Days of Our Lives Recurring Cast

John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis)

Birthplace: Crete, Greece...Birthday: July 24, 1933.

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", "Journeyman." Movie: "Now You See It, Now You Don't", "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). 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 2010-Present. (also appeared as Bonnie Lockhart from September 1, 2003-March 1, 2007).

Bill Hayes (Doug Williams)

Birthplace: Harvey, Ilinois...Birthday: June 5, 1925.

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: February 18, 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)

Birthplace: San Francisco, California...Birthday: July 11, 1943.

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), "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: December 11, 1968-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.

Leann Hunley (Anna DiMera)

Birthplace: Forks, Washington...Raised: Yakima, Washington...Birthday: February 25, 1955.
Personal: Single. Second place at the 1977 Miss Hawaii pageant, where she won the Best Smile Award.
Filmography: TV Series: "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo" (Sarah Cumberland: 1979-1980), "Dynasty" (Dana Carrington: 1986-1988), "Dawson's Creek" (Tamara Jacobs: 1998-1999). TV Appearances: "Hawaii Five-0", "Mrs. Columbo", "Fantasy Island", "Hart to Hart", "Super Password", "Knight Rider", "Hotel", "Highway to Heaven", "Simon & Simon", "Who's the Boss?", "Designing Women", "Matlock", "L.A. Law", "The Nanny", "Models Inc.", "Murder, She Wrote", "Murphy Brown", "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", "Lois & Clark", "7th Heaven", "Strong Medicine", "Just Shoot Me", "Gilmore Girls." TV Movies: "The Islander", "Wolf", "Lucky/Chances", "Coopersmith", "Silent Victim", "Horse Sense." Movies: "The Beverly Hillbillies", "Cops n Roberts", "Your Guardian."
Awards: Daytime Emmy Award (supporting actress, 1986); 2 SOD nominations (comic relief, 1986; supporting role, for "Dynasty", 1989).
Days Airdates: August 2, 1982-July 10, 1986; Recurring: June 21, 2007-April 2, 2009; December 10, 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). TV Appearance: "Oh, Grow Up."
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.

Ralph Waite (Father Matt)

Birthplace: White Plains, New York...Birthday: June 22, 1928.

Personal: Wife: Linda East (married 12/4/82). Three daughters from a previous marriage to Beverly Hall: Kathleen (1957), Suzanne (1959) and a deceased daughter.

Filmography: TV Series: "The Waltons" (John Walton, Sr.: 1972-1981), "Murder One" (Malcolm Dietrich: 1996), "Orleans" (Otis Leblanc: 1997), "Carnivale" (Reverend Balthus: 2003-2005). TV Appearances: "Bonanza", "Roots", "Murder, She Wrote", "All My Children", "The Practice", "Cold Case", "CSI", "NCIS." TV Movies: "The Secret Life of John Chapman", "Red Alert", "OHMS", "Angel City", "A Season of Hope." Movies: "Cool Hand Luke, "The Bodyguard."
Awards: 2 Primetime Emmy nominations (supporting actor, "Roots", 1977); (lead actor, "The Waltons", 1978).

Days Airdates: February 18, 2009-Present.

Aloma Wright (Maxine)

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."
Days Airdates: February 22, 2008-Present.