Michelle Stafford#Awards and nominations

{{Infobox person

| name = Michelle Stafford

| image = Michelle Stafford 2022.png

| caption = Stafford in 2022

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|9|14}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| yearsactive = 1990–present

| children = 2

| occupation = {{Flatlist|

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| website = {{url|www.michellestafford.com}}

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Michelle Stafford (born September 14, 1965){{cite news|url=https://www.tvseasonspoilers.com/news/the-young-and-the-restless-star-michelle-staffords-thanks-fans-for-birthday-wishes-talks-about-a-wish-that-wont-come-true/|title=The Young And The Restless Star Michelle Stafford's Thanks Fans For Birthday Wishes, Talks About A Wish That Won't Come True|date=September 15, 2022|first=Sanam|last=Jaiswal|newspaper=tvseasonspoilers}} is an American actress, screenwriter and producer. She currently plays Phyllis Summers on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, for which she has won three Daytime Emmy Awards. In 2013, Stafford created and starred in her own comedy web series, The Stafford Project. She also played Nina Reeves on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital from 2014-2019.

Early life

Stafford was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents moved her and her older sister, Janine, to Montrose, California, where she was raised. After graduating from high school, Stafford chased after her dream of modeling.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/michelle-stafford-bio |title=Michelle Stafford Bio |magazine=Soap Opera Digest |access-date=2013-10-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214019/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/michelle-stafford-bio |archive-date=2013-10-04 }}

Career

In 1990 Stafford was cast in Fox soap opera Tribes. The show was canceled after 3-month airing on Fox.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-16-ca-306-story.html |title=Fox's Teen Soap Opera 'Tribes' Will Fade Out Next Month |work=Los Angeles Times |date=1990-06-16 |access-date=2013-10-01}} She later appeared in two plays directed by Charles Durning in Los Angeles stage, and co-starred in several small films.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/michelle-stafford/bio/194864|title=Michelle Stafford Biography|work=TV Guide|publisher=CBS Interactive|location=New York City|access-date=November 1, 2013}}

In October 1994, Stafford began what was supposed to be a short term role of Phyllis Summers on the American CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless; however, her work impressed the producers and she was placed on contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.michellestafford.com/ |title=About Michelle |publisher=Michellestafford.com |access-date=September 29, 2012}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/michelle-stafford-bio |title=Michelle Stafford Bio |magazine=Soap Opera Digest |access-date=September 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019142724/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/michelle-stafford-bio |archive-date=October 19, 2012 }} In 1997, Stafford left the series to pursue other career opportunities, and she was replaced by Sandra Nelson.{{cite book|last=Goldstein |first=Toby |chapter='The Young and the Restless' Recasts Two Key Roles |title=The Buffalo News |date=April 6, 1997}} In 1997 she was cast in Aaron Spelling primetime soap opera Pacific Palisades as lead character, but show was canceled after 13 episodes. She later guest-starred in Two Guys and a Girl, Diagnosis: Murder, and JAG. In film, Stafford appeared in 1999 thriller Double Jeopardy opposite Ashley Judd.

In July 2000, Stafford was brought back to the soap opera by former head writer Kay Alden.{{cite web|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/recaps/2000/000710.php|title=The Young and the Restless recap (July 14, 2000)|work=SoapCentral|date=July 15, 2000 |access-date=7 October 2014}} From December 2006 to February 2007, Stafford played dual roles on Y&R, portraying Sheila Carter, formerly played by Kimberlin Brown (Sheila had plastic surgery to look like Phyllis).{{cite magazine | title=Buzz | date=2007-02-27 | magazine= Soap Opera Weekly| page = 8 }} In May 2013, it was announced that Stafford would be exiting the soap opera after sixteen years in the role.{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/420796/the-young-and-the-restless-shocker-michelle-stafford-exiting-after-16-years|title=The Young and The Restless Shocker: Michelle Stafford Exiting After 16 Years|date=May 20, 2013|first=Tierney|last=Bricker|work=E!|publisher=NBCUniversal|access-date=May 20, 2013}} Stafford later confirmed that her final scenes would air sometime that August.{{cite web|title=Michelle Stafford Tapes Final Episode of 'Y&R' Today|url=http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2013/06/michelle-stafford-tapes-final-episode-of-yr-today|first=Kambra|last=Clifford|work=Soap Opera Network|date=June 19, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2013}} Stafford exited the series on August 2, 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2013/07/michelle-stafford-talks-real-reason-for-exit |title=Michelle Stafford Talks Real Reason For 'Y&R' Exit |last=Lewis |first=Errol |work=Soap Opera Network|access-date=July 27, 2013 |date=July 26, 2013}}

