Daytime Emmy Award
150px A Daytime Emmy Award
Awarded for	Excellence in daytime television
Presented by	NATAS/ATAS
Country	United States
First awarded	May 21, 1974
Official website	www.emmyonline.org/daytime

The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles–based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. Ceremonies generally are held in May or June.

Emmys are considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards (for film), Grammy Awards (for music) and Tony Awards (for stage).^[1][2]

History[link]

The first daytime-themed Emmy Awards were given out at the primetime ceremony in 1972, when The Doctors and General Hospital were nominated for Outstanding Achievement in a Daytime Drama. That year, The Doctors won the first Best Show Daytime Emmy. In addition, the award for Outstanding Achievement by an Individual in a Daytime Drama was given to Mary Fickett from All My Children. A previous category "Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming" was added once in 1968 with individuals like Days of Our Lives star MacDonald Carey nominated. Due to voting rules of the time, judges could opt to either award one or no Emmy, and in the end they decided that no one nominated was deserving of the golden statuette. This snub outraged then-Another World writer Agnes Nixon, causing her to write in The New York Times, "...after viewing the recent fiasco of the Emmy awards, it may well be considered a mark of distinction to have been ignored by this group."^[3]

Longtime General Hospital star John Beradino became a leading voice to have daytime talent honored with special recognition for their work. The first separate awards show made just for daytime programming was broadcast in 1974 from the Channel Gardens at Rockefeller Center in New York. The hosts that year were Barbara Walters and Peter Marshall. The gala is now usually held at nearby Radio City Music Hall, with occasional broadcasts from Madison Square Garden. The 2006 Emmys were held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles (the first time they have ever been held outside of New York), where the Academy Awards have been presented since the venue's opening in 2001.^[4] The Kodak Theatre also hosted the 2007 and 2008 ceremonies.

Due to the relatively small talent pool in daytime television, it has become common for the same people to be nominated repeatedly. The most infamous of these is All My Children star Susan Lucci, whose name became synonymous with being nominated for an award and never winning, after having been nominated 18 times without receiving an award before finally winning a Daytime Emmy for Best Actress in 1999.^[5]

In 2003, in response to heavy criticism of bloc voting in favor of shows with the largest casts, an additional voting round was added to all the drama acting categories.^[6] Known as the "pre-nominations", one or two actors from each show is selected to then move on and be considered for the primary nominations for the awards.^[7]

Rules[link]

Among the Daytime Emmy rules, a show must originally air on American television during the eligibility period between January 1 and December 31. In order to be considered a national daytime show, the program must air between 2 a.m. and 6 p.m., and to at least 50 percent of the country.^[8] A show that enters into the Daytime Emmys cannot also be entered into the Primetime Emmy Awards or any other national Emmy competition. For shows in syndication, whose air times vary between media markets, they can either be entered in the Daytime or Primetime Emmys (provided they still reach the 50 percent national reach), but not in both.^[9] For game shows that reach the 50 percent threshold, they can be entered into the Daytime Emmys if they normally air before 8 p.m (including the former "access hour" from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.); otherwise, they are only eligible for the Primetime Emmys.^[8]

Entries must be submitted by late December. Most award categories also require entries to include DVDs or tape masters of the show. For example, most series categories require the submitted DVD to include any one or two episodes that originally aired during the eligibility period.^[8]

Voting is done by peer judging panels. Any active Academy member, who has national credits for at least two years and within the last five years, is eligible to be a judge. Depending on the category, voting is done using either a ratings score criteria or a preferential scoring system.^[8]

Telecast[link]

The show originally aired during the daytime hours but moved to night time in 1991. Many special events have aired before the live telecast in an attempt to grab households tuning in for the awards. ABC/Disney's SoapNet cable channel, which airs special programming revolving around the Daytime Emmys in the month before the show, broadcasts a red carpet special before the awards ceremony, and a post-show. When NBC hosted the awards shows, it would air special one-off episodes of their soap operas, such as Another World: Summer Desire. During the past three turns for CBS, the network has used the first hour to carry The Price Is Right specials, a United States Navy primetime special, and, in 2007, a repeat of that morning's final episode with original host Bob Barker. However, the program's Friday night timeslot as of late, which is the second-least viewed night of television, can also be blamed for the program's decline.

