Shawn Christian

Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, this long-running serial focuses on the relationships and difficulties of its inhabitants.

Ava Gregory thought life couldn't get any better. She's young, free and single with a great group of friends, a fabulous beach front house in California and a promising career as a fashion designer. But when she receives some devastating news from her home town in Kansas her whole life is turned upside down.

"Like sands through the hourglass... so are the Days of Our Lives". These words, spoken by late cast member Macdonald Carey, open every episode of this daytime drama, chronicaling the trials and tribulations of the citizens of the fictional city of Salem.