Erika Slezak, in a still from the One Life to Live opening sequence.

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Viki's story

Slezak's character has gone through many tragedies. Victoria, who is known as "Viki", has had to live with Dissociative Identity Disorder (also known as DID). She has also had to go through the process of many divorces (such that her full legal name is now Victoria Lord Riley Burke Riley Buchanan Buchanan Carpenter Davidson), the deaths of loved ones, breast cancer, stroke, and most recently, heart disease, for which Slezak won her most recent Emmy. Viki also found out that she had two long-lost daughters: Megan (played by Jessica Tuck from 1988 through 1992) and Natalie (Melissa Archer); this is in addition to her other children, Kevin (Timothy Gibbs, then Dan Gauthier), Joey (Nathan Fillion, Don Jeffcoat, Bruce Michael Hall), and Jessica (Erin Torpey, then Bree Williamson). In psychiatry, dissociative identity disorder (DID) is the current name of the condition formerly listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as multiple personality disorder (MPD) and multiple personality syndrome. ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse, which can be contrasted with an annulment which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recognized in such unions, such as spousal support, child custody... Death is the cessation of physical life in a living organism, or the state of the organism after that event. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted. ... There are different forms of heart disease: Coronary heart disease Ischaemic heart disease Cardiovascular disease The study of the heart (and diseases of the heart) is Cardiology This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Jessica Tuck (born February 19, 1963 in New York City, USA) is an actress known for her roles on both daytime and primetime dramas. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Melissa Archer, in a still from One Life to Live. ... Timothy Gibbs (born April 17, 1967) is an American actor who starred in soap operas such as Santa Barbara as Dash Nichols, Another World as Gary Sinclair from 1995 to 1998 and One Life to Live as Kevin Buchanan from 1998 to 2001. ... Categories: Stub | 1963 births | Soap opera actors ... Nathan Fillion as Malcolm Reynolds on Firefly Nathan Fillion (born March 27, 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian actor. ... Don Jeffcoat (born February 16, 1975 in Gulfport, Mississippi) is an American actor. ... Bruce Michael Hall (born Bruce Robert Hall on September 10, 1977) is an American actor. ... Erin Torpey, in a mid-program still for One Life to Live. ... Bree Williamson Bree Williamson, was born on Dec. ...

Awards

She has won six Daytime Emmys in the category of "Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series" in 1984, 1986, 1992, 1995, 1996, and 2005, tying the record for most wins by an actor (shared with Justin Deas), as well as the record for most wins for playing one character and by an actress. Additionally, she won a Soap Opera Digest Awards for Favorite Couple with Mark Derwin in 2000. The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Justin Deas (born March 30, 1948 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. ... The February 1977 issue of Soap Opera Digest. ... Mark Derwin (born October 28, 1960) is an American actor. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Award (Won)

• Daytime Emmy Awards
  • (2005) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for One Life to Live
  • (1996) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for One Life to Live
  • (1995) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for One Life to Live
  • (1992) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for One Life to Live
  • (1986) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for One Life to Live
  • (1984) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for One Life to Live

• Soap Opera Digest Awards
  • (2000) Soap Opera Digest Award Favorite Couple for One Life to Live
    • Shared with Mark Derwin

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External link

• Official site