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Sami Brady
Sami Brady (Samantha Gene Brady) is a fictional Days of Our Lives character, daughter of Marlena Evans and Roman Brady, played by Alison Sweeney 1993–2014 with returns since, famous for schemes, the Will paternity story, and a death-row execution.
Santa Barbara (TV series)
Santa Barbara, NBC daytime soap opera created by Bridget and Jerome Dobson, aired 1984–1993 in 2,137 episodes. Low US ratings but consecutive Outstanding Drama Series Emmys and a large international following.
Scott Clifton
Scott Clifton, full name Scott Clifton Snyder, is an American actor who has played Liam Spencer on The Bold and the Beautiful since 2010 and won three Daytime Emmys.
Search for Tomorrow
Search for Tomorrow was an American daytime soap opera created by Roy Winsor, airing on CBS from 1951 and NBC from 1982 until December 26, 1986, starring Mary Stuart as Joanne in Henderson.
Shanelle Workman
Shanelle Workman, also known as Shanelle Gray, born 1978 in Fairfax, Virginia, is an American actress, coach, and talent manager; Young Cosette in Broadway's Les Miserables, Sarah 'Flash' Roberts on One Life to Live, Gabriela Moreno on The Bold and the Beautiful, sister of Ariel Winter.
Sharon Newman
Sharon Newman (née Collins), fictional character on CBS soap The Young and the Restless, created by William J. Bell, first appearing March 28, 1994; played by Sharon Case since 1994, married to Nick, Jack, Adam, and Victor Newman.
Sheila Carter
Sheila Carter is a fictional villainess on CBS soap operas The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, created by William J. Bell. Played mainly by Kimberlin Brown since 1990, she is known for baby stealing, kidnappings, shootings, faked deaths, and marriages to Scott Grainger, Eric Forrester, James Warwick, and Deacon Sharpe.
Soap Opera Digest Awards
Soap Opera Digest Awards, originally The Soapys (1977–83), were reader-voted soap opera honors from Soap Opera Digest magazine, televised on NBC from 1984 to 2000, ending with a 2005 magazine announcement.
Sonny Corinthos
Sonny Corinthos (Michael "Sonny" Corinthos Jr.) is a fictional mob boss on ABC's General Hospital, played by Maurice Benard since August 13, 1993; known as the Godfather of Port Charles, owner of Corinthos Coffee, and for his bipolar disorder storyline.
Stacy Haiduk
Stacy Haiduk (Stacy Lynne Haiduk), American actress born 1968 in Grand Rapids, Michigan; played Lana Lang in Superboy and Lt. Cmdr. Hitchcock in seaQuest DSV, then daytime villains Patty Williams on Y&R and Kristen DiMera/Susan Banks on Days of Our Lives; four Daytime Emmy nominations.
Stefano DiMera
Stefano DiMera is the fictional crime-lord patriarch of the DiMera family on Days of Our Lives, also called The Phoenix. Created by Pat Falken Smith for Joseph Mascolo, debuting January 18, 1982; father of Tony, EJ, Kristen, Chad, and others; memorialized on-screen in 2026.
Steffy Forrester
Steffy Forrester, full name Stephanie Forrester-Finnegan, is a fictional character on CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful, daughter of Ridge and Taylor, played since 2008 by three-time Daytime Emmy winner Jacqueline MacInnes Wood.
Strange Paradise
Strange Paradise: 1969–1970 Canadian gothic daily soap opera, the first Canadian daily serialized drama, inspired by Dark Shadows; 195 episodes starring Colin Fox as Jean Paul Desmond.
Stuart Damon
Stuart Damon (Stuart Michael Zonis, 1937–2021), American actor; played Dr. Alan Quartermaine on General Hospital 1977–2013, Emmy winner 1999; also the Prince in 1965's Cinderella and Craig Stirling in The Champions.
Sunset Beach (TV series)
Sunset Beach: NBC daytime soap opera (January 6, 1997 to December 31, 1999), Aaron Spelling's first daytime venture, created by Robert Guza Jr., set in a fictional California beach town; low US ratings, two Emmys, notable UK popularity.
