Days of Our Lives Recurring Cast Biographies

John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis)

Personal: Wife: Sherry Susan Rooney (married 6/14/84). 1 daughter: actress Jennifer Joanna (born 2/11/69) from a previous marriage to Nancy Dow. 1 adopted son: Alexander John (born 8/27/90). Real name: Ioannis Anastassakis.

Filmography: TV Series: "Love of Life" (Eddie Aleata: 1975-1978), "Search for Tomorrow" (Martin Tourneur: 1978-1984). TV Appearances: "87th Precinct", "Combat!", "The Virginian", "Mission: Impossible", "I Spy", "Kojak", "Airwolf", "Diagnosis Murder", "L.A. Heat", "Fired Up", "Star Trek: Voyager", "The West Wing", "Gilmore Girls", "My Big Fat Greek Life", "American Dreams", "Journeyman", "Worst Week", "Cold Case", "Mad Men", "The Paul Reiser Show." Movies: "Now You See It, Now You Don't", "Fixing Rhonda", "The Awakening of Spring", "The Gold & the Beautiful."

Awards: 3 SOD Awards (villain, 1986; lead actor, 1986; supporting actor, 2001).

Days Airdates: July 19, 1985-July 9, 1997. Recurring: December 28, 1998-Present.

Judi Evans (Adrienne Kiriakis)

Birthplace: Montebello, California.
Birthday: July 12, 1964.

Personal: Husband: Michael P. Luciano (11/20/93). 1 son, Austin Michael (5/26/96). Sometimes uses her married name of Luciano when being credited.

Filmography: TV Series: "Guiding Light" (Beth Raines: 1983-1986), "Another World" (Paulina Cory: 1991-1999), "As the World Turns" (Maeve Stone: 2009). TV Appearances: "Days of Our Lives" (Becki: 1983), "Starting Over." TV Movies: "Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story", "Getting Away With Murder: The JonBenet Ramsey Mystery." Movie: "The Party Animal."

Awards: 1 Daytime Emmy Award (supporting actress, 1984 [as Beth Raines, "Guiding Light"]), 1 Daytime Emmy nomination (supporting actress, 2008); 2 SOD Awards (supporting actress, 1998 [as Paulina Cory, "Another World"]; favorite return, 2005). 2 SOD nominations (super couple, 1986; hottest female, 1993).

Days Airdates: December 26, 1986-February 5, 1991; Recurring: May 1, 2007-January 31, 2008; March 23, 2010-Present. (also appeared as Bonnie Lockhart from September 1, 2003-March 1, 2007).

Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson)

Birthplace: Pasadena, California.
Birthday: March 7, 1961.

Personal: Husband: Dr. Michael Schwartz (married 11/3/85). 3 children: son Daniel Luke (10/6/87), daughter Katherine Elizabeth (3/9/90) and son Matthew Joseph (3/3/93).
Filmography: TV Series: "Rituals" (Dakota Lane: 1984-1985); "General Hospital"/"Port Charles" (Katherine Bell Ashton: 1993-1999); "As the World Turns" (Sierra Montgomery: 2000-2006). TV Appearances: "Father Murphy", "Masquerade", "Riptide", "Remington Steele", "Knight Rider", "Murder, She Wrote", "Law & Order: SVU." TV Movie: "Secrets of a Mother and Daughter." Movies: "Toy Soldiers", "Lovelines", "American Coffee."
Awards: SOD Award (supercouple [with Stephen Nichols as Patch], 1989). SOD nomination (supercouple, 1990).
Days Airdates: May 23, 1986-May 26, 1992; June 12, 2006-February 17, 2009. Recurring: June 18, 2010-June 29, 2010; September 23, 2010-February 15, 2011; December 14, 2011-Present.

Bill Hayes (Doug Williams)

Personal: Wife: actress Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie) (married 10/12/74). 5 children from a previous marriage: Carrie (born 3/21/48), William Jr. (born 10/28/49), Cathy (born 3/51), Thomas (born 5/54), Margaret "Peggy" (born 1/12/56). Notable singer: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett." Also played Doug's brother, Byron Carmichael from July-August 1979.

