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Nancy Lee Grahn Biography

Birth Name:Nancy Lee Grahn

Birth Place:Skokie, Illinois, United States

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • Her performance in "Santa Barbara" would garner her a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, which she shares with actress Debbi Morgan from "All My Children," as a result of a tie
  • With her parents being involved in a local community theater, she gravitated towards acting and made her first stage appearance in the theater’s production of "Oklahoma!," in which she played a pony
  • Quote: "I'm not a radical feminist․ I'm an optimistic one․"
  • While attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she received her first credited role in a production of "Guys and Dolls" at the Goodman Rep Theater
  • Appeared in productions while in New York City, such as "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" and "Barefoot in the Park," while also studying acting with the noted drama teacher Sanford Meisner
  • Named her daughter Katharine after her idol, actress Katharine Hepburn
  • Appeared on an episode of "How Do I Look?," on which her sister received a makeover

Awards

  • 1989Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: winner
  • 1991Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Super Couple: Daytime: nominated
  • 1993Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Lead Actress: nominated
  • 1993Soap Opera Digest Award-Hottest Female Star: nominated
  • 2000Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2000Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Supporting Actress: winner
  • 2001Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Supporting Actress: winner
  • 2003Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2003Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Supporting Actress: winner
  • 2004Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2004Gold Derby TV Award-Lead Actress - Daytime Drama: winner
  • 2005Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2005Soap Opera Digest Award-Favorite New Couple: nominated
  • 2006Gold Derby TV Award-Lead Actress - Daytime Drama: nominated
  • 2011Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2012Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2017Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2018Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 20201st Annual Soap Hub Award-Favorite General Hospital Actress: nominated
  • 2021Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 20212nd Annual Soap Hub Award-Favorite General Hospital Actress: nominated
  • 2022Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2025Daytime Emmy-Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series - Actress: winner