Susan Sullivan
Susan Sullivan (born 1942) is an American actress known for Maggie Gioberti on Falcon Crest, Kitty Montgomery on Dharma & Greg, and Martha Rodgers on Castle, with a 1978 Emmy nomination.
Susan Walters
Susan Walters (born 1963) is an American actress, former Elite model, best known as Diane Jenkins on The Young and the Restless since 2001 and winner of the 2025 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress.
Tad Martin
Tad Martin (Thaddeus James Martin), ABC soap All My Children character created by Agnes Nixon in 1973; "Tad the Cad" played mainly by Michael E. Knight (1982–2013); Tad/Dixie supercouple; distinct from Knight's later General Hospital role Martin Grey.
Tammy Townsend
Tammy Townsend (Tamara Townsend), American actress and singer born 1970 in Los Angeles, known as Kira Cooper on K.C. Undercover, Wendy Reardon on Days of Our Lives, Billie on Queen Sugar, and Angela Washington on Average Joe.
Taylor Hayes (The Bold and the Beautiful)
Taylor Hayes is a fictional psychiatrist on the CBS soap The Bold and the Beautiful, created in 1990, played by Hunter Tylo, Krista Allen, and Rebecca Budig, defined by her rivalry with Brooke Logan over Ridge Forrester.
Texas (TV series)
Texas (1980-1982) was an NBC daytime soap opera and spin-off of Another World, set in Houston as a daytime counterpart to prime-time Dallas, starring Beverlee McKinsey as Iris under executive producer Paul Rauch.
Thad Luckinbill
Thad Luckinbill (Thaddeus Rowe Luckinbill), American actor and producer born 1975 in Enid, Oklahoma; played J.T. Hellstrom on The Young and the Restless (1999-2010), co-founded Black Label Media (Sicario, La La Land), and plays Kyle in Lioness.
The Bay (web series)
The Bay (The Bay The Series) is an American web soap opera created by Gregori J. Martin, premiering September 15, 2010 on Blip.tv. It follows the Garrett family in Bay City and has won 23 Daytime Emmys, including Outstanding Digital Drama Series in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020.
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is a CBS daytime soap opera created by William J. and Lee Phillip Bell, premiering March 23, 1987. Set in Los Angeles fashion, run by Bradley Bell since 1992, it airs in about 100 countries and has won 100 Daytime Emmys.
The City (1995 TV series)
The City (ABC, November 13, 1995 to March 28, 1997; 352 episodes) was a daytime soap opera continuing Loving, moving survivors of its serial-killer storyline from Corinth, Pennsylvania to a SoHo loft, starring Morgan Fairchild as Sydney Chase.
The Doctors (1963 TV series)
The Doctors was an NBC American daytime soap opera (April 1, 1963 to December 31, 1982, about 5,182 episodes), set at Hope Memorial Hospital in fictional Madison, New England, starring James Pritchett as Dr. Matt Powers; it began as an anthology, won Daytime Emmy drama awards in 1972 and 1974, and was sponsored largely by Colgate-Palmolive, distinct from ABC's General Hospital which premiered the same day.
The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night (Edge of Night) was an American Procter & Gamble daytime mystery soap opera, CBS 1956-1975 then ABC 1975-1984, set in Monticello around attorney Mike Karr, 7,420 episodes, first daytime serial to switch networks.
The Haves and the Have Nots (TV series)
The Haves and the Have Nots: Tyler Perry's primetime soap for OWN (2013–2021, 8 seasons, 196 episodes) about the wealthy Cryer and Harrington families versus the Young family; OWN's first scripted drama, averaging nearly 3 million viewers.
The Secret Storm
The Secret Storm was a CBS daytime soap opera (February 1, 1954 to February 8, 1974) created by Roy Winsor, sponsored by American Home Products, centered on the Ames family of Woodbridge, New York, and directed for sixteen years by Gloria Monty.
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless (Y&R), known in Italy as Febbre d'amore, is an American daytime soap opera on CBS since 1973 and daytime's most-watched drama for decades.