Maeve McGuire
Encyclopedia
Maeve McGuire is an American
actress, best known for her role as "Nicole Travis Drake" on the soap opera
The Edge of Night
, which she played from 1968 to 1974 and from 1975 to 1977. She was then replaced by actress Jayne Bentzen
, almost twenty years her junior.
Between her two stints on The Edge of Night, she played Maude Lassiter Palmer on the short-lived nighttime show Beacon Hill
.
McGuire was also well-known for playing the role of Elena DePoulignac on Another World
from 1981 to 1983, and has appeared on other daytime programs, such as One Life to Live
and Search for Tomorrow
, on which she appeared with William Prince
, the actor who had originated the role of her father Ben Travis, and Ann Flood
who played her friend Nancy Karr on The Edge of Night.
She later played Judith Sheffield, the mother of a gay teen played by Ben Jorgeson, on the soap opera All My Children
.
She also filled in for Eileen Fulton
as Lisa on As the World Turns
a number of times during the early 1990s.
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actress, best known for her role as "Nicole Travis Drake" on the 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,...
The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night is an American television mystery series/soap opera produced by Procter & Gamble. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that network until November 28, 1975; the series then moved to ABC, where it aired from December 1, 1975, until December 28, 1984...
, which she played from 1968 to 1974 and from 1975 to 1977. She was then replaced by actress Jayne Bentzen
Jayne Bentzen
Jayne Bentzen is an American actress and former model, best known for her role as "Nicole Travis Drake Cavanaugh" on the soap opera The Edge of Night, a role she assumed in 1978 after the departure of actress, Maeve McGuire. Bentzen continued in the role until the summer of 1981.-External links:...
, almost twenty years her junior.
Between her two stints on The Edge of Night, she played Maude Lassiter Palmer on the short-lived nighttime show Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill (television series)
Beacon Hill was a short-lived dramatic television series shown on CBS in 1975. The show focused on the fictitious Lassiter family and their Irish servants who lived on Louisburg Square, in Boston's fashionable Beacon Hill area...
.
McGuire was also well-known for playing the role of Elena DePoulignac on Another World
Another World (TV series)
Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
from 1981 to 1983, and has appeared on other daytime programs, such 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...
and 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...
, on which she appeared with William Prince
William Prince (actor)
William LeRoy Prince was an American actor who appeared in numerous soap operas and made dozens of guest appearances on primetime series as well as playing villains in movies like The Gauntlet and Spontaneous Combustion.-Biography:Prince was born in Nichols, New York, the son of Myrtle , a nurse...
, the actor who had originated the role of her father Ben Travis, and Ann Flood
Ann Flood
Ann Flood is an American actress.She is most known for her work as journalist/author Nancy Pollock Karr on the soap opera The Edge of Night, a role she played from 1962 to 1984...
who played her friend Nancy Karr on The Edge of Night.
She later played Judith Sheffield, the mother of a gay teen played by Ben Jorgeson, on the soap opera All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
.
She also filled in for Eileen Fulton
Eileen Fulton
Eileen Fulton is an American actress.Fulton is known for her role as Lisa Grimaldi on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, a role that she played almost continuously for 50 years from May 18, 1960 until the show's cancellation on September 17, 2010.-As the...
as Lisa 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...
a number of times during the early 1990s.