Gillian Spencer' is an American soap opera actress and writer. The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ...

She has had roles on soaps such as The Edge of Night, The Secret Storm, Guiding Light, and As the World Turns, and on One Life to Live as the original Victoria Lord /Niki Smith 1968-1970. The Edge of Night title card from 1956-67. ... The Secret Storm title card from 1960. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera, airing each weekday on CBS. It debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956 at 1:30 in the afternoon. ... One Life to Live is a soap opera which has been broadcast on the American ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... Erika Slezak in one of her two current One Life to Live opening shots. ...

However, she is probably best remembered for playing the role of Daisy Murdock Cortlandt on the ABC soap, All My Children, a role she played from 1980 through 1989, in 1994 (guest appearance), and in 1995, 1996 (guest appearances). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... All My Children is a US soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Spencer has also written for several soaps, including All My Children, Days of Our Lives, Another World, and As the World Turns. Days of our Lives is a long-running American soap opera. ... Another World (AW) (sometimes called Another World: Bay City to distinguish it from its spinoffs in the 1970s and 1980s) was a Daytime Emmy-winning American soap opera which ran on the NBC television network (CTV in Canada) from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. ...