Susan Haskell has mixed feelings about the new life she has carved for
herself in Los Angeles. "I love the space, having so much room,"
says the Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress, who in 1997, after five years
as her Lupus-stricken, rape-survivor character, left OLTL and moved from
the East Coast to the West.
"A yard, a pool - it's great,
but I do miss New York," she says. "I think a bit of both worlds
would really be perfect."
Although she has not been
seen nor heard from in Llanview since the day she walked off into the sunset
with on- and off-screen beau Thorsten Kaye (ex-Patrick), Haskell remains
popular with fans.
In fact, she says, "I just
found out I have a website." She's being modest. The site in
question is actually more like a cyber-shrine to Haskell and her former
OLTL character, with everything from a bio to baby pictures! Haskell
is flattered by the attention and amazed that the site even has details
on her new projects, including her recent guest role on the UPN series
Sliders.
Her career, however, has
been briefly sidetracked by the death of her grandmother, with whom she
was very close. Haskell temporarily put her acting projects on hold
and moved back home to her native Canada to be with her grandma.
These days, though, she's
back in LA and is concentrating on building a resumé she can be
proud of. As for whether she'll ever return to Llanview, "I don't
know," she answers, picking her words carefully. "I won't say no.
But right now, I am excited about being out here and trying something new."
On the other hand, she admits,
"When you play a character that long, you wind up really getting attached
to it, and you wonder, 'What would happen if I came back?'" |