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Sarah Joy Brown Biography

Birth Name:Sarah Joy Brown

Birth Place:Eureka, California, United States

Profession Actress, Camera department

Fast Facts

  • At the 1998 Soap Opera Awards, she won Outstanding Younger Actress
  • Won Favorite Actress at the 2000 Soap Opera Awards
  • Was chosen as the lead on the children's series "VR Troopers" on her 19th birthday, kicking off her professional acting career
  • Took a break from daytime television to pursue opportunities during primetime, appearing on such hit television series as "Without a Trace," "The Lyon's Den" and "L․A․ Dragnet․"
  • Best known for her work on daytime television on such soap operas as "The Bold and the Beautiful," "Days of Our Lives" and, most notably, "General Hospital" as the troublemaker Carly Benson
  • ABC received tens of thousands of letters from fans protesting Brown's decision to leave "General Hospital" in 2001
  • By the time she graduated from high school, she had attended 13 different schools

Awards

  • 1997Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series: winner
  • 1998Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series: winner
  • 1998Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Younger Leading Actress: winner
  • 1999Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 1999OFTA Television Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Daytime Serial: nominated
  • 2000Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2000OFTA Television Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Daytime Serial: nominated
  • 2000Soap Opera Digest Award-Favorite Actress: winner
  • 2001Soap Opera Digest Award-Favorite Couple: nominated
  • 2004Gold Derby TV Award-Supporting Actress - Daytime Drama: nominated
  • 2010Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2020ISA-Best Lead Actress - Drama: nominated
  • 2021Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Fiction Program: nominated