Martha Byrne (Lily / Rose)

Martha Byrne rejoined AS THE WORLD TURNS as the beloved Lily in April 1993, having played the role previously from May 1985 to October 1989.

In 2001, Martha won the Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress. She nabbed her first Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series in 1987, and has been a five-time Daytime Emmy award nominee for Outstanding Younger Actress. She has previously been nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award, along with co-star Jon Hensley (Holden), for Favorite Couple.

Martha began her acting career on Broadway in the hit musical Annie, in which she played the role of July and also understudied the title role.

On television, Martha guest-starred in When the Cradle Falls, a CBS movie-of-the-week. She has appeared in numerous primetime series including Murder, She Wrote, Kate and Allie, Jake and the Fatman, In the Heat of the Night, Doogie Howser, The Young Riders, Parker LewisOver My Dead Body, Pros and Cons with James Earl Jones, and Hearts are Wild, as Lainie Kazan's daughter.

She starred in the 1983 summer series The Hamptons and appeared in the television films Pink Lightning; Drop-Out Father with Dick Van Dyke and Mariette Hartley; She's Hired, He's Fired with Wayne Rogers and Karen Valentine; The Harvest on PBS; HBO's Anna to the Infinite Power, in which she played the title role; and the Disney Channel’s The Eyes of the Amaryllis. She also lists working with Bob Hope on one of his specials as a highlight in her career.

Martha has also released two CD’s, Martha Byrne, which includes songs that she has performed on As the World Turns, and most recently, Woman Thing Music.

Each year, Martha hosts the annual Daytime Television Salutes St. Jude Children's Research Hospital benefit, where daytime stars from ABC, NBC and CBS meet and greet fans and treat them to live musical performances. Daytime devotees have the opportunity to mingle with the stars, as well as bid on over 100 auction items, with all profits going toward the hospital. This will be the sixth year that Martha coordinates and hosts the benefit.

Martha, who was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey on December 23, lives in New York State with her husband, New York City Police Officer Michael McMahon, and their first child, Michael (b. 5/29/98).


	With Love To... The SOAPS! Hunt Block (Craig Montgomery) \| Larry Bryggman (Dr. John Dixon) \| Martha Byrne (Lily / Rose) - ADDED PICTURES \| Terri Conn (Katie Peretti Frasier) \| Trent Dawson (Henry Coleman) \| Scott DeFreitas (Andy Dixon) \| Ellen Dolan (Margo Hughes) \| Tom Eplin (Jake McKinnon) \| Eileen Fulton (Lisa Grimaldi) \| Hunter Garner (Billy Ross) \| Christopher Goutman (Executive Producer) \| Brett Groneman (Will Munson) \| Napiera Danielle Groves (Bonnie McKechine) \| Don Hastings (Dr. Bob Hughes) \| Kathryn Hays (Kim Hughes) \| Benjamin Hendrickson (Hal Munson) \| Jon Hensley (Holden Snyder) \| Kelley Menighan Hensly (Emily Stewart) - ADDED PICTURES \| Scott Holmes (Tom Hughes) \| Scott Holroyd (Paul Ryan) \| Elizabeth Hubbard (Lucinda Walsh) \| Lesli Kay (Molly Conlan) - ADDED PICTURES \| Craig Lowlor (Adam Munson) \| Paul Leyden (Simon Frasier) - ADDED PICTURES \| Marie Masters (Dr. Susan Stewart) \| Tony Musante (Joe D'Angelo) \| Kim Onasch (Jennifer Munson) \| Michael Park (Jack Snyder) \| Peter Parros (Dr. Ben Harris) \| Colleen Zenk Pinker (Barbara Montgomery) \| Todd Rotondi (Bryant Montgomery) \| Kristina Sisco (Abigail Williams) - ADDED PICTURES \| Christpher Tavani (Luke Snyder) \| Paul Taylor (Issac Jenkins) \| Chad Tucker (Curtis Tompson) \| Helen Wagner (Nancy Hughes McClosky) \| Maura West (Carly Tenney) - ADDED PICTURES \| Kathleen Widdoes (Emma Snyder) Martha Byrne (Lily / Rose) - ADDED PICTURES Martha Byrne rejoined AS THE WORLD TURNS as the beloved Lily in April 1993, having played the role previously from May 1985 to October 1989. In 2001, Martha won the Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress. She nabbed her first Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series in 1987, and has been a five-time Daytime Emmy award nominee for Outstanding Younger Actress. She has previously been nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award, along with co-star Jon Hensley (Holden), for Favorite Couple. Martha began her acting career on Broadway in the hit musical Annie, in which she played the role of July and also understudied the title role. On television, Martha guest-starred in When the Cradle Falls, a CBS movie-of-the-week. She has appeared in numerous primetime series including Murder, She Wrote, Kate and Allie, Jake and the Fatman, In the Heat of the Night, Doogie Howser, The Young Riders, Parker LewisOver My Dead Body, Pros and Cons with James Earl Jones, and Hearts are Wild, as Lainie Kazan's daughter. She starred in the 1983 summer series The Hamptons and appeared in the television films Pink Lightning; Drop-Out Father with Dick Van Dyke and Mariette Hartley; She's Hired, He's Fired with Wayne Rogers and Karen Valentine; The Harvest on PBS; HBO's Anna to the Infinite Power, in which she played the title role; and the Disney Channel’s The Eyes of the Amaryllis. She also lists working with Bob Hope on one of his specials as a highlight in her career. Martha has also released two CD’s, Martha Byrne, which includes songs that she has performed on As the World Turns, and most recently, Woman Thing Music. Each year, Martha hosts the annual Daytime Television Salutes St. Jude Children's Research Hospital benefit, where daytime stars from ABC, NBC and CBS meet and greet fans and treat them to live musical performances. Daytime devotees have the opportunity to mingle with the stars, as well as bid on over 100 auction items, with all profits going toward the hospital. This will be the sixth year that Martha coordinates and hosts the benefit. Martha, who was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey on December 23, lives in New York State with her husband, New York City Police Officer Michael McMahon, and their first child, Michael (b. 5/29/98).