In 2004, Stafford was a hockey correspondent for The Best Damn Sports Show Period. Stafford starred in Lifetime movie Like Mother, Like Daughter in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/like-mother-like-daughter |title=Like Mother, Like Daughter |publisher=myLifetime.com |access-date=2013-10-01}} In 2007, Stafford appeared on Tyra Banks' talk show to help Tyra through "soap opera school."{{cite magazine | title=Who, Where and Wow! | date=2007-02-13 | magazine= Soap Opera Weekly| page = 32 }} In 2012 she appeared as Lauren on the web series The Grove, created by Crystal Chappell. She also guest-starred in Frasier, Charmed, and Ringer.{{cite web|first=Morgan |last=Jeffery |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s160/ringer/news/a333609/michelle-stafford-joins-sarah-michelle-gellars-ringer.html |title=Michelle Stafford joins Sarah Michelle Gellar's 'Ringer' |website=Digital Spy |date=2011-08-05 |access-date=May 26, 2024}} She subsequently launched her web series, The Stafford Project, based on her personal life and struggles, with the first episode premiering on her YouTube Channel on August 5, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/michelle-stafford-leaving-young-restless-1068694.aspx |title=Exclusive: Michelle Stafford Dishes Her Exit from The Young and the Restless - Today's News: Our Take|work=TV Guide|publisher=CBS Interactive|location=New York City|date=August 1, 2013|access-date=November 1, 2013}} The series received positive reviews from critics. Michael Logan of TV Guide appreciated the web series, calling it "terrific and audacious" and saying that "there's never a dull moment in the life of Michelle Stafford".{{cite web|last=Logan|first=Michael|title=Exclusive: Michelle Stafford Dishes Her Exit from The Young and the Restless, New Web Series|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Michelle-Stafford-Leaving-Young-Restless-1068694.aspx|work=TV Guide|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=August 6, 2013|date=August 1, 2013}} Jamey Giddens of the entertainment website Zap2it said that Stafford is "as viable and fiery as ever", calling The Stafford Project "insanely-funny".{{cite web|last=Giddens|first=Jamey|title=Watch: The Premiere of Michelle Stafford's The Stafford Project! (Video)|url=http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2013/08/05/watch-the-premiere-of-michelle-staffords-the-stafford-project-video|work=Zap2it|publisher=Tribune Media Services|access-date=August 6, 2013|date=August 5, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807231029/http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2013/08/05/watch-the-premiere-of-michelle-staffords-the-stafford-project-video|archive-date=August 7, 2013}}

In 2014, Stafford returned to daytime television with the role of Nina Clay, the wife of Dr. Silas Clay (Michael Easton) on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. Stafford's long-rumored addition to the cast was made official when her character Nina, the presumed-dead wife of Silas, suddenly appeared at the very end of the episode on May 1, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2014/05/01/general-hospital-michelle-stafford-cast-nina/|title='General Hospital' Cast — 'Young and the Restless' Michelle Stafford as Nina - TVLine|date=1 May 2014|work=TVLine|access-date=7 October 2014|archive-date=1 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001203237/http://tvline.com/2014/05/01/general-hospital-michelle-stafford-cast-nina/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/generalhospital/news/id/38297/|title=Michelle Stafford Joins General Hospital. - General Hospital News - Soaps.com|access-date=7 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311031100/http://soaps.sheknows.com/generalhospital/news/id/38297|archive-date=11 March 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/news/2014/0501-stafford.php|title=Michelle Stafford joins General Hospital |work=SoapCentral|date=May 2014 |access-date=7 October 2014}} In 2015, she co-starred alongside Tom Sizemore in the independent film Durant's Never Closes.{{cite web | url=http://www.tvinsider.com/article/1276/michelle-stafford-general-hospital-nickmom-secret-mind-of-a-single-mom/ | title=Exclusive: General Hospital's Michelle Stafford Has a "Secret" New Project | publisher=TV Insider | access-date=2 April 2015 | first=Michael| last=Logan| date=30 January 2015 }}

In 2016, Stafford launched a skincare product line called Skin Nation.{{cite news|last1=Proulx|first1=Shaun|title=Soap Star Michelle Stafford Spills On Her Life and Her New Organic Skincar Line|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2016/09/28/soap-star-michelle-stafford-spills-on-her-life-and-her-new-organic-skincare-line|access-date=13 December 2016|newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=29 September 2016}} The products are said to be organic, natural, gluten free, and certified cruelty-free by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). In 2019, it was announced that she would leave General Hospital as Nina Reeves and reprise her role of Phyllis Summers on The Young & the Restless.

