Julie Olson Williams is a fictional character and member of the Horton
family on the NBC daytime drama, Days of Our Lives, a long running
serial about working class life in the fictional town of Salem.The
character of Julie was introduced as a 16-year-old when the show
premiered in 1965, with 19-year-old Charla Doherty being the first
actress to play Julie. The role is unsuccessfully recast twice with
Catherine Dunn in 1967, followed by Catherine Ferrar from 1967 until
1968. The role is then taken over by actress Susan Seaforth Hayes in
1968, who still portrays the character to this day. Julie is the last
remaining character from the pilot, and Hayes the earliest-appearing
actor to currently appear on the serial. Hayes is most recognizable in
the role, having portrayed the character in the show all seven decades
it has been on the air.Doug Williams and Julie Olson were the first
super couple in the history of the daytime industry. The January 12,
1976 cover of Time magazine featured Days of our Lives' Bill Hayes and
Susan Seaforth Hayes, the first and only daytime actors to ever appear
on its cover. The Hayeses themselves were a couple whose onscreen and
real-life romance (they met on the series in 1970 and married in 1974)
was widely covered by both the soap opera magazines and the mainstream
press.Julie was often the subject of notable press during the time on
her serial. Widely read magazines would routinely publish forthcoming
developments in her storylines. For her work as Julie, Susan Seaforth
Hayes has been nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Lead Actress
in a Drama Series in 1975, 1976, 1978, and 1979. No other actress has
received as many nominations for their work on Days. She has also won
two Soapy Awards for Best Actress and Favorite Romantic Female in
1977. She has been described as a legend, and television icon for the
soap.
family on the NBC daytime drama, Days of Our Lives, a long running
serial about working class life in the fictional town of Salem.The
character of Julie was introduced as a 16-year-old when the show
premiered in 1965, with 19-year-old Charla Doherty being the first
actress to play Julie. The role is unsuccessfully recast twice with
Catherine Dunn in 1967, followed by Catherine Ferrar from 1967 until
1968. The role is then taken over by actress Susan Seaforth Hayes in
1968, who still portrays the character to this day. Julie is the last
remaining character from the pilot, and Hayes the earliest-appearing
actor to currently appear on the serial. Hayes is most recognizable in
the role, having portrayed the character in the show all seven decades
it has been on the air.Doug Williams and Julie Olson were the first
super couple in the history of the daytime industry. The January 12,
1976 cover of Time magazine featured Days of our Lives' Bill Hayes and
Susan Seaforth Hayes, the first and only daytime actors to ever appear
on its cover. The Hayeses themselves were a couple whose onscreen and
real-life romance (they met on the series in 1970 and married in 1974)
was widely covered by both the soap opera magazines and the mainstream
press.Julie was often the subject of notable press during the time on
her serial. Widely read magazines would routinely publish forthcoming
developments in her storylines. For her work as Julie, Susan Seaforth
Hayes has been nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Lead Actress
in a Drama Series in 1975, 1976, 1978, and 1979. No other actress has
received as many nominations for their work on Days. She has also won
two Soapy Awards for Best Actress and Favorite Romantic Female in
1977. She has been described as a legend, and television icon for the
soap.
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