
Cady McClain
Biography
Cady McClain is a versatile and accomplished artist with a career spanning over four decades in film, television, and theater. She is a three-time Emmy© Award-winning actress, earning accolades for her roles in "All My Children" (1991), "As the World Turns" (2004), and "Days of Our Lives" (2021). McClain's acting credits also include numerous Off-Broadway productions such as David Ives' "The Red Address," and starring roles in independent films like "Soldier's Heart" and studio films like "My Favorite Year."
In 2013, McClain transitioned to directing and has since been nominated for two Emmy© Awards for her work. Her directing portfolio includes six short films, two web series, a full-length play, and a documentary feature film.
Beyond acting and directing, McClain is an award-winning audiobook narrator, a self-published author with her 2014 memoir, "Murdering My Youth," and an educator who teaches a workshop to help artists overcome creative blocks. She is also a respected speaker on social issues and was honored with the International Matrix Award for her support of women in film and television.
Known For

TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Alice McCain
1999

TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Patty Ryan
1999

TV
Cheers
Joyce Pantusso
1982

TV
St. Elsewhere
Erin Scheinfeld
1982

TV
All My Children
Dixie Cooney
1970

TV
Beyond the Gates
Pamela Curtis
2025

Film
Home Movie
Clare
2008

Film
My Favorite Year
Tess
1982

Film
A Father's Homecoming
Holly
1988

Film
Just A Regular Kid: An AIDS Story
Nicole
1987

Film
Who Will Love My Children?
Virginia Fray
1983

Film
Alma Mater
2002

Film
Soap Life
Self
2013

Film
Simple Justice
Janet DiLorenzo
1989
Filmography
2025TVBeyond the Gatesas Pamela Curtis2013FilmSoap Lifeas Self2008FilmHome Movieas Clare2002FilmAlma Mater1999TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitas Alice McCain1989FilmSimple Justiceas Janet DiLorenzo1988FilmA Father's Homecomingas Holly1987FilmJust A Regular Kid: An AIDS Storyas Nicole1983FilmWho Will Love My Children?as Virginia Fray1982TVSt. Elsewhereas Erin Scheinfeld1982FilmMy Favorite Yearas Tess1982TVCheersas Joyce Pantusso1970TVAll My Childrenas Dixie Cooney