Sunny Adamson
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Sunny Taylor was a fictional character
in the now cancelled American
Soap Opera
, Search for Tomorrow
. She was played through the show's end in 1986, by actress Marcia McCabe.
Sunny was the daughter of corrupt builder Ted Adamson (Wayne Tippit
). She had a sister, who was as corrupt as her father, Laine. Sunny was a reporter for the Henderson newspaper and did a great job. She first came to Henderson as she sided with Joanne Gardner
against her father and Jo's arch-enemy, Stephanie Wilkins
about her selling the Hartford House (an inn she owned with her best friend, Stu Bergman
).
Meanwhile, after her father and sister left town, both having completely reformed, Sunny remained in Henderson, and made a living as a reporter. She has first met and fell in love with Lee Sentell (Doug Stevenson), the cousin of Travis Sentell
. However, she had a rival in waitress Cissie Mitchell (Patsy Pease
). Lee and Cissie married and then left Henderson with their son, Roger Lee. She fell in love with agent Dane Taylor (Marcus Smythe) and married him. After Dane had left Henderson, she threw herself into her work at the paper.
Later on, however, in one of Search's most powerful storylines, Sunny was raped by co-worker Jack Benton (Patrick James Clarke). She went through the stages of dealing with the rape. She eventually recovered from the rape, and understandably was reluctant to date once again.
Sunny stayed in Henderson, even through the flood of 1986 and remained until the show's end.
Fictional character
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in the now cancelled American
United States
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Soap Opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
, Search for Tomorrow
Search for Tomorrow
Search for Tomorrow is an American soap opera which premiered on September 3, 1951 on CBS. The show was moved from CBS to NBC on March 29, 1982. It continued on NBC until the final episode aired on December 26, 1986, a run of thirty-five years. At the time of its final broadcast it was the...
. She was played through the show's end in 1986, by actress Marcia McCabe.
Sunny was the daughter of corrupt builder Ted Adamson (Wayne Tippit
Wayne Tippit
Wayne Tippit was an American television and stage character actor. He was best known to television audiences for playing Ted Adamson on the 1970s and 1980s CBS soap opera, Search for Tomorrow, for five years...
). She had a sister, who was as corrupt as her father, Laine. Sunny was a reporter for the Henderson newspaper and did a great job. She first came to Henderson as she sided with Joanne Gardner
Joanne Gardner
Joanne Gardner was the main character on the long-running soap opera Search for Tomorrow. For 35 years, the role was played by actress Mary Stuart...
against her father and Jo's arch-enemy, Stephanie Wilkins
Stephanie Wilkins
Stephanie Wilkins Collins Pace Wyatt was a fictional character on the long-running American Soap Opera Search for Tomorrow. She was played from 1974 to 1984 by actress Maree Cheatham and from 1984 to 1986 by actress and writer Louise Shaffer....
about her selling the Hartford House (an inn she owned with her best friend, Stu Bergman
Stu Bergman
Stu Bergman was a fictional character in the now-cancelled American soap opera, Search for Tomorrow. The part was played for almost all of the show's 35 years by the late Larry Haines.- Jo's best friend :...
).
Meanwhile, after her father and sister left town, both having completely reformed, Sunny remained in Henderson, and made a living as a reporter. She has first met and fell in love with Lee Sentell (Doug Stevenson), the cousin of Travis Sentell
Travis Sentell
Rusty "Travis" Tourneur Sentell, Jr. was a character in the now-cancelled American soap opera, Search for Tomorrow. He was played by actor Rod Arrants.Travis was the son of Rusty Sentell, Senior and his wife, Mignon...
. However, she had a rival in waitress Cissie Mitchell (Patsy Pease
Patsy Pease
Patricia Ann "Patsy" Pease is an American soap opera actress. She is most known for her role as Kimberly Brady on Days of our Lives ....
). Lee and Cissie married and then left Henderson with their son, Roger Lee. She fell in love with agent Dane Taylor (Marcus Smythe) and married him. After Dane had left Henderson, she threw herself into her work at the paper.
Later on, however, in one of Search's most powerful storylines, Sunny was raped by co-worker Jack Benton (Patrick James Clarke). She went through the stages of dealing with the rape. She eventually recovered from the rape, and understandably was reluctant to date once again.
Sunny stayed in Henderson, even through the flood of 1986 and remained until the show's end.