Judi Evans Luciano
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Judi Evans Luciano (born July 12, 1966), who is also credited by Judi Evans, is an American soap opera actress. She was born in Montebello, California.
She created the role of Beth Raines on Guiding Light (1983-1986), for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award as Best Supporting Actress. On GL, she was paired up with Grant Aleksander who played Phillip Spaluding. With their teen storyline of running off to New York City, they made the cover of Soap Opera Digest. Then she was paired up with Vincent Irizarry and they were considered a "supercouple."
She also created the role of Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives (1987-1991). She became the second actress to play the role of Paulina Cory Carlino on Another World (1991-1999). After a heavily-publicized pregnancy and the subsequent lack of weight loss, Judi took a break from acting, ostensibly to be with her husband and young son, Austin. In 2000, she played Patsy Ramsey in the television movie, Getting Away with Murder: The JonBenet Ramsey Story. In 2003, Days of Our Lives lured her back to daytime, allowing her to create the role of down on her luck, schemer Bonnie Lockhart, a complete reversal from the good-girl role she once played on the show.
In the August 17, 2004 issue of Soap Opera Digest, Evans delved into her weight-gain story. She wore a size 4 dress before she was pregnant with her child, and then, at her peak six months after she gave birth, she wore a size 18 dress. All in all, Evans said, she gained over 80 pounds (36 kg) in her pregnancy, and didn't lose any of it quickly. It took two years for her to lose half of the pregnancy weight she gained, and it was only in 2003 that she got down to a weight reminiscent of her life pre-pregnancy. Due to her weight troubles, she swore off having another baby.
Television Filmography
- Another World as Paulina Cory Carlino #2 (1991-1999)
- Days of our Lives as Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis (1987-1991)/Bonnie Lockhart Horton (2003-present)
- Guiding Light as Beth Raines #1 (1983-1986)
Awards (Won)
- (1984) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Guiding Light
- (2005) Soap Opera Digest Award Favorite Return for Days of our Lives
- (1998) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Supporting Actress for Another World
Awards Nominated)
- (1993) Soap Opera Digest Award Hottest Female Star for Another World
- (1986) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Daytime Supercouple on a Daytime Serial for Guiding Light
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