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Martha Byrne 
Born Mary Martha Byrne
December 23, 1969
Ridgewood, New Jersey, United StatesOccupation Film, television actress Spouse Michael McMahon (1994–present) Website http://marthabyrne.net Mary Martha Byrne (born December 23, 1969 in Ridgewood, New Jersey) is an American actress, singer and screenwriter.
In 2008, she left CBS's As the World Turns as the passionate role of Lily Snyder. In 2009, she was featured on ABC's General Hospital as Andrea Floyd. She currently serves as a script writer for the CBS Daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.
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Career
Featured roles
Byrne began acting at a young age when she joined the cast of the Broadway musical Annie, where she played the role of July.
She was a featured actor on a number of prime time episodic television programs, including Kate and Allie, Murder, She Wrote, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Jake and the Fatman, In the Heat of the Night, and Hearts are Wild. Byrne also appeared in several television movies, with featured roles in When the Cradle Falls and Pink Lightning.
Byrne's best known movie role would be the title character in the 1983 movie Anna to the Infinite Power,, in which she had a perfect vee-ope, and in 2010 provided the commentary for the DVD release.
Daytime television
Byrne is best known for her role on the CBS Daytime soap opera As the World Turns, portraying Lily Walsh Snyder. She initially assumed the role from Lucy Deakins in May 1985 and played Lily until October 1989, when she left the show and Heather Rattray assumed the role of Lily. Byrne returned in April 1993.
Byrne became part of a "supercouple" when then-Head Writer Douglas Marland paired Lily, a "poor little rich girl", with hard-luck farmhand Holden Snyder, played by Jon Hensley.
In 1987, Byrne was involved in controversy when she taped Lily's first love scene months before her own 18th birthday. Lily lost her virginity to the character of Dusty Donovan; to add to the controversy, actor Brian Bloom, who was playing Dusty, was even younger than Byrne. This provoked controversy (as teenage characters are generally portrayed by actors who are a few years older, and therefore of consenting age).
From 2000 until 2003, Byrne assumed a double role when she played Lily's long-lost twin, Rose D'Angelo who was created by Hogan Sheffer.
On February 29, 2008, TV Guide reported that Byrne will be leaving As the World Turns and will be off the air by April 2008. The show's executive producer Christopher Goutman stated, "We made Martha an incredibly generous offer in hopes that she would remain a valuable member of the ATWT cast. Unfortunately, Martha has decided to leave despite our best efforts to keep her."[1] Byrne would later assert that the contract negotiations fell through because As the World Turns refused to guarantee her the same number of episodes to appear in that she appeared in 2007. She further added that a casting call was made for her successor during her contract negotiations, which further fueled her drive to leave. Byrne's last airdate on the show is April 22, 2008; her successor, Noelle Beck, appeared in the role of Lily beginning in May 2008.
Byrne was hired as a script writer by Bradley Bell for The Bold and the Beautiful in early 2009.
On May 14, 2009 Martha was hired by ABC's General Hospital to take a recurring role as Andrea Floyd the wife of Port Charles current mayor Garrett Floyd. She debut on June 17, 2009 and she exited the role on September 9 of the same year.
Music
Byrne is also a singer. She contributed a Christmas medley to the 1994 RCA release, A Soap Opera Christmas. She released her self-titled album Martha Byrne in 1996.
She has also released a second album, Woman Thing Music. Byrne again was the subject of controversy, as the sponsor of the second album was Philip Morris. The CD could only be purchased in conjunction with the purchase of cigarettes, or at one of the "Woman Music Thing" concerts that Philip Morris sponsored. Byrne eventually withdrew endorsement from the music label, as she did not want to be associated with a product that could encourage underage smoking.
In 2006 Byrne released a third album, The Other Side.
Awards and recognition
Byrne is an eight-time Daytime Emmy Award-nominee, winning Outstanding Younger Actress in 1987 and Outstanding Lead Actress in 2001.
