Lisa Brown
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Harley Brown is an American
actress, born in Kansas City, Missouri
.
She is best known as half of the supercouple
Quint and Nola, playing alongside actor Michael Tylo
, on Guiding Light
. She played the role of Nola Reardon Chamberlain from 1980 to 1985 and again from 1995 to 1998. Nola also had a legendary rivalry with Quint's sister Vanessa (played by Maeve Kinkead
).
Brown also created another notable soap role in the form of Iva Snyder on As the World Turns
, playing her from 1985 to 1994 and with several guest appearances from 1998 to 2003. Over the past few years she has worked as an acting coach for Guiding Light as well as One Life to Live
. She was asked to return to Guiding Light during the early 2000s, but her prior run on the show, led at the time by then-executive producer Paul Rauch
, had not been a positive experience for her, and she declined. She was again asked to reprise her role as Nola Reardon after it was announced that "Guiding Light" would be canceled. This time, Brown accepted, and her scenes appeared during the daytime drama's final couple of weeks in September 2009.
Brown also starred in the Broadway
version of 42nd Street
in the early 80s. Other daytime work includes a short stint as a corrupt FBI agent on Loving
in 1995.
Brown was married to actor Tom Nielsen, who had once played her boyfriend Floyd Parker on Guiding Light, from 1982–1985. In 1997 she married Brian Neary. Her son, James Anthony Nielsen, played her infant son on Guiding Light from 1984–1985 and is now the lead singer of Senses Fail
. Brown helps produce and direct their videos.
United States
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actress, born in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
.
She is best known as half of the supercouple
Supercouple
A supercouple or super couple is a popular or financially wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or even obsessive fashion...
Quint and Nola, playing alongside actor Michael Tylo
Michael Tylo
-Career:Among his numerous soap opera roles, he is best known for his portrayal of Quinton Chamberlain on Guiding Light. He played the role from 1981 to 1985 and again from 1996 to 1997. He was half of the very popular supercouple Quint and Nola, with the role of Nola played by actress Lisa...
, on Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
. She played the role of Nola Reardon Chamberlain from 1980 to 1985 and again from 1995 to 1998. Nola also had a legendary rivalry with Quint's sister Vanessa (played by Maeve Kinkead
Maeve Kinkead
Maeve Kinkead is an American soap opera actress.- Acting :After numerous roles on stage, Kinkead's first major role was as Angie Perrini on the soap Another World. She portrayed Angie from 1975 to 1980....
).
Brown also created another notable soap role in the form of Iva Snyder on As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
, playing her from 1985 to 1994 and with several guest appearances from 1998 to 2003. Over the past few years she has worked as an acting coach for Guiding Light as well as One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
. She was asked to return to Guiding Light during the early 2000s, but her prior run on the show, led at the time by then-executive producer Paul Rauch
Paul Rauch
- Another World :Rauch is best known for his work on Another World, which he produced from 1971 to 1984. For much of that time, he worked in conjunction with Head Writer Harding Lemay, and the team garnered the show critical acclaim and strong ratings....
, had not been a positive experience for her, and she declined. She was again asked to reprise her role as Nola Reardon after it was announced that "Guiding Light" would be canceled. This time, Brown accepted, and her scenes appeared during the daytime drama's final couple of weeks in September 2009.
Brown also starred in the Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
version of 42nd Street
42nd Street (musical)
42nd Street is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin, and music by Harry Warren. The 1980 Broadway production, directed by an ailing Gower Champion and orchestrated by Philip J. Lang, won the Tony Award for Best Musical and became a long-running hit...
in the early 80s. Other daytime work includes a short stint as a corrupt FBI agent on Loving
Loving (TV series)
Caden Grant Carlton loves Mika Ayako Ryan more.Loving is an American television soap opera which aired on ABC's daytime lineup from June 26, 1983 to November 10, 1995 for 3,169 episodes...
in 1995.
Brown was married to actor Tom Nielsen, who had once played her boyfriend Floyd Parker on Guiding Light, from 1982–1985. In 1997 she married Brian Neary. Her son, James Anthony Nielsen, played her infant son on Guiding Light from 1984–1985 and is now the lead singer of Senses Fail
Senses Fail
Senses Fail is an American post-hardcore band from Ridgewood, New Jersey. Formed in 2002, the line up initially consisted of vocalist Buddy Nielsen, drummer Dan Trapp, guitarists Dave Miller and Garrett Zablocki and being completed by bassist Mike Glita. The band quickly issued their debut EP, From...
. Brown helps produce and direct their videos.