20 Facts About Angela Channing

Angela Channing is a fictional character on the American prime time soap opera Falcon Crest, portrayed by Jane Wyman from 1981 to 1990.

Angela Channing goes straight through everything like a Mack truck.

Angela Channing is a dominating force even at home, grooming her grandson Lance Cumson to eventually take over the business, and seeking to control every aspect of his life in the meantime.

Angela Channing is infuriated by the continuing irresponsible behavior of her grandson Lance Cumson, and courts Chase's son Cole Gioberti as the potential heir to Falcon Crest.

Angela Channing gets assault charges dropped against Lance, and plots to keep Lance's newly returned father Tony Cumson from his ex-wife, Angela Channing's daughter Julia.

Angela Channing is furious when Lance begins working at Douglas's newspaper The San Francisco Globe, and schemes to derail Melissa's inconvenient new relationship with Cole to clear the way for Lance.

Angela Channing tries to keep Emma sedated to prevent her from testifying about Jason, fearing that she could lose Falcon Crest if Chase's attorney can prove that Jason died under suspicious circumstances.

Angela Channing magnanimously offers 50 percent of the vineyard to Angela, and though she detests the thought of sharing Falcon Crest with anyone, she has no choice and accepts.

Angela Channing tries to thwart Chase's claims to Falcon Crest, as well as his attempts to break her stranglehold on county water supplies.

Douglas's illegitimate son, Richard Channing, has inherited fifty percent of The San Francisco Globe after his father's death, and Angela seeks to block Richard from taking control of the newspaper as the new chairman of the board.

Angela Channing is determined that Chase not discover that she secretly owns and profits from the company that distributes Falcon Crest's wine.

Angela Channing plays Lance and Cole against each other, and is andy to find Lance in bed with a woman other than his wife.

Emma disappears, secretly giving Chase the voting proxy to her share of The Globe which Angela Channing hoped would give her control of the newspaper's board of directors.

Chase discovers that Angela Channing is using all of Falcon Crest's investment funds to buy up stock in the newspaper.

Just as Angela Channing has nearly enough stock to seize control, Richard announces he is issuing two million dollars more of stock, a strategy that Angela Channing and her lawyer Phillip Erikson had not foreseen.

Angela Channing later decides to stay in Tuscany Valley and fight for her family's land; and later launches an attack on Melissa.

Angela Channing secretly arranges a meeting between Frank Agretti and his long-estranged son, Nick.

Angela Channing is later disturbed by the news of Libby Carnes, who offers Frank a job in Colombia mining for emeralds.

Aware that Angela Channing is trying to break up his relationship with Emma, Charley places a pillow over Angela Channing's face and suffocates her.

Angela Channing was nominated for five Soap Opera Digest Awards for playing Angela in 1986,1988, and 1989.