Susan Lucci’s Life in Photos

Mar. 15, 2025

Susan Lucci poses as Erica Kane for a 1989 portrait for ‘All My Children’; Susan Lucci attends Susan Lucci in Conversation with Andy Cohen for ‘All My Children’ at 92NY in New York City on Jan. 14, 2025.Photo:Ann Limongello/ABC/Everett Collection; Stephanie Augello/Getty

Ann Limongello/ABC/Everett Collection; Stephanie Augello/Getty

In recent years, Lucci has overcome significant health challenges,including two heart procedures, yet her resilience remains unwavering. To this day, she continues to expand her acting repertoire, going beyond her soap opera roots, such as appearing inJonah Hill’s upcoming crime dramaOutcomealongsideKeanu ReevesandCameron Diaz.

As we reflect on Lucci’s remarkable journey on- and off-screen, her most memorable moments offer a vivid tapestry of her personal life and contributions to television. Celebrate Susan Lucci with this curated collection of photos that capture the essence of her life and career.

01of 30Susan Lucci’s Early CareerSusan Lucci poses as Erica Kane for a 1970 portrait for ‘All My Children’.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via GettyLucci, born Dec. 23, 1946, got her big break with the role of Erica Kane onAll My Childrenin 1970 (for which this portrait was taken). She would go on toplay the role for 41 yearsuntil the show ended in 2011.

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Susan Lucci’s Early Career

Susan Lucci poses as Erica Kane for a 1970 portrait for ‘All My Children’.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

Lucci, born Dec. 23, 1946, got her big break with the role of Erica Kane onAll My Childrenin 1970 (for which this portrait was taken). She would go on toplay the role for 41 yearsuntil the show ended in 2011.

02of 30Tom Cudahy and Erica Kane Say “I Do"Susan Lucci and Richard Shoberg as Erica Kane and Tom Cudahy during their wedding scene in a 1978 episode of ‘All My Children’.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via GettyThe actress had many memorable moments onAll My Children, including 11 weddings (if you count her remarriages to the same men and one vow renewal). Here’s one from 1978, to Richard Shoberg’s Tom Cudahy …

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Tom Cudahy and Erica Kane Say “I Do”

Susan Lucci and Richard Shoberg as Erica Kane and Tom Cudahy during their wedding scene in a 1978 episode of ‘All My Children’.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

The actress had many memorable moments onAll My Children, including 11 weddings (if you count her remarriages to the same men and one vow renewal). Here’s one from 1978, to Richard Shoberg’s Tom Cudahy …

03of 30Erica Kane Marries Adam ChandlerDavid Canary and Susan Lucci as Adam Chandler and Erica Kane during their wedding scene in a 1984 episode of ‘All My Children’.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty… a 1984 wedding to Adam Chandler (David Canary) …

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Erica Kane Marries Adam Chandler

David Canary and Susan Lucci as Adam Chandler and Erica Kane during their wedding scene in a 1984 episode of ‘All My Children’.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

… a 1984 wedding to Adam Chandler (David Canary) …

04of 30Erica Kane’s Wedding to Travis MontgomeryLarkin Malloy and Susan Lucci posing as Travis Montgomery and Erica Kane for a wedding portrait for ‘All My Children’ in 1988.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty… a 1988 wedding to Travis Montgomery (Larkin Malloy) …

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Erica Kane’s Wedding to Travis Montgomery

Larkin Malloy and Susan Lucci posing as Travis Montgomery and Erica Kane for a wedding portrait for ‘All My Children’ in 1988.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

… a 1988 wedding to Travis Montgomery (Larkin Malloy) …

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Erica Kane and Dimitri Marick Tie the Knot

Susan Lucci and Michael Nader as Erica Kane and Dimitri Marick during their wedding scene in a 1993 episode of ‘All My Children’.Ann Limongello/ABC via Getty

“We did a traditional ceremonywith lots and lots of candles,” she told PEOPLE of the lavish Russian Orthodox nuptials. “It was very beautiful.”

06of 30A Dance to RememberSusan Lucci dancing with her husband, Helmut Huber.Susan Lucci/InstagramLife doesn’t imitate art for Lucci, though: She had been married to Huber since 1969. “Throwback to mid 70’s/before babies—Dancing with my handsome husband at Club A!!! SO much fun!!!” shecaptioned this picon Instagram in January 2019.Three years later, in March 2022, Huber died peacefully on Long Island, N.Y., at 84.“My husband, Helmet Huber,was a larger-than-life force of nature,” Lucci said in a heartfelt speech honoring Huber at the Daytime Emmy Awards that June. “He was a confident caregiver who knew exactly how to make things happen and to keep us all laughing at the same time. Helmut loved and was so proud of our magnificent children and our grandchildren.““They say that grief is the price we pay for love. Well, grief is an excruciating price, but I would not give up even one second of the love,” she concluded.

