Kim Sullivan Hughes

Kim Sullivan Hughes
As the World Turns character
Portrayed byKathryn Hays
Duration1972–2010
First appearanceAugust 31, 1972 (1972-08-31)
Last appearanceSeptember 17, 2010 (2010-09-17)
ClassificationPast; regular
Created byIrna Phillips
Introduced byFreddie Bartholomew
In-universe information
Other names
  • Kimberly Sullivan
  • Kim Reynolds
  • Kim Dixon
  • Kim Stewart
  • Kim Andropoulous
OccupationCo-owner of WOAK-TV
Host of Patterns TV show
Campaign manager for her stepson, Tom Hughes
Helped manage the Andropolous restaurant, The Palace
Former Secretary for Lowell, Hughes & Colman law firm
Former Singer
MotherFrances Sullivan
SistersJennifer Ryan Hughes
Spouse
Sons
DaughtersSabrina Hughes
StepdaughtersFrannie Hughes
GranddaughtersHope Dixon
Nieces and nephews
Other relatives

Kim Sullivan Hughes (formerly Reynolds, Dixon, Stewart, Andropoulus, and Hughes) is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns. The character was portrayed by Kathryn Hays continuously from 1972. Kim was created by soap opera legend Irna Phillips and was based on Irna's own personality.[1] She soon became one of As the World Turns's most popular characters. First appearing in August 1972, the actress become the fourth longest serving cast member on the show after Helen Wagner (Nancy Hughes), Don Hastings (Bob Hughes), and Eileen Fulton (Lisa Grimaldi) when the show finished on air on September 17, 2010.

Kim's storylines often revolve around the core Hughes family. The character is portrayed as strong, fiery, sensitive and mother figure who in recent years has taken on the role as the Hughes' matriarch. Throughout her almost 40-year run on the show, Kim has endured several love interests, health issues including open heart surgery and amnesia whilst making the change from adulterous home-wrecker to matriarchal figure. Princeton's Bureau County Republican said the character had "grown over the decades and survived the typical drama of complicated soap plots."[2]

  1. ^ "We Love Soaps - welovesoaps.net".
  2. ^ "Bureau County Republican - www.bcrnews.com". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-11-10.