Ilene Kristen is perhaps best
known for playing Delia Reid Ryan Ryan Coleridge Crane Coleridge on the
daytime drama Ryan's Hope, a role which she originated in the
show's first episode in 1975 and played on and off until the show's end
in 1989. She has appeared on the daytime dramas Loving and Another
World as well.Ilene's prolific career has also included multiple primetime guest appearances, roles in several independent films, professional singing and song writing, and extensive stage work - including a role in the original Broadway production of Grease.
Currently, Ilene can be seen in her Emmy-nominated role as Roxy, the drunken mother from hell, on One Life to Live. She also performs her original music regularly in the New York City cabaret scene.