Soap Opera Stars In Primetime: Upcoming Guest Appearances

Daytime and primetime soap stars are everywhere this winter! Below are some of the upcoming guest appearances by soap stars on primetime shows including Ilene Kristen playing the estranged mother of a troubled young man on LAW & ORDER: SVU (an episode which features both Harry Connick Jr. and Miranda Lambert). We update this list every few days.

If you see a name missing or find out an official airdate, add it in our Comments section. Per our reader's request, we are including a key soap role from the actor's past in case you don't recognize a name (a work in progress).

FEBRUARY
  2 PARKS AND RECREATIONS - Jordi Vilasuso (ex-Griffin, ALL MY CHILDREN)
  2 PERSON OF INTEREST - Paige Turco (ex-Dinah, GUIDING LIGHT), Victor Slezak (ex-Silas, AS THE WORLD TURNS), Rachel Miner (ex-Michelle, GUIDING LIGHT)
  2 THE MENTALIST - Van Hansis (ex-Luke, AS THE WORLD TURNS), Alicia Witt (ex-Cheryl, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS)
  3 SUPERNATURAL - Sara Canning (ex-Jenna, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES)
  3 BLUE BLOODS - F. Murray Abraham (ex-Joshua, HOW TO SURVIVE A MARRIAGE), Maureen Mueller (ex-Lea, ONE LIFE TO LIVE), Anthony Mangano (ex-Louie, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
  4 Secrets Of Eden - John Stamos (ex-Blackie, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
  6 2 BROKE GIRLS - Jennifer Coolidge (Betty, THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER)
  6 TWO AND A HALF MEN - Matthew Marsden (ex-Chris, CORONATION STREET)
  6 HAWAII FIVE-0 - Mark Deklin (Blake, G.C.B)
  7 UNFORGETTABLE - Chris Beetem (ex-Jordan, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
  7 GLEE - Ricky Martin (ex-Miguel, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
  7 JERSEY COUTURE - Alicia Minshew
  7 NCIS: LOS ANGELES - Alana De La Garza (ex-Rosa, ALL MY CHILDREN)
  8 LAW & ORDER: SVU - Ilene Kristen (ex-Roxy, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
  8 CSI - Brianna Brown, Jill Larson (ex-Opal, ALL MY CHILDREN), Roger Bart
  8 CRIMINAL MINDS - Dean Cain (ex-Rick, BEVERLY HILLS, 90210)
  8 HAPPY ENDINGS - James Wolk (ex-Bob, LONE STAR)
  8 REVENGE - William Devane (ex-Greg, KNOTS LANDING)
  8 ROYAL PAINS - Jennifer Ferrin (ex-Jennifer, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
  9 THE MENTALIST - Victor Alfieri (ex-Giovanni, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL), Kathryn Joosten (Karen, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES)
10 A GIFTED MAN - Peter Hermann (ex-Michael, GUIDING LIGHT)
10 BLUE BLOODS - Aubrey Dollar (ex-Marina, GUIDING LIGHT), James Rebhorn (ex-Bradley, GUIDING LIGHT)
14 NCIS - Ray Wise (ex-Jamie, LOVE OF LIFE)
14 NCIS: LOS ANGELES - Mackenzie Mauzy (ex-Phoebe, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL), Anthony Palermo (PASSIONS)
14 NEW GIRL - Ryan Kwanten
14 BODY OF PROOF - Donna Pescow
15 HAPPY ENDINGS - James Wolk (ex-Bob, LONE STAR)
15 CRIMINAL MINDS - Bellamy Young
15 CSI - Jesse McCartney, Mary Page Keller, Nazanin Boniadi
16 THE MENTALIST - Michael Rady, Marisa Ramirez, Jay Pickett
16 PERSON OF INTEREST - Annie Parisse (ex-Julia, AS THE WORLD TURNS), Susan Misner (ex-Grace, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
17 BLUE BLOODS - Benton Greene (ex-Derek, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
19 THE GOOD WIFE - Parker Posey (ex-Tess, AS THE WORLD TURNS), Jonathan Groff (ex-Henry, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
19 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - Robert Pine (ex-Stephen, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL)
22 CRIMINAL MINDS - Paul Johansson (ex-Greg, SANTA BARBARA)
23 THE MENTALIST - Malcolm McDowell (ex-Crispin, CROSSROADS)
24 A GIFTED MAN - Eriq LaSalle (ex-Mike, ONE LIFE TO LIVE), Lee Tergesen (ex-Tobias, OZ)

MARCH
13 RINGER - Nic Robuck
TBD BLUE BLOODS - Margaret Colin

APRIL
15 NYC 22 - Monti Sharp (ex-David, GUIDING LIGHT)

2012
TBD PRIVATE PRACTICE - Ashley Jones
TBD HAWAII FIVE-0 - Ed Asner
TBD HOT IN CLEVELAND - Steven Weber
TBD CASTLE - Justin Hartley
TBD MELISSA & JOEY - Shawn Christian
TBD MODERN FAMILY - Bobby Cannavale
TBD SUPERNATURAL - Misha Collins (recurring), Rachel Miner
TBD LAW & ORDER: SVU - Fisher Stevens
TBD CSI: NEW YORK - Molly Burnett, Sherri Saum
TBD CRIMINAL MINDS - Lexi Ainsworth
TBD SMASH - Thorsten Kaye (recurring)
TBD HOT IN CLEVELAND - Rick Springfield (Summer)
TBD HAPPILY DIVORCED - Sean Kanan

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