ATWT actress charged with DUI

Posted Wednesday, April 07, 2010 11:12:38 PM

Colleen Zenk Pinter was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in Connecticut. The actress agree to a sobriety test, which police say she failed. The actress is due in court later this month.

Emmy-nominated As the World Turns actress Colleen Zenk Pinter (Barbara Ryan) was arrested last week on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.

The 57-year-old actress was pulled over by police in Wilton, Connecticut, for erratic driving and crossing into the oncoming lane of traffic around 1:00am on Thursday, April 1. Upon suspicion of her intoxication, police officers asked Pinter to submit to field sobriety tests, which she failed. Pinter was taken into custody and charged with DUI and improper lane usage.

The Norwalk Hour reports that Pinter had a blood alcohol count of .119, which is over the limit of .08.

The actress is scheduled to appear in court on April 15. The actress could face a $1,000 fine and up to three months in jail.

Pinter debuted on As the World Turns in 1978. In 2002, she was nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actress Daytime Emmy.

Related Information

News Archive: Zenk Pinter readies to celebrate 25 years on ATWT. [Jul 31, 2000]
Who's Who: Read a biography of Barbara Ryan.
About The Actor: Learn more about Colleen Zenk Pinter.

Archived News: Review more past ATWT news headlines.

News and More: Return to Soap Central's ATWT FrontPage.

THE LATEST ATWT HEADLINES

DAYTIME EMMYS

2024 DAYTIME EMMYS: Nominations revealed for 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

SOAP CENTRAL

The Gates gets go-ahead from CBS, will make its daytime debut in January

SOAP CENTRAL

Season 15 of The Talk will be its last as talk show is canceled

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

How The Young and the Restless' Aunt Jordan sneaks around Genoa City in disguise

DAYTIME EMMYS

51st Annual Daytime Emmys are set for CBS broadcast in June

SOAP CENTRAL

Procter & Gamble re-enters the CBS soap game with a new daytime drama

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

Yeah, that happened: Brian Gaskill ends his run as The Young and the Restless' Seth

DAYTIME EMMYS

Daytime Emmys announces Younger Performer category has been eliminated

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

Y&R surprise: As the World Turns alum Colleen Zenk is Claire's Aunt Jordan

/* **** Y&R | CHRISTIAN LEBLANC OPENS UP ABOUT HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER AND HIS GRATITUDE FOR OBSERVANT FANS **** */ if (date("ymd") <= 999999) { $sub = $sub+1; $sub="0".$sub; if ((date("s") % 2 != 0)) { ${'ix_sub_url_' . $sub}="/young-and-restless/news/2023/1025-christian-leblanc-opens-up-about-his-battle-with-cancer-and-his-gratitude-for-observant-fans.php"; } else { ${'ix_sub_url_' . $sub}="/young-and-restless/news/2023/1025-christian-leblanc-opens-up-about-his-battle-with-cancer-and-his-gratitude-for-observant-fans.php"; } if ((date("s") % 2 != 0)) { ${'ix_sub_img_' . $sub}="/young-and-restless/images/rect/sm/leblanc_christianj_04.jpg"; } else { ${'ix_sub_img_' . $sub}="/young-and-restless/images/rect/sm/leblanc_christianj_04.jpg"; } if ((date("s") % 2 != 0)) { ${'ix_sub_txt_' . $sub}="Christian LeBlanc opens up about his battle with cancer and his gratitude for observant fans"; } else { ${'ix_sub_txt_' . $sub}="Life imitates art: Christian LeBlanc opens up about his battle with cancer"; } $christian_leblanc_opens_up_about_his_battle_with_cancer_and_his_gratitude_for_observant_fans_1025="yes"; }