Where are they now: JULIA CAMPBELL

- Courtney Capwell on SANTA BARBARA (1986) -

Julia Campbell made ​​her debut on television with the soap opera Ryan's Hope (1984-85), in which she plays Katie Thompson. After leaving Ryan's Hope, Julia was contacted by Santa Barbara to audition for the role of Hayley. Although the show decided she was a little too old for that part, they later contacted her to test for Courtney Capwell. She screen tested with Robert Thaler, who played Pearl. Here is what Robert Thaler recently told me about her character: “Courtney was a character chosen at a series of auditions and they wanted my feedback so I chose the girl that played the part. I was quite new to all this soap stuff and tv, so I may have approached that relationship differently had I to do it all over again. I think it was around that time that the Dobson's via their producer took me out to lunch and wanted to know if I wanted to be a more prominent lead on the show. But I said no. There were too many lines to learn and I was underestimating my ability to do all of the work. I did not want to hold them back or slow down production. So then they never fully wrote for or developed that story line or the dual character thing.”

So in March 1986 Courtney, along with her sister Madeleine (Terry Davis), came to Santa Barbara to visit their rich family: the Capwells. A short time later, Madeleine was murdered and Courtney did everything possible so that Madeleine's husband, David Laurent, could be condemned for that crime. But Julia was able to disculpate David, having a crush on him. Curtain sets over the murder case  for a while: Courtney fell in love (unrequited) with Pearl, she helped him to help Kelly to escape from the psychiatric hospital and much more. As long as Pearl’s brother, Brian (Kyle Secor), presumed dead came to town. Brian was also aspiring writer as well as presumed dead, and reviewing the documents relating to the death of Madeleine, he came to the shocking truth: it was Courtney who murdered her own sister (in self-defense). Courtney disappeared from the town the following day, whereas any prosecution seems to have been launched against her.

 

Bernard White (1986)

It was December 18, 1986. After SB, her other television credits include Herman’s Head (1992), Murder, She wrote (1993), Seinfeld (1998), Friends (2000), Ally McBeal (2002), Two and a Half Men (2006), Desperate Housewives (2007), In Treatment (2008), The Shield (2008), Heroes (2009), House M.D. (2009), Dexter (2009), No Ordinary Family (2010), Drop Dead Diva (2012). Julia Campbell actually is 50 years old, she’s married to actor Jay Karnes and the couple have two children. She was previously married to actor Bernard White, who played the recurring role of Angel Ramirez on SB.