Let's make this birthday one to remember.

78 years old (Born on December 23, 1946)

Happy birthday to Susan Lucci, the queen of daytime drama who taught us how to throw a perfect tantrum and still look fabulous doing it! As Erica Kane on "All My Children," you survived multiple weddings, countless breakups, evil twins, and an entire closet filled with shimmering gowns. Let's face it—only Erica could make plotting revenge seem chic.

Through decades of suspenseful storyline twists (how many husbands were there again?), your impeccable grace earned Emmy nods—and when you finally won that well-deserved Emmy award after 19 nominations in 1999—the whole world cheered. Here's wishing our timeless icon another year full of applause-worthy moments!