Laden with glamour and loaded with jaw-dropping plot twists, soap operas have entertained audiences for decades, going all the way back to the heyday of radio. While some of them might have been short ...

Demi Moore, John Stamos, Kelly Ripa—some of the biggest names in Hollywood got their start on soap operas. Even future royal Meghan Markle (yes, the Duchess of Sussex!) briefly hobnobbed with daytime ...