For many years, the show was produced by one of its own Lifetime Achievement honorees, Dick Clark. Each show from 2004 to 2008 was produced by White Cherry Entertainment.

In August 2009, The CW broadcast the Daytime Emmys for the first time, despite that network not having any daytime programming, due to the other networks declining to carry it. The airing delivered the ceremony's lowest ratings ever (0.6/2 in 18-49, 2.72m),^[10] but it did outperform The CW's weak averages on the night that summer. The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were broadcast in June 2010 on CBS. On May 3, 2012, it was announced and confirmed that HLN would air the 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, with AOL as the social media counterpart, which nominations coming on May 9.^[11]

Ceremonies[link]

• 1st Daytime Emmy Awards (May 21, 1974; NBC)
• 2nd Daytime Emmy Awards (May 20, 1975; CBS)
• 3rd Daytime Emmy Awards (May 19, 1976; ABC)
• 4th Daytime Emmy Awards (May 24, 1977; NBC)
• 5th Daytime Emmy Awards (May 16, 1978; CBS)
• 6th Daytime Emmy Awards (May 15, 1979; ABC)
• 7th Daytime Emmy Awards (May 20, 1980; NBC)
• 8th Daytime Emmy Awards (May 19, 1981; CBS)
• 9th Daytime Emmy Awards (May 18, 1982; ABC)
• 10th Daytime Emmy Awards (June 21, 1983; not televised)
• 11th Daytime Emmy Awards (June 19, 1984; not televised)
• 12th Daytime Emmy Awards (June 11, 1985; CBS)
• 13th Daytime Emmy Awards (June 17, 1986; NBC)
• 14th Daytime Emmy Awards (June 16, 1987; CBS)
• 15th Daytime Emmy Awards (June 19, 1988; ABC)
• 16th Daytime Emmy Awards (June 29, 1989; NBC)
• 17th Daytime Emmy Awards (June 23, 1990; CBS)
• 18th Daytime Emmy Awards (June 18, 1991; ABC)
• 19th Daytime Emmy Awards (June 20, 1992; NBC)
• 20th Daytime Emmy Awards (May 21, 1993; CBS)
• 21st Daytime Emmy Awards (May 20, 1994; ABC)
• 22nd Daytime Emmy Awards (May 19, 1995; NBC)
• 23rd Daytime Emmy Awards (May 17, 1996; CBS)
• 24th Daytime Emmy Awards (May 16, 1997; ABC)
• 25th Daytime Emmy Awards (May 15, 1998; NBC)
• 26th Daytime Emmy Awards (May 21, 1999; CBS)
• 27th Daytime Emmy Awards (May 19, 2000; ABC)
• 28th Daytime Emmy Awards (May 18, 2001; NBC)
• 29th Daytime Emmy Awards (May 17, 2002; CBS)
• 30th Daytime Emmy Awards (May 16, 2003; ABC)
• 31st Daytime Emmy Awards (May 21, 2004; NBC)
• 32nd Daytime Emmy Awards (May 20, 2005; CBS)
• 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards (April 28, 2006; ABC)
• 34th Daytime Emmy Awards (June 15, 2007; CBS)
• 35th Daytime Emmy Awards (June 20, 2008; ABC)
• 36th Daytime Emmy Awards (August 30, 2009; The CW)
• 37th Daytime Emmy Awards (June 27, 2010; CBS)
• 38th Daytime Emmy Awards (June 19, 2011; CBS)
• 39th Daytime Emmy Awards (June 23, 2012; HLN)^[11]

Award categories[link]

Daytime Emmys are awarded in the following categories:

Programming[link]

• Outstanding Drama Series
• Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show
• Outstanding Morning Programming (debuted in 2007)
• Outstanding Talk Show (Ended in 2007, when the award was split into two categories. See below.)
• Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment
• Outstanding Talk Show Informative
• Outstanding Special Class Special
• Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
• Outstanding Children's Series
• Outstanding Children/Youth/Family Special
• Outstanding Lifestyle Show
• Outstanding Special Class
• Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program
• Outstanding Animated Program
• Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
• Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program

Directing

• Directing For A Game/Audience Participation Show
• Directing For A Drama Series
• Directing For A Talk Show
• Directing For A Lifestyle Show
• Directing For A Children's Series
• Directing For A Children/Youth/Family Special
• Directing For A Special Class Program

Performance[link]

• Lead Actor In A Drama Series
• Lead Actress In A Drama Series
• Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
• Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
• Younger Actor In A Drama Series
• Younger Actress In A Drama Series
• Performer In A Children's Series
• Performer In A Children/Youth/Family Special
• Performer In An Animated Program
• Game Show Host
• Talk Show Host
• Lifestyle Show Host

Writing[link]

• Writing For A Drama Series
• Writing For A Children's Series
• Writing For A Children/Youth/Family Special
• Writing For A Special Class Special
• Outstanding Writing in Animation

Prior to 2007, the Lifestyle categories were previously known as the Service Show categories.

