Ilene Kristen returned to Daytime in the role of One Life to Live's Roxanne Balsom in November 2001. Daytime audiences best remember Ms. Kristen as Delia Reid Ryan Ryan Coleridge Crain Coleridge on Ryan's Hope. Ms. Kristen was honored with her first-ever Daytime Emmy® nomination in 2004 in the Supporting Actress category.

Ms. Kristen made her Broadway debut in Henry, Sweet, Henry and then went on to originate the role of Patty Simcox in Grease. On Broadway she also appeared as the infamous Leona Helmsley in Mayor, based on Ed Koch's book. Her Off-Broadway credits include Acts of Providence, Trust, All that Glitters, Light up the Sky, The Dolphin Position, Cowboy, The Gig and Marvin's Room, at the Helen Hayes Theater in Nyack, NY. She has also performed in Save Me, at the Vital Theater, and Blood Orange, at the Blue Heron Arts Center. A member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre since 1984, Ms. Kristen has participated in five one-act marathons and the acclaimed comedy revue Strange Behavior.

Among Ms. Kristen's television credits are appearances on Law & Order, Third Watch and The Sopranos. Daytime audiences will remember her as Norma Gilpin on Loving and wannabe socialite Madeline Thompson on Another World.

Ms. Kristen is featured in the feature film Tinsel Town. Her love of film, however, is not limited to her appearances on the large and small screens. In 1977 she co-founded the Jean Renoir Cinema in Greenwich Village, specializing in independent and rarely seen foreign films. She produced the award-winning short, The Aftermath, and helped to finance three other short films. In 1997 Ms. Kristen was a producer for the film Everything's George, starring Frank Gorshin and Rodney Dangerfield.

In addition to a full-time acting career, Ms. Kristen has been veteran of the music club scene since the 1980s. She was with the samba band PE DE BOI, adding a Rhythm & Blues touch to their scintillating Brazilian beat. She then formed her own band called Pulse, appearing at such New York City venues as the China Club and Heartbreak. From 1987 until 1993 she collaborated with saxophonist Victor Lesser, and was the opening act for Bruce Willis' band, The Persuasions, and for Johnny Kemp at such places as Mikell's, Sweetwaters, The Palladium, Wilson's and The Tunnel in New York City. Since the late 1990s Ms. Kristen has sat in with numerous bands. In 2001 she performed her own music with her band at the former New York City club, Arci's Place. She also wrote the lyrics for the song In a Heartbeat on smooth jazz guitarist Chuck Loeb's current album.