BIRTHDATE: September 19
YEARS ON SHOW: 1993-present
MARITAL STATUS: Has been wed to California Highway Patrolman Dave Sanov, a family friend, since July 8, 2000
CHILDREN: Son Benjamin Edward was born on February 25, 2005. Daughter Megan was born January 12, 2009.
AWARDS: Has won five Soap Opera Digest Awards: Outstanding Villainess in 1996, 1998 and 1999; Outstanding Younger Lead Actress in 2001; Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2005. Was awarded the Online Daytime Emmy for America's Favorite Villain in 2002.

Alison Sweeney may have been sweet 16 when she joined DAYS, but fans soon found themselves loving to hate her not-so-sweet character. Though she was young, the Los Angeles native had already amassed an impressive set of credits as a child actor. She appeared in her first commercial (for Kodak) when she was 5, then starred alongside Mimi Kennedy in FAMILY MAN, as well as with Barbara Eden, Jennie Garth (Kelly, BEVERLY HILLS, 90210) and David Tom (ex-Paul, OLTL; ex-Billy, Y&R) in A BRAND NEW LIFE.