Creative Arts Daytime Emmys[link]

Creative Arts Emmy Awards are awarded in the following categories:

• Art direction
  • Art Direction- Set Decoration- Scenic Design
  • Art Direction- Set Decoration- Scenic Design For A Drama Series
• Casting For A Drama Series
• Costumes
  • Costume Design For A Series
  • Costume Design For A Drama Series
• Editing
  • Single Camera Editing For A Series
  • Multiple Camera Editing For A Series
  • Multiple Camera Editing For A Drama Series
• Hairstyling
  • Hairstyling For A Series
  • Hairstyling For A Drama Series
• Lighting Direction
  • Lighting Direction For A Series
  • Lighting Direction For A Drama Series
• Main Title Design
• Makeup
  • Makeup
  • Makeup For A Drama Series
• Music
  • Music Direction and Composition
  • Music Direction and Composition For A Drama Series
  • Original Song
• Sound Editing and Mixing
  • Sound Editing For A Series
  • Sound Editing For A Drama Series
  • Sound Mixing For A Series
  • Sound Mixing For A Drama Series
• Technical Direction
  • Single Camera Photography- Video or Electronic
  • Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video For A Series
  • Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video For A Drama Series

Actors who have won two or more Daytime Emmys[link]

• Justin Deas (6) (1984, 1988–1989, 1994–1995, 1997)
• Anthony Geary (6) (1982, 1999–2000, 2004, 2006, 2008)
• Rosie O'Donnell (6) (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
• Erika Slezak (6) (1984, 1986, 1992, 1995–1996, 2005)
• David Canary (5) (1986, 1988–1989, 1993, 2001)
• Susan Flannery (4) (1975, 2000, 2002–2003)
• Ellen DeGeneres (4) (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
• Jonathan Jackson (4) (1995, 1998–1999, 2011)
• Kim Zimmer (4) (1985, 1987, 1990, 2006)
• Peter Bergman (3) (1991–1992, 2002)
• Sarah Brown (3) (1997–1998, 2000)
• Jennifer Finnigan (3) (2002–2004)
• Helen Gallagher (3) (1976–1977, 1988)
• Rick Hearst (3) (1991, 2004, 2007)
• Eartha Kitt (3) (2007, 2008, 2010)
• Michael E. Knight (3) (1986–1987, 2001)
• Jennifer Landon (3) (2006–2008)
• Christian LeBlanc (3) (2005, 2007, 2009)
• Heather Tom (3) (1993, 1999, 2011)
• Barbara Walters (3) (1975, 2003, 2009)
• Louie Anderson (2) (1997, 1998)
• Julia Barr (2) (1990, 1998)
• Julie Marie Berman (2) (2009–2010)
• Larry Bryggman (2) (1984, 1987)
• Martha Byrne (2) (1987, 2001)
• Macdonald Carey (2) (1974–1975)
• Whoopi Goldberg (2) (2002, 2009)
• Susan Haskell (2) (1994, 2009)
• Elizabeth Hubbard (2) (1974, 1976)
• Nathan Lane (2) (1996, 2001)
• Judith Light (2) (1980–1981)
• Dorothy Lyman (2) (1982–1983)
• Kevin Mambo (2) (1996–1997)
• Cady McClain (2) (1990, 2004)
• Kimberly McCullough (2) (1989, 1996)
• Michael Park (2) (2010–2011)
• Tom Pelphrey (2) (2006, 2008)
• John Wesley Shipp (2) (1986, 1987)
• Kristoff St. John (2) (1992, 2008)
• Michelle Stafford (2) (1997, 2004)
• Gina Tognoni (2) (2006, 2008)
• Jerry verDorn (2) (1995–1996)
• Jess Walton (2) (1991, 1997)
• Douglass Watson (2) (1980–1981)
• Maura West (2) (2007, 2010)
• Ellen Wheeler (2) (1986, 1988)
• Darnell Williams (2) (1983, 1985)

