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Annual acting award

For the Primetime Emmy Awards, see Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
The 2024 recipient:
Michelle Stafford
Awarded forOutstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress
CountryUnited States
Presented by
First awarded1974
Currently held byMichelle Stafford,
The Young and the Restless (2024)
Most awardsErika Slezak, (6)
Most nominationsSusan Lucci, (21)
Websitetheemmys.tv/daytime

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the daytime drama industry.

The 1st Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony was held in 1974, with Elizabeth Hubbard receiving the award for her role as Althea Davis on The Doctors. The award has undergone several name changes, originally honoring actresses in leading and supporting roles. Following the introduction of a new category in 1979, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, the award's name was altered to Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, before changing once again, to its current title, years later. The awards ceremony was not aired on television in 1983 and 1984, having been criticized for voting integrity. In 1985, another category was introduced: Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series; one criterion for this category was altered, requiring all actresses to be aged 26 or above.

Since its inception, the award has been given to 28 actresses. One Life to Live is the show with the most awarded actresses, with a total of eleven, including Erika Slezak and her record six wins. Susan Flannery and Kim Zimmer have since received four wins each. Susan Lucci has one win from 21 nominations – the most nominations of any actress in the category. For her portrayal of Amanda Sinclair on The Young and the Restless, Mishael Morgan made Daytime Emmy history by winning the award in 2022, making her the first Black actress to receive this honor. This milestone follows Debbi Morgan's nomination in 2009, where she became the first Black woman nominated in the category. As of the 2024 ceremony, Michelle Stafford is the most recent winner in this category, for her portrayal of Phyllis Summers on The Young and the Restless.

Winners and nominees

Table key
Indicates the winner
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Elizabeth Hubbard was the first winner, for her role as Althea Davis on The Doctors. She was then later nominated eight times for her role as Lucinda Walsh on As the World Turns.
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Susan Flannery won in 1975 for her role as Laura Horton on Days of Our Lives. She later received three wins, from nine nominations, for her role as Stephanie Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful.
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Susan Seaforth Hayes has been nominated four times for her role as Julie Olson Williams on Days of Our Lives.
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Helen Gallagher was nominated five times, and won three times, for her role as Maeve Ryan on Ryan's Hope.
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Judith Light won in 1980 and 1981 for her role as Karen Wolek on One Life to Live.
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Leslie Charleson has been nominated four times for her role as Monica Quartermaine on General Hospital.
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Robin Strasser was nominated four times, and won in 1982, for her role as Dorian Cramer on One Life to Live.
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Erika Slezak (left) has received the most wins, for her role as Victoria Lord on One Life to Live.
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Peggy McCay has been nominated three times for her role as Caroline Brady on Days of Our Lives.
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Genie Francis received two nominations (1997 and 2021) for her role as Laura Spencer on General Hospital.
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Finola Hughes has been nominated four times, and won in 1991, for her work on General Hospital. She was later nominated twice again, for her work on All My Children.
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Julia Barr has been nominated six times for her role as Brooke English on All My Children.
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Cynthia Watros won in 1998, for her role as Annie Dutton on Guiding Light.
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Nancy Lee Grahn has been nominated six times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2018, and 2021) for her role as Alexis Davis on General Hospital.
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Michelle Stafford was nominated eight times, and won in 2004, for her role as Phyllis Summers on The Young and the Restless.
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Crystal Chappell was nominated three times for her role as Olivia Spencer on Guiding Light. She was later nominated once again for her role as Carly Manning in 2012 on Days of Our Lives.
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Jeanne Cooper has been nominated nine times, and won in 2008, for her role as Katherine Chancellor on The Young and the Restless.
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Susan Haskell won in 2009 for her role as Marty Saybrooke on One Life to Live.
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Maura West (left) won twice, from five nominations, for her role as Carly Tenney on As the World Turns. She was nominated five times, and won in 2015, for her role as Ava Jerome on General Hospital
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Laura Wright won once in 2011, and has been nominated a total of six times, for her role as Carly Corinthos Jacks on General Hospital.
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Heather Tom won three (2012, 2013, and 2020) out of her five nominations for her role as Katie Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful.
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Eileen Davidson was nominated in 1998, and won in 2014, for her role on Days of Our Lives. She was also nominated in 2003, and won in 2018, for her role on The Young and the Restless.
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Jacqueline MacInnes Wood won in 2019, 2021 and 2023 for her role as Steffy Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful.
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Mishael Morgan won in 2022 for her role as Amanda Sinclair on The Young and the Restless, becoming the first Black Woman to win in the category.

