In 1985, All My Children released a Game Board that gave their fans the chance to live out the lives of some of their favourite Pine Valley Citizens. Though the game proved to be incredibly popular, it was not the easiest to figure out.
As Carmen Thomas-Paris recounts, "We tried to play it, but no one could ever figure it out. I remember a few times we tried to play it on the set. The directions are a little complicated. By the time you are finished reading the directions, you didn't want to play anymore."
Let's check out some of the cast featured, then and now:Debbi Morgan (Dr. Angie Baxter Hubbard): Darnell Williams (Jesse Hubbard): Michael E. Knight (Tad Gardner Martin): Carmen Thomas-Paris (Hillary Wilson): I think that we can agree that time seems to stand still in Soap Land.
Check out the latest ABC Soaps in Depth for an interview with Carmen Thomas-Paris, All My Children's Hillary Wilson. As you loyal readers may remember, Carmen came to us first to voice her desire to rejoin the cast.
Check out the cute vintage photo of Carmen with then onscreen husband Michael E. Knight (Tad Martin). Do you want Hillary and Carmen back in Pine Valley, please make your voice heard! Respond on the message board to the Hillary Wilson articles on the Official All My Children Website and SoapNET.com! Or reach out via email to AMC Producer Julie Carruthers at Julie.Carruthers@abc.com or ABC Daytime President Brian Frons at Brian.Frons@abc.com! You can also write the show: 500 Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 914521.
Carmen Thomas-Paris (ex-Hillary Wilson) has kept herself busy. She has just finished a show at the Aldrich Museum, with a scheduled follow-up performance at Los Angeles' Paul Getty Museum (see below for a photo).
She has also been cast at the EdgeMar Center of the Arts' production of SOAR, a 2 character play about a mother and her teenage daughter. The show will run from April 23-May 16, 2010. Carmen is hopeful that, "maybe some of the folks from AMC will come out and see it."
For more information on the show and how to get tickets, check out the EdgeMar's WEBSITE.
Do you want Hillary and Carmen back in Pine Valley, please make your voice heard! Respond on the message board to the Hillary Wilson articles on the Official All My Children Website and SoapNET.com! Or reach out via email to AMC Producer Julie Carruthers at Julie.Carruthers@abc.com or ABC Daytime President Brian Frons at Brian.Frons@abc.com! You can also write the show: 500 Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 914521.
My dear friend Carmen Thomas-Paris reached out to me with this news from ABC:
"My manager called the producer and casting and asked if Hillary Wilson was coming back and she said 'no'... but I hear that in the future, that could change especially if they hear from the viewers!"
So if you want Hillary and Carmen back in Pine Valley, please make your voice heard! Respond on the message board to the Hillary Wilson articles on the Official All My Children Website and SoapNET.com! Or reach out via email to AMC Producer Julie Carruthers at Julie.Carruthers@abc.com or ABC Daytime President Brian Frons at Brian.Frons@abc.com! You can also write the show: 500 Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 914521.
UPDATE 3/16/2010: Sources have confirmed that at the current time, there is NOT currently an active casting call for Hillary.
Also check out Carmen's official Facebook site for Hillary HERE.
Pick up this week's issue of Soap Opera Digest to see a flashback photo of Carmen Thomas Paris on her first day as Hillary Wilson (below). Did you know, Thomas-Paris actually auditioned for a role on Ryan's Hope. Someone at AMC got a hold of her reel, and Hillary was born:
Inspired by the SOD feature, Carmen dug up a cover she and Michael E. Knight (Tad Gardner Martin) shot in 1986:
They look like such a happy couple...too bad it didn't last.
Do you want Hillary and Carmen Thomas-Paris back in Pine Valley as much as we do? Make your voice heard! Reach out to AMC Producer Julie Carruthers at Julie.Carruthers@abc.com or ABC Daytime President Brian Frons at Brian.Frons@abc.com
With the revelation that Damon Miller (Finn Wittrock) is Hillary Wilson's son, the canvas has gained a new Tyler...well, sort of. Look for Hillary (Carmen Thomas-Paris) in the Tyler Family Tree below to see where Damon fits in with this very convoluted family:
Isn't it weird to think that Damon is Langley Wallingford's (Louis Edmonds) grandson?
It looks like the good people at SoapNet.com read The Pine Valley Bulletin. Not only did they pick-up on our campaign to get Hillary Wilson back onscreen, they seem to have pulled from our Quick Guide Biography to write their story.
