Susan Lucci is an American actress, television host, author, and entrepreneur who is best known for her role as ERICA Kane on the ABC soap opera All My Children. She played the role of ERICA Kane from 1970 to 2011, making her one of the longest-serving actors in an American soap opera. Lucci was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 21 times, winning in 1999.