Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama

Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama
Awarded forOutstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
CountryUnited States
Presented bySoap Opera Digest
First awarded1984
Last awarded2005
Currently held byTamara Braun
General Hospital (2005)

The Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama is an award held by the daytime television magazine Soap Opera Digest. It was first awarded at the 1st Soap Opera Digest Award ceremony in 1984.[1] It is given to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the soap opera genre industry. The winners are decided by the fans who read the magazine.

Deidre Hall holds the most wins, winning in 1984, 1985 and 1995. Hall is followed by Kim Zimmer who won twice in 1988 and 2000.

Winners

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Year Recipients Program Role Network Ref
1984 Deidre Hall‡ Days of Our Lives Marlena Evans NBC [1]
1985 Deidre Hall‡ Days of Our Lives Marlena Evans NBC [2]
1986 Patsy Pease‡ Days of Our Lives Kimberly Brady NBC [3]
1988 Kim Zimmer‡ Guiding Light Reva Shayne CBS [4]
1989 Jeanne Cooper‡ The Young and the Restless Katherine Chancellor CBS [5]
1990 Marcy Walker‡ Santa Barbara Eden Capwell NBC [6]
1991 Finola Hughes‡ General Hospital Anna Devane ABC [7]
1992 Anne Heche‡ Another World Marley Hudson/Vicky Hudson NBC [8]
1993 Susan Lucci‡ All My Children Erica Kane ABC [9]
1994 Jess Walton‡ The Young and the Restless Jill Abbott CBS [10]
1995 Deidre Hall‡ Days of Our Lives Marlena Evans NBC [11][12]
1996 Robin Strasser‡ One Life to Live Dorian Lord ABC [13]
1997 Genie Francis‡ General Hospital Laura Spencer ABC [14][15]
1998 Vanessa Marcil‡ General Hospital Brenda Barrett ABC [16]
1999 Lynn Herring‡ Port Charles Lucy Coe ABC [17]
2000 Kim Zimmer‡ Guiding Light Reva Shayne CBS [18]
2001 Melody Thomas Scott‡ The Young and the Restless Nikki Newman CBS [19]
2003 Michelle Stafford‡ The Young and the Restless Phyllis Summers Abbott CBS [20]
2005 Tamara Braun‡ General Hospital Carly Corinthos ABC [21]

Total awards won

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Wins Series
4 Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
2
 Guiding Light
1 Santa Barbara
Another World
All My Children
Port Charles
One Life to Live

Multiple wins

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Wins Actress
3
 Deidre Hall
2
 Kim Zimmer

References

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  2. ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 1985". Soap Opera Digest. soapoperadigest.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 1986". Soap Opera Digest. soapoperadigest.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  4. ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 1988". Soap Opera Digest. soapoperadigest.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 1989". Soap Opera Digest. soapoperadigest.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  6. ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 1990". Soap Opera Digest. soapoperadigest.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  7. ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 1991". Soap Opera Digest. soapoperadigest.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  8. ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 1992". Soap Opera Digest. soapoperadigest.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  9. ^ Associated Press (February 27, 1993). "'Days of Our Lives' named favorite soap opera". Point Pleasant Register. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  10. ^ Galloway, Stephen (February 8, 1994). "'Days' cleans up at soap awards". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  11. ^ "Top Suds". Boca Raton News. March 5, 1995. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  12. ^ "'Days of Our Lives' Wins Best Soap Opera Award". The Durant Daily Democrat. Associated Press. February 19, 1995. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  13. ^ Associated Press (February 15, 1996). "'Soap Opera Digest' names daytime's hottest". McCook Daily Gazette. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  14. ^ "'General Hospital' wins Soap Opera awards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 1, 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  15. ^ "Readers just can't cope without scoop on soaps". Sun Journal. March 28, 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  16. ^ Associated Press (March 3, 1998). "'General Hospital' tops in soap opera awards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  17. ^ Associated Press (February 28, 1999). "'General Hospital' named favorite soap at awards". The Argus-Press. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  18. ^ Associated Press (March 11, 2000). "'General Hospital' wins 5 honors". The Vindicator. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  19. ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 2001". Soap Opera Digest. soapoperadigest.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  20. ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 2003". Soap Opera Digest. soapoperadigest.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  21. ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 2005". Soap Opera Digest. soapoperadigest.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
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