Erika Slezak with her father, Walter Slezak, on the set of One Life to Live (1974)
Born
(1946-08-05) August 5, 1946 (age 77)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Nationality
American
Alma mater
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1971–present
Known for
Victoria Lord
Television
One Life to Live
Spouses
Robert Daniel Mooney
(m. 1968–1971)
Brian Davies
(m. 1978)
Children
2
Parent(s)
Walter Slezak Johanna Van Rijin
Relatives
Margarete Slezak (aunt) Leo Slezak (grandfather)
Awards
Daytime Emmy Award (1984, 1986, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2005) Soap Opera Digest Award (2002)
Website
www.erikaslezak.com
Erika Slezak (/ˈsleɪzæk/; born August 5, 1946)[1] is an American actress, best known for her role as Victoria "Viki" Lord on the American daytime soap opera One Life to Live from 1971 through the television finale in 2012 and again in the online revival in 2013. She is one of the longest-serving serial actors in American media. For her portrayal of Viki, she has won six Daytime Emmy Awards, the most of any daytime drama actress.
^"SOAP STAR STATS: Erika Slezak (Viki, OLTL)". SoapOperaDigest.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
ErikaSlezak (/ˈsleɪzæk/; born August 5, 1946) is an American actress, best known for her role as Victoria "Viki" Lord on the American daytime soap opera...
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played for over 41 years by six-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress ErikaSlezak. The character was created as one of the protagonists by series creator...
Walter Slezak (German pronunciation: [ˌvaltɐ ˈslɛzak]; 3 May 1902 – 21 April 1983) was an Austrian-born film and stage actor active between 1922 and 1976...
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Otello. He is the father of actors Walter Slezak and Margarete Slezak and grandfather of the actress ErikaSlezak. "Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein"...
focuses on the members and relationships of the Lord family. Actress ErikaSlezak began portraying the series' protagonist Victoria Lord in March 1971...
Margarete Slezak (9 January 1901 – 30 August 1953) was an Austro-German singer and actress. She was the sister of the actor Walter Slezak. Derby (1949)...
show with the most awarded actresses, with a total of eleven, including ErikaSlezak and her record six wins. Susan Flannery and Kim Zimmer have since received...
Life to Live as Irene Manning, childhood best friend of Victoria Lord (ErikaSlezak). For 18 months on Broadway, Rhoades had the role of a showgirl in the...
co-star Jerry verDorn (Clint Buchanan), Robin Strasser (Dorian Cramer) and ErikaSlezak (Viki Lord). Zimmer has also appeared in several episodic television...
high-profile leading role, this time as the love interest of the show's star, ErikaSlezak. His character was eventually discovered to be the son of show patriarch...
role on One Life to Live, but lost the award to her onscreen mother ErikaSlezak. In 1990 she also was nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding...
2004–06, 2008 Sabine Singh Wendy 2010 ErikaSlezak Victoria Lord 1971–2013 Virginia Fletcher 1988 Herself 2008 Walter Slezak Lazlo Braedecker 1974 Alex and Brittany...
soap on August 24, 2011. Joey is born to Victoria "Viki" Lord Riley (ErikaSlezak) mere months after the death of his father and her husband Joe Riley...
Petersburg High School". The Progress Index. "Blair Underwood thanks OLTL's ErikaSlezak for his primetime career". soapcentral.com. Roots, Kimberly (January...
crossover character from All My Children. Amanda Davies is the daughter of ErikaSlezak (Victoria Lord). Alex Masters (portrayed by Randolph Mantooth) appeared...
original character Viki Lord Buchanan (played by Daytime Emmy Award-winner ErikaSlezak since 1971), and gave Williamson the opportunity to portray Jessica's...
v t e One Life to Live (1968–2013) Characters Senior cast ErikaSlezak Michael Storm Robert S. Woods Philip Carey Patricia Elliott Robin Strasser Peter...
Kirk Franklin, Seal, Elton John, Angie Stone, Kid Rock, Linda Dano, ErikaSlezak and soap stars of ABC's One Life to Live and CBS' Guiding Light. Place...
Richard Abbott, cousin of central heroine Victoria "Viki" Lord Riley (ErikaSlezak). He was offered the newly created part of Bo instead by then-executive...
2024). "Amanda Davies, One Life to Live Alum and Daughter of Soap Legend ErikaSlezak, Dead at 42". TVLine. Retrieved January 30, 2024. White, Abbey (January...
life as a housewife. On trial, Karen saved her friend Viki Lord Riley (ErikaSlezak) from being convicted of killing Karen's pimp, Marco Dane (Gerald Anthony)...
role as Clint Buchanan, husband of heroine Victoria Lord (played by ErikaSlezak) on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live. He originated the character...
during her stint that Viki's split personality was introduced. While ErikaSlezak would become famous for this part, Gillian and Lee Patterson (Joe Riley)...