If you happen to’re a cleaning soap opera fan, then you definitely nearly positively bear in mind Susan Lucci‘s love-to-hate character Erica Kane on the long-running cleaning soap All My Kids … and you might also bear in mind Lucci’s long-running shedding streak, which noticed her nominated for a Daytime Emmy 18 instances with no win — and eventually taking one house, on the nineteenth strive.
In the present day is the anniversary of Lucci’s first and solely Daytime Emmy win on the twenty sixth Daytime Emmy Awards on Might 21, 1999. The announcement was made on the ceremony by actor Shemar Moore, who famously declared, “The streak is over … Susan Lucci!” Although she has not gained any extra appearing Emmys since, in 2023, Lucci was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.