Rae Cummings

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Rae Cummings
One Life to Live character
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Commercial bumper of Linda Dano as Rae Cummings
Portrayed by Linda Dano
Duration
  • 1978–1980
  • 1999–2004
First appearance1978
Last appearanceMarch 12, 2004
Classification Former, regular
Created by Gordon Russell
Introduced by
Crossover
appearances		 All My Children
General Hospital
Port Charles
In-universe information
Occupation
  • Psychologist
  • Newspaper columnist
  • Radio talk show host
  • Professor, Llanview University
  • Profiler, Llanview Police Department
  • Marriage counselor
Parents
Adoptive motherSarah Washburn
SpouseKarl Schweikart [2] (1972–1977)
Daniel Faulkner (1981–2000)
Asa Buchanan (2002–2003)
Daughters Skye Chandler
Granddaughters Lila Rae Alcazar
Aunts and unclesClaudia Connor
Clive Cummings (adoptive)
Clarisse Cummings (adoptive)
First cousins
  • Ceara Connor
  • George Connor, Jr.
  • Kevin Connor
  • Patrick Connor
  • Susan Connor
  • Linda Connor
  • Rebecca Connor
  • John Connor

Rae Cummings is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live . Linda Dano played the role from 1978 to 1980, from June 28 to November 1999, and from May 2000 to March 12, 2004.

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Casting and awards

Gretel Rae Cummings was originated by Linda Dano from 1978 to 1980. [3] [4] Dano went on to appear on CBS's As the World Turns and on NBC's Another World until that series' cancellation on June 25, 1999. [5] On June 28, 1999, Dano returned to One Life to Live as Rae. [6] [5] Anna Stuart filled in for Dano on April 25, 2002. [4] Dano was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Supporting Actress in 2003, [7] and left One Life to Live on March 13, 2004. [4] [5]

After playing Felicia Gallant on Another World, Dano was not looking forward to playing a character named Gretel, which she felt sounded less glamorous. She and the producers of One Life to Live reached a compromise where Gretel would now be using her middle name, Rae. [8] It was later revealed on One Life to Live that Gretel had stolen the credentials of a man named Ray Cummings, and had been practicing psychology without a valid license. [8]

ABC crossovers

In a move designed to "entice viewers to tune into soap operas that they might not have usually watched," in 2000, then-president of ABC Daytime Angela Shapiro orchestrated Dano's concurrent appearance as Rae Cummings on the three other ABC daytime dramas at the time — All My Children , General Hospital , and Port Charles — in an extended crossover storyline, which was the first time a daytime character had appeared on four series. [6] [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Stated on-air on All My Children on February 23, 2000.
  2. ↑ "The Cummings Family Tree".
  3. ↑ Warner, Gary (1998). One Life to Live: Thirty Years of Memories. Hyperion. p. 49. ISBN   978-0786863679.
  4. 1 2 3 "Who's Who in Llanview: Rae Cummings". SoapCentral.com. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 Angulo, Sandra P. (June 25, 1999). "Soap Dish". Entertainment Weekly . EW.com. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  6. 1 2 Kroll, Dan J. (December 29, 2003). "OLTL News: Dano's Run as ABC's Rae About to End". SoapCentral.com. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 2003". SoapOperaDigest.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2006. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  8. 1 2 Waggett, Gerry (2008). The One Life to Live 40th Anniversary Trivia Book. Hyperion. p. 161. ISBN   9781401323097.
  9. ↑ Kroll, Dan J. (April 1, 2002). "Angela Shapiro to Leave ABC Daytime Post". SoapCentral.com. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  10. ↑ Kroll, Dan J. (November 12, 2003). "AMC News: ABC Plans AMC, OLTL Crossovers". SoapCentral.com. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
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