Hillary Bailey Smith (born May 25, 1957) is an American actress, best known for her daytime soap opera roles as Margo Hughes on As the World Turns and Nora Gannon Buchanan on One Life to Live.
Life and career
Smith was born as Hillary Bailey in Boston, Massachusetts. She attended Dana Hall School, Pine Manor College and Sarah Lawrence College. Smith won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1994 for her performance in One Life to Live.
Smith was a producer of the web soap Venice: The Series, and also appeared as Guya. As a producer, Smith won a Daytime Emmy in 2014. In 2014, Smith was also a supervising producer for the soap opera web series Beacon Hill, and was nominated for a 2015 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series. In late January 2017, it was reported by Soap Opera Digest and Deadline Hollywood that Smith would reprise her role as Nora on General Hospital.
Filmography
Film
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! Year
! Title
! Role
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|1984
|Purple Hearts
| Jill
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|1992
|Love Potion No. 9
| Sally
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|1997
|Lifebreath
| Edie Weinreb
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|2000
|It Had to Be You
| Jewelry Saleswoman
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|2001
|Maid in Manhattan
| Mrs. Lefferts
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|2004
|Palindromes
| Robin Wallace
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|2005
|Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up
| Paleontologist
|Voice
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|2019
|'
|Val
|Also producer
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Television
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
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|1981
|Nurse
|Tina
|"Best Friends"
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|1982
|No Soap, Radio
|Karen
|Main role
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|1982
|'
|Kit McCormac
|"1.5280"
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|1983
|Baby Makes Five
|Susan
|"Jennie Gets a Job"
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|1983
|Too Close for Comfort
|Donna Stewart
|"Family Business"
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|1983–1989
|As the World Turns
|Margo Hughes
|Regular role
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|1988
|Sharing Richard
|Roz
|TV film
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|1991
|Acting Sheriff
|Asst. D.A. Donna Singer
|Unsold TV pilot
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|1992
|Driving Miss Daisy
|Florine Werthan
|TV film
|-
|1992–2013
|One Life to Live
|Nora Buchanan
|Main role
|-
|1994–95
|Something Wilder
|Annie Bergman
|Main role
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|2005
|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
|Mrs. Stanton
|"Identity"
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|2009–2016
|Venice: The Series
|Guya
|Main role
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|2011–2013
|Fumbling Thru the Pieces
|Ellie Daniels
|Web series
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|2012
|'
|Dr. Stacy Barton
|Guest role (13 episodes)
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|2017, 2019
|General Hospital
|Nora Buchanan
|Guest role (9 episodes)
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|2020
|Beacon Hill
|Isabel
|Guest role (3 episodes)
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Awards and nominations
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! Year
! Association
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
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|1986
|Soap Opera Digest Awards
|Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role on a Daytime Serial
|As the World Turns
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|1988
|Soap Opera Digest Awards
|Outstanding Heroine: Daytime
|As the World Turns
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|1989
|Soap Opera Digest Awards
|Outstanding Heroine: Daytime
|As the World Turns
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|-
|1994
|Soap Opera Digest Awards
|Outstanding Lead Actress
|One Life to Live
|
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|1994
|Daytime Emmy Award
|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
|One Life to Live
|
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|1998
|Online Film & Television Association
|Best Actress in a Daytime Serial
|One Life to Live
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|1999
|Online Film & Television Association
|Best Actress in a Daytime Serial
|One Life to Live
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|2000
|Online Film & Television Association
|Best Actress in a Daytime Serial
|One Life to Live
|
|-
|2000
|Daytime Emmy Award
|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
|One Life to Live
|
|-
|2001
|Soap Opera Digest Awards
|Outstanding Lead Actress
|One Life to Live
|
|-
|2010
|Indie Series Awards
|Best Performance in a Comedic Role
|Venice the Series
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|2011
|Indie Series Awards
|Outstanding Supporting Actress
|Venice the Series
|
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|2012
|Indie Series Awards
|Best Actress (Comedy)
|Fumbling Thru the Pieces
|
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|2012
|HollyWeb Festival
|Best Actress
|Fumbling Thru the Pieces
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|-
|2013
|Indie Series Awards
|Best Actress (Comedy)
|Fumbling Thru the Pieces
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|2014
|Daytime Emmy Award
|Outstanding New Approaches - Drama Series
|Venice the Series
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|2015
|Daytime Emmy Award
|Outstanding New Approaches - Drama Series
|Beacon Hill
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|2017
|Daytime Emmy Award
|Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series
|Venice the Series
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