It began with the gathering of essentials for victims of Hurricane Sandy. My husband and I started going through the linen closet and going through all of our warm coats. We packed up SO much to give to victims of Sandy and we STILL had more than we need! Coats,...

She is two-and-a-half years old and very, very pretty with huge, blue eyes, fabulous dimples and very blonde hair. Her name is Emily, and her mommy asked me and Chris, a dear friend of mine, to take care of her for the day. Chris arrived at 6:30 a.m. as Emily's...

Several years ago, my husband and I went on vacation to the tiny island of Lanai in Hawaii. We had a wonderful time enjoying the beaches and sunshine, and the resort had everything you could possibly want: thickly cushioned, blue chaises; a maze of reflecting pools, splendid rooms, a gorgeous...

I was on my way to tape my scenes for Guiding Light THAT DAY. My call was for 9:00 am. I had just walked in Central Park and had seen a friend whose husband was to die half an hour later on the 93rd floor of the first Tower. She...

One evening, my husband and I were out to dinner with two of our close friends, Penny and Peter. Penny had just joined the board of Outward Bound, the well-known, non-profit organization dedicated to helping people explore the world and expand themselves and their potential through wilderness trekking and travel....

It was 48 when I was struck by the proverbial clap of thunder, the kind that forces you to do a bald-faced reevaluation of your life. It was 10 a.m. and I was walking down 44th Street in Manhattan with my soap-opera daughter, Beth Chamberlin, to get a cup of...

1. Find a Hairdresser Who Likes You.

You want to go to someone who genuinely wants you to be beautiful. A good hairdresser will keep you up-to-date, but knows you well enough not to give you a Duck's Ass or some other cut that doesn't suit your personality.

2. Avoid Snow White...

When I went to the audition to meet the director of "Black Swan," Darren Aronofsky, who is a legend in my world, I dressed for the part which was "a society woman" and since I live on Park Avenue and know the world well, he was suitably impressed. I had...

Timing is everything...

As I am wishing my friends, family, readers and fans a happy New Year, I am also so pleased that a wonderful film of the same name is in post production. In "Happy New Year," I am the proud mother of a Marine. As art so...

With all the discussions and decisions being made at Ground Zero these days, I realize that day is still so raw and so alive in our souls. We in fact will never forget. When those Twin Towers were struck and imploded on that fateful September 11 morning our minds and...

Last night, I wandered into the chow hall in the evening to catch the end of the USA vs Algeria world cup game. I was surprised to find as many soldiers as I did watching the game. I sat down at a table by myself with a cup of tea....

It has been said that to truly know a man you must sleep in his bed and eat at his table. That he can hide himself otherwise. But I have always believed a man's kiss is the clue to who he really is -- how forceful, decisive, thoughtful, weak, shy,...

You are sick in the apartment. You can order food and things as desired. Your doorman brings them up. The videos arrive from Couch Potato and up they come. You send them back via the elevator to the doorman. Your newspaper and mail comes. Your garbage is taken away. You...

A man named Garrett Brock Trapnell who was a Brock from Brockton, MA became my "pen" pal (in this case -- short for penitentiary?). It began when I was on the soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" and I got a letter in my fan mail from Marian State Penitentiary --...

As I was putting up my enormous Christmas tree the other day, I realized it was the first time in 26 years that I was decorating only one tree. Usually about Thanksgiving, soap opera actors and actresses start decorating their trees on the set of their house at the studio...

The Harvard Yale football game is a microcosm of how the world has changed in my lifetime and yet has remained exactly the same. I have been going to THE GAME, as it is known to its students and alumni, since the early 1960s when I was in college. At...