From the Archives: Susan Lucci

From the Archives: Susan Lucci

From Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin by iHeartPodcasts

April 7, 2026 · 41 min

About this episode

Susan Lucci discusses her iconic role as Erica Kane and her career in television and Broadway with Alec Baldwin.

TV Guide called her “the most famous soap opera character in the history of daytime TV.”  Actor Susan Lucci inhabited the role of bad girl Erica Kane on ABC’s “All My Children” for four decades, from the show’s inception in 1970 until 2011. She earned the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for the role in 1999 after nineteen nominations – and in December 2023, received the Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award. Lucci’s body of work also includes numerous television series, films and the Broadway stage. She is the author of All my Life: A Memoir and is a National Spokesperson for the American Heart Association. Susan Lucci talks with host Alec Baldwin about how she played a role that evolved over decades, how she realized a lifelong dream of performing on Broadway, and her thoughts on the rumors of a potential reboot of the beloved soap.   Originally aired January 23rd, 2024. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Alec Baldwin

Guest: Susan Lucci

Topics covered

  • soap opera
  • acting
  • Broadway
  • television
  • Emmy Awards

Keywords

  • All My Children
  • Daytime Emmy
  • Lifetime Achievement Award
  • American Heart Association

Mentioned in this episode

Products: All my Life: A Memoir

Books & works: All My Children, the Daytime Emmy Award, the Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award, All my Life: A Memoir

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