After so many years: how the actors of “Santa Barbara” look now and what they do
The series “Santa Barbara” went down in history and became a household name. People wanted to somehow forget about the difficult reality. And it became such a pasttime for them. It was watched by everyone, from young to old. As soon as they heard the sound of such a familiar musical intro, people dropped everything and rushed to the screen. The heroes of the series became almost family members for many. And it will be really interesting how are these actors doing now! What do they look like, what do they do and are they all alive, after all, almost 40 years have passed?
Jed Allan (CeCe Capwell)
Few people remember, but this role was played at different times by 6 actors, but he is most remembered, since he stayed in the series the longest. At that time, the actor was 49 years old and he was not very famous. He completed his acting career in 2009. The actor passed away in 2019 at the age of 84.
A Martinez (Cruz Castillo)
The role of the policeman Cruz Castillo opened the successful career for the actor A Martinez. At the time of filming, he was 36 years old and had already played more than a dozen roles. But they were all small compared to this one. In the future, he also starred a lot, but he didn’t have such large works anymore. Now he is 74 years old, and he is still in demand in the cinema.
Judith McConnell (Sophia Capwell)
This role for the 40th actress became the most stellar in her career. The actress played only 54 films in 77 years, and mostly these were secondary roles. Now she occasionally acts in films and attends talk shows on television.
Robin Wright (Cally Capwell)
She is one of the most famous actresses who starred in the series. At the time of filming, she was only 18 years old. Now she is 56 years old and she is still in demand, although she doesn’t play leading roles.
Robin Mattson (Gina Black)
The 29th actress managed to play the role of the blackmailer and intriguer Gina brilliantly. At that time, she had already starred in the famous TV series “Law & Order”, but now she cannot boast of a chic film career. Her last role was in 2016 and currently the actress is not acting in films, hosting her own cooking show on TV. She is 66 years old.
Nancy Lee Grahn (Julia Wainwright)
The actress starred in the series at the age of 29 and even received an Emmy Award for “Outstanding Supporting Actor” for this, and there were many awards after that. Now Nancy is 66 years old, and she still acts in films, playing in the series “General Hospital”, which is one of the longest running in the world.
Todd McKee (Ted Capwell)
At the time of filming the series, the actor was 21 years old, and this role was his debut. However, in the future, his career didn’t work out. He played in a dozen more films, not being remembered anywhere. He played for the last time in 2019 in series “The Bold and the Beautiful”, after which he never appeared on television screens. Now he is 59 years old.
Well, did you watch the most spoken series ever? Did you like the actors and their characters?