1. Maura West DeFreitas was born on Maura Jo Snyder; April 27,1972 and is an American actress.
16 Facts About Maura West
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Maura West began her career in 1995 when she was cast Carly Tenney on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns; she remained with the soap until its series finale on September 17,2010.
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Maura West has been nominated for 12 Daytime Emmy Awards, winning three of them for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
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Maura West was born on April 27,1972, in Springfield, Massachusetts, as the youngest of four children, with two brothers and a sister.
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In 1995, Maura West joined the cast of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in the role of Carly Tenney.
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Maura West held the role from April 11,1995, to May 8,1996.
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Maura West later returned to the role on September 10,1997, remaining on the series until its television finale on September 17,2010.
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Maura West has received a number of honors for her portrayal of Carly, including nominations for the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess in 1996, for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress 1999 and 2000, for Favorite Couple in 2001, an award which she shared with costar Michael Park.
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Maura West received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2001 and 2002.
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Maura West received three nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2004,2008 and 2009; winning twice, in 2007 and in 2010.
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Maura West began work in the role on September 1,2010, and made her first appearance on the show on October 8,2010.
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In May 2011, CBS Soaps In-depth confirmed Maura West had been let go from the soap after only several months on-air.
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Maura West later won in the category on April 26,2015.
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In 2014, Maura West made her first feature film appearance in Come Back to Me, which served as an adaption of the novel The Resurrectionist.
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Maura West has been married twice: to director Jonathan Knight from 1995 until their divorce in 1999, and to former As the World Turns costar Scott DeFreitas since January 22,2000.
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One of her children, Joe Maura West, is a Broadway actor.