Martha Byrne as Lily Walsh Snyder

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She is best known for her role on the soap opera As the World Turns, portraying Lily Walsh Snyder. She has played the role from May 1985 until October 1989 and again since April 1993. She succeeded Lucy Deakins in the role in 1985 and Heather Rattray in 1993. From 2000 until 2003, she played the double role of Lily's long-lost twin, Rose D'Angelo. 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... 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. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1987, she courted controversy when she taped her first love scene months before her 18th birthday. Adding to the controversy was that Lily's first time on the show was with Dusty Donovan, played by actor Brian Bloom, who was even younger than she was. In a business fraught with technicalities, this storyline move proved to be very controversial, as underage characters who wish to have their first time are played, in real life, by people who are of consenting age. 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

She is also a budding singer, releasing her self-titled album Martha Byrne in 1996. She has also released a second album, Woman Thing Music, which was a subject of controversy when it was made known that the sponsor of her follow-up album was Philip Morris. The CD could not be purchased without a pack of cigarettes as well, causing Byrne to pull her endorsement from the music label, as she did not want to be associated with a product that could encourage underage smoking. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Altria Group, Inc. ...

Byrne is a five-time Daytime Emmy award nominee, winning Outstanding Younger Actress in 1987 and Outstanding Lead Actress in 2001. 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. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Byrne has been married since 1994 to Michael McMahon who is a New York City Police officer. She has also appeared on the TLC series A Baby Story, with this episode specifically chronicling the birth of a soap opera actress's baby. Her pregnancy and subsequent birth to her second son, Maxwell Vincent McMahon, was taped and then aired on the program. Byrne is also the godmother to former co-star Yvonne Perry's daughter Shelly Mandez. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of American finance, politics, music, and culture. ... TLC Network is a cable TV network in the US that carries a variety of informational and reality-based programming. ... Yvonne Perry (born October 23, 1966) in Voorheesville, New York City. ...

External links

• IMDb entry
• SoapCentral page of Lily
• SoapCentral page of Rose
• Martha Byrne on Piccas Fansite