Let's hope that this is a sign that ABC may invite Carmen Thomas-Paris back. Write a comment on their story to make your voice heard! CLICK HERE
SIDE NOTE: I wish that I worked for SoapNet.com. Just putting it out there.
Someone must have missed the memo about casual Friday at the Renaissance Fair: Do you want Hillary and Carmen Thomas-Paris back in Pine Valley as much as we do? Make your voice heard! Reach out to AMC Producer Julie Carruthers at Julie.Carruthers@abc.com or ABC Daytime President Brian Frons at Brian.Frons@abc.com
The beautifully tacky Edna Fergueson (Sandy Gabriel) almost "unintentionally" put an end to Tad and Hillary's courtship when she ran Hillary over on her wedding day. I would like to think it was an accident, but Hillary did put an end to Edna's daughter Dottie's (Tasia Valenza) marriage to Tad.Why can't we just let bygones be bygones?
Check out a clip from that memorable 1986 day below:
Do you want Hillary and Carmen Thomas-Paris back in Pine Valley as much as we do? Make your voice heard! Reach out to AMC Producer Julie Carruthers at Julie.Carruthers@abc.com or ABC Daytime President Brian Frons at Brian.Frons@abc.com
Carmen Thomas-Paris (ex-Hillary) is married to renowned artist Paulin Paris. Check out a recent article on Paulin at The Los Angeles Times website. The paper took photos inside Carmen's beautiful home in Venice Beach, California.
As a bonus, check out the beautiful New Years card photo of Carmen and her family (husband Paulin, daughter Sabin, and son Georges) taken in 2009.
Could it be true? Pine Valley newbie and all around bad-boy Damon Miller (Finn Wittrock) is allegedly the son of Tad Martin's first true love (well kind of, long story), Hillary Wilson.
Pine Valley sweetheart Hillary was played by our good friend and timeless beauty (I mean look at the picture above, she has not aged a day!), Carmen Thomas-Paris, from 1984-1988. With all the rumblings of Tad's past with Hillary we reached out to Thomas-Paris for her opinion on what's going on. Check it out:
“It’s been very exciting to get so many calls and e-mails asking if I am returning to the show! I wish that I knew more about this intriguing prospect and how perfect that the show is now right here in my own back yard!! I have been in touch with some of the actors on the show who were my friends when I was on the show who are all very jazzed at the idea of me returning to the cast to revive my role.
Especially Michael Knight (Tad Martin) who has been wanting this to happen for years.
Since the current producer of the show is not familiar with Hillary, Michael has told me he is pitching me to come back as Hillary and stir up some trouble for Tad!
Also, he and I both feel that Hillary and Tad never got enough of a chance together since most of our time was spent “unrequited” and once we finally got married Michael left the show so this could be our chance to finally have some juicy stuff.
I know from hearing through the grapevine that Lorraine Broderick who is the Headwriter, wants to bring back Hillary but two new Headwriters will take over at the end of the month so who knows what their ideas might be.
Lorraine Broderick is part of the regime, who with Agnes Nixon, created the role of Hillary.
This could be a really great opportunity to get back some previous fans of the shows and merge with the new viewers!
I watched the show last week when I heard all this late breaking news to see what was happening in Pine Valley and it warmed my heart to see some familiar faces which were like family to me!
I was a mere teenager when I showed up in Pine Valley...Julia Barr (Brooke English) was like a real Auntie to me so it would be such an adventure to be back with all these dear people that I love!”
Stick around The Pine Valley Bulletin for the next two weeks of features revolving around Hillary and her one and only portrayer Carmen Thomas-Paris as we Rediscover Hillary Wilson together!
What drove Hillary and Tad apart? Why does Damon remind us of Hillary's last lover and almost husband, Mitch Beck (yes, that's Donna Tyler's little brother)?
We will also have a full feature interview with Carmen Thomas-Paris and update all you fans on what she has been up to, her days at All My Children, and the lessons learned for the southern ingenue as she grew up in the big city. Phoebe Wallingford would be proud!
Do you want Hillary and Carmen Thomas-Paris back in Pine Valley as much as we do? Make your voice heard! Reach out to AMC Producer Julie Carruthers via email: Julie.Carruthers@abc.com
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In 1985, All My Children released a Game Board that gave their fans the chance to live out the lives of some of their favourite Pine Valley Citizens. Though the game proved to be incredibly popular, it was not the easiest to figure out.
Darnell Williams (Jesse Hubbard):
Michael E. Knight (Tad Gardner Martin):
Carmen Thomas-Paris (Hillary Wilson):
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