



The fact that we can go back more than 50 years to come up with the list means that some worthy candidates will be left out. The genre of the soap opera goes back to radio broadcasts of the 1930’s, and the drama/melodramas got their name because the main advertising during their broadcasts came from soap companies. This list includes daytime and nighttime soap opera actors since as you will see, the best of the best sometimes will come from the late developing nighttime genre. So who are your favorite soap opera actors? Who are the best? This list includes actors and actresses, though many people aren’t aware that an actor technically refers to both men and women.
