Sally Spectra is a fictional character from the American soap opera
The Bold and the Beautiful. Sally was played by actress Darlene Conley
for almost twenty years, from January 17, 1989 until Conley's death on
January 14, 2007, although the character appeared on the show until
January 26 of the same year.Introduced in the show's early years,
Sally owned and operated Spectra Creations, competing with (and
copying from) the show's core family, the Forresters. She was known
for her large figure, open and jovial personality, and her trademark
red coiffure. Like many dramatic, fashionable and larger-than-life
female figures, she was appreciated by fans as a gay icon. She was
also celebrated as a fuller-figured woman; Conley described Sally as
"unabashedly sexy and completely comfortable not being a size 8. She
knows men get a kick out of her."The character was originally intended
to be a short-term character, but the show brought her on full-time
after an "overwhelmingly positive response" from viewers. In 1991,
Conley said, "Other soaps have tried the older, outrageous woman, but
have only picked up the eccentricities... [Sally's] a successful
businesswoman. She does function on several levels, and she laughs at
herself. Believe me, no one laughs at Sally Spectra first."Looking
back on her character, Conley wrote in 2006, "When William J. Bell
came up with the idea of the character of Sally Spectra, I knew that
she was perfect. Sally was funny and she knew it and she used it. She
used humor to get to people, had tons of opinions of her own and she
wasn't afraid to open her mouth and say 'em. And that was right up my
street and I never looked back, not once... What a lucky broad I am to
have Sally." Conley was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards for her
work playing Sally. Her first, in 1991, being the first time an actor
from The Bold and the Beautiful was nominated for an Emmy.
The Bold and the Beautiful. Sally was played by actress Darlene Conley
for almost twenty years, from January 17, 1989 until Conley's death on
January 14, 2007, although the character appeared on the show until
January 26 of the same year.Introduced in the show's early years,
Sally owned and operated Spectra Creations, competing with (and
copying from) the show's core family, the Forresters. She was known
for her large figure, open and jovial personality, and her trademark
red coiffure. Like many dramatic, fashionable and larger-than-life
female figures, she was appreciated by fans as a gay icon. She was
also celebrated as a fuller-figured woman; Conley described Sally as
"unabashedly sexy and completely comfortable not being a size 8. She
knows men get a kick out of her."The character was originally intended
to be a short-term character, but the show brought her on full-time
after an "overwhelmingly positive response" from viewers. In 1991,
Conley said, "Other soaps have tried the older, outrageous woman, but
have only picked up the eccentricities... [Sally's] a successful
businesswoman. She does function on several levels, and she laughs at
herself. Believe me, no one laughs at Sally Spectra first."Looking
back on her character, Conley wrote in 2006, "When William J. Bell
came up with the idea of the character of Sally Spectra, I knew that
she was perfect. Sally was funny and she knew it and she used it. She
used humor to get to people, had tons of opinions of her own and she
wasn't afraid to open her mouth and say 'em. And that was right up my
street and I never looked back, not once... What a lucky broad I am to
have Sally." Conley was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards for her
work playing Sally. Her first, in 1991, being the first time an actor
from The Bold and the Beautiful was nominated for an Emmy.
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