Vanessa Marcil

Inspired by Babs and Chris Goutman's recent casting coup, I got to thinking about what the next ultimate casting power move should be for the best soap not currently airing on television —As The Executives Turn. Since I don't see Eric Braeden leaving The Young and the Restless to play a new German mob boss, or Mikkos Cassadine on General Hospital anytime soon, I came up with the next best thing. What if Babs, Auntie Ri Ri and Uncle Paul convinced Bob Guza's muse herself, Vanessa Marcil (ex-Brenda) to join daytime's hottest show in the role of Victoria Newman McNeil Howard Carlton Hellstrom?

I'm sorry, licensing fees be damned, I can count six people right off the top of my head who could be shown the door in order for Ms. Marcil to make her way to Genoa City. When she last returned to GH, 800,000 viewers returned with her. Name another soap star who can spike numbers like that? Y&R should get Marcil's people on the horn ASAP! READ MORE

The prosecution rests our case, Spam McCall you are guilty of being a Brenda Bot! Go on Carly-Tams, roll that neck! I swear that girl was a sistah in another life! By the way,  BEST CARLY EVER!

"Although Brenda's was more stylish!" BWAAAAAA ! Thanks Riatson for the video!

If Guza watched tonight's episode of Without A Trace there must be a whole lot of weeping and gnashing of teeth going on at one Port Charles Lane. There Vanessa Marcil was caught up in a mob related storyline, pulling a gun on a FBI agent, running for her life from the mafia and in the preview for next week's preview she sleeps with the FBI agent she pulled the gun on. It was a Guza fantasy come to life in primetime. I won't spoil the twist at the end of the episode for those who haven't watched it yet, but it should have fans tuning back in next week to find out what happens. More pictures after the jump. READ MORE

Here's a look at Vanessa Marcil's upcoming appearance on Without a Trace. Check out TVGuide's take on what's coming up for the CBS crime drama:

On "Heartbeats," airing March 31, the agents have suspects galore when a Russian matchmaker disappears. On "Hard Landing," airing April 7, Vanessa Marcil continues her run as Martin's love interest, as the agents search for a billionaire's son whose plane crashes in the woods.

In other Without a Trace (and Cold Case) news, Michael Ausiello is reporting possible trouble for the procedurals.

Multiple sources confirm that cost-conscious CBS has informed the producers of Without a Trace and Cold Case that the long-running procedurals are facing possible cancellation come May.

It appears the NBC show is officially over. Two of the stars of Lipstick Jungle have landed pilots. Both Lindsay Price and Kim Raver are taking their talents to the Alphabet network. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Price has been cast in Eastwick, a TV version of the popular film The Witches of Eastwick, while Raver has signed on for Inside the Box.

RELATED: Vanessa Marcil Enters the Jungle I Let the Vanessa Marcil Return Rumors Begin! I Lipstick Jungle Not Cancelled?

Another day, another Vanessa Marcil casting that is not a return to General Hospital. Michael Ausiello has the exclusive scoop at EW.com.

In what is sure to silence those General Hospital comeback rumors (at least temporarily), Vanessa Marcil is joining CBS' Without a Trace for a multi-episode arc, sources confirm to me exclusively.

According to Ausiello, Vanessa is playing a social worker who MAY turn into a love interest for Martin. Marcil's appearance on Without A Trace kicks off on the show's 17th epsiode airing sometime in March.

Thanks to Keith for the tip.

Did you catch The Nanny Express starring General Hospital's Vanessa Marcil? The actress is making the rounds in support of the Hallmark Channel movie. Marcil took Entertainment Weekly's "Pop Culture Personality Quiz" and sat down with TV Guide's Matt Mitovich to discuss her latest role that is a far cry from some of her more famous ones. READ MORE

Could Vanessa Marcil be returning to General Hospital? Marcil, who stars in Hallmark's The Nanny Express on January 3rd, told Soap Opera Weekly that "We're trying to make it work again."

General Hospital and Lipstick Jungle star Vanessa Marcil spoke out toTV Guide.com's Matt Mitovich about the sudden passing of Todd Homme, one of the contestants on her Lifetime reality competition Blush: The Search for the Next Great Make-up Artist. Homme, who was 23, died Dec. 13 in his home of yet-to-be-determined causes, Mitovich reports.

Marcil shared she was "totally floored" by Homme's death.

The interesting thing is that I, for some reason, had this huge connection with Todd — which of course now is really sad. But something about him was just really kind and beautiful and open."

Our thoughts are with Marcil, as well as Homme's family and friends.

Vanessa Marcil is keeping busy and unfortunately it's not with a return to General Hospital. Marcil stars in the Hallmark Channel's Original Movie The Nanny Express premiering on Saturday, January 3, 2009. Here's the story behind The Nanny Express:

By the time Kate Hewitt (Vanessa Marcil) walks through the front door of widower David Chandler (Brennan Elliott), he is a desperate man. His two children, nine-year-old Ben (Uriah Shelton) and teenager Emily (Natalie Dreyfuss), have already succeeded in chasing a string of six terrorized nannies out of the very same entryway. But Kate, who is caring for an ailing father (Dean Stockwell) and finishing up a teaching degree, needs this job and she resolves to stand up to whatever tricks and pranks the Chandler kids can dish out—and to help them cope with the death of their mother. READ MORE