Judi Evans

Judi Evans (also credited as Judi Evans Luciano, born July 12, 1964) is an American actress.

Evans began her career in daytime in 1983 when she was cast as Becki on Days of Our Lives. She shot to fame shortly after when she was cast as Beth Raines on Guiding Light, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award at the age of 19.

In 1986, she left Guiding Light and immediately joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis. In 1991, she took over the role of Paulina Cory Carlino on Another World, a role she would continue until the show ended in 1999.

She currently recurs as Bonnie Lockhart on Days of Our Lives.

Career Judi Evans is a professional "soap-hopper" with multiple, successful appearances on four Daytime Soap Operas.

She began her career, in 1983, on Guiding Light as Beth Raines. In 1986, she moved over to Days of Our Lives to take on the role of Adrienne Johnson-Kiriakis. In 1991, she moved to New York to take over the role of Paulina Cory on Another World. After the conclusion of Another World in 1999, Evans moved back to Los Angeles to begin recurring again on Days of Our Lives, this time taking on double duty as Bonnie Lockhart and Adrienne Johnson-Kiriakis. In 2009, she took on the role of Maeve Stone on As The World Turns.

She currently recurs as Bonnie Lockhart-Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives opposite her longtime co-star Wally Kurth.

In addition to her roles in Daytime, Evans has had a very successful television movie career including roles in Getting Away with Murder: The JonBenet Ramsey Mystery, Love Is on the Air, I Am Not For Sale: The Fight to End Human Trafficking, and Blood Runs Thick.

She guest-starred on the hit CBS show The Mentalist from 2012-2013 and was a series regular on Venice: The Series playing the role of Logan. She also guest-starred on The Bay (online soap opera) in the role of Katherine Blackwell.

Personal Evans was born in Montebello, California. In 1993, she married Michael Luciano. They had one son, named Austin Michael Luciano, who died unexpectedly in late 2019 at age 23.

In 2020, nearly six months after losing her son, Evans contracted COVID-19 while at the hospital recovering from an accidental injury she incurred during horseback riding. Doctors considered amputating both her legs as part of her treatment, but she, luckily, made a full recovery.

Filmography + Credits Year Title Role Notes 1983–1986 Guiding Light Beth Raines Series regular 1986 Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story Penelope Cabot Television film 1986–1991,2003–2008,2010–present Days of Our Lives Adrienne Johnson/Bonnie Lockhart-Kiriakis Series regular 1991–1999 Another World Paulina Cory Carlino Series regular 2000 Getting Away with Murder: The JonBenet Ramsey Mystery Patsy Ramsey Television film 2008 Screening Party Amy Television film 2009 As the World Turns Maeve Stone Contract role 2010 Healing Hands Connie Television film 2011-2014 Venice: The Series Logan 24 episodes 2013 The Grove Prissy Television film 2012–2013 The Mentalist Senator Eillen Dawkins 3 episodes 2014 Ron and Laura Take Back America Diana Television film 2014 The Bay Catherine Blackwell 6 episodes 2016 Mr. And Mrs. Smit Madam Secretary 1 episode 2018 The Dawn of Zombie Apocalypse Doctor E Television film 2018 Deadly Patient Nurse May Williams Television film 2019 I Am Not For Sale: The Fight To End Human Trafficking Judie Television film 2019 John Wynn's Mirror Mirror Debbie Wilson Television film 2021 Love Is on the Air Miriam Cassidy Television film 2021 Blood Runs Thick Catherine Television film

Awards Daytime Emmy Awards (1984) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Guiding Light (Won) (2008) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Days of our Lives (Nominated)

Soap Opera Digest Awards (1986) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Daytime Supercouple on a Daytime Serial for Guiding Light (shared with Vincent Irizarry) (Nominated) (1993) Soap Opera Digest Award Hottest Female Star for Another World (Nominated) (1998) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Supporting Actress for Another World (Won) (2005) Soap Opera Digest Award Favorite Return for Days of our Lives (Won)