See also[link]

• List of Daytime Emmy Award winners
• List of Primetime Emmy Award winners

References[link]

External links[link]

• Daytime Emmy Awards
• Daytime Emmy Pre-Nominations
• Soapdom.com's Daytime Emmy Site

An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as an Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards (for film), the Tony Award (for theatre), and the Grammy Awards (for music).^[1][2]

A majority of Emmys are presented in various sectors of the American television industry. As such, the awards are presented in various area-specific ceremonies held annually throughout the year. The two ceremonies that usually receive the most media coverage are the Primetime Emmys and the Daytime Emmys, primarily recognizing excellence in American primetime and daytime entertainment programming, respectively. Other notable Emmy Award ceremonies include those honoring national sports programming, national news and documentary shows, national business and financial reporting, and technological and engineering achievements in television. Regional Emmy Awards are also presented throughout the country at various times through the year, recognizing excellence in local and state-to-state television. In addition, International Emmys are awarded to recognize excellence in TV programming produced and initially aired outside the United States.

Three related but separate organizations present the Emmy Awards: the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), and the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.^[3] Each is responsible for administering a particular set of Emmy award shows.^[4]

History[link]

TV producer Bruce Kennedy holding an Emmy

The Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) established the Emmy Awards as part of an image-building and public relations opportunity.^[4] The first Emmy Awards were presented on January 25, 1949 at the Hollywood Athletic Club, but solely to honor shows produced and aired locally in the Los Angeles area. Shirley Dinsdale has the distinction of receiving the very first Emmy, for Most Outstanding Television Personality, during that first awards ceremony.^[4]

In the 1950s, the ATAS expanded the Emmys into a national event, presenting the awards to shows broadcast nationwide. In 1955, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) was formed in New York as a sister organization to serve members on the East Coast, and help to also supervise the Emmys. The NATAS also established regional chapters throughout the United States, with each one developing their own local Emmy awards show for local programming.^[4] The ATAS still however maintained its separate regional ceremony honoring local programming in the Los Angeles Area.^[5]

Originally there was only one Emmy Awards ceremony held per year to honor shows nationally broadcast in the United States. That changed when the Daytime Emmy Awards, a separate awards show specifically just for daytime programming, was first held in 1974. Other area-specific Emmy Awards ceremonies soon followed. Also, the International Emmy Awards, honoring television programs produced and initially aired outside the U.S., was established in the early 1970s.^[4] Meanwhile, all Emmys awarded prior to the emergence of these separate, area-specific ceremonies are listed along with the Primetime Emmy Awards in the ATAS' official records.^[6]

In 1977, due to various conflicts, the ATAS and the NATAS agreed to split ties. However, they also agreed to share ownership of the Emmy statue and trademark, with each responsible for administering a specific set of award shows.^[4]

Emmy statuette[link]

The Emmy statuette, depicting a winged woman holding an atom, was designed by television engineer Louis McManus, who used his wife as the model. The TV Academy rejected a total of forty-seven proposals before settling on McManus' design in 1948. The statuette "has since become the symbol of the TV Academy's goal of supporting and uplifting the art and science of television: The wings represent the muse of art; the atom the electron of science."^[7]

When deciding a name for the award, Academy founder Syd Cassyd originally suggested "Ike", the nickname for the television iconoscope tube. However, "Ike" was also the popular nickname of World War II hero and future U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and therefore Academy members wanted something more unique. Finally, television engineer and the third academy president, Harry Lubcke, suggested the name "Immy", a term commonly used for the image orthicon tube used in the early cameras.^[7] After "Immy" was chosen, it was later feminized to Emmy to match their female statuette.^[7]

Each Primetime Emmy statuette weighs six pounds, twelve-and-a-half ounces (3.08kg), and is made of copper, nickel, silver and gold. The statue stands 15.5 inches (39 cm) tall with a base diameter of 7.5 inches (19 cm) and weight of 88 oz (2.5 kg). The Regional Emmy Award statuette is 11.5 inches (29 cm) tall with a base diameter of 5.5 inches (14 cm) and weight of 48 oz (1.4 kg). Each takes five-and-one-half hours to make and is handled with white gloves to prevent fingerprints. The statues are manufactured by R.S. Owens Company based out of Chicago, Illinois who is also charged with manufacturing the Academy Award statues.^[8][9]