1970s

Year Actress Program Role Network Ref.
1974
(1st)
Elizabeth Hubbard The Doctors Althea Davis NBC
Rachel Ames General Hospital Audrey Hardy ABC
Mary Fickett All My Children Ruth Martin ABC
Mary Stuart Search for Tomorrow Joanne Vincente CBS
1975
(2nd)
Susan Flannery Days of Our Lives Laura Horton NBC
Rachel Ames General Hospital Audrey Hardy ABC
Susan Seaforth Hayes Days of Our Lives Julie Banning NBC
Ruth Warrick All My Children Phoebe Tyler ABC
1976
(3rd)
Helen Gallagher Ryan's Hope Maeve Ryan ABC
Denise Alexander General Hospital Dr. Lesley Williams ABC
Susan Seaforth Hayes Days of Our Lives Julie Anderson NBC
Frances Heflin All My Children Mona Kane ABC
Mary Stuart Search for Tomorrow Joanne Vincente CBS
1977
(4th)
Helen Gallagher Ryan's Hope Maeve Ryan ABC
Nancy Addison Ryan's Hope Jillian Coleridge ABC
Beverlee McKinsey Another World Iris Carrington NBC
Mary Stuart Search for Tomorrow Joanne Vincente CBS
Ruth Warrick All My Children Phoebe Tyler ABC
1978
(5th)
Laurie Heineman Another World Sharlene Frame NBC
Mary Fickett All My Children Ruth Martin ABC
Jennifer Harmon One Life to Live Cathy Craig ABC
Susan Seaforth Hayes Days of Our Lives Julie Williams NBC
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
Beverlee McKinsey Another World Iris Bancroft NBC
Victoria Wyndham Another World Rachel Cory NBC
1979
(6th)
Irene Dailey Another World Liz Matthews NBC
Nancy Addison Ryan's Hope Jill Coleridge ABC
Helen Gallagher Ryan's Hope Maeve Ryan ABC
Susan Seaforth Hayes Days of Our Lives Julie Williams NBC
Beverlee McKinsey Another World Iris Bancroft NBC
Victoria Wyndham Another World Rachel Cory NBC