Filmography: TV Series: "Your Show of Shows" (1950-1953), "Oldsmobile Music Theater" (1959). TV Appearances: "Armstrong Circle Theatre", "The United States Steel Hour", "The Bell Telephone Hour", "The DuPont Show of the Week", "Cade's County", "Hooperman", "Matlock", "Frasier."

Awards: 2 Daytime Emmy nominations (lead actor, 1975, 1976); SOD Award (lead actor, 1977).

Days Airdates: Recurring: February 18, 1970-May 22, 1970; Contract: May 28, 1970-March 19, 1984. Recurring: April 4, 1986-April 17, 1987; January 28, 1993; December 24, 1993-December 26, 1994; November 7, 1996-November 14, 1996; September 3, 1999-February 18, 2003; January 16, 2004-February 9, 2006; December 26, 2006-December 31, 2008; December 24, 2009-Present.

Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams)

Personal: Husband: actor Bill Hayes (Doug) (married 10/12/74). Real last name: Seabold.

Filmography: TV Series: "General Hospital" (Dorothy Bradley: 1963), "The Young Marrieds" (Carol West: 1965-1966), "The Young & the Restless" (Joanna Manning: 1984-1990, 2005, 2006, 2010), "Sunset Beach" (Patricia Steele: 1999). TV Appearances: "Wyatt Earp", "Surfside 6", "Cheyenne", "Hawaiian Eye", "Bronco", "77 Sunset Strip", "Perry Mason", "Redigo", "Death Valley Days", "Bonanza", "Wagon Train", "The M.A.N. From Uncle", "The FBI", "Twelve O'Clock High", "Mr. Terrific", "The Fugitive", "Dragnet", "Felony Squad", "The Wild Wild West", "Adam-12", "Ironside", "Emergency!", "Matlock", "Platypus Man." Movies: "The Tijuana Story", "California", "Gunfight at Comanche Creek", "Billie", "If He Hollers, Let Him Go!", "Angel in My Pocket", "Wrestling With God", "The Dream Machine."

Awards: 4 Daytime Emmy nominations (lead actress, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979); 2 SOD Awards (lead actress, 1977; heroine, 1977).

Days Airdates: Recurring: December 11, 1968-March 3, 1969; Contract: March 11, 1969-March 19, 1984; January 8, 1990-January 28, 1993. Recurring: December 24, 1993-December 26, 1994; November 7, 1996-November 15, 1996; September 3, 1999-February 18, 2003; January 16, 2004-February 9, 2006; December 26, 2006-December 31, 2008; December 24, 2009-Present.

Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis)

Birthplace: Billings, Montana.
Birthday: July 31, 1958.

Personal: Wife: Debra Yuhasz (married 7/4/03). 3 children: daughter Meghann Sidney (from a previous relationship, 10/29/85), daughter Rosabel Rosalind (from a previous marriage to actress Rena Sofer, born 9/17/96) and son Brogan George (11/14/04).
Filmography: TV Series: "General Hospital" (Ned Ashton: 1991-2005), "1 Day With..." (Host: 2004-2005), "As the World Turns" (Sam Hutchins: 2007-2008), "Generator Rex" (Voice of Agent Six: 2010-2011). TV Appearances: "Oh, Grow Up", "Law & Order: LA."
Awards: Daytime Emmy Award (composing the original song "Barefoot Ballet" for "General Hospital" in 2002). 2 SOD nominations (supporting actor, 1994; hottest male, 1996).
Days Airdates: February 3, 1987-February 5, 1991. Recurring: August 11, 2009-Present.

Aloma Wright (Maxine Thomas)

Birthplace: New York.
Birthday: March 10, 1950.

Personal: Single. One daughter, Sherry Thompson (born 10/7/64).

Filmography: TV Series: "Scrubs" (Nurse Laverne Roberts/Nurse Shirley Roberts: 2001-2009). TV Appearances: "Suddenly Susan", "Frasier", "Friends", "Malcolm in the Middle", "Ally McBeal", "Judging Amy", "The Drew Carey Show", "NYPD Blue", "Cold Case", "NCIS", "Mad Men", "Zeke and Luther", "Harry's Law."
Days Airdates: February 22, 2008-Present.