Hillary B. Smith
Smith in 2014
Born
Hillary Bailey

(1957-05-25) May 25, 1957
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present
SpousePhilip Smith (m. 1983)
Children2

Hillary Bailey Smith (born May 25, 1957) is an American actress, best known for her daytime soap opera roles as Margo Hughes on As the World Turns and Nora Gannon Buchanan on One Life to Live.

Life and career

Smith was born as Hillary Bailey in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] She attended Dana Hall School, Pine Manor College and Sarah Lawrence College.[1] At Sarah Lawrence as a senior, she performed in off Broadway and Broadway productions, including The Heidi Chronicles. She married Philip Webster Smith, III in 1983. She met her husband at age 14 and married him a few years later after the two reconnected at a friend's wedding.[1] They have two children, a daughter, Courtney and a son, Philip. (As an infant, Smith's son played her on-screen son briefly on As the World Turns.)

Smith is best known for her roles in the daytime soap operas. She made her soap debut in 1982, as Kit McCormick on The Doctors and one year later, taking over the role of Margo Hughes on As the World Turns, a role she played from 1983 to 1989.

After taking maternity leave from acting after the birth in 1988 of her son, Smith returned to daytime television, originating the role of Nora Gannon Buchanan on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live. She played Nora from 1992 until the series' cancellation in 2012. She later returned to the show in the 2013 The Online Network short-lived reboot.[2] Smith won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1994 for her performance in One Life to Live.[1] From 1994 to 1995, Smith also has starred as lead in the NBC sitcom Something Wilder.[3]

Smith appeared and produced web soap-type series Venice: The Series. As producer, in 2014 she has won Daytime Emmy.[4] In 2014, Smith was the supervising producer for the soap opera web series Beacon Hill, and was nominated for a 2015 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series.[5][6] In late January 2017, it was reported by Soap Opera Digest and Deadline Hollywood that Smith would reprise her role as Nora on General Hospital.[7][8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Purple Hearts Jill
1992 Love Potion No. 9 Sally
1997 Lifebreath Edie Weinreb
2000 It Had to Be You Jewelry Saleswoman
2001 Maid in Manhattan Mrs. Lefferts
2004 Palindromes Robin Wallace
2006 Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up Paleontologist Voice
2019 A Million Happy Nows Val Also producer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Nurse Tina "Best Friends"
1982 No Soap, Radio Karen Main role
1982 The Doctors Kit McCormac "1.5280"
1983 Baby Makes Five Susan "Jennie Gets a Job"
1983 Too Close for Comfort Donna Stewart "Family Business"
1983–1989 As the World Turns Margo Hughes Regular role
1988 Sharing Richard Roz TV film
1991 Acting Sheriff Asst. D.A. Donna Singer Unsold TV pilot
1992 Driving Miss Daisy Florine Werthan TV film
1992–2013 One Life to Live Nora Buchanan Main role
1994–95 Something Wilder Annie Bergman Main role
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mrs. Stanton "Identity"
2009–2016 Venice: The Series Guya Main role
2011–2013 Fumbling Thru the Pieces Ellie Daniels Web series
2012 The Bold and the Beautiful Dr. Stacy Barton Guest role
2017, 2019 General Hospital Nora Buchanan Guest role

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result
1986 Soap Opera Digest Awards Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role on a Daytime Serial As the World Turns Nominated
1988 Soap Opera Digest Awards Outstanding Heroine: Daytime As the World Turns Nominated
1989 Soap Opera Digest Awards Outstanding Heroine: Daytime As the World Turns Nominated
1994 Soap Opera Digest Awards Outstanding Lead Actress One Life to Live Nominated
1994 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series One Life to Live Won
1998 Online Film & Television Association Best Actress in a Daytime Serial One Life to Live Nominated
1999 Online Film & Television Association Best Actress in a Daytime Serial One Life to Live Nominated
2000 Online Film & Television Association Best Actress in a Daytime Serial One Life to Live Nominated
2000 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series One Life to Live Nominated
2001 Soap Opera Digest Awards Outstanding Lead Actress One Life to Live Nominated
2010 Indie Series Awards Best Performance in a Comedic Role Venice the Series Nominated
2011 Indie Series Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress Venice the Series Won
2012 Indie Series Awards Best Actress (Comedy) Fumbling Thru the Pieces Nominated
2012 HollyWeb Festival Best Actress Fumbling Thru the Pieces Won
2013 Indie Series Awards Best Actress (Comedy) Fumbling Thru the Pieces Nominated
2014 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding New Approaches - Drama Series Venice the Series Won
2015 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding New Approaches - Drama Series Beacon Hill Nominated
2017 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series Venice the Series Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Hillary B. Smith Biography". Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  2. ↑ Perlman, Jake (2013-01-22). "Who's returning to online edition of All My Children, One Life to Live | Inside TV | EW.com". Insidetv.ew.com. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  3. ↑ "Hillary B. Smith 411". Soap Opera Digest. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  4. ↑ Published: June 23, 2014 9:14 AM By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (2014-03-13). "Daytime Emmy Awards 2014 winners: Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Harvey". Newsday. Retrieved 2014-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (March 31, 2015). "General Hospital, Ellen DeGeneres, CBS Lead Daytime Emmy Nominations". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Team". Beaconhilltheseries.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ SOD (January 31, 2017). "HILLARY B. SMITH TO GH!". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  8. ↑ Evans, Greg (January 31, 2017). "'One Life To Live' Soap Vet Hillary B. Smith Checks In To 'General Hospital'". Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
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