Helmut & Susan At 2009 Daytime Emmy Awards
Susan Lucci & Gloria Estefan
On The AMC Set With Stevie Wonder
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In high school she was the ideal student: took many honors classes, was a cheerleader, staff writer for the school newspaper, was a foreign exchange student to Norway, and performed in the school musicals, including lead roles in "Oklahoma" and "The King and I".
Film and Television credits: Goodbye, Columbus (1969), Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1969), All My Children (1970-2011), The Love Boat (1982), Young Doctors in Love (1982), Fantasy Island (1983), Invitation to Hell (1984), The Fall Guy (1984), Mafia Princess (1986), Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986), Haunted by Her Past (1987), Lady Mobster (1988), The Bride in Black (1990), Saturday Night Live (1990), Dallas (1990-1991), The Woman Who Sinned (1991), Double Edge (1992), Between Love and Hate (1993), French Silk (1994), Ebbie (1995), Seduced and Betrayed (1995), Blood on Her Hands (1998), Intimate Portrait: Susan Lucci (2003), Hope & Faith(2004), That's So Raven (2005), Hot in Cleveland (2010-2012), Army Wives (2012), Deadly Affairs (2012), Devious Maids (2012).
Lucci holds the record for most nominations in one category for Daytime Emmy Awards, having been nominated a total of 21 times (1978, 1981–1993, 1995–1999, 2001–2002) in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for All My Children. Lucci won the award at the 26th Daytime Emmy Awards in 1999.Lucci has been called "Daytime's Leading Lady" by television Guide, with New York Times and Los Angeles Times citing her as the highest-paid actor in daytime television. As early as 1991, her salary had been reported as over $1 million a year.
