Carrie Brady

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Carrie Brady
Days of Our Lives character
Christie Clark as Carrie Brady
Portrayed by	Andrea Barber (1982–1986) Christie Clark (1986–1991, 1992–2021) Tracy Middendorf (1992)
Duration	1982–1999 2005–2006 2010–2012 2017–2019 2021
First appearance	August 4, 1982
Last appearance	September 10, 2021
Classification	Former; guest (returning)
Created by	Margaret DePriest and Sheri Anderson
Introduced by	Betty Corday and Al Rabin (1982) Ken Corday and Stephen Wyman (2005) Ken Corday and Gary Tomlin (2010) Ken Corday, Greg Meng and Noel Maxam (2011) Ken Corday, Greg Meng, and Albert Alarr (2017)
Spin-off appearances	Days of Our Lives: One Stormy Night (1992) Days of Our Lives: Night Sins (1993) Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem (2021)
In-universe information Other names Carrie Roberts Carrie Reed Caroline Anna Brady Occupation Attorney Businesswoman Model Family Brady Father Roman Brady Mother Anna DiMera Stepfather Tony DiMera Stepmother Marlena Evans (1983–1994) Kate Roberts (2003–2005) Half-brothers Eric Brady Rex Brady Half-sisters Sami Brady Cassie Brady Husband Austin Reed (1997–1999, 2006–present) Lucas Roberts (2006) Sons Noah Reed[1][2] Grandfathers Shawn Brady Grandmothers Caroline Brady Uncles Bo Brady Frankie Brady (adoptive) Max Brady (adoptive) Brett Fredericks Aunts Kimberly Brady Kayla Brady Nephews Will Horton Johnny DiMera Nieces Allie Horton Sydney DiMera Grace Brady (legal) Emily Lockhart Mackenzie Horton First cousins Shawn-Douglas Brady Chelsea Brady Zack Brady Ciara Brady Andrew Donovan IV Theresa Donovan Stephanie Johnson Joey Johnson Isaac Brady (adoptive)

Carrie Brady Reed is a fictional character from the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, a long-running serial set in the fictional town of Salem, Illinois. Created by head writer Margaret DePriest, the role of Carrie has been most notably portrayed by Christie Clark, who took over the role in 1986 as a teenager. Clark remained with the series from April 1986 to January 1991 and from December 1992 to November 1999. She returned in 2005, leaving in October 2006, and returned in September 2011 as part of a reboot of the series.^[3] Her character left the show the following July, and in September 2016, it was announced that Clark would return as Carrie in 2017.^[4] Carrie, a lawyer, also returned for several weeks in early 2018 when her mother, Anna, was accused of the murder of Andre DiMera. She returned in June 2019 for the funeral of Caroline Brady (Peggy McCay). In 2021, Carrie appeared in the spinoff series Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.

Throughout the show, Carrie has been involved in classic soap opera storylines. Her romantic pairing with Austin Reed (Austin Peck, Patrick Muldoon) led Austin and Carrie to become a well-known super couple. Carrie is the daughter of Anna DiMera (Leann Hunley) and Roman Brady (at the time Wayne Northrop, later Josh Taylor), though as a child she was mainly raised by Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) and John Black (Drake Hogestyn). Today, John and Marlena still view Carrie as if she were their daughter. Carrie is a member of the Brady family, one of the show's two core families, the other being the Hortons. She has a long-standing rivalry with her sister Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney), as Sami has routinely tried to steal Austin from Carrie. Starting in 2011, Carrie and Sami began to get along better, but their closeness fell apart when Carrie fell in love with Sami's then-husband, Rafe Hernandez, in 2012. Rafe also fell in love with Carrie.

Clark's portrayal of Carrie Brady has earned her nominations for Outstanding Younger Actress at the Daytime Emmy Awards in 1997 and 1998. She won a Soap Opera Digest Award with her co-star Austin Peck for Hottest Romance in 1997. Additionally, she was nominated for Best Young Actress in a Daytime Drama at the Young Artist Awards in 1990 and 1989.