1980s

Year Actress Program Role Network Ref.
1980
(7th)
Judith Light One Life to Live Karen Wolek ABC
Julia Barr All My Children Brooke English ABC
Leslie Charleson General Hospital Monica Quartermaine ABC
Kim Hunter The Edge of Night Nola Madison ABC
Beverlee McKinsey Another World Iris Bancroft NBC
Kathleen Noone All My Children Ellen Dalton ABC
1981
(8th)
Judith Light One Life to Live Karen Wolek ABC
Julia Barr All My Children Brooke English ABC
Helen Gallagher Ryan's Hope Maeve Ryan ABC
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
Robin Strasser One Life to Live Dorian Cramer Lord ABC
1982
(9th)
Robin Strasser One Life to Live Dorian Lord Callison ABC
Leslie Charleson General Hospital Monica Quartermaine ABC
Ann Flood The Edge of Night Nancy Pollock ABC
Sharon Gabet The Edge of Night Raven Whitney ABC
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
1983
(10th)
Dorothy Lyman All My Children Opal Gardner ABC
Leslie Charleson General Hospital Monica Quartermaine ABC
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
Erika Slezak One Life to Live Victoria Lord Riley ABC
Robin Strasser One Life to Live Dorian Cramer Lord ABC
1984
(11th)
Erika Slezak One Life to Live Victoria Lord Buchanan ABC
Ann Flood The Edge of Night Nancy Pollock ABC
Sharon Gabet The Edge of Night Raven Whitney ABC
Deidre Hall Days of Our Lives Marlena Evans NBC
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
1985
(12th)
Kim Zimmer Guiding Light Reva Shayne CBS
Deidre Hall Days of Our Lives Marlena Evans NBC
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
Gillian Spencer All My Children Daisy Cortlandt ABC
Robin Strasser One Life to Live Dorian Cramer Lord ABC
1986
(13th)
Erika Slezak One Life to Live Victoria Lord Buchanan ABC
Elizabeth Hubbard As the World Turns Lucinda Walsh CBS
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
Peggy McCay Days of Our Lives Caroline Brady NBC
Kim Zimmer Guiding Light Reva Shayne CBS
1987
(14th)
Kim Zimmer Guiding Light Reva Shayne CBS
Elizabeth Hubbard As the World Turns Lucinda Walsh CBS
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
Frances Reid Days of Our Lives Alice Horton NBC
Marcy Walker Santa Barbara Eden Capwell NBC
1988
(15th)
Helen Gallagher Ryan's Hope Maeve Ryan ABC
Elizabeth Hubbard As the World Turns Lucinda Walsh CBS
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
Erika Slezak One Life to Live Victoria Lord Buchanan ABC
Marcy Walker Santa Barbara Eden Capwell NBC
1989
(16th)
Marcy Walker Santa Barbara Eden Capwell NBC
Jeanne Cooper The Young and the Restless Katherine Chancellor CBS
Elizabeth Hubbard As the World Turns Lucinda Walsh CBS
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC

1990s

Year Actress Program Role Network Ref.
1990
(17th)
Kim Zimmer Guiding Light Reva Shayne CBS
Jeanne Cooper The Young and the Restless Katherine Chancellor CBS
Elizabeth Hubbard As the World Turns Lucinda Walsh CBS
Finola Hughes General Hospital Anna Devane ABC
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
1991
(18th)
Finola Hughes General Hospital Anna Devane ABC
Julia Barr All My Children Brooke English ABC
Jeanne Cooper The Young and the Restless Katherine Chancellor CBS
Elizabeth Hubbard As the World Turns Lucinda Walsh CBS
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
1992
(19th)
Erika Slezak One Life to Live Victoria Lord Buchanan ABC
Jeanne Cooper The Young and the Restless Katherine Chancellor CBS
Elizabeth Hubbard As the World Turns Lucinda Walsh CBS
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
Jessica Tuck One Life to Live Megan Gordon Harrison ABC
1993
(20th)
Linda Dano Another World Felicia Gallant NBC
Julia Barr All My Children Brooke English ABC
Ellen Dolan As the World Turns Margo Hughes CBS
Maeve Kinkead Guiding Light Vanessa Chamberlain CBS
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
1994
(21st)
Hillary B. Smith One Life to Live Nora Hanen Gannon ABC
Julia Barr All My Children Brooke English ABC
Linda Dano Another World Felicia Gallant NBC
Fiona Hutchison Guiding Light Jenna Bradshaw CBS
Kathleen Widdoes As the World Turns Emma Snyder CBS
1995
(22nd)
Erika Slezak One Life to Live Victoria Lord Carpenter ABC
Leslie Charleson General Hospital Monica Quartermaine ABC
Marj Dusay Guiding Light Alexandra Spaulding CBS
Maeve Kinkead Guiding Light Vanessa Chamberlain CBS
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
1996
(23rd)
Erika Slezak One Life to Live Victoria Lord Carpenter ABC
Jensen Buchanan Another World Vicky Hudson NBC
Linda Dano Another World Felicia Gallant NBC
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
Jess Walton The Young and the Restless Jill Abbott CBS
1997
(24th)
Jess Walton The Young and the Restless Jill Abbott CBS
Jensen Buchanan Another World Vicky Hudson NBC
Genie Francis General Hospital Laura Spencer ABC
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
1998
(25th)
Cynthia Watros Guiding Light Annie Dutton CBS
Eileen Davidson Days of Our Lives Kristen Blake NBC
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
Jacklyn Zeman General Hospital Bobbie Spencer ABC
Kim Zimmer Guiding Light Reva Shayne CBS
1999
(26th)
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
Jeanne Cooper The Young and the Restless Katherine Chancellor CBS
Elizabeth Hubbard As the World Turns Lucinda Walsh CBS
Melody Thomas Scott The Young and the Restless Nikki Newman CBS
Kim Zimmer Guiding Light Reva Shayne CBS

