Acting Background
In 1981, Walker was cast in her first acting job as Liza Colby on the ABC Television soap opera, All My Children. She was honored with two Outstanding Supporting Actress Daytime Emmy nominations in 1983 and 1984. After a successful three-year run, she decided to leave the show for other opportunities. She was replaced promptly with actress Alice Haining, as Liza Colby on the show.
In 1984, Walker created another popular soap opera role in the form of Eden Capwell on Santa Barbara. Her character, partnered with A Martinez's character, Cruz Castillo, became one of the show's most popular supercouples. She was nominated for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1987 and 1988, and finally won in 1989 for an emotional storyline, in which her character was brutally raped. She left the show in 1991.
In 1993, she started playing the role of Tangie Hill on Guiding Light. While the role was created specifically for Walker, the character didn't catch on with the audience. In August 1995, she left the show, in favor of the full-time return of Nola Chamberlain, played by Lisa Brown. Walker then made a long-awaited comeback appearance as Liza Colby on All My Children in September 1995. In 2001, she was nominated for another Outstanding Lead Actress Daytime Emmy award.
It was announced that Walker's contract would not be renewed when it expired in 2004. Her farewell appearance on All My Children aired on September 28, 2004.
The exit of Liza Colby occurred amid rumor that Walker would return to the show on a recurring basis. This rumor was fueled by the fact that her exit was very open-ended. She was not killed off, like some notable fan favorites like Jesse Hubbard, played by Darnell Williams, but rather assumed a new identity. Her character simply decided to take her daughter to live out of reach from her controlling ex-husband Adam Chandler, played by David Canary.
According to Soap Opera Digest magazine, Walker was at first hesitant to go on a recurring basis, but later warmed to the idea. In December 2004, the writers created a scene where Liza appeared making a phone call. Walker appeared again in January 2005, when her character assisted Babe Carey Chandler and Jamie Martin, in their attempt to flee from Adam's wrath. The characters of Babe and Jamie were played by Alexa Havins and Justin Bruening.
Former head writer Megan McTavish spoke to the soap media and publicly thanked Walker for working without a contract, but also hinted that she did not intend for Liza to return to the show any time soon. However, in 2009, the character of Liza returned, albeit played this time by actress Jamie Luner.
After Walker left All My Children, she decided to accept a position in Christian ministry, based in Huntersville, North Carolina, where she remains working with youth.
In addition to her work with daytime soap operas, Walker has starred in several movies of the week, including The Return of Desperado, Bar Girls, Midnight's Child, and Terror In the Shadows.
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