Susan Lucci (Erica Kane) - ADDED PICTURES

All of America stood and cheered when Susan Lucci won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in May of 1999. It was a historic moment not only for Susan Lucci, but for all of television. For 30 years audiences have been held spellbound by the sexy, sassy, beautiful "woman you love to hate" - Erica Kane. TV Guide calls her "unequivocally the most famous soap opera character in the history of daytime TV." Soap Opera Digest says her "character is larger than life." Susan Lucci, the actress who has made scheming temptress a household name, claims, "Erica is probably the best part ever written for a woman."

Recently, Ms. Lucci celebrated her 30th anniversary starring as the dazzling femme fatale on the ABC Television Network's Emmy Award-winning All My Children. During those more than two decades, she has seen Erica grow from troubled teen to international beauty, progressing over the years from high-fashion model to philanthropist to magazine publisher. She's had nine marriages to six different men - Erica Kane Martin Brent Cudahy Chandler Montgomery Montgomery Chandler Marick Marick. She's been kidnapped, survived a plane crash, stared down a grizzly bear, posed as a nun, driven a race car and attempted a daring helicopter rescue of one of her lovers from prison. But she always rises, phoenix-like, from her own ashes.

With the 1999 Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in addition to countless other awards - such as a 1992 People's Choice Award, the 1993 Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress, the 1994 Crystal Apple Award, the 1985 People magazine poll as Best Soap Actress, the 1988 Soap Opera Digest Editor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Daytime Television, the 1989 Canadian TV Guide People's Choice Award for Best Soap Actress, the Italian-American Welfare League's "Woman of the Year," as well as 19 Emmy nominations for "Outstanding Actress" -- it is understandable that Susan Lucci as Erica Kane is as popular as the show itself. Soap Opera Digest has chosen Susan Lucci as the most beautiful woman on television many times and selected her as "Woman of the Year" in August of 1999. Further adding to this impressive resume, Ms. Lucci was one of a select group of individuals (including General Norman Schwarzkopf) to be honored with a prestigious American Academy of Achievement Award in June of 1991. She is also listed in the "Who's Who in America" directory.

If there's one thing Susan and Erica have in common, it's their dedication to pursuing a career. In addition to her leading role on All My Children, in the 1997-98 season, Susan starred in the movie for television, Blood on Her Hands, as Isabelle Collins, a woman no man could resist. In the 1994-95 season, Susan starred in the movie for television, Seduced and Betrayed; and in the humorous remake of Scrooge, Ebbie.

During the 1993-94 season, she starred in the primetime television film, French Silk, for ABC; Between Love and Hate, also for ABC, in the 1992-93 season; during 1991-92, she starred in ABC's The Woman Who Sinned; and in Double Edge. Before that, she starred in the final season of the primetime serial, Dallas; hosted Saturday Night Live, and starred in the ABC television film, The Bride in Black, which was the highest-rated movie on ABC during the 1990-91 season. She also appeared in a critically acclaimed humorous television commercial for the sugar substitute, Sweet One; a television spot for Wendy's, and has done a series of commercials for Ford.

The versatile actress also served as co-host with Tony Danza on the ABC Television Network special, 99 Ways to Attract the Right Man, and appeared in the primetime television extravaganzas, Night of 100 Stars II and III. She also appeared in the feature film, Young Doctors in Love. Outside of acting, Susan is also well-rounded in her interests and activities, which include tennis, skiing and traveling.

In addition to her work on-screen, Ms. Lucci has been equally busy off-camera. Susan works tirelessly to support Little Flowers Children's Services of New York, the largest child-care agency in New York State, providing foster care and adoption services to all five boroughs as well as Long Island.

She was also thrilled to be recently chosen as the celebrity spokesperson for the March of Dimes' National Ambassador campaign in the year 2000. The famed actress launched the Susan Lucci Collection of beauty products in 1991, marketed through QVC, and in the fall of 1999 will introduce her own fragrance. She is also the inspiration for Mattel's phenomenally successful "Daytime Drama Series" of one-of-a-kind collector's dolls celebrating the romances of Erica Kane.

When All My Children premiered on January 5, 1970, Susan Lucci was a student at New York's Marymount College. Now she has a son and a daughter, and although she is just as glamorous as her alter ego, the similarities end there. While she has graced the cover of most major magazines, studied acting in esteemed director Harold Clurman's midnight classes, and was the subject of a segment on ABC's newsmagazine show, 20/20 -- in the affluent suburb of New York City where she lives, Susan is quite content being Mrs. Helmut Huber.


