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Martha Byrne and Elizabeth Hubbard Talk Working Together On ANACOSTIA, As the World Turns & Their Enduring Friendship!

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Great interview! I look forward to seeing them together again in ANACOSTIA.
I wish M’s. Elizabeth Hubbard would come back to daytime soap, her brain in business is so needed on the Young and Restless. She would be Excellent playing Ashley Jack and Billy’s mother and give the mustache a run for power
In addition, can we fast forward thru the Neil, Devon and Hillary phony and so boring story. I am so thankful for remote to fast forward thru the “Stuck On Stupid” plot , please give her memory back which I think she remembers everything and she wants to get even with Neil ..
Isn’t Ashley and Jack’s mother, Dina, dead? Maybe I have her confused with somebody else.
Elizabeth Hubbard would definitely be an asset to any show, but actors with her credentials command high salaries, and I’ll bet in this budget-constrained environment, the shows think they can’t afford somebody like her. (But it’s pretty short sighted, because I think she’d make the money back for them, with the right story and good writing. Oh, wait a minute. . . . Never mind.)
TOTALLY AGREE!!!
Nicely in-depth chat and a bonus that both actresses discuss “The Doctors” a bit, which has a new fan base via its current reruns. These are 2 pros that talk with heart and soul!
BOTH THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE HIRED BY Y&R…..THEY WOULD BE EXCELLENT TO SHAKE UP THE NEVER ENDING FUEDING STORYLINES IN THE CORPORATE WORLD……VICTOR AND JACK…..NEED SOME NEW POWERHOUSE PEOPLE…THESE LADIES ARE REAL ACTRESSES.
What a wonderful early Christmas present! Such a great interview and so wonderful to have moments of memorializing the beloved ATWT. I spent so many years with this soap and miss it everday when I finish with DAYS at 2PM and have no other soap to flip to.
Great interview! LOVE these 2. I meet Liz at the 2008 ATWT fan club luncheon and is a moment in my life I will never forget. My only regret was that Martha wasn’t there. She had just left the show. Lucinda Walsh will always be one of the top soap characters and Liz played it lIke no other. As much as I still love the soaps today, personally I think Liz is too good for any show.
So great to see them together again. Oh, how I miss ATWT!! Best of luck to them both.
Thank you Michael for a terrific interview! I adore Liz and Martha and truly miss all the wonderful actors from ATWT. There are so many quotes from the article that I just love, but I suppose my favorite is the sharp insight from – you guessed it – Liz, “…we are women who can understand what life is, what is hard, and what is easy, and what is in between, and what’s not worth it.” The truth is beautiful. Rock on ladies!
Y&R should bring back Phyllis’s mother Lydia with Miss Hubbard in the role. Imagine the possibilities.
Thanks for this. A VERY interesting part of the interview: The final $64,000 question is for you Elizabeth. Would you entertain becoming a cast member on a network soap opera on the west coast if the opportunity should arise? ELIZABETH: I have no idea, because no one has even thought of it! HOW in the world does Hubbard NOT get an offer from a soap currently on the air???? The woman has a huge screen presence and an equally huge following among long-time soap watchers. It is inane that actors such as Steve Burton and Cady McClain (frankly, neither have… Read more »
Aha, so Dina’s not dead, then, just off the canvas. (Wonder who I am confusing her with?) I was thinking after I posted yesterday that Elizabeth Hubbard is one of the few actresses who could probably hold her own in a scene with Eric Braeden, and thus could create a character who could tangle with Victor and match him; it’d be nice if Victor encountered an adversary–especially a woman–who was formidable enough to be a real threat he had to take seriously. That might actually make Victor interesting for a change (although I wonder if Braeden would allow it; he… Read more »
No, Dina is not formally “dead” on Y&R. She last appeared about 5 to 6 years ago for Kay’s “funeral” (which actually was Marge’s funeral). It was strange that Dina would come back for that but was glaringly absent when John or Colleen died. There has been no mention that Dina died. I guess that she is still in Paris. That being said, poor Mary Williams simply disappeared and Paul occasionally referenced her for years. (Another odd situation as devoted mom Mary didn’t even appear while daughter Patti went insane and murdered people or son Paul killed his son Ricky).… Read more »
When will the new episodes of Anacostia begin airing? I too love both actresses, and love watching Elizabeth Hubbard on the Doctors (though for the past 5 months or with episodes from 1969-1970 which are currently airing, she was off show for a bit)
David
I’ve always regretted that they didn’t bring Martha back to the role of Lily at the end after Noelle Beck offered to vacate the role so they could do that. I thought Noelle Beck showed such class in that action and Goutman looked like a petty, petty man for not giving the fans what they wanted.
I’m glad Anacostia has taken the opportunity to reunite these two actors onscreen the way fans have clamored for years.
I too thought that it was a very classy move on Noelle Beck’s part. Viewers tend to forget, but these are jobs/income to the actors, so it potentially involved a tangible sacrifice on her part, which made it a very substantial gesture. I was impressed—and I also thought P&G and Goutman were (to put it mildly) very misguided not to take her up on it and bring Martha back. (I wonder if that’s why Martha didn’t feel comfortable coming back to the set at the end.)
Goutman was a very nasty mean man.he was my way or the highway. Not only did he not accept Noelle’s offer which was great for her to do for the fans. But he also wouldn’t allow Scott Bryce as Craig Montgomary to return.the original that is. The show was ending and the fans were not thought of at all. We watch the show for yeeaars, and because they ruin the show, the fans and the actors get the shaft. I would never watch anything Goutman had anything to do with ever since then.these two were great on the show. will… Read more »
This interview is great on so many levels. First of all, for long-time fans of Liz Hubbard, we get to revisit her days on “The Doctors.” Next, reading of Liz and Martha’s days on ATWT and now their new project, “Anacostia.” As in my respective business, it is great to see colleagues being supportive and appreciate lessons learned from a mentor. There is no greater compliment that Martha could pay Liz than to say “Without Liz, I would never have become the human being than I am, because of her influence in my life. ” That is priceless. I would… Read more »
Y & R should hire miss hubbard as Mrs.chancellors sister who comes back to claim her hslf of the business and live in half the mansion with a not happy about it Jill. Miss H would be a perfect corporate match for all of them and give Victor a run for his money too.
I was happy that Martha referenced Doug Marland. He took a then 30 year old soap and revitalized the characters and the show. I consider his years there to be the peak time of ATWT.
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