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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
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on the
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soap opera ''
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'' from 1972 to 2010.


Life and career

Hays was born Kay Piper in
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, 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. She grew up in Joliet. She took classes at
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, and worked as a model. In 1962, she changed her name to Kathryn Hays (using her mother's maiden name for her last name). Hays' first marriage was to Sidney Steinberg in 1957, with whom she had a daughter, Sherri. In 1966, Hays married actor
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; the couple divorced in 1969. Her third husband was Wolfgang Lieschke, who was employed in the advertising industry.


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." In the 1966–67 television season, Hays appeared as Elizabeth Reynolds Pride in the
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western series ''The Road West'', with co-stars
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,
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, Kelly Corcoran and
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. 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 "
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" 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 ''
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'' (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 ''
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'' with
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.


''As the World Turns''

In 1972, she was cast as Kim Sullivan Hughes on
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's ''
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''. She remained with ''As the World Turns'' until its final episode on September 17, 2010. 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''. In May 2020, she appeared in an episode of ''The Locher Room'', a series of
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episodes reuniting various soap actors.


Death

Hays died on March 25, 2022. She had been living in an assisted living facility at the time of her death. Her daughter, Sherri Mancusi, participated in a November 2022 fan tribute on ''The Locher Room'' YouTube channel that honored Hays; in the interview, Mancusi said that Hays had dementia in the years prior to her death. "Mom had dementia, that's what killed her and most people who have dementia are good at masking it," Mancusi said. "Mom was an Oscar contender, and she had people with her all day in her home and she was out in Illinois at that point. Having lived with an artist since the day I was born, I know something about artists and it's that they don't retire. She couldn't drive a car at that point or fix a meal or run her own life, but she could still do an interview, or do a show."


Filmography


Film


Television


References


External links

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2008 Interview in the Bureau County Journal
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