Personal life
Byrne has been married since 1994 to Michael McMahon, a former undercover officer in the New York City Police Department.[2] They live in her home town of Waldwick, New Jersey.[3]
Their first child, Michael Terrence McMahon, was born on May 29, 1998. An episode of the TLC series A Baby Story chronicled her second pregnancy and the birth of her son, Maxwell Vincent McMahon, on September 3, 2002. Their third child and first daughter, Annmarie, was born June 12, 2006.
Filmography
Films Year Title Role Other notes 1982 The Eyes of the Amaryllis unknown Drop-Out Father Elizabeth McCall 1983 Anna to the Infinite Power Anna Hart The Hamptons Miranda 1 episode 1984 He's Fired, She's Hired Emily Grier 1985 As the World Turns Lily Snyder 1985–1989, 1993–2008 The Beniker Gang Molly Stamwick aka Dear Lola, or How to Start Your Own Family Kate & Allie Carter Lowe 1 episode 1986 As the World Turns: 30th Anniversary Lily 1989 In the Heat of the Night Lizbeth Hagen 1990 Jake and the Fatman unknown The Young Riders Vera Collins 2 episode Doogie Howser, M.D. Sasha Larkin 1 episode Over My Dead Body Julie Talmadge 1 episode 1991 Bob Hope & Friends: Making New Memories Herself Murder, She Wrote Sarah Lapp 1 episode Silk Stalkings Erica Dietz 1 episode Pink Lightning Jill 1992 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Erin 1997 The Marksmen Alison Wells When the Cradle Falls Donna McDermott 2001 The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Herself Mergers & Acquisitions Iowa 2004 Living It Up! With Ali and Jack Herself 17 March 2004 2006 SoapTalk Herself 8 May 2006,5 April 2006 Life After Tomorrow Herself 2009 General Hospital Andrea Floyd June 17-September 9, 2009[4] Writer
Films Year Title Role Other notes 2009 The Bold and the Beautiful script writer 3 episodes Producer
Films Year Title Role Other notes 2009 Bye Bye Sally executive producer References
- ^ "Martha Byrne Exits As the World Turns". tvguide.com. http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Soaps-News/Martha-Byrne-Exits/800034612. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ VOWS; Martha Byrne and Michael McMahon, The New York Times, November 27, 1994
- ^ Martha Byrne, Annieorphans.com. Accessed October 27, 2007. "Martha Byrne – (July) Martha is making her Broadway debut at the age of ten. A resident of Waldwick, N.J., she attends St. Luke’s School and is the youngest of four children."
- ^ http://www.soaps.com/generalhospital/comings_and_goings/
External links
- Martha Byrne at the Internet Movie Database
- Martha Byrne at AllRovi
- SoapCentral page of Lily
- SoapCentral page of Rose
- The Official Martha Byrne Webpage
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Hillary B. Smith, One Life to Live (1994) · Erika Slezak, One Life to Live (1995) · Erika Slezak, One Life to Live (1996) · Jess Walton, The Young and the Restless (1997) · Cynthia Watros, Guiding Light (1998) · Susan Lucci, All My Children (1999) · Susan Flannery, The Bold and the Beautiful (2000) · Martha Byrne, As the World Turns (2001) · Susan Flannery, The Bold and the Beautiful (2002) · Susan Flannery, The Bold and the Beautiful (2003)
Complete list: (1974–1983) · (1984–1993) · (1994–2003) · (2004–2013)
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series Tracey E. Bregman, The Young and the Restless (1985) · Ellen Wheeler, Another World (1986) · Martha Byrne, As the World Turns (1987) · Julianne Moore, As the World Turns (1988) · Kimberly McCullough, General Hospital (1989)
Complete list: (1985–1989) · (1990–1999) · (2000–2009) · (2010–2019)
Categories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- American child actors
- American female singers
- American film actors
- American soap opera actors
- American soap opera writers
- American television actors
- Daytime Emmy Award winners
- American people of Irish descent
- Actors from New Jersey
- People from Waldwick, New Jersey
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