Margo Montgomery

Margo Hughes
Ellen Dolan as Margo Hughes
As the World Turns character
Portrayed by	Margaret Colin (1980–82) Hillary B. Smith (1983–89) Ellen Dolan (1989–93, 1994–2010) Glynnis O'Connor (1993–94)
Duration	1980–2010
First appearance	July 1980
Last appearance	September 17, 2010
Created by	Bridget and Jerome Dobson
Introduced by	Fred Bartholomew
Classification	Final, regular
Profile
Other names	Margo Montgomery
Occupation	Chief of Police of the Oakdale Police Department Detective Former Acting Chief of Police of the Oakdale Police Department Former Nurse Former Stable hand at Jane Spencer's stables (later bought by James Stenbeck)
Residence	724 Pinewood Lane Oakdale, IL 60324
Parents John Dixon Lyla Crawford Half-brothers Duke Kramer Craig Montgomery Andy Dixon M.J. Dixon Johnny Dixon, Jr. Half-sisters Cricket Montgomery Katie Peretti Husband Tom Hughes (1983–) Sons Adam Munson Casey Hughes Stepsons Daniel Hughes Stepdaughters Lien Hughes Grandsons Billy Norbeck

Margo Hughes (nee Montgomery) is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns a show about working life in the fictional town of Oakdale. She was first played by Margaret Colin, and then by Hillary B. Smith for six years. However the actress most recognized for the role is Ellen Dolan, who played the character continuously from 1989 until 2010, with a break from January 1993 to June 1994.

Margo's storyline's often focus on family dramas and police matters. The character is portrayed as a stoic, hard-nosed, determined and level-headed character, who in later years has begun interfering in the lives of her children. A pivotal storyline for the character came in 1992 when the character was raped by two criminals she was attempting to arrest during a holdup. The storyline was continually re-hashed by the show in the years after.

Margo's only marriage in her 30-year history on the show was with that of lawyer Thomas "Tom" Hughes. The couple met during their investigation of Mr. Big and married in 1983. The super couple endured many trials and tribulations over their 27 years of marriage, most notably when Margo had an affair with Hal Munson, and Tom cheated on Margo with Emily Stewart. For her work on the show, Dolan won Soap Opera Digest's Outstanding Supporting Actress award in 1993, and has was nominated for a Daytime Emmy the same year.

Tom Hughes and Margo Montgomery are also the longest married couple in soap opera history.

The character of Margo Montgomery was brought in as the daughter of Lyla Montgomery and John Dixon. Marrying Tom Hughes three years after her arrival, the move connected her to the core Hughes family. Margo miscarried three children with Tom and gave birth to son Casey Hughes. In the 1980s, Margo gave birth to a son Adam Munson which turned out to be the son of policeman Hal Munson.