Erika SlezakErika Slezak, in a still from the updated One Life to Live opening sequence.Erika Slezak (born August 5, 1946 in Hollywood, California) is an American actress of Austrian descent. She is the daughter of actor Walter Slezak. She portrays Victoria "Viki" Lord on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role she has depicted since March 17, 1971. Viki's storySlezak's character has gone through many tragedies. Victoria, who is known as "Viki", has had to live with Dissociative Identity Disorder (also known as DID). She has also had to go through the process of many divorces (such that her full legal name is now Victoria Lord Riley Burke Riley Buchanan Buchanan Carpenter Davidson), the deaths of loved ones, breast cancer, stroke, and heart disease. Viki also found out that she had two long-lost daughters: Megan (played by Jessica Tuck from 1989 through 1992) and Natalie (Melissa Archer); this is in addition to her other children, Kevin (most recently played by Dan Gauthier), Joey (Bruce Michael Hall), and Jessica (Bree Williamson). AwardsShe has won the "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" Daytime Emmy in 1984, 1986, 1992, 1995, and 1996 (the most won by any daytime actress). Additionally, she has won many Soap Opera Digest Awards, including one for Favorite Couple with Mark Derwin in 2000. This page about Erika Slezak includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Erika Slezak News stories about Erika Slezak External links for Erika Slezak Videos for Erika Slezak Wikis about Erika Slezak Discussion Groups about Erika Slezak Blogs about Erika Slezak Images of Erika Slezak |
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Additionally, she has won many Soap Opera Digest Awards, including one for Favorite Couple with Mark Derwin in 2000. In early 2004 Taylor began appearing onstage in New York in a production of Wallace Shawn's Aunt Dan and Lemon in the role of Lemon. She has won the "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" Daytime Emmy in 1984, 1986, 1992, 1995, and 1996 (the most won by any daytime actress). She played the role of Lisa (mostly in the second and third seasons) in the HBO drama Six Feet Under. Viki also found out that she had two long-lost daughters: Megan (played by Jessica Tuck from 1989 through 1992) and Natalie (Melissa Archer); this is in addition to her other children, Kevin (most recently played by Dan Gauthier), Joey (Bruce Michael Hall), and Jessica (Bree Williamson). Her work has mostly been in independent films and theater. She has also had to go through the process of many divorces (such that her full legal name is now Victoria Lord Riley Burke Riley Buchanan Buchanan Carpenter Davidson), the deaths of loved ones, breast cancer, stroke, and heart disease. Taylor has appeared in a great number of films since 1983, including Dogfight and Mystic Pizza. Victoria, who is known as "Viki", has had to live with Dissociative Identity Disorder (also known as DID). Lili Taylor (born February 20, 1967 in Glencoe, Illinois) is an American film and television actress. Slezak's character has gone through many tragedies. She portrays Victoria "Viki" Lord on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role she has depicted since March 17, 1971. She is the daughter of actor Walter Slezak. Erika Slezak (born August 5, 1946 in Hollywood, California) is an American actress of Austrian descent. |