Kathy Bates did time on various soaps including "The Doctors", "One Life to Live", and "All My Children" where she played inmate Belle Bodelle opposite daytime queen Susan Lucci.

"I played a brutal character who was in prison with Erica (Lucci). I was so impressed with Susan and how much friggin’ dialogue she could learn every day."

http://ew.com/tv/kathy-bates-career-role-call/all-my-children-1984

hahahahah those scenes were a hoot! They use to be on youtube.

Haha! Fun times!!! Who knew then that Kathy was just a few years away from winning an Oscar (for Misery)?!?