Mary Beth Evans

At A Glance

Mary Beth Evans was voted Best Actress by her 4th-grade classmates in Orange County, California. From there the self-described "beach girl" set her sights on a performing career. At 14 she got a job in a fast-food restaurant and had her older sister drive her to acting classes. Following graduation from Huntington Beach High School, Mary Beth spent five months in Europe before joining the prestigious South Coast Repertory Conservatory.

Evans was voted Best Actress by her fourth-grade classmates in Orange County, California. From there, the self-described "beach girl" set her sights on a performing career. At 14, she got a job in a fast-food restaurant and had her older sister drive her to acting classes. Following graduation from Huntington Beach High School, Mary Beth spent five months in Europe before joining the prestigious South Coast Repertory Conservatory.

Evans is known not only for her earlier stint on Days of our Lives, but also as Katherine Bell on General Hospital and Sierra Montgomery on As the World Turns. She has appeared in many television shows and movies in guest roles, local theatre productions and was nominated for, and won, a Soap Opera Digest Award for Favorite Supercouple, with co-star Stephen Nichols (Steve "Patch" Johnson).

As a working mother, Evans finds time to enjoy interior decorating, cooking, and crafts. She has a mail order business for fresh, bake-them-yourself apple pies. She married Dr. Michael Schwartz in 1985, and together they reside in Southern California with their three children, Danny, Katie, and Matthew.

Acting Portfolio: TELEVISION

As The World Turns Sierra Estaban December 26, 2000 to January 25, 2001 ; April 10, 2001 to September 2004 [recurring]; November 15, 2004 to October 10, 2005 [contract]; July 21, 2010 to August 13, 2010 General Hospital Katherine Bell July 13, 1993 to October 11, 1999 Murder, She Wrote Julie Knight 1993 Days of our Lives Kayla Brady May 23, 1986 to May 26, 1992; June 12, 2006 to February 17, 2009 ; June 18, 2010 to June 29, 2010 ; September 23, 2010 to Present Knight Rider Nancy Marsden 1986 Remington Steele Cindy Dirks 1985 Knight Rider Cindy Mattheson 1984 Rituals Dakota "Koty" Lane 1984-1985 Riptide Ellie Thompkins 1984 Masquerade Linda/Arlene 1983 Secrets of a Mother and Daughter Kitty Beaumont 1983 Father Murphy Josephine 1982

Acting Portfolio: FILM

American Coffee Receptionist 2001 Lovelines Piper 1984 Toy Soldiers Buffy 1984

Awards & Acclaim

Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress ( 2015 , 2016 ; for Kayla Brady , Days of our Lives) Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series ( 2016 ; for The Bay) Daytime Emmy Awards Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress ( 2016 , 2018 ; for Kayla Brady , Days of our Lives) Daytime Emmy Awards Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress (2008; for Kayla Brady , Days of our Lives) Soap Opera Digest Award Favorite Supercouple (1989; for Kayla Brady , Days of our Lives; with Stephen Nichols) Soap Opera Digest Award Nomination, Outstanding Supercouple (1990; for Kayla Brady , Days of our Lives; with Stephen Nichols)

Vital Statistics

PLACE OF BIRTH: Pasadena, California

DATE OF BIRTH: March 7, 1961

HEIGHT: 5'4"

HAIR: Blonde

EYES: Blue

MARITAL STATUS: Married, Michael Schwartz [Nov 3, 1985]