Lena Kundera and Bianca Montgomery | |
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 Olga Sosnovska as Lena (left) and Eden Riegel as Bianca (right). | |
| Known for | First lesbian couple on an American soap opera |
Lena Kundera and Bianca Montgomery are fictional characters from the American daytime drama All My Children. Commonly referred to by the portmanteau "Lianca" (for Lena and Bianca), they were the first lesbian couple on an American soap opera.[1] Lena was portrayed by Olga Sosnovska, and Bianca was portrayed by Eden Riegel. Lena and Bianca's romance "quickly became a hit with viewers" and regularly surpassed older more established heterosexual couples for the number 1 spot on Internet and soap opera magazine readers' polls.[1] The characters are the first to share a same-sex kiss in American soap opera history.[1][2][3][4]
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