Mary Beth Evans

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Mary Beth Evans
Born (1961-03-07) March 7, 1961 (age 62)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1982–present
Spouse
Dr. Michael Schwartz
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(m. 1985)​
Children3 [1]

Mary Beth Evans (born March 7, 1961) is an American television actress, known for her role as Kayla Brady on the NBC daytime soap Days of Our Lives , and her role as Sierra Estaban on the CBS daytime soap As the World Turns .

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Career

Evans is most famous for portraying Kayla Brady on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1986 to 1992, 2006 to 2009, and 2010 to present. In the 1980s, her character became half of the supercouple Steve and Kayla, with Steve "Patch" Johnson played by Stephen Nichols. In regard to Steve and Kayla’s first wedding, which was one of the biggest in “Days’” history, Evans remarked, “I think it was number one? And that wedding was just so extravagant. It was outside, which was a big deal on a daytime show. It was beautiful.” [2] Evans left the show in 1992 but returned (with Nichols) on June 12, 2006 after a fourteen-year absence. In 2009, Evans and Nichols were written off Days of Our Lives. [3] Evans returned in 2010 and has appeared on a recurring basis every year since. In 2015, she was placed back on contract with the series.

Prior to her first stint on Days of our Lives, Evans portrayed Piper in the teen romantic comedy flick Lovelines . She has guest-starred in number of primetime television series, including Madame’s Place, Father Murphy , Knight Rider , Masquerade , Remington Steele , Riptide , Murder, She Wrote , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Monk , Criminal Minds , and Body of Proof .

Evans appeared on other daytime soap operas between her stints at Days of Our Lives. In September 1993, she began playing the villainous Katherine Bell on General Hospital (and later on Port Charles ) until October 1999. Evans moved to New York City to play Sierra Estaban on As the World Turns from December 2000 to late 2005, later reprising the role from July 2010 until the show's finale on September 17, 2010. [4] In 2005, One Life to Live almost signed her on contract for the role of Dr. Paige Miller, but Evans backed out at the last moment and the role was filled with Kimberlin Brown. [5]

Since 2010, Evans has starred on the soap opera web series The Bay as Sara Garrett. [6] As a producer for the series, she won a 2015 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series. [7] [8] In 2016, Evans was nominated again as a producer, as well as in the category Outstanding Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for portraying Sara. [9] [10] The same year, she was also nominated in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Days of Our Lives. [9] [10] Evans won all three. [11] [12] She won two more Emmys in 2017 for The Bay, for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series and as a producer for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series. [13]

In 2014 and 2015, Evans also appeared as Catherine Hendrie on the ABC Family drama series Chasing Life .

Personal life

Evans was born in Pasadena, California [14] and grew up in Orange County, California. [1] She married cosmetic surgeon Michael Schwartz on November 3, 1985. [1] They have three children, Daniel Luke (born 1987), Katherine Elizabeth (born 1990), and Matthew Joseph (born 1993).

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Toy Soldiers Buffy
1984 Lovelines Piper
2001American CoffeeReceptionistShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 Madame’s Place Sister Barbara
1982 Father Murphy Josephine"Sweet Sixteen"
1983Secrets of a Mother and DaughterKitty BeaumontTV film
1983 Masquerade Linda / Arlene"Girls for Sale"
1984 Riptide Ellie Thompkins"Four Eyes"
1984 Knight Rider Cindy Mattheson"White-Line Warriors"
1984–1985 Rituals Dakota 'Koty' LaneMain role
1985 Remington Steele Cindy Dirks"Illustrated Steele"
1986 Knight Rider Nancy Marsden"Deadly Knightshade"
1986 Inhumanoids Eliza Masterson/Molecule27 Episodes
1986–1992, 2006–present Days of Our Lives Kayla Brady Regular role
1993 Murder, She Wrote Julie Knight"The Sound of Murder"
1993–1999 General Hospital Katherine Bell Regular role
1993Crime & Punishment"Fire with Fire"
1996 General Hospital: Twist of Fate Katherine BellTV film
1997–1999 Port Charles Katherine BellTV series
2000–2005 As the World Turns Sierra Estaban DrakeRegular role
2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Eichenberry"Trials"
2009 Monk Mrs. Rickover"Mr. Monk and the End: Parts 1 & 2"
2010 Nip/Tuck Blonde in Waiting Room"Christian Troy II"
2010 As the World Turns Sierra EstabanGuest role
2010 Criminal Minds Candice DeLilly"Remembrance of Things Past"
2010–2016 The Bay Sara GarrettMain role
2011 Body of Proof Lawyer"Lazarus Man"
2011Pretty the SeriesSara Garrett"Welcome to Pretty Pageant Therapy"
2014–2015 Chasing Life Catherine HendrieRecurring role
2016–2017 This Just In KarenRecurring role
2022 Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem Kayla Brady Season 2

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategorySeriesResultRef.
1989 Soap Opera Digest Award Favorite Super Couple: Daytime (shared with Stephen Nichols) Days of Our Lives Won [15]
1990Soap Opera Digest AwardOutstanding Super Couple: Daytime (shared with Stephen Nichols)Days of Our LivesNominated
2014 Indie Series Award Best Crossover The Bay: The Series and PrettyNominated [16]
2015 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series (Producer)The Bay: The SeriesWon [7] [8]
2016Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series The Bay: The SeriesWon [11]
Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series (Producer)The Bay: The SeriesWon
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Days of Our LivesWon [12]
2017Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series The Bay: The SeriesWon [13]
Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series (Producer)The Bay: The SeriesWon

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