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Mary Beth Evans (born March 7, 1961 in Pasadena, California
Pasadena, California

Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. Famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl Game American football game and the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home of many leading scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet Propulsion Laboratory ,...
) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 actress.

Career
Evans is most famous for her role as Kayla Brady Johnson on the soap opera
Soap opera

A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in Serial format on television or radio. Programs described as soap operas have existed as an entertainment long enough for audiences to recognize them simply by the term soap....
 Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives

Days of our Lives is an United States soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965 on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world....
 from 1986 to 1992. Her character became half of the supercouple
Supercouple

A supercouple is a popular or financially wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or even obsessive fashion. The term was coined in the early 1980s when intense public interest in the fictional soap opera couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber from General Hospital made the pair a popular culture phenomenon....
 Steve and Kayla
Steve Johnson and Kayla Brady

Steve "Patch" Johnson and Dr. Kayla Brady Johnson are a supercouple on the United States soap opera Days of our Lives. Steve Johnson is portrayed by Stephen Nichols and Kayla Brady is portrayed by Mary Beth Evans....
. Steve was played by Stephen Nichols
Stephen Nichols

Stephen Nichols is an United States actor, most notable for his roles on American daytime soap opera's. He played the part of Steve Johnson on NBC's Days of our Lives]] from 1985-1990, after that he had a stint on American Broadcasting Company's General Hospital as Stefan Cassadine from 1996-2002....
.

Prior to her first stint on Days of our Lives, she portrayed Piper in the teen romantic comedy flick Loveliness.

Evans returned to soaps in September 1993 as villainess Katherine Bell Ashton on General Hospital
General Hospital

General Hospital is an United States soap opera broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company television network during the day and on SOAPnet each weeknight....
 in which she remained until October 1999.






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Mary Beth Evans (born March 7, 1961 in Pasadena, California
Pasadena, California

Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. Famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl Game American football game and the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home of many leading scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet Propulsion Laboratory ,...
) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 actress.

Career


Evans is most famous for her role as Kayla Brady Johnson on the soap opera
Soap opera

A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in Serial format on television or radio. Programs described as soap operas have existed as an entertainment long enough for audiences to recognize them simply by the term soap....
 Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives

Days of our Lives is an United States soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965 on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world....
 from 1986 to 1992. Her character became half of the supercouple
Supercouple

A supercouple is a popular or financially wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or even obsessive fashion. The term was coined in the early 1980s when intense public interest in the fictional soap opera couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber from General Hospital made the pair a popular culture phenomenon....
 Steve and Kayla
Steve Johnson and Kayla Brady

Steve "Patch" Johnson and Dr. Kayla Brady Johnson are a supercouple on the United States soap opera Days of our Lives. Steve Johnson is portrayed by Stephen Nichols and Kayla Brady is portrayed by Mary Beth Evans....
. Steve was played by Stephen Nichols
Stephen Nichols

Stephen Nichols is an United States actor, most notable for his roles on American daytime soap opera's. He played the part of Steve Johnson on NBC's Days of our Lives]] from 1985-1990, after that he had a stint on American Broadcasting Company's General Hospital as Stefan Cassadine from 1996-2002....
.

Prior to her first stint on Days of our Lives, she portrayed Piper in the teen romantic comedy flick Loveliness.

Evans returned to soaps in September 1993 as villainess Katherine Bell Ashton on General Hospital
General Hospital

General Hospital is an United States soap opera broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company television network during the day and on SOAPnet each weeknight....
 in which she remained until October 1999. While on General Hospital she was once again paired with Nichols who played Stefan Cassadine
Stefan Cassadine

Stefan Cassadine is a fictional character played by actor Stephen Nichols from July 1996 until October 16, 2003 on the American Broadcasting Company soap opera General Hospital....
.

She moved to New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 to start her role as Sierra Esteban Montgomery on As the World Turns
As the World Turns

As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that airs each weekday on CBS.Set in the fictional town of Oakdale , the show debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956 at 1:30pm Eastern Time Zone....
 a role she played from December 2000 to late 2005.

In 2004, One Life to Live
One Life to Live

One Life to Live is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company television network since July 15, 1968....
 almost signed her on contract for the role of Dr. Paige Miller on the series, but Evans backed out at the last moment and the role was filled with Kimberlin Brown
Kimberlin Brown

Kimberlin Ann Brown is an Emmy Award-nominated United States actor, best known for her role as the vengeful Sheila Carter on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful....
.

Mary Beth has made some guest appearances on TV series like Father Murphy
Father Murphy

This article is about the television drama. For the traditional Irish song see Come All You Warriors.Father Murphy is an United States television drama series that aired on the NBC network from November 3, 1981 to September 18, 1983....
, in 2 episodes of Knight Rider, and appeared in Masquerade
Masquerade (TV series)

Masquerade is an United States secret agent television series that aired for a few months on American Broadcasting Company in the spring of 1983....
, Remington Steele
Remington Steele

Remington Steele is an United States television series, produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 in television to 1987 in television....
, Riptide
Riptide (TV series)

Riptide is a Detective fiction that ran on NBC from 1983 in television to 1986 in television....
, Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote is an award-winning television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher....
, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American drama television program about the Special Victims Unit in a fictional version of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department....
.

On June 12, 2006, Evans returned to Days of our Lives as Kayla after a fourteen-year absence. In 2009, Evans and co-star Stephen Nichols were fired.

Personal life


Evans has been married to Dr. Michael Schwartz since 1985. They have three children, Daniel Luke (born 1987), Katherine Elizabeth (born 1990), and Matthew Joseph (born 1993).

See also

  • Days of our Lives
    Days of our Lives

    Days of our Lives is an United States soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965 on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world....
  • General Hospital
    General Hospital

    General Hospital is an United States soap opera broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company television network during the day and on SOAPnet each weeknight....
  • As the World Turns
    As the World Turns

    As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that airs each weekday on CBS.Set in the fictional town of Oakdale , the show debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956 at 1:30pm Eastern Time Zone....
  • Steve and Kayla Johnson
  • Supercouple
    Supercouple

    A supercouple is a popular or financially wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or even obsessive fashion. The term was coined in the early 1980s when intense public interest in the fictional soap opera couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber from General Hospital made the pair a popular culture phenomenon....


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