Sally McDonald

Last updated November 01, 2025

Sally McDonald (June 18, 1959) is an American television soap opera director. McDonald is known for directing The Young and the Restless .^[1] Beside working on daytime soap operas, McDonald was also a production supervisor for game shows The $10,000 Pyramid , Card Sharks and Win, Lose or Draw .

Positions held

Production Supervisor (1990–1993)
Associate Director (1993–1997)
Director (1997–2011; 2012–present)
Producer (2008)
Supervising Producer (2011–2012)
Co-executive producer (since 2025)^[2]

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award

Nomination, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2004–2006, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
Win, 1996–1999, 2001, 2002, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless

Directors Guild of America Award

Nomination, 2003, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless(episode #7784)
Nomination, 1998, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless(episode #6437)

Executive Producing Tenure

Preceded by Josh Griffith	Executive Producer of The Young and the Restless (with Josh Griffith) October 28, 2025 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

References

↑ Thomas Scott, Melody; Davis, Dana (August 18, 2020). Always Young and Restless: My Life On and Off America's #1 Daytime Drama. Diversion Books. p. 277. ISBN 9781635766899 – via Google Books.
↑ Eades, Chris (September 24, 2025). "Y&R promotes Emmy-winning director to co-executive producer". Soap Opera Digest . United States: A360media. ISSN 0164-3584. Archived from the original on September 24, 2025. Retrieved September 24, 2025.

External links

Sally McDonald at IMDb

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[1] Thomas Scott, Melody; Davis, Dana (August 18, 2020). Always Young and Restless: My Life On and Off America's #1 Daytime Drama. Diversion Books. p. 277. ISBN 9781635766899 – via Google Books.

[2] Eades, Chris (September 24, 2025). "Y&R promotes Emmy-winning director to co-executive producer". Soap Opera Digest . United States: A360media. ISSN 0164-3584. Archived from the original on September 24, 2025. Retrieved September 24, 2025.

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