As its trademark owners, the ATAS and the NATAS hold firm rules on the use of the "Emmy" image as well as its name. For example, the Emmy statuette must always appear facing left. Any copyright notice for the statue should read "©ATAS/NATAS", listing both academies. Academy members must also obtain permission to use the statue image or name for promotional uses even though they are winners of the award. Furthermore, DVDs of Emmy-winning shows may reference the fact that they received an Emmy, but cannot use the statue image unless it is capable of being removed from all copies after one year after the award is presented.^[10][11]

Area-specific ceremonies[link]

Actress Dana Delany holding an Emmy, 1992

TV producer and writer Bradley Bell accepting Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, 2010

The Emmys are presented in various area-specific ceremonies held annually throughout the calendar year, ranging from honoring nationally televised shows to regionally- and locally-produced programs. Each ceremony has their own set of nominating and voting procedures, along with different rules regarding voting committees. Also, the various ceremonies each have own set of award categories, and it is not uncommon for them to have some of the same names (e.g. Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series and Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series).

A show that enters into one of the national Emmy competitions cannot also be entered into any of the others. For example, syndicated shows whose air times vary between media markets may be eligible for both the Daytime and Primetime Emmys, but cannot enter in both.^[12] In general, a show is considered national if it reaches more 50 percent of U.S. households; programs that do not reach at least 50 percent of the country may enter into the Regional Emmys instead.

Regardless of which area-specific ceremony one wins an Emmy, all winners still may be generally called an "Emmy Winner".

Primetime Emmys[link]

The Primetime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. Ceremonies generally are held in mid-September, on the Sunday before the official start of the fall television season, and are currently broadcast in rotation among the ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox networks.

Some award categories presented to behind-the-scenes personnel such as art directors, costume designers, cinematographers, casting directors, and sound editors are awarded at a separate Creative Arts Emmys ceremony held a few days earlier.

Daytime Emmys[link]

The Daytime Emmy Awards, generally are held in June, are presented in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. The first daytime-themed Emmy Awards were given out at the primetime ceremony in 1972, but the first separate awards show made just for daytime programming was not held until 1974.

Like the Primetime Emmys, a separate Creative Arts Emmy ceremony is also held a few days earlier to honor the behind-the-scenes personnel working in daytime television.

Sports Emmys[link]

The Sports Emmy Awards are presented for excellence in sports programming. The awards ceremony takes place every Spring, usually sometime in the last two weeks in April or the first week in May, and is held on a Monday night in New York City.

News and Documentary Emmys[link]

The News & Documentary Emmy Awards are presented for excellence in national news and documentary programming. The awards ceremony takes place every Fall.

Technology and Engineering Emmys[link]

The Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards are presented to individuals, companies, or to scientific or technical organizations in recognition of significant developments and contributions to the technological and engineering aspects of television.

Regional Emmys[link]

There are 20 total regional chapters located across the United States that each conduct regional awards to recognize excellence in all the regional television markets, including state to state programming as well as local news and locally produced shows. Nineteen of the regional chapters are affiliated with the NATAS,^[13] while the Los Angeles-based ATAS acts as the regional chapter serving the Los Angeles area.^[5][14]

In general, a show is considered regional if it does not reach more 50 percent of U.S. households; programs that reach more than 50 percent of the country must enter into one of the national Emmy competitions instead.

The Regional Emmys are essential in helping NATAS and ATAS honor the works of deserving individuals in local TV through a regional outreach. Like the national awards, each region goes through their own rigorous nomination and voting procedures. Committees are formed to review entries for eligibility and high standards. Once accepted, each entry goes before different review committees, and their votes are cast to determine the final nominees. The final votes are then calculated by certified accounting firms within each region. Regardless of winning on a national or regional level, all recipients are "Emmy Award" winners.

Originally, each Regional Emmy Awards ceremony primarily focused on only honoring individuals in local news programming.^[4] The regionals have since been expanded to encompass all locally and state to state-produced shows that receive less than fifty percent of the country's viewing audience.

