The daytime soap Passions, noted as the weirdest and most far-out of all of them, had a regular char
The daytime soap Passions, noted as the weirdest and most far-out of all of them, had a regular character named Precious, an orangutan who was a fully licensed caregiver for an elderly person. Her most notable subplots are ones where she went to prison (complete with an orange jumpsuit) and had unrequited love for the hunky Luis. She had dream sequences where she ballroom danced with him while wearing glamorous jewelry. The producers of Passions tried to put the animal actor who played Precious in the running for a daytime Emmy. I really admire the cojones of that move, but the Daytime Emmys had this statement:Our ruling is based on the belief that the Academy must draw a line of distinction between animal characters that aren’t capable of speaking parts and human actors whose personal interpretation in character portrayal creates nuance and audience engagement that uniquely qualifies those performers for consideration of television’s highest honor. -- source link
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