2000s

Year Actress Program Role Network Ref.
2000
(27th)
Susan Flannery The Bold and the Beautiful Stephanie Forrester CBS
Jeanne Cooper The Young and the Restless Katherine Chancellor CBS
Finola Hughes All My Children Alex Devane ABC
Hillary B. Smith One Life to Live Nora Hanen ABC
Jess Walton The Young and the Restless Jill Abbott CBS
2001
(28th)
Martha Byrne As the World Turns Lily Walsh Snyder / Rose D'Angelo CBS
Julia Barr All My Children Brooke English ABC
Susan Flannery The Bold and the Beautiful Stephanie Forrester CBS
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
Marcy Walker All My Children Liza Colby ABC
2002
(29th)
Susan Flannery The Bold and the Beautiful Stephanie Forrester CBS
Martha Byrne As the World Turns Lily Walsh Snyder / Rose D'Angelo CBS
Finola Hughes All My Children Alex Devane / Anna Devane ABC
Susan Lucci All My Children Erica Kane ABC
Colleen Zenk Pinter As the World Turns Barbara Ryan CBS
2003
(30th)
Susan Flannery The Bold and the Beautiful Stephanie Forrester CBS
Eileen Davidson The Young and the Restless Ashley Abbott CBS
Nancy Lee Grahn General Hospital Alexis Davis ABC
Michelle Stafford The Young and the Restless Phyllis Summers Abbott CBS
Kim Zimmer Guiding Light Reva Shayne Lewis CBS
2004
(31st)
Michelle Stafford The Young and the Restless Phyllis Summers Abbott CBS
Tamara Braun General Hospital Carly Corinthos ABC
Nancy Lee Grahn General Hospital Alexis Davis ABC
Maura West As the World Turns Carly Snyder CBS
Kim Zimmer Guiding Light Reva Shayne Lewis CBS
2005
(32nd)
Erika Slezak One Life to Live Victoria Lord Davidson ABC
Martha Byrne As the World Turns Lily Walsh Snyder CBS
Kassie DePaiva One Life to Live Blair Cramer ABC
Susan Flannery The Bold and the Beautiful Stephanie Forrester CBS
Nancy Lee Grahn General Hospital Alexis Davis ABC
Juliet Mills Passions Tabitha Lenox NBC
Michelle Stafford The Young and the Restless Phyllis Summers Abbott CBS
Kim Zimmer Guiding Light Reva Shayne Lewis CBS
2006
(33rd)
Kim Zimmer Guiding Light Reva Shayne Lewis CBS
Bobbie Eakes All My Children Krystal Carey ABC
Beth Ehlers Guiding Light Harley Cooper CBS
Susan Flannery The Bold and the Beautiful Stephanie Forrester CBS
Kelly Monaco General Hospital Sam McCall ABC
2007
(34th)
Maura West As the World Turns Carly Snyder CBS
Crystal Chappell Guiding Light Olivia Spencer CBS
Jeanne Cooper The Young and the Restless Katherine Chancellor CBS
Michelle Stafford The Young and the Restless Phyllis Summers Newman CBS
Kim Zimmer Guiding Light Reva Shayne Lewis CBS
2008
(35th)
Jeanne Cooper The Young and the Restless Katherine Chancellor CBS
Crystal Chappell Guiding Light Olivia Spencer CBS
Nicole Forester Guiding Light Cassie Layne Winslow CBS
Michelle Stafford The Young and the Restless Phyllis Summers Newman CBS
Maura West As the World Turns Carly Tenney CBS
2009
(36th)
Susan Haskell One Life to Live Dr. Marty Saybrooke ABC
Jeanne Cooper The Young and the Restless Katherine Chancellor CBS
Susan Flannery The Bold and the Beautiful Stephanie Forrester CBS
Debbi Morgan All My Children Angie Hubbard ABC
Maura West As the World Turns Carly Tenney CBS

