Maura West
Encyclopedia
Maura Jo West born Maura Snyder is an American
actress, best known for her role as Carly Tenney on the television soap opera
As the World Turns
and as Diane Jenkins
on The Young and the Restless
.
Award five times (in 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2006), and a Daytime Emmy Award
seven times (in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010). West won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
in 2007 and 2010.
In 2010 West and her longtime onscreen romantic acting partner, Michael Park won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress and Actor.
It was announced in August 2010 that West would join CBS soap The Young and the Restless
, the long-time top rated daytime drama. She is the third actress to play Diane Jenkins
, and made her first appearance on the show on October 8, 2010. In May 2011, it was confirmed by CBS Soaps Indepth that West had been let go from the soap after only several months on-air.
since January 22, 2000. She has five children. With Knight, she had Benjamin Crawford West Knight (born June 1996). With Scott, she had Joseph Peter DeFreitas (born March 29, 2000), Katherine Marie DeFreitas (born January 9, 2002), Basil John DeFreitas (born January 30, 2007) and Birdie West DeFreitas (born June 16, 2009).
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actress, best known for her role as Carly Tenney on the television soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
and as Diane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She last portrayed by Maura West from October 8, 2010 to August 1, 2011. Since August 3, 2011, West continues to appear as Diane in flashbacks...
on The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
.
Career
West portrayed Carly from April 11, 1995 to May 8, 1996 and again from September 10, 1997 to the end of the series. She has been nominated for a Soap Opera DigestSoap Opera Digest
Soap Opera Digest is a weekly magazine covering American daytime soap operas. It features onscreen and offscreen news about the series, interviews with and articles about performers, storyline summaries and analysis, and related promotional information...
Award five times (in 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2006), and a Daytime Emmy Award
Daytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
seven times (in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010). West won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series is an award which has been given every year at the Daytime Emmys ceremony since 1974...
in 2007 and 2010.
In 2010 West and her longtime onscreen romantic acting partner, Michael Park won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress and Actor.
It was announced in August 2010 that West would join CBS soap The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
, the long-time top rated daytime drama. She is the third actress to play Diane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She last portrayed by Maura West from October 8, 2010 to August 1, 2011. Since August 3, 2011, West continues to appear as Diane in flashbacks...
, and made her first appearance on the show on October 8, 2010. In May 2011, it was confirmed by CBS Soaps Indepth that West had been let go from the soap after only several months on-air.
Personal life
West has been married twice, first to Jonathan Knight from 1995 to 1999 and currently to former ATWT co-star Scott DeFreitasScott DeFreitas
Scott DeFreitas is an actor, best known for his role as Andrew "Andy" Dixon on the American television soap opera, As the World Turns ....
since January 22, 2000. She has five children. With Knight, she had Benjamin Crawford West Knight (born June 1996). With Scott, she had Joseph Peter DeFreitas (born March 29, 2000), Katherine Marie DeFreitas (born January 9, 2002), Basil John DeFreitas (born January 30, 2007) and Birdie West DeFreitas (born June 16, 2009).
Filmography
- As the World TurnsAs the World TurnsAs the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
as Carly Tenney (1995–2010) - The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
as Diane JenkinsDiane JenkinsDiane Jenkins is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She last portrayed by Maura West from October 8, 2010 to August 1, 2011. Since August 3, 2011, West continues to appear as Diane in flashbacks...
(2010–2011)