Crystal Chappell

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Crystal Chappell

Born August 4, 1965 (1965-08-04) (age 42)
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.

Crystal Chappell (born August 4, 1965) is an American actress.

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[edit] Acting

[edit] Soap opera and serial roles

Chappell's first daytime appearance was as a day player on All My Children in 1989. In a July 2006 interview in industry magazine Soap Opera Digest, Chappell recalled actor Maurice Benard helping her through her first scenes.

After a brief run on Santa Barbara, Chappell was cast Dr. Carly Manning Alamain (Katerina von Leuschner) on Days of Our Lives. She portrayed the role from June 1990 to October 1993. Chappell and future husband Michael Sabatino met on Days of Our Lives, where he played villain Lawrence Alamain. Chappell was front-burner for most of her time on the show, first when her character Carly was featured in a romance with lead character Bo Brady (Peter Reckell, Robert Kelker-Kelly), and then in a complex, Byzantine storyline that featured her heretofore unknown secret identity as a European blueblood. The story culminated in a controversial plot that had Carly buried alive by Lawrence's aunt Vivian (Louise Sorel). Chappell left after difficult contract negotiations and differences with head writer James E. Reilly.

Chappell's next role was as Maggie Carpenter on One Life to Live from October 1995 through September 1997. The character of Maggie was created for Chappell, and she was again paired with a romantic lead on the show, Max Holden (James DePaiva). The character was eventually written out.

Since July 2, 1999, she has played complex villainess/anti-heroine Olivia Spencer Lewis on Guiding Light . The role of Olivia was initially only intended to be a short-term role, but Chappell's portrayal was so popular she was signed to a contract.

She won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama for her work as Olivia in 2002 and was nominated again in the same category in 2005 and 2006. In 2007, she earned her first nomination in the Outstanding Lead Actress category.

[edit] Contract controversy

In 2005, Chappell was ambivalent about re-signing to Guiding Light, as her storyline had ebbed considerably. Shortly after re-signing her contract, she was offered the front-burner role of Paige on One Life to Live. Since "GL" had recently cut a number of its actors from the cast roster, Chappell met with the producers to see if she could be released from her contract with GL.

The show ultimately refused. In a July 2006 interview with Soap Opera Digest, Chappell indicated that, while there are no hard feelings, she wasn't sure why the show was so eager to keep Olivia as a character, since the character had not been used much, particularly since the pairing of Olivia and Phillip ended.

[edit] Other roles

Chappell has also made appearances in the prime time shows Walker, Texas Ranger, Silk Stalkings, Pensacola: Wings of Gold, and Burke's Law.

[edit] Personal life

Chappell was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, and attended Arundel High School. She subsequently attended the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

She was married to Scott Fanjoy from 1988 to 1991. She has been married to actor Michael Sabatino since January 6, 1997. They have two children, Jacob Walker (born April 2000) and Dylan Michael (born September 2, 2003).

Chappell has said that she enjoys watching Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives and reruns of Will and Grace.[1]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "Culture Club", Soap Opera Weekly, 2007-02-13, p. 15. 

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