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Colleen Zenk Biography
Colleen Zenk is one of the most popular and richest Soap Opera Actress who was born on January 20, 1953 in Barrington, Illinois, United States. Most well-known for her role as Barbara Ryan on “As the World Turns,” which was a character she played for nearly 30 years.
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Originally a musical theater actor with a background mostly in dance, in 1980, while working during the day on As the World Turns, at night, Zenk co-starred on Broadway with musical theatre legends Chita Rivera and Donald O’Connor in the sequel to Bye Bye Birdie titled Bring Back Birdie, the biggest, most expensive flop to ever hit Broadway. She was then featured, singing and dancing with Albert Finney and Carol Burnett, in the movie musical Annie directed by John Huston. Her musical theater career was then put on hold for over two decades while she raised her family and continued to work on As the World Turns. The poster from Bring Back Birdie resides in NYC’s famed theater restaurant, Joe Allen’s, on the wall across from the bar.
For much of Zenk’s run on As the World Turns, her character, Barbara, was tormented by her criminal ex-husband, James Stenbeck (played by Anthony Herrera). For a brief period in the mid-1980s, the character of Barbara was taken in a different direction by head-writer, Douglas Marland, and became a romantic vixen. But for the most part, Barbara was a beleaguered heroine who faced one trial and tribulation after another. In 2001, then head-writer Hogan Sheffer took the character in a drastically different direction after the character suffered burns in a fire which destroyed her face (and more deception by then-husband Craig Montgomery). As a result, the character descended into hell and she became the show’s villainess.
She got married to Mark Pinter in 1987, however she later split with him in 2010.
| Name | Colleen Zenk |
| First Name | Colleen |
| Last Name | Zenk |
| Occupation | Soap Opera Actress |
| Birthday | January 20 |
| Birth Year | 1953 |
| Place of Birth | Barrington |
| Home Town | Illinois |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Mark Pinter , Michael Crouch |
| Children(s) | Morgan Pinter, Georgia Pinter, Kelsey Crouch |
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She was named Best Villain by Soap Opera Digest in 2003. In 2011, she was nominated for a third time for a Daytime Emmy in the Outstanding Lead Actress category. As a veteran diva on the show, Zenk was prominently featured in the show’s special 50th anniversary episode “Seven Divas on a Bus” in April 2006, and also in the “special” comedy episodes over the years. Her character, Barbara Ryan, after 8 prior marriages, finally found happiness and married for the 9th time as the show came to an end in September 2010. In 2014, she appeared as “Joan” in the 5th-season episode “Loose Lips” of the CBS show Blue Bloods. On “Thurston” the Western-web-Series, she portrayed town madam, “Agnes Snead” garnering two Lead Actress nominations from the Indie Series Awards. She also appeared in supporting roles on the web series “Tainted Dreams” and “Milgram and the Fastwalkers”.
Colleen Zenk Net Worth
Colleen Zenk is one of the richest Soap Opera Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Colleen Zenk's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She did her studies in drama in her school, the Catholic University of America.
Her nomination for an Lead Actress Daytime Emmy award three times for her performance in “As the World Turns.”
Colleen Zenk (born January 20, 1953) is an American actress best known for her role as Barbara Ryan in the daytime TV drama As the World Turns, a role she played from September 1978 until the show left the air in September 2010.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Soap Opera Actress |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
In the summer of 2005, Zenk came out of her self-imposed musical theater retirement and starred as Dolly Levi in a regional tour of Hello Dolly! at the Academy Theater in Meadville, Pennsylvania and the Pocono Playhouse. Due to overwhelming audience response, she was asked to reprise the role for a Fall ’05 run at the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Sheffer was quoted in a 2006 interview in a cover-feature article in The New Yorker that he wanted to give Zenk, who he felt was an “under-utilized gem of an actress”, more to do than just pour coffee with children underfoot. Viewers were impressed that Zenk, who so consistently played the put-upon heroine, but, was so believable as a villainess, and so were critics. She was nominated for a Lead Actress Daytime Emmy Award in 2001, 2002. and 2011. Sheffer went on to win the Emmy in Outstanding Writing in ’01, ’02, ’04, and ’05 giving Zenk much of the credit.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Zenk was born in Barrington, Illinois, studied drama at The Catholic University of America returning to her alma mater many times over the years to perform and headline scholarship fundraising events. In 1987, she married actor Mark Pinter, whom she met on the set of ATWT. Together, they raised 6 children (four from previous marriages and two from their union). They made their home in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
In June 2007, three weeks after her initial three surgeries for Oral Cancer, in the 50th anniversary production at Little Theatre on the Square of Sullivan, IL, she starred as Phyllis Stone in Stephen Sondheim’s Follies. Recovering from tongue reconstruction and on heavy pain medication for radiation burning and side effects, Zenk sang and danced with the 35 piece orchestra and brought down the house.
Who is Colleen Zenk Dating?
According to our records, Colleen Zenk married to Mark Pinter , Michael Crouch . As of December 1, 2023, Colleen Zenk’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Colleen Zenk. You may help us to build the dating records for Colleen Zenk!In 2007, Zenk was diagnosed with Oral Cancer. Through a series of four surgeries including brachytherapy radiation, Zenk’s stage II cancer was treated. In October 2007, Zenk appeared on CBS’s The Early Show to publicize the risk factors of oral cancer and to stress early screening. She partnered with The Oral Cancer Foundation to do additional interviews in print and TV media as well as produce public service TV announcements (PSA) on the importance of early detection.
Facts & Trivia
Colleen Ranked on the list of most popular Soap Opera Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Colleen Zenk celebrates birthday on January 20 of every year.
In May 2010, it was announced that earlier in the year after 23 years of marriage, Zenk had sued for divorce citing abandonment and irreconcilable differences. The divorce was finalized in August 2010.
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