ADVISORY/SoapNet Taps General Hospital's Nancy Lee Grahn to Lead Network's Team in the Susan G. Komen Foundation Race for the Cure 2001 in Denver.Entertainment Editors ADVISORY...for Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. (Oct. 7) --(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE) Fans Can Log on to SoapNet This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. .com to Register to Walk with Nancy Nancy (näNsē`), city (1990 pop. 102,410), capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle dept., NE France, on the Meurthe River and the Marne-Rhine Canal. It is the administrative, economic, and educational center of Lorraine. and the Rest of the SoapNet Team on Oct. 7 in Denver Denver, city (1990 pop. 467,610), alt. 5,280 ft (1,609 m), state capital, coextensive with Denver co., N central Colo., on a plateau at the foot of the Front Range of the Rocky Mts., along the South Platte River where Cherry Creek meets it; inc. 1861.
WHO: "General Hospital"'s Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn)
leads the SoapNet team in the Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure.
Grahn, who joined the cast of "General Hospital" in
1996, plays strong, savvy Alexis Davis, a brilliant
attorney with an acute sense of humor. A veteran of
both daytime and prime time television, this Skokie,
Ill., native won an Emmy Award in 1989 for her
portrayal of Julia Wainwright on "Santa Barbara" and
received an Emmy nomination in 1999 for her role as
Alexis Davis on "General Hospital." Grahn also
portrayed the role of Principal Russell on the
dramatic series "7th Heaven."
Set in Port Charles in upstate New York, Emmy
Award-winning and Soap Opera Digest Award-winning
"General Hospital" is the longest-running dramatic
serial on the ABC Television Network. The series
captivates viewers daily with its classic
combination of contemporary story lines and
unforgettable characterizations.
WHAT: SoapNet continues its legacy of supporting women's
issues by bringing soap star Nancy Lee Grahn to
Denver to lead the network's team in the Komen
Denver Race for the Cure 2001. Fans can register
online at www.SoapNet.com to join the SoapNet team
and walk with Nancy. In addition to walking in the
race itself, Grahn will participate in the event's
opening and closing ceremonies. She will also be on
hand after the race to meet fans, sign autographs
and give press interviews in the SoapNet Pavilion.
WHERE: Online Registration Race
SoapNet.com Sunken Gardens Park to
Civic Center Park
Denver
WHEN: Now Sunday, Oct. 7
7:30 a.m.-noon
MORE: Launched in 1982, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation Race for the Cure promotes positive
awareness about breast cancer in addition to raising
funds for research, education, screening and
treatment for medically underserved women. Over the
past decade, the race has expanded to 112 cities
nationwide and is expected to draw more than 1
million participants in 2001.
SoapNet, ABC Cable Networks Group's 24-hour soap
opera channel, combines the expertise of a leading
cable programming group with the No. 1 source of
daytime television.
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