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Child actress Lauren Boles has won over the hearts of soap fans as Bo and Hope’s “Days of our Lives” daughter, Ciara, and apparently, she also won over ‘Glee’ fans as the young version of Rachel Berry (Lea Michele), because the show has asked her back for a second time!

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In its newest issue, TV Guide Magazine has revealed some of televisions highest paid stars. As you can imagine, the list comprises of former daytime soap stars who’ve either gone on to host their own talk show or headline a top ranked primetime series, or in the case of primetime soap stars – gotten richer!

Kelly Ripa tops the list of stars with a soap opera connection as the host of the daytime talk show “Live with Kelly.” According to TV Guide, the former “All My Children” star rakes in an estimated salary of $20 million per year. Meanwhile, Michael Weatherly went from “Loving” in the 1990′s to “NCIS” agent for a cool $175,000 per episode. Mark Harmon, Weatherly’s co-star on “NCIS,” generates an estimated $500,000 per episode and is the highest paid actor (scripted). The magazine, however, does not make note as to whether that amount includes his executive producer credit or if it is based solely on appearance alone. Harmon starred in the short lived 1980′s primetime soap “Flamingo Road,” which preceded his ground breaking role in “St. Elsewhere.”

“Guiding Light” turned “White Collar” star Matt Bomer makes an estimated $110,000 per episode of his uber popular USA Network series. Also hailing from “Guiding Light” is Hayden Panettierre, who will take in an estimated $75,000 an episode for her starring role in the upcoming new series “Nashville.” The show stars Connie Britton as a fading country star, but Britton will take in $100,000 per episode for her efforts.

The stars of “Grey’s Anatomy” recently renegotiated new deals to continue on the series for another two seasons. With the shows ninth season debuting in September, stars Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh and Ellen Pompeo will now make an estimated $350,000 an episode.

Although he hasn’t appeared on a soap for some time, Alec Baldwin gained notoriety in the 1980′s after starring in the daytime soap “The Doctors” and the primetime soap opera “Knot’s Landing.” Now starring in “30 Rock,” Baldwin commands an estimated $300,000 per episode. “30 Rock” is expected to complete its seventh and final season with just 13 episodes beginning October 4. Mariska Hargitay, who recurred on primetime soap “Falcon Crest” in 1988, is the highest paid actress (scripted) taking in $385,000 per episode for her work on “Law & Order: Special Victim’s Unit.”

What follows is the complete list of salaries of stars with soap opera connections:

• Kelly Ripa (“Live with Kelly”) $20 million per year
• Mark Harmon (“NCIS”) $500,000 per episode
• Mariska Hargitay (“Law & Order: SVU”) $385,000 per episode
• Patrick Dempsey (“Grey’s Anatomy”) $350,000 per episode
• Sandra Oh (“Grey’s Anatomy”) $350,000 per episode
• Ellen Pompeo (“Grey’s Anatomy”) $350,000 per episode
• Alec Baldwin (“30 Rock”) $300,000 per episode
• Stephen Moyer (“True Blood“) $200,000 per episode
• Anna Paquin (“True Blood”) $200,000 per episode
• Alexander Skarsgård (“True Blood”) $200,000 per episode
• Michael Weatherly (“NCIS”) $175,000 per episode
• Connie Britton (“Nashiville”) $100,000 per episode
• Terry O’Quinn (“666 Park Avenue”) $100,000 per episode
• Vanessa Williams (“666 Park Avenue”) $100,000 per episode
• Larry Hagman (“Dallas“) $75,000 per episode
• Lea Michele (“Glee”) $75,000 per episode
• Hayden Panettierre (“Nashiville”) $75,000 per episode
• Madeleine Stowe (“Revenge”) $75,000 per episode
• Kerry Washington (“Scandal”) $75,000 per episode
• Dave Annable (“666 Park Avenue”) $65,000 per episode
• Emily VanCamp (“Revenge”) $55,000 per episode
• Patrick Duffy (“Dallas”) $50,000 per episode
• Josh Henderson (“Dallas”) $50,000 per episode

For a complete list of stars and their salaries, pick up your copy of TV Guide today or head on over to the magazine’s website.

(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — This weekend (August 12-14, 2011) at the movies we find teenagers singing show tunes they weren’t old enough to remember when they were originally sung in “Glee: The 3D Concert Movie” and teens trying to cheat death in “Final Destination 5.”

Glee: The 3D Concert Movie

Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Amber Riley, Naya River, Mark Salling, Jenna Ushkowitz, Harry Shum, Jr., Chord Overstreet, and Ashley Fink

Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Release Notes: Only in theaters for two weeks, the concert film showcases the talents of all the “Glee” series stars including featured characters from competing group, the Warblers. While she appears in the trailer, Jane Lynch was actually removed from the theatrical version of the film according to producers. She will appear in the DVD version, according to series creator Ryan Murphy.

Final Destination 5

Stars: ”The Bold and the Beautiful‘s” Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, Nicholas D’Agosto, Emma Bell, Miles Fisher, Arlen Escarpeta, David Koechner, Ellen Wroe, P.J. Byrne, Courtney B. Vance, and Tony Todd

Distributor: New Line Cinema(a division of Warner Bros.)

Release Notes: This is the fith film in the series of horror films that began in 2000 with “Final Destination.” Todd, who portrayed William Bludworth in the first film, returns in what producer promise is a return to the originals roots.