▁Real - Time ▁Ph oto ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁and ▁a ▁special ▁human itar ian ▁award . ▁ ▁W inners ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁annual ▁w inners ▁by ▁category : ▁ ▁Special ▁Awards ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Short y ▁Awards <0x0A> </s> ▁Sarah ▁D ale ▁C ald well ▁McC au ley ▁was ▁a ▁fict ional ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁now - def unct ▁American ▁So ap ▁Opera , ▁Love ▁of ▁Life . ▁She ▁was ▁originally ▁played ▁by ▁actress ▁Jane ▁Rose , ▁and ▁then ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁by ▁actress ▁Jo anna ▁Ro os , ▁who ▁was ▁most ▁identified ▁in ▁the ▁role ; ▁and ▁then ▁until ▁the ▁show ' s ▁end ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁by ▁actress ▁Val erie ▁C oss art . ▁ ▁Van essa ▁and ▁Meg ' s ▁saint ly ▁mother ▁Sarah ▁is ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁Van essa ▁D ale ▁and ▁her ▁sister , ▁Meg . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁ep it ome ▁of ▁the ▁good ▁mother . ▁While ▁her ▁husband , ▁Will ▁D ale , ▁was ▁stern ▁and ▁strict , ▁she ▁was ▁comp ass ion ate ▁and ▁lov ing . ▁After ▁Will ▁died ▁and ▁her ▁daughters ▁moved ▁away ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁she ▁was ▁lon ely , ▁but ▁Van ▁would ▁often ▁come ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁Bar row sv ille , ▁where ▁the ▁D ale ▁family ▁had ▁always ▁lived , ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁mother ▁updated ▁on ▁what ▁troubles ▁Meg ▁had ▁got ten ▁herself ▁into . ▁ ▁Several ▁years ▁later ▁after ▁Meg ▁had