Ryan's Hope

Ryan's Hope (RH) was a soap opera which aired for fourteen years on ABC, from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989. It was created, owned, and originally written by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, who had previously written Where the Heart Is and Love of Life. The show aired a total of 3515 30-minute episodes.

Ryan's Hope at the Emmys

During the show's run, it received a number of Daytime Emmy Award nominations and even won a few awards. It was nominated for Outstanding Daytime Drama five times, and won twice (1976-1977 and 1978-1979). It also won six Emmys for Outstanding Writing (1976-1977, 1977-1978, 1978-1979, 1979-1980, 1982-1983, 1983-1984). Actress Helen Gallagher won three Outstanding Lead Actress Emmys for her role as Ryan matriarch Maeve (1975-1976, 1976-1977, 1987-1988). Louise Shaffer, who played Rae Woodard from 1977-1984, also won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress during the 1982-1983 season. Directors Jerry Evans and Lela Swift, along with set designer Sy Tomashoff, all got awards for their production work.

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Emmy Award - Helen Gallagher - Louise Shaffer - Jerry Evans - Lela Swift - Sy Tomashoff

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Other actors and actresses nominated for their work included Nancy Addison Altman, Tichina Arnold, Richard Backus, Bernard Barrow, Randall Edwards, John Gabriel, Ron Hale, Andrew Robinson, and Grant Show.

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Nancy Addison Altman - Tichina Arnold - Richard Backus - Bernard Barrow - Randall Edwards - John Gabriel - Ron Hale - Andrew Robinson - Grant Show

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