International Emmys[link]

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences presents the International Emmy Award to the best television programs produced, and initially aired, outside the U.S. There are fourteen program categories for the International Emmy Awards: Arts Programming; Best Performance by an Actor; Best Performance by an Actress; Children & Young People; Comedy; Current Affairs; Documentary; Drama Series; Interactive Channel; Interactive Program; Interactive TV Service; News; Non-Scripted Entertainment; Telenovela; and TV Movie/Mini-Series.

The awards are presented at the International Emmy Awards Gala. Held each year in November at the Hilton Hotel, New York City,^[15] the Gala attracts over 1,200 television professionals, who gather to celebrate excellence in television and network with their peers.

The three Interactive categories are awarded in a separate ceremony held during MIPTV in Cannes.

[edit] Student Emmys

High school and college students can submit productions to their region's charter and receive recognition in the categories of News, Arts & Entertainment, Documentary, Public Affairs/Community Service/Public Service, Sports, Technical Achievement and Writing.

The school or after-school program attached to the students then receives a plaque with the name of an adult advisor and the student film-makers. Up to one-hundred students are allowed to be attached to an award.

From there, a "blue-ribbon" panel judges the winners from each region and awards the National Student Television Award for Excellence.

However, in 2009, this program was suspended at a national level and competition went on only regionally. Per the NationalStudent.tv website: "Partly as a result of the recent severe downturn in the nation’s economy, corporate and personal grants and donations that provided National Student Television (NSTV) with funds to conduct our annual competition have not materialized. There is no money to continue our operations."

Other Emmys[link]

• Business and financial reporting
• Public Service—for public service announcements and programming to "advance the common good"
• The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award—awarded by the Academy Board of Governors
• The Governors Award honors the achievements of an individual, company or organization whose works stand out with the immediacy of current achievement. It is the highest award presented by the Academy.^[16]

See also[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

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Susan Lucci
Lucci at The Heart Truth in 2009.
Born	Susan Victoria Lucci (1946-12-23) December 23, 1946 (age 65) Scarsdale, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress, television host, entrepreneur, author
Years active	1969–present
Spouse	Helmut Huber (September 13, 1969–present)
Children	Liza Huber Andreas Huber
Awards	Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress (1999)
Website
http://www.susanlucci.com/

Susan Victoria Lucci (born December 23, 1946) is an American actress, television host, author and entrepreneur, best known for portraying Erica Kane on the ABC daytime drama All My Children. The character is considered an icon,^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} and Lucci has been called "Daytime's Leading Lady" by TV Guide, with New York Times and Los Angeles Times citing her as the highest-paid actor in daytime television.^[7][8] As early as 1991, her salary had been reported as over $1 million a year.^[7][8]

In 1996, TV Guide ranked Lucci number 37 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list.^[9] In 2005, she received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2006. She named one of VH1’s 200 Top Icons of All-Time and one of Barbara Walters’s Ten Most Fascinating People.^[10] She has also played roles in made-for-TV movies, hosted many shows and guest starred on television comedy series, including Saturday Night Live and Hot in Cleveland. She also has her own line of hair care products, perfumes, lingerie and skin care, called The Susan Lucci Collection.

Early life[link]

Susan Lucci was born in Scarsdale, New York, to parents Jeanette and Victor Lucci. Her father is Italian, and her mother is French and Swedish.^[11] She attended Garden City High School in Garden City, New York, graduating in 1964. She then attended Marymount College and graduated with a BA degree in drama in 1968.^[12]

Career[link]

[edit] All My Children

Lucci is best known for appearing as Erica Kane on the ABC television soap opera All My Children, from January 16, 1970 to September 23, 2011.

Lucci was nominated for the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Emmy for her work on All My Children almost every year since 1978. When Lucci did not win the award after several consecutive nominations, her image in the media began to be lampooned, as she became notoriously synonymous with never winning an Emmy. NBC's Saturday Night Live exploited this by asking her to host an episode, where her monologue parodied the cast, crew, and even stagehands carrying Emmys of their own in her presence. In addition, she appeared in a 1989 television commercial for the sugar substitute Sweet One, intended to portray her as the opposite of her villainess character, yet throwing one of Erica Kane's characteristic tantrums, shouting "11 years without an Emmy! What does a person have to do around here to get an Emmy?"

