Acting Crystal Chappell

chappell s first daytime appearance day player on children in 1989. in july 2006 interview in industry magazine soap opera digest, chappell recalled actor maurice benard helping through first scenes. after brief run on santa barbara in 1990, (she played classmate of eden s died of ice overdose), chappell cast dr. carly manning alamain (katerina von leuschner) on days of our lives. portrayed role june 1990 october 1993. chappell , future husband michael sabatino met on days of our lives, played villain lawrence alamain.

chappell front-burner of time on show, first when character carly featured in romance lead character bo brady (peter reckell, robert kelker-kelly), , in complex, byzantine storyline featured heretofore unknown secret identity european blueblood. story culminated in controversial plot had carly buried alive lawrence s aunt vivian (louise sorel). chappell left after difficult contract negotiations , differences head writer james e. reilly.

chappell s next role maggie carpenter on 1 life live october 1995 through september 1997. character of maggie created chappell, , again paired romantic lead on show, max holden (james depaiva). main storyline revolved around tension between burgeoning romantic relationship , plans profess vows nun. character written out.

from july 2, 1999 september 18, 2009, played complex villainess/anti-heroine olivia spencer on guiding light. role of olivia intended short-term role, chappell s portrayal popular signed contract. won daytime emmy award outstanding supporting actress in daytime drama work olivia in 2002 , nominated again in same category in 2005 , 2006. in 2007, earned first nomination in outstanding lead actress category.

in 2009, character olivia , jessica leccia s character natalia rivera involved in hugely popular same sex pairing, otalia , saw 2 presumably heterosexual women move sworn enemies close friendship, eventually, after long period of dramatic angst, admitting feelings towards each other , becoming couple. coupling of otalia embraced fans , critics alike, , named super-couple nelson branco, of tv guide canada , writes in age of contrived , soulless couples, olivia , natalia’s burgeoning romance felt natural, innocent, , importantly, real. final episodes of guiding light saw natalia , olivia move in , start family together.

chappell returned role on days of our lives in september 2009 , begin airing in october.

in may 2011, contract not renewed , character ended run in late summer. chappell joined cast of bold , beautiful in 2012 danielle spencer, featured in show s first gay storyline.

in 2009, chappell co-created soap opera web series venice: series. chappell executive produces , stars in series, centers around life of gina (chappell), gay interior designer living in venice beach, california. guiding light former co-star lecchia plays gina s ex-girlfriend, ani. in 2011, chappell won first daytime emmy award outstanding special class short format daytime producer, , won again in 2014 outstanding new approaches - drama series. chappell produced , starred opposite lecchia in pilot new soap web series called grove in 2013.

in 2014, chappell executive produced soap opera web series beacon hill, , co-starred claire preston.

she nominated 2015 daytime emmy outstanding new approaches drama series producer, , nominated 2015 indie series award best supporting actress (drama) role.

contract controversy

in 2005, chappell ambivalent re-signing guiding light, storyline had ebbed considerably. shortly after re-signing contract, offered front-burner role of paige on 1 life live. since guiding light had cut number of actors cast roster, chappell met producers see if released contract guiding light.

the show refused. in july 2006 interview soap opera digest, chappell indicated that, while there no hard feelings, wasn t sure why show eager keep olivia character, since character had not been used much, particularly since pairing of olivia , phillip ended. has made appearances in prime time shows poltergeist: legacy, silk stalkings, pensacola: wings of gold, , burke s law.