Hillary B. Smith
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| Hillary Bailey Smith | |
 Hillary Bailey Smith, in a still from One Life to Live |
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| Born | May 25, 1957 Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Notable roles | Nora Buchanan, One Life to Live |
| Emmy Awards | |
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| Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series 1994 One Life to Live |
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Hillary Bailey Smith (born May 25, 1957) is an American actress best known for playing Nora Hanen Gannon Buchanan on "One Life to Live".
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[edit] Personal life
Smith is a graduate of Pine Manor College, in Chestnut Hill, MA. She is married and has two children, Philip and Courtney, born in 1986.
[edit] Soap operas
Smith has had contract roles on three different daytime dramas.
[edit] The Doctors
Her first soap opera stint was as Kit on the now-canceled show The Doctors. Smith portrayed Kit until the show's cancellation in 1982.
[edit] As The World Turns
In 1983, she took over for Margaret Colin in the role of Margo Montgomery Hughes on As the World Turns, a front-burner character she would play on the serial for the next six years. During Smith's run as Margo, the character went from being a troublemaker to a leading heroine. After giving birth to her first child, Smith left "ATWT" in 1989.
[edit] One Life to Live
Smith returned to daytime in 1992 in her Daytime Emmy Award-winning role as District Attorney Nora Hanen Gannon Buchanan on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live. Nora became a centerpiece of the show, particularly after her involvement as a lawyer in the rape trial of Marty Saybrooke.
Over the years, her character has had several husbands and lovers, several children (including an interracial child) and is daytime's only Jewish character. Smith has recently signed a new four year contract with the show, much to the surprise of the actress and the delight of her fans. She was quoted as saying "When I got the call from ABC, I sputtered and spewed and said, 'Are you out of your minds? This doesn't make sense!' But I'm very excited," in a recent interview with TV Guide.
[edit] Primetime TV and movies
- While portraying Nora, Smith also briefly played the wife of Gene Wilder on the primetime sitcom Something Wilder. The show was quickly cancelled, and Smith returned to playing Nora full-time.
- Smith has also appeared in Love Potion #9 alongside Sandra Bullock and Tate Donovan and the 2002 film, Maid in Manhattan.
- She played a member of the Sunshine family in Todd Solondz's Palindromes.
- She guest starred on an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for the 2004-2005 season.
[edit] Television Filmography
- One Life to Live as Nora Hanen Gannon Buchanan (1992-present)
- As the World Turns as Margo Montgomery Hughes #2 (1983-1990)
- The Doctors as Kit McCormick, R.N. (1982)
[edit] Awards (won)
- (1994) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for One Life to Live
[edit] Awards (nominated)
- (2000) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for One Life to Live
- (2001) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Lead Actress for One Life to Live
- (1994) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Lead Actress for One Life to Live
- (1989) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Heroine: Daytime for As the World Turns
- (1988) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Heroine: Daytime for As the World Turns
- (1986) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role on a Daytime Serial for As the World Turns
