Erika Slezak made her television debut on One Life to Live on March 17, 1971.

In 2002, she made Emmy® history when she won her sixth Outstanding Lead Actress Daytime Emmy® Award for her portrayal of Victoria Lord Davidson. She also won the prestigious award in 1984, 1986, 1992, 1995 and 1996. In November 2002, Ms. Slezak was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' esteemed Silver Circle.

A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, Ms. Slezak was admitted to the prestigious school when she was only 17, one of the youngest students ever accepted. But honors in the world of the arts are a tradition in her family.

Her father, the late Walter Slezak, starred in many films and Broadway hits, among them Fanny, for which he won the Tony® Award. Erika's grandfather was the world-famous operatic tenor, Leo Slezak, who sang in Vienna and Berlin, as well as at New York's Metropolitan Opera.

Born in Hollywood, Ms. Slezak learned to speak German at home before she learned English. For high school, she attended the Sacred Heart Schools in Greenwich, CT, and Philadelphia, PA.

Before making her debut in television on One Life to Live, Ms. Slezak established solid credentials in the theater. She was a member of the Milwaukee Repertory Company for three seasons, where she starred in everything from Shakespeare to Noel Coward, and she acted for another season at the Alley Theater in Houston.

Ms. Slezak is the only Slezak of her generation to pursue an acting career. Her sister, Ingrid, is an attorney and her brother, Leo, is a pilot.

Ms. Slezak and her husband, actor Brian Davies, have two children, Michael and Amanda. They live in a suburb of New York.