historic forty-one year broadcast television run on September 23, 2011.

Miss Stause joined All My Children in April, 2006, taking over the role of “Amanda,” the daughter of Pine Valley mainstays Trevor Dillon (James Kiberd) and his wife, the local lunatic, Janet Green (Kate Collins). While Miss Stause never shared the screen with Mr. Kiberd, she was able to work with the talented Miss Collins who returned for several appearances throughout the last five years. Since joining the show, Chrishell’s “Amanda” has been front-and-center in a variety of storylines which have showcased the young actors talents for both comedy and drama.

Amanda and Janet (Kate Collins)
ABC Daytime
Prior to joining All My Children, Miss Stause, a Kentucky native, attended Murray University, where theatre was her primary focus. Miss Stause takes great pride not only in her acting work, but also her charity work. For three years, she has lent her talents as a performer to Broadway Cares and Equity Fights AIDS, performing on stage for the benefit of AIDS Research.

To learn more about Chrishell Stause, visit her web site. While, the future of All My Children seems uncertain right now as the production looks toward a new life as an Internet-based show, we’re certain to see Miss Stause in a variety of new endeavors as her career continues.

5 comments:

Darcy said...

Chrisshell has had many strong performances this year on "All My Children".She is a great choice for person of the week. Kudos to her and the rest of the cast. I know Il'll miss the chance to watch them bring Pine Valley to life evey day as they have been doing every day for the past 41 years.

Joseph Crisalli said...

It is sad to think that ABC has cast aside AMC after forty-one years and that they've treated OLTL similarly. The disregard for the fans is certainly disappointing. However, I know that all of the talented cast and crew members will continue to entertain us for many years to come whether its part of the Prospect Park online version of the show, should that come to pass, or through other ventures. Chrishell Stause is an excellent representative for the team at AMC, most of whom seem quite dedicated to their fans and to their communities. These are people who represent a mind-set that should have been emulated by some of their former employers. Thanks for commenting, Darcy.

Doni said...

This is the second mention I've seen of an online continuation of the show...Is that something the actor's are putting together? Or is it a venture into online TV by ABC? I too have watched since the black and white days...I remember when Erica hid her birth control pills from Tom Cuddahy...It was a story that stuck with me for the 'shocking' subject of the time. lol I would hate to lose the legacy that is AMC completely.

Joseph Crisalli said...

Hi Doni. ABC has washed its hands of the show and will have nothing to do with it when the final broadcast show airs on the 23rd. The rights to the show have been purchased by a company called Prospect Park who has also purchased One Life to Live. Presently, the intention of Prospect Park is to produce online versions of both shows. However, it has been reported that Prospect Park might be shopping the shows around to cable networks. While a few of the OLTL actors have been contacted about continuing with the online version of their show, no one from AMC has been asked to be a part of the "new" version of AMC as of yet with the exception of Susan Lucci who has, as of this writing, politely declined the offer for reasons known only to her. The online version of AMC is slated to debut in January. There are many questions about this new direction for the show and not a lot of answers yet. Many feel hopeful about it and I hope it works out, however, I have my doubts. The program was treated shabbily by ABC over the past five or six years, and, while the cancellation is sad news, I hope that with a new freedom from ABC Daytime as it is, and with the continued involvement of the show's creator, Agnes Nixon, that it will thrive in its new format. The resulting program--should it come to pass--will be vastly different, but Prospect Park promises continuity in production quality and storytelling. Doni, I would recommend Kathy Carano's site, "The Pine Valley Bulletin" as an excellent source for accurate information about the show. There's a link to the PVB on the right side of this page in "Links."

Doni said...

Oh thank you for the recommendation. I remember that site from years ago...Didn't realize it was still active.

I do hope Prospect makes a serious commitment to AMC...I think La Lucci might reconsider if she saw an attempt at a 'seamless transition' ... I know that is a dream, but... My other dream is online shows would be seen as just another way to sell your stuff. lol So then maybe hulu.com would pick up the practice of reviving mismanaged shows. *oh well* that will never happen. :P