2010s

Year Actress Program Role Network Ref.
2010
(37th)
Maura West As the World Turns Carly Tenney CBS
Sarah Brown General Hospital Claudia Zacchara Corinthos ABC
Crystal Chappell Guiding Light Olivia Spencer CBS
Bobbie Eakes All My Children Krystal Carey ABC
Michelle Stafford The Young and the Restless Phyllis Summers Newman CBS
2011
(38th)
Laura Wright General Hospital Carly Corinthos Jacks ABC
Susan Flannery The Bold and the Beautiful Stephanie Forrester CBS
Alicia Minshew All My Children Kendall Slater ABC
Debbi Morgan All My Children Angie Hubbard ABC
Michelle Stafford The Young and the Restless Phyllis Summers Newman CBS
Colleen Zenk As the World Turns Barbara Ryan CBS
2012
(39th)
Heather Tom The Bold and the Beautiful Katie Logan Spencer CBS
Crystal Chappell Days of Our Lives Dr. Carly Manning NBC
Debbi Morgan All My Children Angie Hubbard ABC
Erika Slezak One Life to Live Victoria Lord ABC
Laura Wright General Hospital Carly Corinthos Jacks ABC
2013
(40th)
Heather Tom The Bold and the Beautiful Katie Logan Spencer CBS
Susan Flannery The Bold and the Beautiful Stephanie Forrester CBS
Peggy McCay Days of Our Lives Caroline Brady NBC
Michelle Stafford The Young and the Restless Phyllis Summers Newman CBS
2014
(41st)
Eileen Davidson Days of Our Lives Kristen DiMera NBC
Katherine Kelly Lang The Bold and the Beautiful Brooke Logan CBS
Heather Tom The Bold and the Beautiful Katie Logan CBS
Arianne Zucker Days of Our Lives Nicole Walker NBC
2015
(42nd)
Maura West General Hospital Ava Jerome ABC
Peggy McCay Days of Our Lives Caroline Brady NBC
Alison Sweeney Days of Our Lives Sami Brady DiMera NBC
Gina Tognoni The Young and the Restless Phyllis Summers CBS
Laura Wright General Hospital Carly Corinthos ABC
2016
(43rd)
Mary Beth Evans Days of Our Lives Kayla Brady NBC
Tracey E. Bregman The Young and the Restless Lauren Fenmore Baldwin CBS
Kassie DePaiva Days of Our Lives Eve Larson NBC
Finola Hughes General Hospital Anna Devane ABC
Maura West General Hospital Ava Jerome ABC
2017
(44th)
Gina Tognoni The Young and the Restless Phyllis Summers CBS
Nancy Lee Grahn General Hospital Alexis Davis ABC
Heather Tom The Bold and the Beautiful Katie Logan CBS
Jess Walton The Young and the Restless Jill Abbott CBS
Laura Wright General Hospital Carly Corinthos ABC
2018
(45th)
Eileen Davidson The Young and the Restless Ashley Abbott CBS
Nancy Lee Grahn General Hospital Alexis Davis ABC
Marci Miller Days of Our Lives Abigail Deveraux NBC
Maura West General Hospital Ava Jerome ABC
Laura Wright General Hospital Carly Corinthos ABC
2019
(46th)
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood The Bold and the Beautiful Steffy Forrester CBS
Marci Miller Days of Our Lives Abigail Deveraux NBC
Heather Tom The Bold and the Beautiful Katie Logan CBS
Maura West General Hospital Ava Jerome ABC
Laura Wright General Hospital Carly Corinthos ABC

