Actor’s Denise Crosby (Star Trek: The Next Generation) and William Moses (Falcon Crest) have been cast as Jeff and Carolyn Webber, Elizabeth Webber’s parents! Elizabeth’s (Rebecca Herbst) parents have been missing from the canvas for an extended period. In the case of Liz’s mother, Carolyn has never appeared on the show but has been mentioned from time to time. Richard Dean Anderson played the role of Jeff from 1976-1981.
Moses is making his daytime debut on the ABC series, although he does have a prior connection to the soap via his older brother, Rick Moses, who appeared as a hit man named Hutch in 1980 during the Luke and Laura “Left-Handed Boy” storyline. Also in 1980, Crosby appeared as Lisa Davis on “Days of our Lives.” The actress has appeared in numerous shows since her breakout role as Lt. Tasha Yar in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” including her reprising the character in voice form in several “Star Trek” themed video games. She recently played the Secretary of the Navy in an episode of “NCIS” and had a recurring role as Faye Richardson during the final season of “Suits.”
Moses became famous for Falcon Crest but also starred in the movie “Mystic Pizza” opposite a young Julia Roberts.
No first air date was announced at press time.
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