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Awarded for Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series People also search for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Presented by National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Winners & Nominees Jessica CollinsThe Young and the Restless, Jessica Collins, Winner, Peggy McCayDays of Our Lives, Peggy McCay, Nominee, Lauralee BellThe Young and the Restless, Lauralee Bell, Nominee, Linsey GodfreyThe Bold and the Beautiful, Linsey Godfrey, Nominee, Melissa ReevesDays of Our Lives, Melissa Reeves, Nominee, Amelia HeinleThe Young and the Restless, Amelia Heinle, Winner, Linsey GodfreyThe Bold and the Beautiful, Linsey Godfrey, Nominee, Finola HughesGeneral Hospital, Finola Hughes, Nominee, Lisa LoCiceroGeneral Hospital, Lisa LoCicero, Nominee, Elizabeth HendricksonThe Young and the Restless, Elizabeth Hendrickson, Nominee, Amelia HeinleThe Young and the Restless, Amelia Heinle, Winner, Kelly SullivanGeneral Hospital, Kelly Sullivan, Nominee, Melissa Claire EganThe Young and the Restless, Melissa Claire Egan, Nominee, Jane ElliotGeneral Hospital, Jane Elliot, Nominee, Elizabeth HendricksonThe Young and the Restless, Elizabeth Hendrickson, Nominee, Julie BermanGeneral Hospital, Julie Berman, Winner, Jessica CollinsThe Young and the Restless, Jessica Collins, Nominee, Katherine Kelly LangThe Bold and the Beautiful, Katherine Kelly Lang, Nominee, Arianne ZuckerDays of Our Lives, Arianne Zucker, Nominee, Melissa Claire EganThe Young and the Restless, Melissa Claire Egan, Nominee, Nancy Lee GrahnGeneral Hospital, Nancy Lee Grahn, Winner, Rebecca HerbstGeneral Hospital, Rebecca Herbst, Nominee, Genie FrancisThe Young and the Restless, Genie Francis, Nominee, Melissa Claire EganAll My Children, Melissa Claire Egan, Nominee, Elizabeth HendricksonThe Young and the Restless, Elizabeth Hendrickson, Nominee | ||
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the daytime drama industry.
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At the 6th Daytime Emmy Awards held in 1979, Suzanne Rogers was the first winner of this award for her role as Maggie Horton on Days of Our Lives. The awards ceremony was not aired on television in 1983 and 1984, having been criticized for voting integrity. Following the introduction of a new category in 1985, Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series, one criterion for this category was altered, requiring all actresses to be aged 26 or above.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 35 actresses. General Hospital is the soap opera with the most awarded actresses, with a total of eight. In 1989, Nancy Lee Grahn and Debbi Morgan made Daytime Emmy Award history when they tied in this category. Julia Barr, Grahn, Amelia Heinle and Gina Tognoni are the only actresses to have won the award twice. Both, Heather Tom and Melissa Claire Egan have the most nominations in this category, with a total of five. As of the 2016 ceremony, Jessica Collins is the most recent winner in this category for her portrayal of Avery Bailey Clark on The Young and the Restless.
Winners and nominees
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.
Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received two wins in this category:
The following individuals received two or more nominations in this category: