Emily Stewart | |||||||||||||||||
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Kelley Menighan Hensley as Emily Stewart
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As the World Turns character | |||||||||||||||||
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First appearance | April 1972 | ||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | September 17, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
Created by | David Lesan and Irna Phillips | ||||||||||||||||
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The Young and the Restless | ||||||||||||||||
Classification | Final, regular | ||||||||||||||||
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Occupation | Owner and Publisher of The Intruder Former Freelance journalist Former Editor of The City Times Former Executive at Walsh Enterprises Former Executive at Montgomery & Associates Former Employee at Fashions, Ltd. |
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Residence | Fairwinds 100 Stone Ridge Road Oakdale, Illinois 60324 |
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Parents |
Dan Stewart Susan Stewart |
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Siblings |
Betsy Stewart Alison Stewart (adoptive) |
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Children | Unnamed child (miscarriage) Alison Stewart Lyon Hunter Daniel Hughes Jennifer Ryan (stillborn) |
Grandparents | Tim Cole Ellen Lowell Stewart David Stewart (adoptive) Fred Burke Julia Burke |
Aunts and uncles | Annie Stewart Ward Dawn "Dee" Stewart Paul Stewart (adoptive) |
Nieces and nephews | Danielle Andropolous |
First cousins | Gregoy Ward Lowell Ward Maria Ward Nancy Ward Stewart Cushing |
Emily Ryan (maiden name Stewart; previously Snyder, Munson and Hughes) is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns. She has been portrayed by Kelley Menighan Hensley since July 1992. Ten years later, the actress received her first Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress. The character briefly appeared on the CBS soap, The Young and the Restless, on 23 March 2007, asking Amber Moore about information on her sister and biological daughter, Alison Stewart.
Emily Stewart is the daughter of Dan and Susan Stewart. They divorced soon after she was born. She went to live with her father, but after a custody battle between Dan and Susan, in which Dan won, she was back and forth between them. Emily's life wasn't very stable. Her mother was an alcoholic. When she was 8 years old, her father died. Susan and Emily left town. Emily came back to Oakdale when she was 17. A very young Emily found herself falling in love with James Stenbeck, and she became pregnant. She had already decided she wanted nothing more to do with James. Therefore, she had a brief relationship with Holden Snyder, and she led him to believe that the baby was his. Holden did the proper thing and married her. They divorced soon after she miscarried her baby, and Holden learned the truth.
Later, Emily met Brock Lombard, who was a mobster. At this time, Emily offered a summer job to a young Paul Stenbeck, who was the son of Barbara Ryan. One night, after she and Brock had a big argument, Paul stopped by her house. She was upset about the argument, and without thinking, she and Paul made love. Paul was a virgin. He developed deep feelings for Emily, and when his father, James Stenbeck, found out about the situation, he was furious with Emily. Paul came by and heard the argument between his father and Emily. Trying to protect Emily, he grabbed a gun and shot his father. Soon after, Brock reformed from being a mobster. Emily told Brock about the incident with Paul and his father. Brock forgave Emily and planned to be with her forever, when someone from the mob shot him. Brock was found dead.