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Dena Higley's daughter to appear on Days
Topic Started: Dec 28 2009, 05:32 PM (2,946 Views)
Jason47
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According to the Canadian credits aired today, head writer Dena Higley's 19-year-old daughter, Jensen, appears on "Days" later this week as Detective McCarthy. This is her second role on "Days." She previously played one of Melanie's friends, Susie, on August 4, 2008.
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kitkat
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okay, that's just wierd...
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Sindacco
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kitkat
Dec 28 2009, 06:06 PM
okay, that's just wierd...
What's weird about it?
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Sindacco
Dec 28 2009, 06:12 PM
kitkat
Dec 28 2009, 06:06 PM
okay, that's just wierd...
What's weird about it?
the writer putting her own daughter on the show... Let me more specific, the head writers daughter on the show, not once but twice...
Edited by kitkat, Dec 29 2009, 04:38 PM.
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Sindacco
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The writers don't cast the roles, especially not dayplayers.
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cassie1013


How random!

Well, Dena doesn't do the casting, but I'm sure being the head writer's daughter helps.
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AlisonLou


I agree! It's random! So is Dena still the shows headwriter? I suppose she is given the boring sls on our screen!
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ladyofthelake
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Maybe they're trying to save money on dayplayers. :D
Course, we all know how Laurilee Bell got her start!
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cassie1013


Lady - it's so funny you mention Lauralee Bell, because I thought the exact same thing! Cricket..blech.
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cassie1013
Dec 29 2009, 06:15 AM
Lady - it's so funny you mention Lauralee Bell, because I thought the exact same thing! Cricket..blech.
Great minds and all that jazz........ :rockon: :D
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King
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I don't hate Higley, but this is tacky.

Zzzz.
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Jason47
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"Days of Our Lives" head writer Dena Higley's 19-year-old daughter, Jensen Higley, makes her second appearance on "Days" on Wednesday, December 30. She appears as Detective McCarthy, the woman who gives Troy back his cell phone at the Java Cafe. She previously appeared on "Days" on August 4, 2008 as Susie, one of Melanie's friends.

In other news, Mark Hapka (Nathan) mentions in a Soap Opera Weekly interview this week that he signed a 4-year contract. Since Galen Gering (Rafe) and Eric Martsolf (Brady) had signed 4-year contracts late last year, it seems NBC has joined in ABC's practice of signing newbies to 4-year deals, rather than the standard 3-year deal which "Days" has used since the 1980s. Back in the 1970s, the standard deal was for 7 years! This contract of course only protects "Days", and not the actor. Actors can still be released after each 13-week cycle in their contract. But with this 4-year deal news, it means most likely that Lindsay Hartley (Arianna), Taylor Spreitler (Mia), Casey Deidrick (Chad), Gabriela Rodriguez (Gabi), and Chandler Massey (Will) are all contracted to the show into 2013, and not 2012 as previously thought.
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Interesting bit about the 4 year contracts. I hadn't realized that and thought Days was still using the standard 3 year contract cycle.
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Jason47
Dec 28 2009, 05:32 PM
According to the Canadian credits aired today, head writer Dena Higley's 19-year-old daughter, Jensen, appears on "Days" later this week as Detective McCarthy. This is her second role on "Days." She previously played one of Melanie's friends, Susie, on August 4, 2008.
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MichaelGL
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If she's not writing the show, this must be a way to appease her I guess....??

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