# Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series – Young Actress

The Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series – Young Actress is one of the Young Artist Awards presented annually by the Young Artist Association to recognize a young actress under the age of 21, who has delivered an outstanding performance in role while working within the daytime industry.
The award first took place in October 1979 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, California. In 1983, it was called Best Young Actress in a Daytime Soap. In 1984, Daytime and Nighttime was combined into one category which was called Best Young Actress in a Daytime or Nighttime Television Series. In 1987 and 1988, there was no award given.

## Winners and nominees

| Year | Actress | Program | Network |
| 1979 (1st) |
| 1979 (1st) | ★ Tracey Bregman | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1979 (1st) | Genie Francis | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1979 (1st) | Natasha Ryan | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1980 (2nd) |
| 1980 (2nd) | ★ Genie Francis | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1980 (2nd) | Tracey Bregman | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1980 (2nd) | Andrea Evans | One Life to Live | ABC |
| 1980 (2nd) | Dana Kimmell | Texas | NBC |
| 1980 (2nd) | Stacey Moran | Search For Tomorrow | CBS |
| 1981 (3rd) | | | |
| 1981 (3rd) | ★ Becky Perle | The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! | NBC |
| 1981 (3rd) | Genie Francis | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1981 (3rd) | Dana Klaboe | Another World | NBC |
| 1982 (4th) |
| 1982 (4th) | ★ Lori Loughlin | The Edge of Night | ABC |
| 1982 (4th) | Jennifer Cooke | Guiding Light | CBS |
| 1982 (4th) | Liz Keifer | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 1982 (4th) | Debbie Lytton | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1982 (4th) | Janine Turner | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1983 (5th) |
| 1983 (5th) | ★ Tracey Bregman | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 1983 (5th) | Kristian Alfonso | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1983 (5th) | Lori-Nan Engler | The Doctors | ABC |
| 1983 (5th) | Debbie Lytton | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1983 (5th) | Lisa Trusel | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1984 (6th) |
| 1984 (6th) | ★ Shalane McCall (nighttime) | Dallas | CBS |
| 1984 (6th) | Melissa Brennan (daytime) | Santa Barbara | NBC |
| 1984 (6th) | Kristian Alfonso (daytime) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1984 (6th) | Dana Kimmell (daytime) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1984 (6th) | Lisa Trusel (daytime) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1985 (7th) | | | |
| 1985 (7th) | ★ Kimberly McCullough | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1985 (7th) | Kristian Alfonso | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1985 (7th) | Andrea Barber | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1985 (7th) | Melissa Brennan | Santa Barbara | NBC |
| 1985 (7th) | Lisa Trusel | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1986 (8th) | | | |
| 1986 (8th) | ★ Kimberly McCullough | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1986 (8th) | Lauralee Bell | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 1986 (8th) | Melissa Brennan | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1986 (8th) | Christie Clark | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1986 (8th) | Kelly Hyman | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 1989 (10th) | | | |
| 1989 (10th) | ★ Lauralee Bell | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 1989 (10th) | Christie Clark | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1989 (10th) | Ami Dolenz | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1989 (10th) | Kimberly McCullough | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1989 (10th) | Kelly Hyman | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 1990 (11th) | | | |
| 1990 (11th) | ★ Ashley Peldon | Guiding Light | CBS |
| 1990 (11th) | Christie Clark | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1990 (11th) | Kelly Hyman | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 1990 (11th) | Julie Condra | Santa Barbara | NBC |
| 1990 (11th) | Kimberly McCullough | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1990/1991 (12th) | | | |
| 1990/1991 (12th) | ★ Aimee Brooks | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1990/1991 (12th) | Brighton Hertford | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1990/1991 (12th) | Kassandra Kelly | Generations | NBC |
| 1990/1991 (12th) | Ashley Peldon | Guiding Light | CBS |
| 1991/1992 (13th) | | | |
| 1991/1992 (13th) | ★ Rachel Miner | Guiding Light | CBS |
| 1991/1992 (13th) | Susan Eckerling | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1991/1992 (13th) | Irene Ng | All My Children | ABC |
| 1991/1992 (13th) | Ashley Peldon | Guiding Light | CBS |
| 1991/1992 (13th) | Vicki Wauchope | Santa Barbara | NBC |
| 1993 (14th) | | | |
| 1993 (14th) | ★ Melissa Hayden | Guiding Light | CBS |
| 1993 (14th) | Robyn Griggs | One Life to Live | ABC |
| 1993 (14th) | Rachel Miner | Guiding Light | CBS |
| 1993 (14th) | Lindsay Price | All My Children | ABC |
| 1993 (14th) | Heather Tom | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 1993 (14th) | Erin Torpey | One Life to Live | ABC |
| 1995 (16th) |
| 1995 (16th) | ★ Maitland Ward | The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS |
| 1995 (16th) | Courtney Chase | One Life to Live | ABC |
| 1995 (16th) | Sarah Michelle Gellar | All My Children | ABC |
| 1995 (16th) | Rachel Miner | Guiding Light | CBS |
| 1995 (16th) | Erin Torpey | One Life to Live | ABC |
| 1997 (18th) |
| 1997 (18th) | ★ Landry Albright | The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS |
| 1997 (18th) | Kimberly Brown | Guiding Light | CBS |
| 1997 (18th) | Kimberly McCullough | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1997 (18th) | Alison Sweeney | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1997 (18th) | Erin Torpey | One Life to Live | ABC |
| 2001 (22nd) | | | |
| 2001 (22nd) | ★ Brittany Snow | Guiding Light | CBS |
| 2001 (22nd) | Mary Elizabeth Winstead | Passions | NBC |
| 2001 (22nd) | Kirsten Storms | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 2001 (22nd) | Jennifer Finnigan | The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS |
| 2001 (22nd) | Ashley Lyn Cafagna | The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS |
| 2011 (32nd) | | | |
| 2011 (32nd) | ★ Lexi Ainsworth | General Hospital | ABC |
| 2011 (32nd) | Taylor Spreitler | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 2011 (32nd) | Gabriela Rodriquez | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 2012 (33rd) |
| 2012 (33rd) | ★ Haley Pullos | General Hospital | ABC |
| 2012 (33rd) | Lexi Ainsworth | General Hospital | ABC |
| 2012 (33rd) | Ellery Sprayberry | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 2013 (34th) |
| 2013 (34th) | ★ Samantha Bailey | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 2013 (34th) | Haley King | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 2013 (34th) | Haley Pullos | General Hospital | ABC |
| 2014 (35th) |
| 2014 (35th) | ★ Haley Pullos | General Hospital | ABC |
| 2014 (35th) | Johnnie Ladd | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 2014 (35th) | McKenna Roberts | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 2014 (35th) | Brooklynn Rae Silzer | General Hospital | ABC |