Days of Our Lives star Susan Seaforth Hayes was submitted in the 'Lead Actress' category due to her performance as Julie Williams, for the death and funeral of her husband Doug Williams who was played by her late husband Bill Hayes.
The first Daytime Emmys happened live from the gorgeous plaza of Rockefeller Center in NYC. Bill Hayes sang, we presented, and MacDonald Carey won for "best person on daytime" or some vague category that made us all feel splendid. Eventually, the categories became more specific; Lead Actor, Supporting, Younger, and now Emerging Actor (imagine Meryl Streep rising out of a cake!).
From 1968-2025 | fit into all the categories, emerging, to supporting, to lead. Susan Lucci was forever a leading lady, Susan/Julie reflected the more natural evolution of nature. She was fresh- then hot- cooled down- and for now, mellow.
I feel that's pretty great, and I'll be 82 tomorrow. Here is the nugget l've been digesting about all of this history. Daytime drama is entertainment. The stories promise romance and beautiful people with intriguing complications. For the audience it's an hour of happy escape from reality.
Is she "entertaining?" This is not the usual path of a soap opera leading lady. In that story of loss I was more than an actress, I was a wife. My husband deserved all I could give to show the reality of grief and loss. Perhaps the judges felt I wasn't acting when for the camera, I got the news, kissed the body goodbye, and gave the eulogy. No matter, my truth was based on a love that was real for an audience that loved him, too. My reward in 2024 was that | honored Doug and Julie, members of a family millions have opened their hearts to.
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In addition to Days of our Lives, Hayes previously played Joanna Manning on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful as well as D.A. Patricia Steele on Sunset Beach.
The Daytime Emmy’s will take place on October 17, 2025.
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