Meet Daytime's Darlings

Greta von Amberg

Soap Opera Digest - October 19, 1999 issue



Goody-Goddy: A scarred and scared Greta was living in the bayou when she met Bo and Hope, who encouraged her to come to Salem to help Hope recover some of her past. Greta even dealt with Stefano to help her new friends.


Julianne Morris On Playing A Soap Sweetheart:

What do you enjoy about playing a sweetheart?
"You don't get hate mail. That's kind of nice. People seem to root for her."

How are you and Greta alike and different?
"We're different in that I come from a really stable family and I know who my dad is. I know that my mother's still alive. I have a brother. Greta is a lost soul; she doesn't have any base. I think that changes a person. She's very vulnerable. I'm vulnerable, too, but in different ways. I'm very shy and so is she, but also in different ways. Also, unlike Greta, I've been kissed!"

What is the most unselfish thing Greta's one?
"When Greta had a crush on Bo, she realized that he loved Hope, stepped back and never made anything uncomfortable. She valued the friendship more than getting the guy."

Is she a role model?
"Greta's done a lot of brave things. For that, she should be commended. But who knows what she will do in the future? I would hate to see little girls follow in her footsteps should she make a mistake."

Is it boring playing the good girl?
"No. It's kind of fun, especially the love story with Eric. It makes me giggle. I had a scene where I said I had never been kissed and I was cracking up. Firsts are fun to play. Greta will have a lot of them and I look forward to that."

What DAYS unsweetheart would you want to play?
"Stefano. A woman Stefano. He's as bad as it gets and you might as well go for it."

What would you change about Greta?
"That she knew who her daddy was."



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