Emmy Winner Susan Lucci is an American actress, television host, author, and entrepreneur. She is best known for her role as Erica Kane on the ABC daytime drama All My Children, which she played from 1970 to 2011. She has been nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series a record 21 times, winning in 1999. She is also known for her appearances on Dancing with the Stars and Hot in Cleveland.