birth_place name birth_date spouse article_title birth_name occupation
orange county , california , united states martha nix wade 26 september 1967 gary wade -lrb- 1993-present -rrb- martha nix wade
 martha aileen nix actress/author/speaker
martha nix wade

martha nix wade -lrb- born september 26 , 1967 -rrb- is an american actress , best known for her roles as janice horton on the nbc daytime soap opera `` days of our lives '' and serena burton on the cbs drama `` the waltons '' .
