Where are they now: TERRY DAVIS

- Madeleine Capwell Laurent on SANTA BARBARA (1986) -

Terry Davis began acting on the soap opera The Edge of Night with the role of April Cavanaugh (1977-1981). Then she played Stacey Winthrop on the soap Another World (1982-1984). And finally March 12, 1986 Terry Davis joined the cast of SANTA BARBARA with the role of Madeleine Capwell. Madeleine and Courtney (Julia Campbell) are the daughters of Grant Capwell, CC’s brother / rival who livesd in Boston. The two sisters came to SB to visit their uncle CC: while Courtney looked very soft and pliable, Madeleine was rather ruthless, snobbish, seemingly shallow and selfish. Her favorite victim was Pearl (Robert Thaler), the Capwell’s chauffeur at the time. Madeleine has not too liberal ideas about “servitude”. Here is what Robert Thaler recently told me about her character: “Madeline as I remember was played by a good actress who had comic ability. It's too bad they killed her off so quickly, probably it was because she had only signed a short term contract”.

But in April 7, 1986 Madeleine  was found dead in a bungalow with her skull smashed. Pearl was the first suspect, then cleared. But it was David Laurent, Madeleine’s husband, to be tried and finally acquitted for the murder of his wife, which remains unsolved until Christmas 1986: Courtney was revealed to be the killer of Madeline, that she killed in self-defense. Madeleine Capwell’s character  lasted less than a month, but her murder glued me to the TV screen for an entire season. I loved very much this character and her storyline. This was another Dobsons’ masterpiece. After SB, she starred on several tv series: Mike Hammer (1987), Adam-12 (1990) and Saved by the Bell (1996). Her last soap appearance occurred in 1998 on Sunset Beach as Hillary Nichols. Her latest role is on the TV series The Sandglass (2012) as Melinda. Currently Terry Davis is 61 years old, she still looks wonderful, she is married and has two children.