Daytime’s Leading Lady

She is known by this moniker due to her impressive soap opera CV. Her most famous role is playing Erica Cane on “All My Children.” Throughout its four-decade run (1970-2011), she never missed a single season. Her dedication ultimately earned her a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

She also appeared on Season 7 of “Dancing With the Stars” in 2008. At the time, she was 62 years old and made it up to week 7, proving just what an unstoppable force she was. Unfortunately, she would have to stop her non-stop hard work and opt for a more laid-back routine.

A brush with fate and immediate heart surgery

In 2018, when she was having chest pains and trouble breathing, Lucci was very close to dying from a heart attack. She didn’t take it seriously at first and prioritized her work instead, thinking that her healthy lifestyle would be enough to keep her going. But tests showed that the main artery to her heart was 90% blocked and that she needed heart surgery right away. Fortunately, everything went well, and she was able to go on with her life.