Since the 1970s, the Daytime Emmy has been recognizing the talented actresses whose characters have long suffered at the hands of vicious villains of the soap operas.

(AP Photo/Nick Ut, File) FILE - Sandy Ferra Martindale, left, and Wink Martindale arrive at the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center, May 5, 2019, in Pasadena, Calif.

Sandy Ferra Martindale and Wink Martindale arrive at the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center, in 2019. “I love working with contestants, interacting with the audience ...

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(AP Photo/Nick Ut, File) Sandy Ferra Martindale, left, and Wink Martindale arrive at the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center, May 5, 2019, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by ...

FILE - Michelle Trachtenberg attends the 28th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party ... In 2001, she received a Daytime Emmy nomination for hosting Discovery’s "Truth ...

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