Today: 13 February 2012

INTERVIEW: Guiding Light’s Orlagh Cassidy (Doris Wolfe)

Posted by   on May 14, 2009 · 28 comments

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EM: The fans are anxious to get to know you a little better and I thought it would be fun to ask a few silly questions to highlight something about your personality outside of the job.

EM: You have such a beautifully unique name, is there a story behind it? Is it a family name?

OC: My name is Gaelic. My parents came here from Dublin, Ireland. It means, ‘”Golden One” or “Princess of Gold”.

EM: If you could invite ANY three people [living or dead] to dinner, who would they be and why?

OC: Oh, tough one…right now it’d have to be Barack and Michelle Obama and Einstein.

EM: What’s one word that you absolutely love (to say or hear)?

OC: Free.

EM: Do you twitter?

OC: No, I don’t twitter, but my nephew invented the Tweetie application, and I’m very proud so maybe I should start!

EM: What’s the best date that you’ve ever been on?

OC: 10th wedding anniversary dinner in Rockefeller Estate in Westchester. Blue Hill I think it’s called.

EM: Who’s your big celebrity crush?

OC: Really silly – Rob Lowe still makes my heart skip a beat. Silly I know. And Jonathan Stewart’s cute.

EM: What’s the one thing in the world that you can’t live without?

OC: Coffee.

Interview by Tiffany N. D’Emidio

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  • Beth

    Wonderful interview! I love Doris, and so happy she made Otalia realize their feelings, and admit them! I really enjoyed the wedding i was laughing so hard Go Doris! OC you play a wonderful character, and so happy they put you in the mix of their storyline! Bravo! Looking forward to many many years of seeing you play on Guiding Light! Save the Light!!

  • BBK

    What a terrific interview!! I have been dying to hear from Orlagh!! I think she is simply amazing!! and glad she is getting lots of nice letters from fans, I had to send one and thank her for that great scene with Crystal after the near kiss!! Glad she is enjoying it!! she certainly brings a new dimension to the story line. Of course, after her abruptness with Nat on Tues, she better look out from Otalia fans!! :) Thanks Eclipse for the interview!!

  • collins

    tiff-

    fantastic article. i've been looking forward to this for a while. you know how much i love me some orlagh cassidy. her bit at the wedding, priceless! her dropping a bomb on frank, genius! and her with gina and crystal, hottness!

    looking forward to more coverage of guiding light and all the characters we love- and love to hate- in the future.

  • Marla

    Thanks for the interview. I knew Doris had a backstory to help Otalia. I have always enjoyed Orlagh's work. So glad to see her getting her well-deserved attention.

  • contessa

    Great interview! Thanks for the well deserved press for Guiding Light, Orlagh, and Otalia! Much appreciated!

  • sarah

    thanks doing this interview, great to know more about Orlagh! I think a few of us hope to see Doris make a play for Olivia…

  • Shadhavar

    Oh yay! Yay! *jumps around* So much yay.. so much win. Orlagh Cassidy is so underrated. It is so wonderful to know she is getting lots of noise from fans. She brings a wonderful perspective to the storyline.
    She deserves all the attention and accolades she can muster!
    THANK YOU!!

  • D28IF

    Very nice interview. Thanks for giving Orlagh the spotlight! It's well-deserved. I hope they'll keep developing Doris' character on the show.

  • tbeanie97

    Another great interview!! Thanks for shining a light on such a wonderfully talented actress!

  • SlikChik

    Great article on OC! It's nice to see her opinion of Doris and what's to come…
    I love the way GL has chosen to interweave Doris' character with Otalia… it really adds a fantastic element to the story.
    Not to mention OC's comedic timing is FABULOUS!!!
    Thanks again Tiff!

  • slovakgeek

    Really cool interview! Nice to hear thoughts from OC about the show. Thank you!

  • Ailis

    Great interview!! Orlagh is gorgeous, and she brings such a critical element to this story. I hope GL continues to flesh out her character!

  • alliCarolinaGirl

    Great interview. It was great to hear from OC. She is an amazing and talented person!

  • allison6071

    Great article I've loved OC since her days on AW!! Thanks for the interview.

  • Rita

    Hi Tiffany….thanks for getting the interview with Orlagh…I am a big Doris fan and knowing now that she has Irish roots, it's quite understandable :-) And it is true, the writers do give her some brilliant lines and she carries them off perfectly. She was definitely the right choice when it came to having someone play the closeted lesbian. Love the picture of her too. It's made my day, thank you :-)

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/tamelle tamelle

    Love, love, love Orlagh Cassidy! I'm so glad this interview notice popped into my Twitter feed! Doris is simply hilarious, and I look forward to more interaction between her and her … uhm … "constituents" in the future! Her Otalia-centric role means I adore her even more! If she and Alan were to hook up again, Springfield would surely never be the same! (I'm glad she wasn't wearing a hat in that snazzy photo … would have been a shame being unable to recognize her.) Keep the Light shining!

  • newhope203

    I am sure Doris has a story of a love she has lost because of her fear to 'come out' A choice she regrets I am sure

  • Nicki

    I have always loved the character of Doris and thought something was missing…. low and behold! This was great!

    Wonderful interview!

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/maraleia maraleia

    Wonderful article and I love how Doris is being used in this story. Thanks Orlagh!

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/Ceridwnyn2 Ceridwnyn2

    Thank you for the lovely interview. It was great to read. I love how Doris is being used in the Otalia story – she's very much the 'Greek Chorus' of the show – saying what the audience would love to be able to say.

  • Audra

    Doris is awesome!

  • J. Kelley

    I am so excited to see this interview, I can't stop smiling. Thank-you so much for interviewing Orlagh. She just does not get the attention she deserves.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/hippie hippie

    Thank for this fantastic interview! Doris is one of my favorite characters. Orlagh is a wonderful actress and it was such a joy to read this!

  • Pam

    Thanks for this interview OC is a great part in the otalia story and we the fans of otalia need to give her the attention she so deserve

  • suzotchka67

    dunno how I managed to miss news of this interview, until now, but I am soooo glad I found it today :) I have been hoping to see some coverage for Orlagh/Doris in the press, and this interview was awesome! I love the Doris character, bitchiness and all, and I think her involvement in the Otalia storyline has been brilliantly written. I'm looking forward to seeing more of her in the coming weeks. I would love to see whether witnessing an 'out' Otalia might actually change Doris.

  • liz-lemon

    Wow….how am I over a week late on this one?! Where have I been??? Great interview…(as always) and I love Orlagh Cassidy! She's one of the best things on GL, and that's quite an achievement these days, with such amazing actors all over the place. No one makes me laugh like Doris and I could quite happily watch the wedding scenes on repeat, just for her facial expressions and hilarious speech.

  • http://www.intensedebate.com/people/Chertwang Chertwang

    Nice interview! One of the many things that makes the "Otalia" storyline so believably complex are the characters woven into the story. Orlagh Cassidy's character, Doris, has always been a villain you love to hate, but now, she is even more 3-dimensional, and although Doris has not lost her edge exactly, there is some kind of core of reasoning and a softness to her that can be appealed to. The scenes between Doris, Olivia, Natalia and Frank have been written and acted brilliantly! I hope to see more of Doris and soon.

  • Sunshineliron

    Oralgh , you are FANTASTIC, and I love seeing you on GL, and especially as part of the Otalia story. You are definitely the voice of the people in this story, saying what we all want to say (i.e. MAN UP FRANK!).
    :)

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