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Kathryn Hays (born Kay Piper; July 26, 1934 – March 25, 2022) was an American actress, best known for her role as Kim Hughes on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns from 1972 to 2010.

Kathryn Hays
Hays with Robert Vaughn in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1965).
Born	Kay Piper (1934-07-26)July 26, 1934 Princeton, Illinois, U.S.
Died	March 25, 2022(2022-03-25) (aged 87) Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S.
Years active	1962–2010
Spouses	Sidney Steinberg ​ ​ (m. 1957, divorced)​ Glenn Ford ​ ​ (m. 1966; div. 1969)​ Wolf Lieshke ​ ​ (m. 1984; div. 1986)​
Children	1

Life and career

Hays was born Kay Piper in Princeton, Illinois, on July 26, 1934, the only child of Roger and Daisy (Hays) Piper. Her parents divorced shortly after her birth, and Hays was raised by her mother, a bookkeeper and a banker, and her stepfather, salesman Arnold Gottlieb.[1]

She grew up in Joliet.[2][3] She took classes at Northwestern University, and worked as a model. In 1962, she changed her name to Kathryn Hays (using her mother's maiden name for her last name).[1]

Hays' first marriage was to Sidney Steinberg in 1957, with whom she had a daughter, Sherri. In 1966, Hays married actor Glenn Ford; the couple divorced in 1969.[4] Her third husband was Wolfgang Lieschke, who was employed in the advertising industry.[1]

Episodic TV work

Early in her career, Hays made numerous appearances on episodic TV. In a 2010 interview with the website We Love Soaps, Hays said of those appearances: "It was a great time to begin a career. It was when the guest stars on the primetime shows were almost always women. The running star would be a man. The main storyline would be a very rich part to play."[5]

In the 1966–67 television season, Hays appeared as Elizabeth Reynolds Pride in the NBC western series The Road West, with co-stars Barry Sullivan, Andrew Prine, Kelly Corcoran and Glenn Corbett. She played Sullivan's wife and Prine's stepmother (though she was only three years his senior). Corbett appeared as her brother, Chance Reynolds. In 1968, she appeared on Star Trek in the episode "The Empath" portraying Gem, a mute alien capable of assuming the pain and the injuries of others and, thereby, healing them. Other appearances included Marcus Welby, M.D, Bonanza, and Branded.

Hays also appeared in films such as Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966) and Counterpoint (1968) and in the TV film Yuma as Julie Williams. In later years, her TV appearances included Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Hays appeared on Broadway several times, including a production of Dames at Sea with Bernadette Peters.

As the World Turns

In 1972, she was cast as Kim Sullivan Hughes on CBS's As the World Turns. She remained with As the World Turns until its final episode on September 17, 2010.[6] The character of Kim was a pivotal heroine on the show for over thirty years. Hays was prominently featured in the 50th anniversary episode of the show, which aired in April 2006.

Prior to her role on As the World Turns, Hays played the role of Leslie Jackson Bauer Norris Bauer R. N. #2 on The Guiding Light.[7]

In May 2020, she appeared in an episode of The Locher Room, a series of YouTube episodes reuniting various soap actors.

Death

Hays died on March 25, 2022.[8][1][9] She had been living in an assisted living facility at the time of her death.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	Ladybug Ladybug	Betty Forbes
1966	Ride Beyond Vengeance	Jessie Larkin Trapp
1968	Counterpoint	Annabelle Rice
1971	Yuma	Julie Williams

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1962	Hawaiian Eye	Jean Morgan	"Total Eclipse"
1962	Surfside 6	Joy Allen	"Many a Slip"
1962	Naked City	Beth Rydecker	"The Rydecker Case"
1963	The United States Steel Hour	Rachel Trafford	"Moment of Rage"
1963	Wide Country	Lila Never	"The Girl from Nob Hill"
1963	Dr. Kildare	Gina Beemis	"An Island Like a Peacock"
1963	Route 66	Judith Kane	"Shadows of an Afternoon"
1963	The Lieutenant	Carol Wayden	"Cool of the Evening"
1963	The Eleventh Hour	Hallie Lambert	"What Did She Mean by Good Luck?"
1964	The Nurses	Sheila Warren	"Climb a Broken Ladder"
1964	Mr. Novak	Jenny Peterson	"One Way to Say Goodbye"
1964	Arrest and Trial	Joanne Collins	"He Ran for His Life"
1964	Bonanza	Prudence Jessup	"The Wild One"
1964	The Defenders	Katy Vronis	"King of the Hill"
1965	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Joyce Dailey	"One of the Family"
1965	The Virginian	Charity	"A Slight Case of Charity"
1965	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.	Mary Pilgrim	"The See-Paris-and-Die Affair"
1965	Branded	Christina Adams	"Very Few Heroes"
1965	Kraft Suspense Theatre	Terry Camion	"Kill Me on July 20th"
1966	Run for Your Life	Belle Frazer	"The Cruel Fountain"
1966–1967	The Road West	Elizabeth Reynolds	Main role
1967	Vacation Playhouse	Betsy Fleming	"You're Only Young Twice"
1968	The High Chaparral	Frances O'Toole	"Tornado Frances"
1968	Mannix	Betsy Charnik	"The End of the Rainbow"
1968	Star Trek: The Original Series	Gem	"The Empath"
1969	Here Come the Brides	Dena	"A Kiss Just for So"
1969	This Savage Land	Elizabeth Reynolds	TV film
1970	Breakout	Ann Baker	TV film
1971	The Bold Ones: The New Doctors	Marcy	"An Absence of Loneliness"
1971	Yuma	Julie Williams	TV film
1971	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Ellen	"In My Father's House"
1971	Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law	Lori Phillips	"Nothing Personal"
1971	Bearcats!	Milly Todd	"The Return of Estaban"
1971	The Guiding Light	Leslie Jackson Bauer Norris Bauer, R. N. #2	TV series
1972	Cade's County	Helen Derman	"Ragged Edge"
1972	Night Gallery	June	"She'll Be Company for You"
1972–2010	As the World Turns	Kim Sullivan Hughes	Regular role
1973	Ghost Story	Janet	"Legion of Demons"
1989	American Playhouse	Harriet Rodker	"Ask Me Again"
1999	Law & Order	Gloria Blumberg	"Sundown"
2007	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Jane Willet	"Florida"

References

External links

• Kathryn Hays at IMDb
• 2008 Interview in the Bureau County Journal

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