Cady McClain

McClain is perhaps best known for her soap opera work. She won three Daytime Emmys: Outstanding Juvenile Female for Dixie Cooney on All My Children, Outstanding Supporting Actress for Rosanna Cabot on As the World Turns, and Outstanding Guest Performer for Jennifer Horton on Days of Our Lives. She made history as the first woman to win Emmys for three different characters across three networks. Her other soap roles include Kelly Andrews on The Young and the Restless and Pamela Curtis on Beyond the Gates. In total, she has earned eight Emmy nominations and Soap Opera Digest Awards for Best Heroine and Best Couple.

Beyond acting, McClain has directed, produced, and written. She directed the documentary Seeing Is Believing: Women Direct, the film Angie: Lost Girls, and the short Butterflies, which won at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival. She also directed episodes of Venice the Series, which received two Emmy nominations, and the short film Just a Yellow Cab in New York City. As a creator, she has published poetry books, released music albums, and narrated audiobooks, including one that won an Earphones Award.

McClain stands 5 feet 2 inches tall, with blonde hair and blue eyes. She has an average body type, and her measurements are 32–26–32. She has no documented tattoos or piercings, and she appears to have undergone no cosmetic surgery. Her social media presence includes TikTok, Instagram with over 12,700 followers, and YouTube. In 2006, her ABC blog, Confessions of a Mad Soap Star, gained over 2 million hits.

McClain was married to actor Jon Lindstrom from 2014 to 2024; they have no children. She has been involved in advocacy, including serving on the board of The Chimaera Project, which supports female filmmakers, and developing a workshop called Dreaming Into Art. Her net worth is estimated at $3 million. She continues to work as an actress and director, and serves as Artistic Director of Axial Theatre.