<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1954 - present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Bill Hayes (1974 - present) </Td> </Tr> <P> Susan Seaforth Hayes (born Susan Seabold on July 11, 1943 in Oakland, California) is an American dramatic actress . She is best known for her portrayal of Julie Williams on the NBC drama Days of Our Lives, and her intermittent portrayal of Joanna Manning on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless . She began playing the role of Julie Olsen Williams on Days of Our Lives in 1968, and is the only actor to appear on the show for all six decades (1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s) in which it has been on the air . Seaforth Hayes still regularly appears on Days as Julie Olsen Williams . </P> <P> Susan Seaforth grew up in Hollywood, where she was active in theater as a teenager . Her mother, Elizabeth Harrower (1918--2003), was an actress and writer who eventually became a part of the writing teams of The Young and the Restless and Days of Our Lives . Her father, Harry Seabold, lived with his bride for ninety days during World War II, through his basic training near Oklahoma City . He shipped out after his daughter was conceived and remained overseas for thirty - three months; during this time, Harrower returned to her family home in Berkeley . </P>

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