Randall Edwards (born June 15, 1955) is an American former actress.
She is best known for playing the role of Delia Ryan on the television
soap opera Ryan's Hope from 1979 to 1982.Born in Atlanta, Georgia,
Edwards' parents divorced when she was 10, and she lived with her
mother on Cape Cod.After graduating from the California Institute of
the Arts in 1976, she acted in the theater and later worked as a
waitress to buy a van to take her to Hollywood. Edwards and a friend
moved there but the van made its film debut before she did, when a
student filmmaker blew the van up for one of his projects.She worked
as a secretary in Santa Monica, California and unsuccessfully
auditioned for General Hospital before winning the role of Delia Ryan
on Ryan's Hope in early 1979. Edwards moved to New York and played the
role until 1982. She received a nomination for the Daytime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her
performance after a storyline where Delia ran over boyfriend Barry
Ryan with the car of Faith Coleridge whom she had been driving home
after finding her drunk. Her predecessor, Ilene Kristen, was a fan
favorite, but Edwards, with her softer, ditzier portrayal, did manage
to win over viewers. Edwards also met husband Roscoe Born (Joe Novak)
on set; they married in 1985 and divorced in 1990.
She is best known for playing the role of Delia Ryan on the television
soap opera Ryan's Hope from 1979 to 1982.Born in Atlanta, Georgia,
Edwards' parents divorced when she was 10, and she lived with her
mother on Cape Cod.After graduating from the California Institute of
the Arts in 1976, she acted in the theater and later worked as a
waitress to buy a van to take her to Hollywood. Edwards and a friend
moved there but the van made its film debut before she did, when a
student filmmaker blew the van up for one of his projects.She worked
as a secretary in Santa Monica, California and unsuccessfully
auditioned for General Hospital before winning the role of Delia Ryan
on Ryan's Hope in early 1979. Edwards moved to New York and played the
role until 1982. She received a nomination for the Daytime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her
performance after a storyline where Delia ran over boyfriend Barry
Ryan with the car of Faith Coleridge whom she had been driving home
after finding her drunk. Her predecessor, Ilene Kristen, was a fan
favorite, but Edwards, with her softer, ditzier portrayal, did manage
to win over viewers. Edwards also met husband Roscoe Born (Joe Novak)
on set; they married in 1985 and divorced in 1990.
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