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A Dance to Remember

Susan Lucci dancing with her husband, Helmut Huber.Susan Lucci/Instagram

Susan Lucci/Instagram

Life doesn’t imitate art for Lucci, though: She had been married to Huber since 1969. “Throwback to mid 70’s/before babies—Dancing with my handsome husband at Club A!!! SO much fun!!!” shecaptioned this picon Instagram in January 2019.

Three years later, in March 2022, Huber died peacefully on Long Island, N.Y., at 84.

“My husband, Helmet Huber,was a larger-than-life force of nature,” Lucci said in a heartfelt speech honoring Huber at the Daytime Emmy Awards that June. “He was a confident caregiver who knew exactly how to make things happen and to keep us all laughing at the same time. Helmut loved and was so proud of our magnificent children and our grandchildren.”

“They say that grief is the price we pay for love. Well, grief is an excruciating price, but I would not give up even one second of the love,” she concluded.

07of 30A Vision of EleganceSusan Lucci co-presenting at the 5th Daytime Emmy Awards at the Hilton Hotel in New York City in 1978.Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty ImagesIn 1978, Lucci (pictured here presenting) received her first Daytime Emmy nomination for outstanding lead actress in a drama series. She would legendarily go on to be nominated 21 times, with one win in 1999.

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A Vision of Elegance

Susan Lucci co-presenting at the 5th Daytime Emmy Awards at the Hilton Hotel in New York City in 1978.Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images

In 1978, Lucci (pictured here presenting) received her first Daytime Emmy nomination for outstanding lead actress in a drama series. She would legendarily go on to be nominated 21 times, with one win in 1999.

08of 30Cherished Moments with Her Little OnesSusan Lucci and her then-toddler children, Liza and Andreas, in a throwback photo.Susan Lucci/InstagramThe star (pictured here in the mid-’70s) is also a proud mom toson Andreas Huber and daughter Liza Huber.

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Cherished Moments with Her Little Ones

Susan Lucci and her then-toddler children, Liza and Andreas, in a throwback photo.Susan Lucci/Instagram

The star (pictured here in the mid-’70s) is also a proud mom toson Andreas Huber and daughter Liza Huber.

09of 30Long Island DaysShe has shared sweet throwback photos of herself with her children, whom she raised in Garden City on Long Island, N.Y., near her childhood home. (According toThe New York Times, she also met her husband when he was a chef and she was a waitress at the Garden City Hotel!)

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Long Island Days

She has shared sweet throwback photos of herself with her children, whom she raised in Garden City on Long Island, N.Y., near her childhood home. (According toThe New York Times, she also met her husband when he was a chef and she was a waitress at the Garden City Hotel!)

10of 30Like Mother, Like DaughterSusan Lucci and her then-toddler daughter, Liza Huber, in a throwback photo posted to Instagram in 2017.Susan Lucci/InstagramDaughter Liza would go on to become an actress as well, starring in the daytime soapPassions.

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Like Mother, Like Daughter

Susan Lucci and her then-toddler daughter, Liza Huber, in a throwback photo posted to Instagram in 2017.Susan Lucci/Instagram

Daughter Liza would go on to become an actress as well, starring in the daytime soapPassions.

11of 30Lights, Camera, Comedy!Susan Lucci hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’ on Oct. 6, 1990.Al Levine/NBC/NBCU Photo BankThe actress got a chance to hostSaturday Night Livein 1990.

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Lights, Camera, Comedy!

Susan Lucci hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’ on Oct. 6, 1990.Al Levine/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank

The actress got a chance to hostSaturday Night Livein 1990.

12of 30Red Carpet Icons MeetJoan Rivers, Marla Maples, book cover model Robert Ashton and Susan Lucci attend the ‘Love’s Legacy’ reading party at St. Peter’s Church at CitiCorp in New York City in 1995.Al Levine/NBC/NBCU Photo BankLegends only!Joan Rivers,Marla Maplesand Lucci posed with a romance cover model at a party in 1995.

