The Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series – Young Actress is one of the Young Artist Awards presented annually by the Young Artist Association to recognize a young actress under the age of 21, who has delivered an outstanding performance in role while working within the daytime industry.
The award first took place in October 1979 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, California. In 1983, it was called Best Young Actress in a Daytime Soap. In 1984, Daytime and Nighttime was combined into one category which was called Best Young Actress in a Daytime or Nighttime Television Series. In 1987 and 1988, there was no award given.
Winners and nominees Year Actress Program Network Ref 1979 (1st)★ Tracey Bregman Days of Our Lives NBCGenie Francis General Hospital ABC Natasha Ryan Days of Our Lives NBC 1980 (2nd)★ Genie Francis General Hospital ABC Tracey Bregman Days of Our Lives NBCAndrea Evans One Life to Live ABCDana Kimmell Texas NBCStacey Moran Search For Tomorrow CBS 1981(3rd)★ Becky Perle The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! NBC Genie Francis General Hospital ABCDana Klaboe Another World NBC 1982 (4th)★ Lori Loughlin The Edge of Night ABCJennifer Cooke Guiding Light CBSLiz KeiferThe Young and the Restless CBSDebbie Lytton Days of Our Lives NBCJanine Turner General Hospital ABC1983 (5th)★ Tracey Bregman The Young and the Restless CBS Kristian Alfonso Days of Our Lives NBC Lori-Nan Engler The Doctors ABCDebbie Lytton Days of Our Lives NBC Lisa Trusel Days of Our Lives NBC1984 (6th)★ Shalane McCall (nighttime) Dallas CBSMelissa Brennan (daytime) Santa Barbara NBC Kristian Alfonso (daytime) Days of Our Lives NBCDana Kimmell (daytime) Days of Our Lives NBC Lisa Trusel (daytime) Days of Our Lives NBC1985 (7th)★ Kimberly McCullough General Hospital ABC Kristian Alfonso Days of Our Lives NBC Andrea Barber Days of Our Lives NBCMelissa Brennan Santa Barbara NBC Lisa Trusel Days of Our Lives NBC1986 (8th)★ Kimberly McCullough General Hospital ABC Lauralee Bell The Young and the Restless CBSMelissa Brennan Days of Our Lives NBCChristie Clark Days of Our Lives NBCKelly Hyman The Young and the Restless CBS1989 (10th)★ Lauralee Bell The Young and the Restless CBSChristie Clark Days of Our Lives NBC Ami Dolenz General Hospital ABCKimberly McCulloughGeneral Hospital ABCKelly HymanThe Young and the RestlessCBS1990 (11th)★ Ashley Peldon Guiding Light CBS Christie Clark Days of Our Lives NBCKelly HymanThe Young and the RestlessCBSJulie Condra Santa Barbara NBCKimberly McCulloughGeneral Hospital ABC1990/1991 (12th)★ Aimee Brooks Days of Our Lives NBC Brighton Hertford General Hospital ABCKassandra Kelly Generations NBC Ashley PeldonGuiding Light CBS1991/1992 (13th)★ Rachel Miner Guiding Light CBS Susan Eckerling General Hospital ABC Irene Ng All My Children ABC Ashley PeldonGuiding Light CBS Vicki Wauchope Santa Barbara NBC1993 (14th)★ Melissa Hayden Guiding Light CBS Robyn Griggs One Life to Live ABCRachel Miner Guiding Light CBS Lindsay Price All My Children ABCHeather Tom The Young and the Restless CBS Erin Torpey One Life to Live ABC1995 (16th)★ Maitland Ward The Bold and the Beautiful CBS Courtney Chase One Life to Live ABC Sarah Michelle Gellar All My Children ABCRachel Miner Guiding Light CBS Erin Torpey One Life to Live ABC1997 (18th)★ Landry Albright The Bold and the Beautiful CBS Kimberly Brown Guiding Light CBSKimberly McCulloughGeneral Hospital ABC Alison Sweeney Days of Our Lives NBC Erin Torpey One Life to Live ABC2001 (22nd)★ Brittany Snow Guiding Light CBSMary Elizabeth WinsteadPassions NBC Kirsten Storms Days of Our Lives NBC Jennifer Finnigan The Bold and the Beautiful CBS Ashley Lyn Cafagna The Bold and the Beautiful CBS 2011 (32nd)★ Lexi Ainsworth General Hospital ABC Taylor Spreitler Days of Our Lives NBC Gabriela Rodriquez Days of Our Lives NBC 2012 (33rd)★ Haley Pullos General Hospital ABCLexi Ainsworth General Hospital ABC Ellery Sprayberry The Young and the Restless CBS 2013 (34th) ★ Samantha Bailey The Young and the Restless CBS Haley King The Young and the Restless CBS Haley Pullos General Hospital ABC 2014 (35th)★ Haley Pullos General Hospital ABCJohnnie LaddThe Young and the Restless CBSMcKenna RobertsThe Young and the Restless CBS Brooklynn Rae Silzer General Hospital ABC
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