General Hospital : Brenda Barrett Recast
Soaps In Depth compiled a list of possible actresses that could fill the empty chair that Vanessa Marcil left when she decided to leave her Brenda Barrett alter-ego and be Sam for that NBC primetime show called Las Vegas. I do want the Brenda character back. She is such an icon, pretty much, in Port Charles. The damn mob-infested town needs a feisty little thing called Brenda, hah.
*Vanessa’s picture from funmunch.com
First on the list is Rebecca Budig. I wholeheartedly agree. I loved her as Michelle in Guiding Light, and I absolutely loved her as Greenlee in All My Children. She is my one of my top picks to fill Vanessa’s shoes.
*Picture from Starpulse.com
Gina Tognoni is my top pick also. I would’ve loved to see her spar with Laura Wright again since the latter used to play Cassie on Guding Light while Gina plays Dinah. But, sad to say, Gina is staying in Guiding Light :(.
Other actresses that made it on the SID list are :
Julianne Morris who sued to play Amy Wilson in Young and the Restless, and eventually place Greta in Days of Our Lives.
I don’t know about her. I don’t think she has the caliber of acting that Rebecca possess. Sorry.
Lauren Woodland who used to play a spoiled brat Brittany Hodges in Young and The Restless. I’m surprised she made the list. I was never impressed with her acting.
Charissa Chamorro who sued to play the psycho Tory Grainger in guiding Light and the con artist Sophia Pelligrino in OLTL. I might be able to live with her as a replacement but I don’t think she will be able to handle Lura Wright’s Carly. The latter will eat her alive.
Brenda is a strong-willed character who is always fighting with Carly because of Sonny. Now that she is married to Jax who by the way is also one of Brenda’s ex-love, the new actress should be able to stand on her own to stick it to Carly. In my opinion, Rebecca Budig is the best choice.
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May 25th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
I truly hope they don’t bring the character back. What new story lines can they come up with considering she’s been involved with both Sonny and Jax as well as good friends with Jason? She was the original “bad girl” until Carly came along!
If they did bring Brenda back, I would hope for a Brenda/Robin reunion - those two always balanced each other out.
June 18th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
CADY mCLAIN WOULD BE MY CHOICE. SHE IS A TALENTED ACTRESS WHO WOULD BRING MUCH VIEWERS TO GH NOT TO MENTION SHE PROBABLY IS THE SAME AGE NOW THAT BRENDA SHOULD BE. SHE IS GREAT TO WATCH ON SCREEN AND BEAUTIFUL AS WELL AND WHEN SHE WAS KILLED OFF ON AMC SHE TOOK MOST OF HER FANS WITH HER. i WOULD LOVE TO SEE CADY AGAIN ON MY FAVORITE SOAP. IT IS A WIN WIN SITUATION GRAB THE TALENTED ACTRESS NOW BEFORE SOME OTHER SHOW PICKS HER UP…ONE I DON’T WATCH!!!!
lOVE YA CADY!!!!