	With Love To... The SOAPS! Laura Allen (Laura Kirk English) \| Julia Barr (Brooke English) \| Jennifer Bassey (Marian Colby Chandler) \| Rebecca Budig (Greenlee Smythe) \| John Callahan (Edmund Grey) \| David Canary (Adam and Stuart Chandler) \| Mark Consuelos (Mateo Santos) \| Eric Dearborn (Gabriel Devane) \| Alana De La Garza (Rosa Santos) \| Josh Duhamel (Leo De Pres) - ADDED PICTURES \| Marj Dusay (Vanessa Cortland) \| Eileen Herlie (Myrtle Fargate) \| Finola Huges (Alexandra Devane Marick) \| Vincent Irizarry (Dr. David Hayward) \| MIchael E. Knight (Tad Martin) \| Jill Larson (Opal) \| Susan Lucci (Erica Kane) - ADDED PICTURES \| Ray MacDonnell (Dr. Joe Martin) \| Cameron Mathison (Ryan Lavery) \| Cady McClain (Dixie Cooney Martin) - ADDED PICTURES \| James Mitchell (Palmer Cortland) \| J. Eddie Peck (Jake Martin) \| Mark Pinter (Roger Smythe) \| Eden Riegel (Bianca Montgomery) - ADDED PICTURES \| Kelly Ripa (Hayley) \| Jack Scalia (Chris Stamp) \| Esta TerBlanche (Gillian Andrassy Lavery) \| Marcy Walker (Liza Colby CHandler) \| Ruth Warrick (Phoebe Tyler Wallingford) \| Walt Willey (Jackson Montgomery) Susan Lucci (Erica Kane) - ADDED PICTURES All of America stood and cheered when Susan Lucci won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in May of 1999. It was a historic moment not only for Susan Lucci, but for all of television. For 30 years audiences have been held spellbound by the sexy, sassy, beautiful "woman you love to hate" - Erica Kane. TV Guide calls her "unequivocally the most famous soap opera character in the history of daytime TV." Soap Opera Digest says her "character is larger than life." Susan Lucci, the actress who has made scheming temptress a household name, claims, "Erica is probably the best part ever written for a woman." Recently, Ms. Lucci celebrated her 30th anniversary starring as the dazzling femme fatale on the ABC Television Network's Emmy Award-winning All My Children. During those more than two decades, she has seen Erica grow from troubled teen to international beauty, progressing over the years from high-fashion model to philanthropist to magazine publisher. She's had nine marriages to six different men - Erica Kane Martin Brent Cudahy Chandler Montgomery Montgomery Chandler Marick Marick. She's been kidnapped, survived a plane crash, stared down a grizzly bear, posed as a nun, driven a race car and attempted a daring helicopter rescue of one of her lovers from prison. But she always rises, phoenix-like, from her own ashes. With the 1999 Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in addition to countless other awards - such as a 1992 People's Choice Award, the 1993 Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress, the 1994 Crystal Apple Award, the 1985 People magazine poll as Best Soap Actress, the 1988 Soap Opera Digest Editor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Daytime Television, the 1989 Canadian TV Guide People's Choice Award for Best Soap Actress, the Italian-American Welfare League's "Woman of the Year," as well as 19 Emmy nominations for "Outstanding Actress" -- it is understandable that Susan Lucci as Erica Kane is as popular as the show itself. Soap Opera Digest has chosen Susan Lucci as the most beautiful woman on television many times and selected her as "Woman of the Year" in August of 1999. Further adding to this impressive resume, Ms. Lucci was one of a select group of individuals (including General Norman Schwarzkopf) to be honored with a prestigious American Academy of Achievement Award in June of 1991. She is also listed in the "Who's Who in America" directory. If there's one thing Susan and Erica have in common, it's their dedication to pursuing a career. In addition to her leading role on All My Children, in the 1997-98 season, Susan starred in the movie for television, Blood on Her Hands, as Isabelle Collins, a woman no man could resist. In the 1994-95 season, Susan starred in the movie for television, Seduced and Betrayed; and in the humorous remake of Scrooge, Ebbie. During the 1993-94 season, she starred in the primetime television film, French Silk, for ABC; Between Love and Hate, also for ABC, in the 1992-93 season; during 1991-92, she starred in ABC's The Woman Who Sinned; and in Double Edge. Before that, she starred in the final season of the primetime serial, Dallas; hosted Saturday Night Live, and starred in the ABC television film, The Bride in Black, which was the highest-rated movie on ABC during the 1990-91 season. She also appeared in a critically acclaimed humorous television commercial for the sugar substitute, Sweet One; a television spot for Wendy's, and has done a series of commercials for Ford. Ms. Lucci's other made-for-television movies include Lady Mobster, Mafia Princess, Invitation to Hell, Anastasia and Haunted By Her Past. The versatile actress also served as co-host with Tony Danza on the ABC Television Network special, 99 Ways to Attract the Right Man, and appeared in the primetime television extravaganzas, Night of 100 Stars II and III. She also appeared in the feature film, Young Doctors in Love. Outside of acting, Susan is also well-rounded in her interests and activities, which include tennis, skiing and traveling. In addition to her work on-screen, Ms. Lucci has been equally busy off-camera. Susan works tirelessly to support Little Flowers Children's Services of New York, the largest child-care agency in New York State, providing foster care and adoption services to all five boroughs as well as Long Island. She was also thrilled to be recently chosen as the celebrity spokesperson for the March of Dimes' National Ambassador campaign in the year 2000. The famed actress launched the Susan Lucci Collection of beauty products in 1991, marketed through QVC, and in the fall of 1999 will introduce her own fragrance. She is also the inspiration for Mattel's phenomenally successful "Daytime Drama Series" of one-of-a-kind collector's dolls celebrating the romances of Erica Kane. When All My Children premiered on January 5, 1970, Susan Lucci was a student at New York's Marymount College. Now she has a son and a daughter, and although she is just as glamorous as her alter ego, the similarities end there. While she has graced the cover of most major magazines, studied acting in esteemed director Harold Clurman's midnight classes, and was the subject of a segment on ABC's newsmagazine show, 20/20 -- in the affluent suburb of New York City where she lives, Susan is quite content being Mrs. Helmut Huber. Visit Susan's website!