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Marcy Walker (born November 26 , 1961 ) is an American Soap Opera Actress . She was born in Paducah, Kentucky , and grew up in Lancaster, California . Walker graduated from Antelope Valley High School in 1978 after only three years enrolled. In 1981 , she got her first soap job as Liza Colby Chandler Chandler Chandler on '' All My Children ''. After a successful three-year run (and two Outstanding Supporting Actress Daytime Emmy nominations, in 1983 and 1984 ), she decided to leave the show for other opportunities. Late in 1984 , she created yet another popular soap role in the form of Eden Capwell on '' Santa Barbara ''. Her character, partnered with A Martinez 's character, Cruz, became one of the show's flagship supercouples. She was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress Daytime Emmy awards in 1987 and 1988 , with an Emmy win in 1989 . She left the serial in 1991 . In 1993 , she started playing the tailor-made role of Tangie Hill on '' Guiding Light ''. Fans and the soap press alike found Walker's character too much of an "inadequate replacement" for Beth Ehlers 's character, Harley Cooper (Ehlers had left the show mere months before Walker was signed on). The character didn't catch on and she left in 1995 to make a comeback as Liza on ''All My Children''. She was nominated for another Outstanding Lead Actress Daytime Emmy award in 2001 . It was announced that Walker's contract would not be renewed when it expired in 2004. She taped the last of the episodes in her contract in the summer of 2004 . Her farewell episode (with an appearance from her character's mother, who is also seldom seen as of late) aired on September 28 . Liza's exit occurred amid rumor that Walker would return to the show on recurring status. This rumor was fueled by the fact that her exit was very open-ended. She was not killed off like some notable fan favorites like Jesse Hubbard ( Darnell Williams ) or Gillian Lavery ( Esta TerBlanche ) but rather assumed a new identity and took her daughter to live out of reach of her controlling ex-husband Adam Chandler ( David Canary ). According to Soap Opera Digest magazine she was at first hesitant to go on recurring status due to the reasons mentioned prior in this article but later warmed to the idea. Liza made a phone call appearance in December 2004 and appeared again in January 2005 when her character assisted Babe Chandler ( Alexa Havins ) and Jamie Martin ( Justin Bruening ) in their attempt to flee from Adam's wraith. Walker has not been seen on-screen since these episodes aired. Headwriter Megan McTavish has spoken to the soap media and publicly thanked Walker for working without a contract but has also hinted that she does not intend for Liza to return to the show any time soon. She has been married five times, and is the mother to one son, Taylor, by her third husband. Her second marriage, to actor , and now goes by the name Marcy Smith in her private life. In early 2006 , Walker announced she had left her acting career and embarked on a new calling as a children's minister in a North Carolina church. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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