Cady McClain (Dixie Cooney Martin)

Following her break from daytime television after portraying Dixie Cooney Martin from 1988-1996, All My Children was thrilled when Cady McClain rejoined the cast in the summer of 1998. Hoping that the third time is a charm, wedding bells rang in May 1999 for Tad and Dixie. Can their marriage survive the changes of both having a family and successful career?

Cady was born and raised in southern California. She began her career at the age of nine, with the popular commercial, "I Am Stuck on Band-Aids." Other commercials followed, as well as appearances on such television series as Cheers, St. Elsewhere and Lou Grant. Her early film credits included playing Peter O'Toole's daughter, Tess, in My Favorite Year; and tap-dancing, 1930s style, on a white piano, in Pennies From Heaven.

She arrived in New York at age 17, when a workshop production of Judith Viorst's Happy Birthday and Other Humiliations moved east for pre-Broadway tryouts. Despite its limited run, Cady received good reviews and doors began to open for her in the city. A role in an episode of Spenser: For Hire was followed by a leading role in the television movie, A Father's Homecoming. In addition, she appeared in the independent film, Simple Justice, and Sondheim's A Little Night Music for the New York Opera Ensemble.

Craving a little stability in her life, she began to look for something that would allow her to live in one place for a while. Originally offered a screen test for the role of Dixie Cooney on All My Children while working on a pilot, she had regretfully turned it down. A few months later, All My Children came knocking at her door once again, and this time she was free to audition. Several nerve-racking weeks later, the part of Dixie Cooney was hers.

In 1990, Cady won the Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Juvenile Female for her portrayal of Dixie. In 1991, she won Soap Opera Digest's award for Best Heroine and received another Daytime Emmy nomination in 1992. She and her co-star, Michael E. Knight, also won Soap Opera Update's MVP Award for Best Couple. Additionally, during her time on the show she was nominated for four other Soap Opera Digest Awards, including Hottest Female Star; and Soap Opera Update's Most Valuable Player award.

While working on All My Children, Cady continued to train with teacher Michael Howard and to work in the theater, appearing as Adriana in The Comedy of Errors at the Hudson Theatre Guild; Hero in Much Ado About Nothing at Lincoln Center; Cory in Barefoot in the Park; with All My Children co-star Walt Willey at the Westbury and Valley Forge Music Fair; as Tamara/Bridget in Quiet on the Set at the Westbeth; and in Self Offence at the Cucuracha.

When her contract ended in 1996, she departed All My Children. After taking a few months off, she appeared as Lady in David Ives' The Red Address at the Second Stage, opposite Kevin Anderson, which garnered excellent reviews in the New York Times, the New Yorker and The Voice. She also wrote, produced, and co-directed a surrealist one-woman piece, Mona7, and performed in Inventions of Farewell, another one-woman piece, compiled from Wallace Stevens' poetry. She spent a semester at New York's New School for Social Research, then was accepted to The School of Visual Arts as an illustration major.

At the end of her first school year, All My Children came calling again and she decided to return, feeling it important to return to where her career had begun, to see old friends, and to bring joy to her fans.

Cady was honored with the 1999 Soap Opera Award for Favorite Return. She also recently finished work on the independent feature, The Living Room Waltz. Cady has appeared on VH-1 as a guest VJ, and in comedy shorts for Comedy Central. She has been a guest numerous times on Live: With Regis & Kathie Lee, and has appeared on Northwest Afternoon, Vicki and Geraldo. She appeared on the premiere of the Lifetime Cable Network show, Biggers and Summer, where she performed one of her original songs, Harmony. She has been featured in The New York Daily News, TV Guide and McCall's.


	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) Cady McClain (Dixie Cooney Martin) - ADDED PICTURES Following her break from daytime television after portraying Dixie Cooney Martin from 1988-1996, All My Children was thrilled when Cady McClain rejoined the cast in the summer of 1998. Hoping that the third time is a charm, wedding bells rang in May 1999 for Tad and Dixie. Can their marriage survive the changes of both having a family and successful career? Cady was born and raised in southern California. She began her career at the age of nine, with the popular commercial, "I Am Stuck on Band-Aids." Other commercials followed, as well as appearances on such television series as Cheers, St. Elsewhere and Lou Grant. Her early film credits included playing Peter O'Toole's daughter, Tess, in My Favorite Year; and tap-dancing, 1930s style, on a white piano, in Pennies From Heaven. She arrived in New York at age 17, when a workshop production of Judith Viorst's Happy Birthday and Other Humiliations moved east for pre-Broadway tryouts. Despite its limited run, Cady received good reviews and doors began to open for her in the city. A role in an episode of Spenser: For Hire was followed by a leading role in the television movie, A Father's Homecoming. In addition, she appeared in the independent film, Simple Justice, and Sondheim's A Little Night Music for the New York Opera Ensemble. Craving a little stability in her life, she began to look for something that would allow her to live in one place for a while. Originally offered a screen test for the role of Dixie Cooney on All My Children while working on a pilot, she had regretfully turned it down. A few months later, All My Children came knocking at her door once again, and this time she was free to audition. Several nerve-racking weeks later, the part of Dixie Cooney was hers. In 1990, Cady won the Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Juvenile Female for her portrayal of Dixie. In 1991, she won Soap Opera Digest's award for Best Heroine and received another Daytime Emmy nomination in 1992. She and her co-star, Michael E. Knight, also won Soap Opera Update's MVP Award for Best Couple. Additionally, during her time on the show she was nominated for four other Soap Opera Digest Awards, including Hottest Female Star; and Soap Opera Update's Most Valuable Player award. While working on All My Children, Cady continued to train with teacher Michael Howard and to work in the theater, appearing as Adriana in The Comedy of Errors at the Hudson Theatre Guild; Hero in Much Ado About Nothing at Lincoln Center; Cory in Barefoot in the Park; with All My Children co-star Walt Willey at the Westbury and Valley Forge Music Fair; as Tamara/Bridget in Quiet on the Set at the Westbeth; and in Self Offence at the Cucuracha. When her contract ended in 1996, she departed All My Children. After taking a few months off, she appeared as Lady in David Ives' The Red Address at the Second Stage, opposite Kevin Anderson, which garnered excellent reviews in the New York Times, the New Yorker and The Voice. She also wrote, produced, and co-directed a surrealist one-woman piece, Mona7, and performed in Inventions of Farewell, another one-woman piece, compiled from Wallace Stevens' poetry. She spent a semester at New York's New School for Social Research, then was accepted to The School of Visual Arts as an illustration major. At the end of her first school year, All My Children came calling again and she decided to return, feeling it important to return to where her career had begun, to see old friends, and to bring joy to her fans. Cady was honored with the 1999 Soap Opera Award for Favorite Return. She also recently finished work on the independent feature, The Living Room Waltz. Cady has appeared on VH-1 as a guest VJ, and in comedy shorts for Comedy Central. She has been a guest numerous times on Live: With Regis & Kathie Lee, and has appeared on Northwest Afternoon, Vicki and Geraldo. She appeared on the premiere of the Lifetime Cable Network show, Biggers and Summer, where she performed one of her original songs, Harmony. She has been featured in The New York Daily News, TV Guide and McCall's. Cady resides in Manhattan.