As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiered on the same day in 1956. They have have been different kinds of shows (i.e. a mystery soap versus a conventional soap opera), but these soaps have shared numerous things in common, including many of the same featured actors.
Following is a list of actors and actresses known to have had roles on both As the World Turns and The Edge of Night.
| Actor/Actress | ATWT Role | EDGE Role |
| DON HASTINGS | Bob Hughes | Jack Lane |
| MARK RYDELL | Jeff Baker | Walt Johnson |
| HENDERSON FORSYTHE | David Stewart | Martin Spode |
| ANN FLOOD | Ruth Mansfield | Nancy Pollock Karr |
| DONALD MAY | Raymond Speer | Adam Drake |
| ELIZABETH HUBBARD | Lucinda Walsh | Carol Kramer |
| JULIANNE MOORE | Frannie/Sabrina Hughes | Carmen Engler |
| CONARD FOWKES | Donald Hughes | Steve Prentiss |
| TOM TAMMI | Tom Hughes | Logan Swift |
| MILLETTE ALEXANDER | Sylvia Hill | 1.Gail Armstrong 2. Laura Hillyer 3. Julie Jamison Hillyer |
| MARGARET COLIN | Margo Montgomery Hughes | Paige Madison |
| MARGO MCKENNA | Linda Chase | Emily Michaels |
| NAT POLEN | Dr. Douglas Cassen | Ephraim Webster |
| ROY POOLE | Dr. Jerry Stevens | Paul Koslo |
| RITA LLOYD | Edwina Walsh Cabot | 1. Toby Marshall 2. Jessica Webster |
| *LISA HOWARD | Julie Spencer | Louise Grimsley Capice |
| MARY K. WELLS | Louise Cole | Louise Grimsley Capice |
| KEITH CHARLES | Ralph Mitchell | Rick Oliver |
| BARBARA BERJER | Claire Lowell Shea | Irene Wheeler |
| TERI KEANE | Meg Blaine | Martha Spears Marceau |
| EDWARD KEMMER | Dick Martin | Malcolm Thomas |
| GEORGE PETRIE | Dr. George Frye | Pete Quinn |
| MARTIN SHEEN | Jack Davis | Roy Sanders |
| DICK LATESSA | Ambrose Bingham | Noel Douglas |
| BERNIE MCINERNEY | Rex Whitmore | Mark Faraday |
| JUDITH MCGILLIGAN | Elizabeth Talbot Stewart | Josephine Harper |
| LEE GODART | Franco Visconti | Eliot Dorn |
| ERNEST TOWNSEND | Kent Bradford | Cliff Nelson |
| NORMAN SNOW | Richard Fairchild | Matt Sharkey |
| DAVID FROMAN | Harry Haywood | Gunther Wagner |
| RICHARD BORG | Mitch Hewlett | Spencer Varney |
| NORMAN PARKER | D.A. Avril Hobson | David Cameron |
| JOAN COPELAND | 1. Joan Rogers 2. Greta Aldrin |
Mary Appleman |
| KIMETHA LAURIE | Debbie Whipple | Bebe Spode |
| DOE LANG | Karen Adams | Cynthia Purcell |
| GILLIAN SPENCER | Jennifer Sullivan Hughes | Lyn Wilkins Warren |
| KATHLEEN CODY | Sally Graham | Laurie Ann Karr |
| LINDA COOK | 1. Lucy Hunter 2. Cynthia Linders |
Laurie Ann Karr Dallas |
| NANCY PINKERTON PEABODY | Dorothy Connors | Beth Anderson Barnes |
| RONNIE WELCH | Bob Hughes | Lee Pollock |
| FRANCES REID | Grace Baker | Rose Pollock |
| LAURENCE HUGO | John Hughes | Mike Karr |
| RICHARD CLARKE | Landsdowne | Duane Stewart |
| WILLIAM PRINCE | Mr. Parsons | Ben Travis |
| TED TINLING | Funeral Director | Vic Lamont |
| HELEN SHIELDS | Edna Rice | Hester Spode |
| BETTY GARDE | Miss Tyler | Mattie Lane Grimsley |
| MANDEL KRAMER | Prosecuting D.A. | Bill Marceau |
| KIM HUNTER | Mrs. Tompkins | Nola Madison |
| DAN HAMILTON | Thornton Converse | Wade Meecham |
| ELIZABETH LAWRENCE | Marsha Davidson | Constance Johnson |
| FORREST COMPTON | Charles DeWitt | Mike Karr |
| MADY KAPLAN | Marie Kovac | Bobbi Gerard |
| ALLEN NOURSE | Otto Martin | Joe Pollock |
| JEAN LECLERC | Antoine Bissett | Guy Tavernier |
| CHARLES BAXTER | Tom Pope | Victor Carlson |
| JAMES RAY | Dr. Fisher | Bart Fletcher |
| PATRICK HORGAN | Anton Cunningham | Ansel Scott |
| SAM GRAY | Dr. Boris Rose | Frank Sloane |
| CAROLINE LAGERFELT | Elaine | Patricia Devereaux |
| JAMES DOUGLAS | Grant Colman | Desmond Aldrich |
| AKI ALEONG | Dr. Sam Yee | Dr. Lucian Kee |
| BILLIE ALLEN | Louise Griffin | Ada Chandler |
| JON DEVRIES | Emmett | Andre |
| TONI DARNAY | Franny Brennan | Nurse |
| ROBIN GROVES | Ginny Hopkins | Maggie |
| FARLEY GRANGER | Earl Mitchell | Trent Archer |
| DELPHI HARRINGTON | Sally Mitchell | Leonie Travis |
| PAUL HECHT | Alexander Cabot | Dr. Macbeth |
| STEPHEN JOYCE | Doctor handling Susan's in-vitro procedure. (1993) | Everett Cooper |
| JASON KINCAID | Tom Hughes | Policeman |
| JUDSON LAIRE | Mr. Rice | Judge Blackwell |
| TERRENCE MANN | Jester | Radio Announcer |
| DOUGLAS PARKHIRST | Phil Banner | Lt. Segal |
| BARBARA RODELL | Joyce Colman | Miss Ames |
| JOE SILVER | Mr. Jason | Danny Fenton |
| PETER SIMON | Ian McFarland | Whit Somers |
| LOIS SMITH | 1. Jane Clark 2. Miss Davis, the social worker ? |
Mrs. Oakes |
| JOHN MCGOVERN | Mr. Bundy | Dr. Curran |
| PETER FRANCIS JAMES | Blake Stevens | Marcus |
| SHIRLEY STOLER | Hilda | Frankie |
| ROBERT GERRINGER | Mr. MacPherson ? | Del Emerson |
| JOANNA ROOS | Alma Miller | Victoria Dana |
| MICHAEL MINOR | Norman Garrison | Lennie Small |
| HAL STUDER | Donald Hughes | Doug Hastings |
| MICHAEL LOMBARD | Joe Fernando | Sandy Buchanan |
| BOB HOVER | Brian Ellison | Lane Wilton |
| GEOFFREY HORNE | Dr. Jim Strasfield | Rick Meade |
| JUDITH BARCROFT | 1. Susan Stewart 2. Sara Comstock | Dr. Eleanor Prentice |
| ROD COLBIN | Carl Whipple | Rev. McDougal |
| JACK BETTS | Prosecuting D.A. in John/Dee rape trial | Dr. Stern |
| ROY POOLE | Dr. Jerry StevensPaul Koslo |
*NOTE: This is NOT the same Lisa Howard as the one who was on Days of Our Lives in the late-1980s.