Melrose Place veteran Vanessa Williams has joined the Days of Our Lives TV show cast, on NBC. The actress announced the news on Instagram (see below). She is a re-cast of the Dr. Valerie Grant character, originated by Tina Andrews in 1975, who played the part until 1977. Kitty Lester and the late Lawrence Cook played Valerie's parents, Helen and Paul Grant. Soap Central reports Andrews was not approached to reprise the role.Rose Fonseca assumed the role of Valerie from 1977 to '78. Diane Sommerfield brought the character back to Salem, from 1981 to '82. Per Deadline, Williams' first airdate is slated for October 25, 2016. Since Valerie's former love interest, Abe Carver (James Reynolds), is widowed, unattached, and still living in Salem...
- 10/6/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
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