She first stepped into the role when the program began in 1970: Lucci was 22 and just out of college Erica was a tempestuous 15-year-old girl who always wanted to be the center of attention. Erica Kane is a character from the soap opera All My Children, portrayed by Susan Lucci from her debut on January 16, 1970, until the last broadcast television episode on September 23, 2011. And at the end of the day, as I say in the chapter, I'm filled with gratitude.'Įrica Kane, Pine Valley and All My Children have been a huge part of Lucci's life.

'It kind of messed with my sense of self-worth as a performer, and my journey through that. 'I went through the whole range of human emotions, sadness and disbelief and some anger,' Lucci says. She wrote about it in the paperback edition of her memoir, All My Life. So when ABC decided to cancel All My Children (or, as fans say, ' AMC'), Lucci was understandably unhappy. Read reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. Susan Lucci is the most famous actress in daytime drama, but her reign comes to an end on Friday, when her soap - ABC's All My Children - broadcasts its final episode.įans have been following the drama of Pine Valley - the fictitious Philadelphia suburb where the show takes place - since 1970, and much of that drama has revolved around Lucci's character, Erica Kane. Susan Lucci's character, Erica Kane, has served time for kidnapping, been accused of murder and cheated on her fifth and sixth husband, Travis, with his brother, Jackson - who later became Kane's 10th husband.

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