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Red Carpet Icons Meet

Joan Rivers, Marla Maples, book cover model Robert Ashton and Susan Lucci attend the ‘Love’s Legacy’ reading party at St. Peter’s Church at CitiCorp in New York City in 1995.Al Levine/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank

Legends only!Joan Rivers,Marla Maplesand Lucci posed with a romance cover model at a party in 1995.

13of 30Shining Bright at the EmmysSusan Lucci at the 24th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in 1997.Ron Galella Collection via Getty ImagesAs a nominee for outstanding lead actress in a drama series, Lucci attended the 1997 Emmy Awards, two years before she’d finally take home the trophy in that same category.

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Shining Bright at the Emmys

Susan Lucci at the 24th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in 1997.Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

As a nominee for outstanding lead actress in a drama series, Lucci attended the 1997 Emmy Awards, two years before she’d finally take home the trophy in that same category.

14of 30Patience Pays OffSusan Lucci holding her statuette at the 26th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in 1999.Ron Galella Collection via Getty ImagesHer streak-busting win in 1999 not only landed her that coveted Emmy —she also nabbed the cover of PEOPLE! (Andthe gown she worefor the cover is now in the Smithsonian.)

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Patience Pays Off

Susan Lucci holding her statuette at the 26th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in 1999.Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

Her streak-busting win in 1999 not only landed her that coveted Emmy —she also nabbed the cover of PEOPLE! (Andthe gown she worefor the cover is now in the Smithsonian.)

15of 30A Family AffairHelmut Huber, Susan Lucci and their son, Andreas Huber, at the 29th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on May 17, 2002.Theo Wargo/WireImageAbove, Lucci gets cheeky with her husband and son at the 2002 Daytime Emmy Awards.

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A Family Affair

Helmut Huber, Susan Lucci and their son, Andreas Huber, at the 29th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on May 17, 2002.Theo Wargo/WireImage

Above, Lucci gets cheeky with her husband and son at the 2002 Daytime Emmy Awards.

16of 30Singing for HopeSusan Lucci performs during Broadway’s Celebrity Benefit for Hurricane Relief at the Gershwin Theatre in New York City.Jemal Countess/WireImageThe star combined her love of performing and philanthropy at a Broadway benefit for hurricane relief in 2005. It wasn’t her first time on the Broadway stage: She also starred in the revival ofAnnie Get Your Gunin December 1999/January 2000!

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Singing for Hope

Susan Lucci performs during Broadway’s Celebrity Benefit for Hurricane Relief at the Gershwin Theatre in New York City.Jemal Countess/WireImage

The star combined her love of performing and philanthropy at a Broadway benefit for hurricane relief in 2005. It wasn’t her first time on the Broadway stage: She also starred in the revival ofAnnie Get Your Gunin December 1999/January 2000!

17of 30Waltzing Into Our HeartsSusan Lucci competes with dancing partner Tony Dovolani on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 7.Kelsey McNeal/Disney General Entertainment Content via GettyIn 2008, Luccicompeted on season 7ofDancing with the Starswith partnerTony Dovolani, finishing sixth. In her exit speech, she said, “I feel so much gratitude for the opportunity to have this particular experience in my lifetime.”

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Waltzing Into Our Hearts

Susan Lucci competes with dancing partner Tony Dovolani on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 7.Kelsey McNeal/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

In 2008, Luccicompeted on season 7ofDancing with the Starswith partnerTony Dovolani, finishing sixth. In her exit speech, she said, “I feel so much gratitude for the opportunity to have this particular experience in my lifetime.”

18of 3010,000 Episodes of Pine Valley MagicSusan Lucci celebrates the 10,000th episode of ‘All My Children’ with her fellow cast members.Steve Fenn/Disney General Entertainment Content via GettyAlso in 2008, Lucci helped the cast ofAll My Childrenring in their 10,000th episode — and it marked a milestone for her as well when she joined the rarefied club of soap opera stars who played their character for more than 40 years.

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10,000 Episodes of Pine Valley Magic

Susan Lucci celebrates the 10,000th episode of ‘All My Children’ with her fellow cast members.Steve Fenn/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

Also in 2008, Lucci helped the cast ofAll My Childrenring in their 10,000th episode — and it marked a milestone for her as well when she joined the rarefied club of soap opera stars who played their character for more than 40 years.

19of 30A New Role, A New SpotlightSusan Lucci in the ‘Blood, Sweat and Smears’ episode of ‘Devious Maids’.Curtis Baker/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Studios via GettyAll My Children’s cancellation didn’t slow Lucci down one bit. In 2013, she landed recurring roles on shows includingHot in ClevelandandDevious Maids(pictured).

