Soap Opera Digest is reporting that scene stealer Ilene Kristen has landed a guest role on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. According to the magazine, Kristen will play Evelyn Higgens. The character is the wife of Fred Sandow (Michael McKean) and mixes things up with the entire cast. Kristen's episode is slated to air Feb. 8.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit airs Weds at 10 pm EST on NBC

Former One Life to Live stars Shenell Edmonds (pictured above), Sean Ringgold (pictured above), Ilene Kristen, Tonja Walker and Shenaz Treasury were among the stars who turned out for the opening night return of NEWSical The Musical on February 1. The off-Broadway show premiered an updated set lampooning headline grabbers and news makers at Theatre Row’s The Kirk Theatre in New York City. Visit Theatre Row for ticket information and see more photos after the jump! READ MORE

One Life To Live funny gal Ilene Kristen doesn't mesh words about Prospect Park's botched deal to relocate the fictional citizens of Llanview and Pine Valley to the web. Kristen spoke with TV Guide Magazine's Michael Logan about the whole catastrophy, as well as her fun, final storyline for OLTL revolving around the demise of soap-within-a-soap Fraternity Row.

TV Guide Magazine: Speaking of master plans, what's your take on the Prospect Park fiasco?
Kristen: Did they have a master plan? Why would they start a project to save the soaps and then have it fizzle out like that? When Prospect Park said they weren't continuing with All My Children, I absolutely assumed it was because they wanted to put all their eggs in one basket with OLTL. Not that I wanted to see AMC die. But who thought this would happen?

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Former All My Children star Thorsten Kaye (pictured with Susan Haskell above) screened his film Occupant, at the Quad Cinema in New York City, on October 14. The film, which also stars As the World Turns alum Van Hansis, will be available through your local cable provider’s VOD and on the internet via Netflix, iTunes and Amazon Video on October 18. Visit OccupantMovie.com to learn more. Check out photos from the screening after the jump!

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Former and current One Life to Live stars Mingled For A Cause at Blondies in New York City on June 4. Kristen Alderson, Brittany Underwood, Jessica Leccia and Shenell Edmonds (pictured above) were among the stars that sang karaoke and mixed with fans at the second annual event, which helped raise money for Bailey House and AHA.  See more photos from the event after the jump.  READ MORE

One Life to Live star Ilene Kristen is putting on her wedding best and returning to My Big Gay Italian Wedding for another series of dates. You can see Kristen My Big Gay Italian Wedding  at the St. Luke Theatre April 16 and 30. If you can’t make one of those performances, Kristen will also be appearing on May 7, 14, 21, 27 and 28.