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vince garcia

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Dec 9, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/9/99
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They really should have kept the girl. She was close enough to Alex that
she could have maintained the character in much the same way.

she's cute too :)

Anyone know if she went on to do any other shows?

vince aka aristede

Lily Knol

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Dec 9, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/9/99
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>From: vince garcia vgga...@ix.netcom.com

I liked her, too; she had a nice intensity in her scenes with Jonathon Frid.

Lily
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Stuart Manning

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Dec 9, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/9/99
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vince garcia wrote in message <38500D...@ix.netcom.com>...

>They really should have kept the girl. She was close enough to Alex that
>she could have maintained the character in much the same way.

>Anyone know if she went on to do any other shows?

Carolyn Groves was excellent. It's a real pity she was only brought in to
tie up loose ends, so to speak. As far as I know, by the mid-seventies, she
had retired from the profession. Amazingly Betsy Durkin had not followed
her example, though had failed to add anything to her resume during the
intervening years <g>

Stuart
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Slarti

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Dec 9, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/9/99
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vince garcia <vgga...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>They really should have kept the girl. She was close enough to Alex that
>she could have maintained the character in much the same way.
>

>she's cute too :)
>

>Anyone know if she went on to do any other shows?
>
Carolyn Groves

Actress - filmography

1.Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Cocktail Party Guest

2."General Hospital" (1963) TV Series
Nancy Campers (#1) (1991-1992)

3.Pound (1970)
Pedigreed Bitch

4."Dark Shadows" (1966) TV Series
Victoria Winters Clark (Bradford) (#3) (1969)

5."Edge of Night, The" (1956) TV Series
Betsy Brown (1963)

Notable TV guest appearances

1."Naked City" (1958)
in episode: "Man Without a Skin"
(episode # 4.20) 2/6/1963


(from www.imdb.com )

--Slarti


DivaM...@webtv.net

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<Pound (1970) Pedigreed Bitch>

I want that on MY resume! LOL! : )


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Carpe Noctem

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Dec 9, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/9/99
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Dear Lily,

I agree also, she did more in her one scene with Mr. Frid today than
Betsy Durkin did the whole time she played the role of Vicki. Ms.
Groves Vicki was an intelligent woman, not some quivering mass of
helplessness.


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Lily Knol wrote:


>
> >From: vince garcia vgga...@ix.netcom.com
>
> >They really should have kept the girl. She was close enough to Alex that
> >she could have maintained the character in much the same way.
> >
> >she's cute too :)
> >
> >Anyone know if she went on to do any other shows?
> >

> >vince aka aristede
> >
> I liked her, too; she had a nice intensity in her scenes with Jonathon Frid.
>
> Lily
> "Impropriety is the soul of wit."
> Somerset Maugham-- The Moon and Sixpence

--

Jedpeck

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Dec 10, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/10/99
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>Carolyn Groves was excellent. It's a real pity she was only brought in to
>tie up loose ends, so to speak. As far as I know, by the mid-seventies, she
>had retired from the profession. Amazingly Betsy Durkin had not followed
>her example, though had failed to add anything to her resume during the
>intervening years <g>
>
>Stuart

Tell me more about Betsy Durking--the worst actress to set foot on the DS set.
I loved Carolyn Groves and thought she could have made a smooth transition into
Vicky. What's more, I believe the actress could have portrayed Amanda Harris
far more effectively in the 1897 sequence than Donna McKechnie did...and it,
too, would have been a perfect part for Alexandra Moltke (who wanted to play a
more interesting role). Alas, it will never be....

Tom

JennaStan

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Dec 10, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/10/99
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Carolyn was good, soft-spoken and intelligent, such a refreshing change from
Durkin, who always seemed to be screaming her lines at people.

Soul Of The Darkest Star

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Dec 10, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/10/99
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Jedpeck wrote:

>Tell me more about Betsy Durking--the worst actress to set foot on the DS set.

I have throw my two coppers in here and say that I think that
Erica (I forget her last name) who played Leona/Danielle, the
life force of Eve was the worst DS actress ever!

>Tom


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vince garcia

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Dec 10, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/10/99
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Slarti wrote:

>
> vince garcia <vgga...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> >They really should have kept the girl. She was close enough to Alex that
> >she could have maintained the character in much the same way.
> >
> >she's cute too :)
> >
> >Anyone know if she went on to do any other shows?
> >
> Carolyn Groves
>
> Actress - filmography
>
> 1.Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
> Cocktail Party Guest
>
> 2."General Hospital" (1963) TV Series
> Nancy Campers (#1) (1991-1992)
>
> 3.Pound (1970)
> Pedigreed Bitch
>
> 4."Dark Shadows" (1966) TV Series
> Victoria Winters Clark (Bradford) (#3) (1969)
>
> 5."Edge of Night, The" (1956) TV Series
> Betsy Brown (1963)
>
> Notable TV guest appearances
>
> 1."Naked City" (1958)
> in episode: "Man Without a Skin"
> (episode # 4.20) 2/6/1963
>
> (from www.imdb.com )
>
> --Slarti

thank you!

