Randall Edwards (actress)
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Randall Edwards is an American television actress. She may be best known for her role on Ryan's Hope
as Delia Reid Ryan Ryan Coleridge (1979–82).
, Edwards' parents divorced when she was 10, and she lived with her mother on Cape Cod
.
After graduating from the California Institute of the Arts
in 1976, she acted in the theater and later worked as a waitress to buy a van to take her to Hollywood. Edwards and a friend moved there but the van made its film debut before she did, when a student filmmaker blew the van up for one of his projects.
She worked as a secretary in Santa Monica, California
and unsuccessfully auditioned for General Hospital
before winning a role on Ryan's Hope
in early 1979. Edwards moved to New York and played the role until 1982. Her predecessor, Ilene Kristen
, was a fan favorite, but Edwards, with her softer, ditzier portrayal, proved popular with viewers. Edwards also met husband Roscoe Born
(Joe Novak) on set; they married in 1982 and divorced in 1990.
She left the cast of Ryan's Hope in 1982 but briefly appeared that same year on As the World Turns
as the daughter of Ellen and David Stewart, Dr. Carol Ann "Annie" Stewart #7.
On Broadway stage (in 1985), she played a prostitute in the Neil Simon
comedy Biloxi Blues
. Edwards later retired from acting and reportedly became a psychologist.
Ryan's Hope
Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera, revolving around 13 years of trials and tribulations within a large Irish American family in the Riverside district of New York City. It aired from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989 on ABC...
as Delia Reid Ryan Ryan Coleridge (1979–82).
Biography
Born in Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, Edwards' parents divorced when she was 10, and she lived with her mother on Cape Cod
Cape Cod
Cape Cod, often referred to locally as simply the Cape, is a cape in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States...
.
After graduating from the California Institute of the Arts
California Institute of the Arts
The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia, in Los Angeles County, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the United States created specifically for students of both the visual and the...
in 1976, she acted in the theater and later worked as a waitress to buy a van to take her to Hollywood. Edwards and a friend moved there but the van made its film debut before she did, when a student filmmaker blew the van up for one of his projects.
She worked as a secretary in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
and unsuccessfully auditioned for General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
before winning a role on Ryan's Hope
Ryan's Hope
Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera, revolving around 13 years of trials and tribulations within a large Irish American family in the Riverside district of New York City. It aired from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989 on ABC...
in early 1979. Edwards moved to New York and played the role until 1982. Her predecessor, Ilene Kristen
Ilene Kristen
Ilene Kristen is an American actress. She is known for her role as Delia Reid on Ryan's Hope and for her role as Roxy Balsom on One Life to Live .-Career:...
, was a fan favorite, but Edwards, with her softer, ditzier portrayal, proved popular with viewers. Edwards also met husband Roscoe Born
Roscoe Born
Roscoe Born is an American actor, born in Topeka, Kansas, who is best known for playing a variety of roles over the years in successful television shows, most recently in The Young and the Restless.-Career:...
(Joe Novak) on set; they married in 1982 and divorced in 1990.
She left the cast of Ryan's Hope in 1982 but briefly appeared that same year 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...
as the daughter of Ellen and David Stewart, Dr. Carol Ann "Annie" Stewart #7.
On Broadway stage (in 1985), she played a prostitute in the Neil Simon
Neil Simon
Neil Simon is an American playwright and screenwriter. He has written numerous Broadway plays, including Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, and The Odd Couple. He won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Lost In Yonkers. He has written the screenplays for several of his plays that...
comedy Biloxi Blues
Biloxi Blues
Biloxi Blues is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon. The second chapter in what is known as his Eugene trilogy, it follows Brighton Beach Memoirs and precedes Broadway Bound....
. Edwards later retired from acting and reportedly became a psychologist.
External links
- Randall Edwards at Internet Off-Broadway Database
- June 1980 interview
- July 1980 interview