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HuntingtonM15 · 06-12-2009, 03:45 AM

Casting coup: ATWT signs GH vet Lynn Herring
Posted Tuesday, June 9, 2009 6:29:59 PM
by Dan J Kroll

It may be one the biggest casting coups of the year. Former General Hospital and Port Charles star, Lynn Herring, will join the As the World Turns cast in July. Once one of daytime's biggest stars, Herring hasn't been seen on daytime in more than five years and admits she was hurt that GH never asked her to return.

As the World Turns has scored one of the biggest casting coups of the past year. The CBS soap has signed daytime veteran, Lynn Herring (ex-Lucy Coe, General Hospital/Port Charles), to a newly created role. Herring will play Audrey, the "gold-digging mother" of Henry Coleman.

In an exclusive interview with TVGuide's Michael Logan, Herring laments that no one from ABC ever contacted her about returning to General Hospital following the October 2003 cancellation of Port Charles. Herring created the role of Lucy Coe on General Hospital in 1985. When the 30-minute GH spinoff, Port Charles, debuted in June 1997, it was seen as a vehicle to further Herring's star status. There was believed to be a clause in Herring's contract that would allow her to return to General Hospital in the event that Port Charles was cancelled.

"[General Hospital] had gone in a whole new direction with Sonny and the Mafia [by the time Port Charles was cancelled]," Herring reflects, "and they've done very well by that. I knew Lucy wouldn't fit into that. Her high jinks and her comedic vixeny thing didn't seem to match with that serious tone, so it didn't bother me not to be asked back. I understood. But then when they brought back Finola Hughes [Anna] and Emma Samms [Holly Sutton], I did start to feel bad. I thought, there's gotta be a little space for me! But with Kin Shriner [Scott Baldwin] gone, there weren't many characters Lucy had related to a lot. I guess I was disappointed quite a bit, really. I understood why I wouldn't be offered a full-blown, long-term thing. I just wanted something."

While it's not quite Port Charles, in As the World Turns' Oakdale, Herring will be reunited with several of her former co-stars. The most notable, of course, is Jon Lindstrom (Craig Montgomery) who played Lucy's beloved "Doc," Kevin Collins on both General Hospital and Port Charles. Marie Wilson (Meg Snyder) and Julie Pinson (Janet Ciccone) also appeared opposite Herring on Port Charles, as Karen Wexler and Eve Lambert, respectively.

Since leaving daytime, Herring has focused her attention to two distinctly un-Hollywood jobs: tending to cattle on the ranch where she and husband Wayne Nortrop live near Raymond, California, and operating the Raymond Museum-which she also owns.

In a recent "Where are they now?" feature for a soap opera magazine, it was reported that Herring was content with her life outside the spotlight and had no desire to return to the world of acting. In the TVGuide interview, however, Herring reveals that she submitted her name as a possible recast candidate for the role of The Young and the Restless' Jill Abbott. When the top-rated soap came to terms on a new contract with actress Jess Walton, there was no longer a need to recast the role.

Herring makes her As the World Turns debut on July 24. The role is tentatively slated to run about six to eight weeks.

HuntingtonM15 · 06-12-2009, 03:47 AM

I'm a big Lynn fan, so I wish I watched ATWT. It's interesting to find out that she was after the role of Jill on Y&R. I would LOVE to see her on Y&R someday. It was so stupid of GH not to get someone like her back.

catlover79 · 06-12-2009, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by HuntingtonM15

I'm a big Lynn fan, so I wish I watched ATWT. It's interesting to find out that she was after the role of Jill on Y&R. I would LOVE to see her on Y&R someday. It was so stupid of GH not to get someone like her back.

I agree. I loved Lynn as Lucy!! But then again, GH has made so many bad casting/story moves in the past few years. Their loss is ATWT's gain.

MickeyMac · 06-12-2009, 03:04 PM

This should be interesting. ATWT has another former GH star Jon Linstrom(or something like that) in their cast.

80sTrivia · 06-12-2009, 05:10 PM

Good to hear Lynn is back on the soaps, where she belongs! Hopefully, ATWT will extend her role to a more permanent one!