TASHA409

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Dec 10, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/10/99
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<I agree also, she did more in her one scene with Mr. Frid today than
Betsy Durkin did the whole time she played the role of Vicki. Ms.
Groves Vicki was an intelligent woman, not some quivering mass of
helplessness.

I agree as well. Carolyn is great. I never liked Moltke who seemed to me to
be a "quivering mass of helplessness". While I liked Betsy I can understand why
others would not as she radically changed the character.
Carolyn is how I think Vicki should have been all along. Intelligent, kind,
quiet strength and dignity.
Tasha

Male777

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Dec 10, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/10/99
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Carolyn started out as a spoiled brat when DS first aired.
Vicky (Alexandra) was soft spoken.. I though they should
have kept the 3rd actress to play Vicky.


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fool...@webtv.net

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Dec 10, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/10/99
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<<refreshing change from Durkin, who always seemed to be screaming her
lines at people.>>

I think that makes her the perfect Vicki for the screaming Rodger Davis
portrayal of Peter Bradford.


Dumorte

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Dec 11, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/11/99
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Nice to see you back, Slarti...and how are things on Magrathea?

Sidney
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Dumorte

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Dec 11, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/11/99
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><Pound (1970) Pedigreed Bitch>
>
>I want that on MY resume! LOL! : )
>

LOL...I don't think anyone here would be brave enough to call you that!

D P Y

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Dec 11, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/11/99
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It's a pity Dan Curtis couldn't have enticed Alexandra Moltke back for a
short-lived roll like Stella Young in 1841pt. Or even a brief
appearance as aged Victoria Bradford in the 1840 storyline.


Jeanannd

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Dec 11, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/11/99
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>Jedpeck wrote:
>
>>Tell me more about Betsy Durking--the worst actress to set foot on the DS
>set.

Jedpeck - I didn't like her myself, but her name was Betsy Durkin not Durking.

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DivaM...@webtv.net

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Dec 12, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/12/99
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<I don't think anyone here would be brave enough to call you that!>

Aww, Sidney sweetie, you can call me anything you like... : )

Dumorte

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Dec 13, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/13/99
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><I don't think anyone here would be brave enough to call you that!>
>
>Aww, Sidney sweetie, you can call me anything you like... : )

How about in five minutes from a dark room?

Countess Chocula

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Dec 13, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/13/99
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> How about in five minutes from a dark room?
> Sidney

Sidney! Ees zhat any vay to talk to your sister? You could at least say
"from a dark Chocolate room." Zhat vay, she could really be hearingk a
Symphony!
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DivaM...@webtv.net

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Dec 13, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/13/99
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<Sidney! Ees zhat any vay to talk to your sister?>

Why.... yes! : )

DivaM...@webtv.net

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Dec 13, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/13/99
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<How about in five minutes from a dark room?>

Five minutes? Brother dear, you are seriously underrating yourself...
*grin*

Dumorte

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Dec 16, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/16/99
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><How about in five minutes from a dark room?>
>
>Five minutes? Brother dear, you are seriously underrating yourself...
>*grin*
>

That just gives me time to set things up...that orange astro turf takes a
couple of minutes to put down, you know. And It isn't easy finding cole slaw
in this area!

Sidney
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DivaM...@webtv.net

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Dec 16, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/16/99
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Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?

I think so, Brain, but wouldn't the cole slaw make the handcuffs
dreadfully slippery?

That's where the orange astro turf comes in, Pinky....

Narf!

(We're kinky, we're kinky and insane...)

V.o.S.R.

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Dec 16, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/16/99
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Trouble with that would have been,

S
P
O
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L
E
R
STUFF

. . . They had gone through the Leviathan storyline,with vengeful
Peter's Ghost stalking Jeb Hawkes for causing Vicki's death shortly
after Barnabas had gone to all the trouble of saving her and Peter.
This dangling storyline was never really resolved, and nobody went back
for a third try at rescuing peril-plagued Vicki from the Leviathans, and
her hapless hubby from execution for "killing" the 1790's version of Jeb
Hawkes.
V.o.S.R.

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I saw her in "The Pleasure of His Company" at the National Theatre in Washington, DC. in the early 60s. She could have been a famous ingenue if . . . .

tcne...@gmail.com

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Jul 13, 2020, 10:32:54 AM7/13/20
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On Thursday, December 9, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, vince garcia wrote:
> They really should have kept the girl. She was close enough to Alex that
> she could have maintained the character in much the same way.
>
> she's cute too :)
>
> Anyone know if she went on to do any other shows?
>
> vince aka aristede

If only Kate Jackson had been discovered earlier, she would have been good at taking over for Alexandra Moltke in the part of Victoria Winters.

Marcovaldo

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Jul 13, 2020, 10:27:45 PM7/13/20
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Reportedly, Jaclyn Smith offered the role. I think she would have been good.
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