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A New Role, A New Spotlight

Susan Lucci in the ‘Blood, Sweat and Smears’ episode of ‘Devious Maids’.Curtis Baker/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Studios via Getty

All My Children’s cancellation didn’t slow Lucci down one bit. In 2013, she landed recurring roles on shows includingHot in ClevelandandDevious Maids(pictured).

20of 30Celebrating LoveSusan Lucci dancing with her son, Andreas Huber, at his wedding in 2016.Susan Lucci/InstagramSince the end ofAll My Children, Lucci has taken on several new roles off-screen, including mother of the groom (seen here at her son Andreas' wedding in 2016).

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Celebrating Love

Susan Lucci dancing with her son, Andreas Huber, at his wedding in 2016.Susan Lucci/Instagram

Since the end ofAll My Children, Lucci has taken on several new roles off-screen, including mother of the groom (seen here at her son Andreas' wedding in 2016).

21of 30Five Decades of DevotionSusan Lucci and her husband, producer Helmut Huber, at the 2009 Child Protection Agency’s gala at 583 Park Avenue on Oct. 26, 2009, in New York City.Charles Eshelman/FilmMagicIn 2017, after more than 50 years of marriage, Lucci revealed the simple secret to her happy marriage to Huber, telling PEOPLE, “He still makes me laugh, lucky me.”

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Five Decades of Devotion

Susan Lucci and her husband, producer Helmut Huber, at the 2009 Child Protection Agency’s gala at 583 Park Avenue on Oct. 26, 2009, in New York City.Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic

In 2017, after more than 50 years of marriage, Lucci revealed the simple secret to her happy marriage to Huber, telling PEOPLE, “He still makes me laugh, lucky me.”

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Four Generations of Family

Lucci is also a grandmother to five, including her first grandchild, Royce, with whom she shares a birthday. In 2018, the actressposted a sweet photo on Instagram of Royceas a newborn with mom Liza and Lucci’s mother, Jeanette,who died in 2021at 104.

23of 30Beautiful at Every AgeSusan Lucci posing in a black swimsuit on the beach in July 2020.Susan Lucci/InstagramIn 2018, the star, then 72, made a serious splash when she wasphotographed in a strapless red one-piecein Barbados. The internet buzz was so big that she ended upposing in the above black swimsuit forHarper’s Bazaarthat year. And though she works hard to stay in shape, she says a lot of her ageless appearance is due to her mindset.“People look at me and say, ‘Wow, she doesn’t seem old, but she is old,’ " she told PEOPLE. “Meanwhile, the reality is if you’re strong, you’re beautiful, no matter what age you are

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Beautiful at Every Age

Susan Lucci posing in a black swimsuit on the beach in July 2020.Susan Lucci/Instagram

In 2018, the star, then 72, made a serious splash when she wasphotographed in a strapless red one-piecein Barbados. The internet buzz was so big that she ended upposing in the above black swimsuit forHarper’s Bazaarthat year. And though she works hard to stay in shape, she says a lot of her ageless appearance is due to her mindset.

“People look at me and say, ‘Wow, she doesn’t seem old, but she is old,’ " she told PEOPLE. “Meanwhile, the reality is if you’re strong, you’re beautiful, no matter what age you are

24of 30Championing Heart Health with StyleSusan Lucci at the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection at Hammerstein Ballroom on Feb. 5, 2020, in New York City.Cindy Ord/GettyThe star (pictured here at the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection fashion show in 2020) is also a big advocate for heart disease education, after discovering a 90 percent blockage in one of her arteries in 2018 despite her daily exercise regimen and healthy diet.“I want to do some good with what I’ve been through,” Lucci told PEOPLE. “If I can help in any real way, I want to. Everyone’s symptoms are different, but I felt compelled to share mine. Even if it’s one person I help, that’s someone’s life.”

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Championing Heart Health with Style

Susan Lucci at the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection at Hammerstein Ballroom on Feb. 5, 2020, in New York City.Cindy Ord/Getty

The star (pictured here at the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection fashion show in 2020) is also a big advocate for heart disease education, after discovering a 90 percent blockage in one of her arteries in 2018 despite her daily exercise regimen and healthy diet.

“I want to do some good with what I’ve been through,” Lucci told PEOPLE. “If I can help in any real way, I want to. Everyone’s symptoms are different, but I felt compelled to share mine. Even if it’s one person I help, that’s someone’s life.”

