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Date of Birth

13 October 1969, Burbank, California, USA

Birth Name

Katie McClain

Height

5' 3" (1.60 m)

Trivia

Started going by "Cady McClain" in the 1980s because her agent like the way it looked better than "Katie McClain".

Has been a professional actress since age 10.

Sings, plays guitar, dances, and is an accomplished artist.

Began her career at age 9 in the Stuck on Band-Aid's commercial.

Cady is committed to charity work, has been a member of the Junior Board of the Enterprise Foundation and also worked with RARE to develop a radio soap opera for the Wildward Islands of the Carribean. She is devoted to helping New Orleans recover.

2002: Daytime viewers were shocked to see McClain's performance and transition from "All My Children" (1970) to "As the World Turns" (1956) from the beloved role of "AMC"'s 'innocent' Dixie Cooney to "ATWT"'s 'bitchy' Rosanna Cabot. For 13 years fans were used to her familiar role as a heroine to a villain. When she departed "AMC" she posted a letter on Soap Opera Central online telling her "All My Children" fans to go and watch her on "As The World Turns". AMC and ATWT are network rival soaps. Months later on "ATWT" she earned an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actress", but unfortunately her character on "AMC" was killed off, ending the popular Tad and Dixie romance.

During her time off of "All My Children" (1970)a stock image still appeared in the opening credits.

Her status with "As the World Turns" (1956) was considered somewhat unusual. When she joined the show in 2002, the role of Rosanna Cabot was a recurring one. However, she became so popular with fans that "ATWT" tried to get her to sign a contract. She refused, but the show still continued to feature her prominently, which is usually not the case for recurring characters. She even won the 2004 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress. Shortly before that, she finally agreed to sign a one-year contract with "ATWT". When the deal expired she went back to recurring status with the show for awhile before she ultimately left, soon rejoining "All My Children" (1970) in her popular role of Dixie Cooney Martin.

Cady returned to "All My Children" (1970) in 2006 to create a new dynamic with fans through her blog, "Confessions of a Mad Soap Star," at www.cadysconfessions.com, as well as other innovative audience interactions.

Where Are They Now

(1997) Appears off Broadway as Lady in The Red Address

(December 2005) ABC has confirmed that Cady will return to the role of Dixie Martin on "All My Children" as of December 23, 2005.

(December 2005) Cady has returned to " All My Children" as the beloved Dixie as of December 23, 2005.

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