After 18 failed nominations, she finally won in 1999.^[13][14] When presenter Shemar Moore announced Lucci's name, stating "the streak is over," the audience erupted in a standing ovation, lasting several minutes. As Lucci took to the stage, cameras caught All My Children co-stars Kelly Ripa and Marcy Walker weeping openly, along with long-time supporter, actress and television host Rosie O'Donnell. Actor Ingo Rademacher was seen bowing in the aisles and talk show host Oprah Winfrey rushing the stage cheering from the wings.

When ABC canceled All My Children on April 14, 2011, after 41 years on the air,^[15] Lucci said in an interview: "It's been a fantastic journey. I've loved playing Erica Kane and working with Agnes Nixon and all the incredible people involved with All My Children. I'm looking forward to all kinds of new and exciting opportunities."^[15] Lucci publicly criticized ABC Daytime president Brian Frons over the cancellation of All My Children in the epilogue of her upcoming book called All My Life.^[16]

Primetime television, stage, hosting and film[link]

Lucci at the 2010 Daytime Emmy Awards

Lucci has appeared in a number of television shows and television films. In 1982 she appeared in a cameo in the comedy film Young Doctors in Love. In 1986 she played the role of Darya Romanoff in the Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning TV movie Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna. In 1990—1991, she began a series of guest spots on the nighttime soap opera Dallas. She hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live in October of that year; in one skit, she appeared as Erica Kane competing on a game show.^[17]

In 1995, Lucci appeared in the Lifetime television film Ebbie. This film was an updated version of A Christmas Carol. Lucci played a Scrooge-like department store owner visited by Marley and the three ghosts on Christmas. In 2004, she appeared a guest star in two episodes of the ABC comedy series Hope & Faith.

In 1999 she played in the revival of Irving Berlin's musical Annie Get Your Gun. Michael Logan of TV Guide said, "Susan Lucci didn't just take Great White Way by storm: she took it by tornado, hurricane and tsunami, too."^[18]

In summer 2010, she appeared as herself in the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland. In February 2011 and 2012, Lucci re-appeared on the television series Hot in Cleveland playing Susan Lucci, the arch rival of Wendie Malick's character.^[19] She returned to the show in an episode Life with Lucci at February 1, 2012.^[20]

She appeared of Gloria Estefan's music video "Hotel Nacional" in February, 2012.^[21] She guest starred on multi-episodes in the sixth season Lifetime drame series Army Wives.^[22][23]

Lucci will host and narrate Deadly Affairs, a new prime-time series airing on Investigation Discovery in 2012^[24].

Lucci will star in the upcoming ABC series Devious Maids created by Marc Cherry.^[25][26][27]

[edit] Dancing with the Stars

Lucci competed in Season 7 of Dancing with the Stars with dance partner Tony Dovolani. Lucci said that Dancing had asked her to appear before, but she had turned it down, in part, because of the travel it would have required of her (at the time Dancing taped in Los Angeles while All My Children taped in New York). Lucci later changed her mind, in part, because of the experience of fellow All My Children star Cameron Mathison, who finished fifth in season 5.^[28] She was voted off the show on November 5, 2008, finishing sixth in the competition.

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Personal life[link]

Lucci's father, Victor, was a first-generation American.^[29]

Family[link]

Lucci has been married since September 13, 1969 to Austrian businessman Helmut Huber. They are the parents of soap opera actress Liza Huber (b. February 22, 1975) and Andreas Huber, an aspiring professional golfer. She became a grandmother when her daughter, Liza, gave birth on December 23, 2006 — Lucci's 60th birthday. The baby was named Royce Alexander.^[30] Liza gave birth to Lucci's second grandchild, Brendan, on August 16, 2008 and her third grandchild, Hayden Victoria on March 23, 2011. Lucci is a registered Republican.^[31]

Autobiography[link]

On July 28, 2010 HarperCollins announced that they would be publishing Lucci's autobiography in April 2011. The book was acquired by Lisa Sharkey, Director of Creative Development at HarperCollins.^[32]

Filmography[link]

Awards, honors and nominations[link]

Lucci holds the record for most nominations in one category^{[clarification needed]} for Daytime Emmy Awards, having been nominated a total of 21 times (1978, 1981–1993, 1995–1999, 2001–2002) in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for All My Children. Lucci won the award at the 26th Daytime Emmy Awards in 1999.