25of 30Sharing Life’s Best MomentsSusan Lucci posing in a silver gown for an Instagram photo in August 2020.Susan Lucci/InstagramEven during the COVID-19 pandemic, the actress found time to dress up,sharing many of her fun, at-home ensembleson Instagram — including this dazzling silver sequin number from 2020.

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Sharing Life’s Best Moments

Susan Lucci posing in a silver gown for an Instagram photo in August 2020.Susan Lucci/Instagram

Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, the actress found time to dress up,sharing many of her fun, at-home ensembleson Instagram — including this dazzling silver sequin number from 2020.

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Stunning at 75

27of 30Heartfelt ResilienceSusan Lucci at the 75th annual Writers Guild Awards at the Edison Ballroom in New York City on March 5, 2023.Jamie McCarthy/GettyIn March 2023, Lucci, then 76, shared that she was “doing really well” following her second heart surgery in four years. “I always keep an eye on myself, what’s going on,” she told PEOPLE exclusively on the carpet of New York City’s Edison Ballroom at the 75th Writers Guild Awards.

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Heartfelt Resilience

Susan Lucci at the 75th annual Writers Guild Awards at the Edison Ballroom in New York City on March 5, 2023.Jamie McCarthy/Getty

Jamie McCarthy/Getty

In March 2023, Lucci, then 76, shared that she was “doing really well” following her second heart surgery in four years. “I always keep an eye on myself, what’s going on,” she told PEOPLE exclusively on the carpet of New York City’s Edison Ballroom at the 75th Writers Guild Awards.

28of 30A Legendary HonorSusan Lucci accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 50th Daytime Emmys in Los Angeles on Dec. 15, 2023.Kevin Winter/GettyOn Dec. 15, 2023, at the 50th Daytime Emmy Awards, the actress received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. She also used her emotional acceptance speech to honor her late husband, crediting him as a guiding force in her career.“The icing on the cake tonight is that my son, Andreas, is with me. It means so much to me to have you here with me,” Lucci said. “I feel your dad’s presencehere with us tonight too. I thank my husband, Helmet Huber, because he has everything to do with me standing up here tonight and receiving this incredible award.”

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A Legendary Honor

Susan Lucci accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 50th Daytime Emmys in Los Angeles on Dec. 15, 2023.Kevin Winter/Getty

Kevin Winter/Getty

On Dec. 15, 2023, at the 50th Daytime Emmy Awards, the actress received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. She also used her emotional acceptance speech to honor her late husband, crediting him as a guiding force in her career.

“The icing on the cake tonight is that my son, Andreas, is with me. It means so much to me to have you here with me,” Lucci said. “I feel your dad’s presencehere with us tonight too. I thank my husband, Helmet Huber, because he has everything to do with me standing up here tonight and receiving this incredible award.”

29of 30Radiates in RedSusan Lucci at the American Heart Association’s Red Dress Collection Concert 2024 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on Jan. 31, 2024.Astrid Stawiarz/GettyBack in January 2024, the soap icon graced the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection event in New York City. For the special evening, shewore a sparkling strapless red mermaid-style gownadorned with red feathers and silver jewelry.

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Radiates in Red

Susan Lucci at the American Heart Association’s Red Dress Collection Concert 2024 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on Jan. 31, 2024.Astrid Stawiarz/Getty

Astrid Stawiarz/Getty

Back in January 2024, the soap icon graced the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection event in New York City. For the special evening, shewore a sparkling strapless red mermaid-style gownadorned with red feathers and silver jewelry.

30of 30Runway ChicSusan Lucci walks the runway at Dennis Basso’s Spring/Summer 2025 fashion show during New York Fashion Week in New York City on Sept. 9, 2024.Daniele Schiavello/Gorunway.comLuccihit the runwayat the New York Fashion Week in September 2024, closing Dennis Basso’s Spring/Summer 2025 show in a pastel green gown with a strapless pleated bodice and translucent cape-like shawl. The moment was even more special as the actress was there to celebrate her 30-year friendship with the fashion designer.

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Runway Chic

Susan Lucci walks the runway at Dennis Basso’s Spring/Summer 2025 fashion show during New York Fashion Week in New York City on Sept. 9, 2024.Daniele Schiavello/Gorunway.com

Daniele Schiavello/Gorunway.com

Luccihit the runwayat the New York Fashion Week in September 2024, closing Dennis Basso’s Spring/Summer 2025 show in a pastel green gown with a strapless pleated bodice and translucent cape-like shawl. The moment was even more special as the actress was there to celebrate her 30-year friendship with the fashion designer.

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source: people.com