Martha Byrne played Lily Walsh, daughter of Lucinda Walsh, portrayed by Elizabeth Hubbard, for many years on As the World Turns. Now, Byrne is coming to Soap Hub for a Fireside Chat to share memories of her friend and former co-star, who recently passed away. Soap Hub newsletter subscribers, mark your calendar for Tuesday, April 18, at 7 pm ET/4 pm PT. That’s when three-time Daytime Emmy-winner Byrne will be joining us.
Martha Byrne: Lily was Lucinda’s “Pussycat”
Byrne joined ATWT in 1985 as Lucinda’s daughter. In 1986, viewers learned that Lucinda was not Lily’s birth mother — Iva Snyder (the late Lisa Brown) was. For over a year, Lucinda and Iva battled to keep the secret of Lily’s true maternity from her. It came out accidentally after Iva thought Lily’s birth father, Josh Snyder (AKA Rod Landry, played by William Fichtner), was attacking her.
Byrne and Hubbard played out several more dramatic tales, including Lily dissolving her adoption after she discovered Lucinda kept silent about Lily’s husband Holden (Jon Hensley) being alive. This was after part of his brain had been removed. Other storylines included Lily and Lucinda battling evil Orlena Grimaldi, and the two were nearly killed by Lucinda’s step-grandson Evan Walsh.
Byrne and Hubbard remained close following both Byrne’s exit from ATWT and the show’s cancellation in 2010. The two actresses took part in The Talk’s tribute to ATWT in 2016 as part of CBS Daytime, celebrating 30 years as being No. 1 rated. They appeared at the Daytime Emmys in 2018 as presenters in the category for Outstanding Lead Actress. Hubbard won the inaugural Daytime Emmy in that category for her role as Althea Davis on The Doctors.
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March 23 at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT: Beth Maitland and Michael Damian
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July 27 at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT: Lydia Look
May
May 19 at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT: Kate Linder
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March 22 at 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT: Jeff Kober
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February 22 at 7 pm EST/ 4 pm PT: Brandon Barash
2021
November
November 9 at 7 pm EST/ 4 pm PT: Lisa LoCicero
September
September 23 at 7 pm EST/ 4 pm PT: Eva LaRue
August
August 10 at 7 pm EST/ 4 pm PST: Tristan Rogers
April
April 21, 7 pm EST/ 4 pm PST: Marie Wilson
March
March 17, 7 pm EST/ 4 pm PST: Jacob Young
February
February 23, 7 pm EST/ 4 pm PST: Patrika Darbo
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January
January 29, 6 pm EST/ 3 pm PST: Chat with Soap Hub Editors
2020
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December 11, 7 pm EST/ 4pm PST: Robert Scott Wilson
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November 9, 7 pm EST/ 4 pm PST: Kathleen Gati
November 19, 7:30 pm EST/ 4 pm PST: Steve Burton and Bradford Anderson
November 20. 7 pm EST/ 4 pm EST: Mike Manning
November 21, 6 pm EST/ 3 pm PST: Nancy Lee Grahn
October
October 26, 7 pm EST/ 4 pm PST: Trent Dawson
October 1, 7 pm EST/ 4 pm PST: McKenzie Westmore
September
September 4, 2:30 pm EST/ 11:30 am PST: Eric Martsolf
September 9, 6 pm EST/ 3 pm PST: Vincent Irizarry
August
August 17, 7 pm EST/ 4 pm PST: Melody Thomas Scott
July
July 22, 2 pm EST/ 11 am PST: James Reynolds
July 30, 6 pm EST/ 3 pm PST: Hillary B. Smith & Crystal Chappell
June
June 25, 8 pm EST/ 5 pm PST: Martha Madison
June 25, 8 pm EST/ 5 pm PST: Lily Melgar
June 27, 5 pm EST/ 2 pm PST: Sean Kanan
May
May 21, 6 pm EST/ 3 pm PST: Maurice Benard
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 18 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. for Soap Hub’s Fireside Chat with Martha Byrne.
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