2020s

Year Actress Program Role Network Ref.
2020
(47th)
Heather Tom The Bold and the Beautiful Katie Logan CBS
Finola Hughes General Hospital Anna Devane / Alex Marick ABC
Katherine Kelly Lang The Bold and the Beautiful Brooke Logan CBS
Maura West General Hospital Ava Jerome ABC
Arianne Zucker Days of Our Lives Nicole Walker NBC
2021
(48th)
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood The Bold and the Beautiful Steffy Forrester Finnegan CBS
Melissa Claire Egan The Young and the Restless Chelsea Lawson CBS
Genie Francis General Hospital Laura Webber Collins ABC
Nancy Lee Grahn General Hospital Alexis Davis ABC
Finola Hughes General Hospital Anna Devane / Alex Marick ABC
2022
(49th)
Mishael Morgan The Young and the Restless Amanda Sinclair CBS
Marci Miller Days of Our Lives Abigail Deveraux DiMera NBC
Cynthia Watros General Hospital Nina Reeves ABC
Laura Wright General Hospital Carly Corinthos ABC
Arianne Zucker Days of Our Lives Nicole Walker NBC
2023
(50th)
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood The Bold and the Beautiful Steffy Forrester Finnegan CBS
Sharon Case The Young and the Restless Sharon Newman CBS
Melissa Claire Egan The Young and the Restless Chelsea Lawson CBS
Finola Hughes General Hospital Anna Devane ABC
Michelle Stafford The Young and the Restless Phyllis Summers CBS
2024
(51st)
Michelle Stafford The Young and the Restless Phyllis Summers CBS
Tamara Braun Days of Our Lives Ava Vitali NBC
Finola Hughes General Hospital Anna Devane ABC
Katherine Kelly Lang The Bold and the Beautiful Brooke Logan CBS
Annika Noelle The Bold and the Beautiful Hope Logan Spencer CBS
Cynthia Watros General Hospital Nina Reeves ABC

Multiple wins and nominations

The following individuals received two or more wins in this category:

Wins Actress
6 Erika Slezak
4 Susan Flannery
Kim Zimmer
3 Helen Gallagher
Heather Tom
Maura West
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood
Michelle Stafford
2 Judith Light
Eileen Davidson
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Susan Lucci has received the most nominations in this category, with a total of twenty-one for her portrayal of Erica Kane on All My Children, winning once in 1999.

The following individuals received two or more nominations in this category:

Nominations Actress
21 Susan Lucci
11 Kim Zimmer
10 Susan Flannery
Maura West
Michelle Stafford
9 Jeanne Cooper
Elizabeth Hubbard
Erika Slezak
Finola Hughes
7 Laura Wright
6 Julia Barr
Mary Stuart
Nancy Lee Grahn
Heather Tom
5 Helen Gallagher
4 Crystal Chappell
Leslie Charleson
Susan Seaforth Hayes
Beverlee McKinsey
Robin Strasser
Marcy Walker
Jess Walton
3 Martha Byrne
Eileen Davidson
Linda Dano
Peggy McCay
Marci Miller
Debbi Morgan
Cynthia Watros
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood
Arianne Zucker
2 Nancy Addison
Rachel Ames
Kassie DePaiva
Melissa Claire Egan
Bobbie Eakes
Ann Flood
Genie Francis
Sharon Gabet
Deidre Hall
Katherine Kelly Lang
Judith Light
Gina Tognoni
Hillary B. Smith
Ruth Warrick
Victoria Wyndham
Colleen Zenk

Series with most awards

Wins Series
11 One Life to Live
9 The Bold and the Beautiful
7 The Young and the Restless
5 Guiding Light
3 Another World
As the World Turns
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
Ryan's Hope
2 All My Children
1 The Doctors
Santa Barbara

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