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Michelle Ray Smith

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Michelle Ray Smith (ex-Ava, GL)

Michelle Ray Smith was born in Bloomfield, Michigan, and is the oldest of four children. Growing up in Michigan, Smith spent time fishing, hiking, playing basketball and softball, and and dreaming of being a hair and makeup artist. Seeking her goal as a beauty professional, she studied cosmetology while still in high school. MORE

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Features Featuring Michelle

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Giving Back: GL Cast Visits The Gulf Coast

For 70 years, GUIDING LIGHT has championed helping those in need, so it was no surprise when, as part of the show's anniversary blitz, the cast and crew flew down to the Gulf Coast to spend an entire week alongside dozens of full-time volunteers from the Hands On Network to help rebuild homes ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. MORE

Features About Ava

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July 26, 2008

From Devin Owens
Loved the big reveal that Ava's baby on GL turned out to be black. But that was quite a bruiser filling in for the supposed preemie. Is his name Max really short for Maximum? MORE

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July 28, 2008

From Mala Bhattacharjee
Cliffhanger Fridays are bad enough as is. Imagine the SOD/SOW New York offices this morning when our cable punked out and we couldn't tune in for the Remy/Bill/Ava fallout on GL or the er, impact of Sabrina's crash on Y&R. Aaaaargh! MORE

Features With Michelle

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Quickie Q&A: Michelle Ray Smith (Ava)

Digest had a chance to catch up with GL's always energetic Michelle Ray Smith, who's got a lot on her plate these days, both in and out of Springfield. Smith dishes about her beloved volunteer work, her new movie and modeling gig, as well as Ava's dramatic man troubles. MORE

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Smith's Will

GUIDING LIGHT's Michelle Ray Smith (Ava) opened up to Soap Opera Digest about how she found peace after her father took his own life. Here's a reprint of her 8/29 interview. MORE

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Meet Michelle Ray Smith

Weekly could not fit all of our chat with GUIDING LIGHT newcomer Michelle Ray Smith (Ava) into our Nov. 22 Nice to Meet You, so here's more from that interview. MORE

Features Mentioning Michelle/Ava

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GL Quiz: Springfield's Fools

Inspired by April fools, Weekly tests your knowledge of Springfield's top "fools." MORE

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Rising Kane

Rather than taking the traditional "thug" route for Gillespie, the hit man hired by Olivia to off Ava, GUIDING LIGHT went against type and cast an appealingly scruffy Aussie named Kane Manera. MORE