Schmoopie · 06-13-2009, 04:44 AM

Is she still married to Wayne Northup, who was the original Roman on DOOL? I think she was on DOOL too, from what I remember. I did really like her as Lucy Coe, though. She and Scott Baldwin were so good (or is that bad?) together!

Andrea

catlover79 · 06-13-2009, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by MickeyMac

This should be interesting. ATWT has another former GH star Jon Linstrom(or something like that) in their cast.

That's right - she and Jon Lindstrom were a couple on GH/PC.

06-12-2009, 03:45 AM	#1
HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,060	Lynn Herring goes to ATWT Casting coup: ATWT signs GH vet Lynn Herring Posted Tuesday, June 9, 2009 6:29:59 PM by Dan J Kroll It may be one the biggest casting coups of the year. Former General Hospital and Port Charles star, Lynn Herring, will join the As the World Turns cast in July. Once one of daytime's biggest stars, Herring hasn't been seen on daytime in more than five years and admits she was hurt that GH never asked her to return. As the World Turns has scored one of the biggest casting coups of the past year. The CBS soap has signed daytime veteran, Lynn Herring (ex-Lucy Coe, General Hospital/Port Charles), to a newly created role. Herring will play Audrey, the "gold-digging mother" of Henry Coleman. In an exclusive interview with TVGuide's Michael Logan, Herring laments that no one from ABC ever contacted her about returning to General Hospital following the October 2003 cancellation of Port Charles. Herring created the role of Lucy Coe on General Hospital in 1985. When the 30-minute GH spinoff, Port Charles, debuted in June 1997, it was seen as a vehicle to further Herring's star status. There was believed to be a clause in Herring's contract that would allow her to return to General Hospital in the event that Port Charles was cancelled. "[General Hospital] had gone in a whole new direction with Sonny and the Mafia [by the time Port Charles was cancelled]," Herring reflects, "and they've done very well by that. I knew Lucy wouldn't fit into that. Her high jinks and her comedic vixeny thing didn't seem to match with that serious tone, so it didn't bother me not to be asked back. I understood. But then when they brought back Finola Hughes [Anna] and Emma Samms [Holly Sutton], I did start to feel bad. I thought, there's gotta be a little space for me! But with Kin Shriner [Scott Baldwin] gone, there weren't many characters Lucy had related to a lot. I guess I was disappointed quite a bit, really. I understood why I wouldn't be offered a full-blown, long-term thing. I just wanted something." While it's not quite Port Charles, in As the World Turns' Oakdale, Herring will be reunited with several of her former co-stars. The most notable, of course, is Jon Lindstrom (Craig Montgomery) who played Lucy's beloved "Doc," Kevin Collins on both General Hospital and Port Charles. Marie Wilson (Meg Snyder) and Julie Pinson (Janet Ciccone) also appeared opposite Herring on Port Charles, as Karen Wexler and Eve Lambert, respectively. Since leaving daytime, Herring has focused her attention to two distinctly un-Hollywood jobs: tending to cattle on the ranch where she and husband Wayne Nortrop live near Raymond, California, and operating the Raymond Museum-which she also owns. In a recent "Where are they now?" feature for a soap opera magazine, it was reported that Herring was content with her life outside the spotlight and had no desire to return to the world of acting. In the TVGuide interview, however, Herring reveals that she submitted her name as a possible recast candidate for the role of The Young and the Restless' Jill Abbott. When the top-rated soap came to terms on a new contract with actress Jess Walton, there was no longer a need to recast the role. Herring makes her As the World Turns debut on July 24. The role is tentatively slated to run about six to eight weeks.

06-12-2009, 05:10 PM	#5
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06-12-2009, 03:47 AM	#2
HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,060	I'm a big Lynn fan, so I wish I watched ATWT. It's interesting to find out that she was after the role of Jill on Y&R. I would LOVE to see her on Y&R someday. It was so stupid of GH not to get someone like her back.

06-12-2009, 03:04 PM	#4
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	This should be interesting. ATWT has another former GH star Jon Linstrom(or something like that) in their cast.