Various citations concerning the casting switch of Phyllis Summers:

{{cite news |author=SOD |author-link=Soap Opera Digest |title=Huge Y&R Casting News! Gina Tognoni Out; Michelle Stafford In! |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/huge-y-michelle-stafford-in1/ |access-date=April 1, 2019 |work=Soap Opera Digest |date=March 30, 2019 |location=United States }}
{{cite web |last=Bowe |first=Jillian |title=BREAKING NEWS: Michelle Stafford IN; Gina Tognoni OUT at Y&R |url=https://daytimeconfidential.com/2019/03/30/breaking-news-michelle-stafford-in-gina-tognoni-out-at-the-young-and-the-restless |website=Daytime Confidential |publisher=Confidential Media, Inc. |access-date=April 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401120523/https://daytimeconfidential.com/2019/03/30/breaking-news-michelle-stafford-in-gina-tognoni-out-at-the-young-and-the-restless |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |location=United States |date=March 30, 2019 |url-status=live}}

Personal life

Stafford's first child, a daughter, Natalia Scout Lee Stafford, was born via a gestational surrogate in December 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/michelle-stafford-leaving-young-restless-1068694/|title=Exclusive: Michelle Stafford Dishes Her Exit from The Young and the Restless, New Web Series|first=Michael|last=Logan|work=TV Guide|location=New York City|date=August 1, 2013|access-date=August 1, 2013}}{{cite magazine | title=Michelle Stafford Welcomes Daughter Natalia Scout Lee | url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2009/12/22/michelle-stafford-welcomes-daughter-natalia-scout-lee/ | magazine=People Magazine | date=22 Dec 2009 | access-date=4 Jul 2010 | archive-date=June 17, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617225207/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2009/12/22/michelle-stafford-welcomes-daughter-natalia-scout-lee/ | url-status=dead }} In October 2015, Stafford had a second child, a son named Jameson Jones Lee Stafford, by the same process.{{cite news|author1=SOD|title=GH'S MICHELLE STAFFORD WELCOMES SON|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/ghs-michelle-stafford-welcomes-son|access-date=October 26, 2015|work=Soap Opera Digest|date=October 25, 2015|location=United States}}

She is a member of the Church of Scientology.{{cite web |last1=Ortega |first1=Tony |title=Michelle Stafford, Scientology celebrity |url=https://tonyortega.org/michelle-stafford-scientology-celebrity/ |website=The Underground Bunker |access-date=26 October 2023}}

Filmography

File:Michelle Stafford 2011.jpg

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1993 \|Body of Influence \|Madam \|
1999 \|Double Jeopardy \|Suzanne Monroe \|
2000 \|Attraction \|Suzanne \|
2002 \|Lost \|Rachel \|Short film
2002 \|Cottonmouth \|Renee Alexander \|
2003 \|Vampires Anonymous \|Taffeta Munro \|
2007 \|Totally Baked: A Pot-U-Mentary \|Jessica \|
2008 \|3 Days Gone \|Detective Holloway \|
2008 \|Cara \|Agent \|Short film
2013 \|Parker \|Phyllis Summers \|
2014 \|On Georgia's Mind \| Tricia \|Short film
2015 \|Earth Fall \| Nancy \|
2016 \|Durant's Never Closes \| Suzie Durant \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1993

|Body of Influence

|Madam

1999

|Double Jeopardy

|Suzanne Monroe

2000

|Attraction

|Suzanne

2002

|Lost

|Rachel

|Short film

2002

|Cottonmouth

|Renee Alexander

2003

|Vampires Anonymous

|Taffeta Munro

2007

|Totally Baked: A Pot-U-Mentary

|Jessica

2008

|3 Days Gone

|Detective Holloway

2008

|Cara

|Agent

|Short film

2013

|Parker

|Phyllis Summers

2014

|On Georgia's Mind

| Tricia

|Short film

2015

|Earth Fall

| Nancy

2016

|Durant's Never Closes

| Suzie Durant

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1990 \|Tribes \|Frankie \|Series regular, 13 episodes
1994 \|Another Midnight Run \|Hotel Guest \|TV movie
1994 \|Renegade \|Lauren Jessup \|Episode: "The Posse"
1994 \|Models Inc. \|Girl in the toilets \|Episode: "Blind by Love"
1994–1997, 2000–2013, 2019–present \|The Young and the Restless \|Phyllis Summers \|Series regular
1997 \|Pacific Palisades \|Joanna Hadley \|Series regular, 13 episodes
1998 \|Players \|Vanessa Evans \|Episode: "Wrath of Con"
1998 \|Two Guys and a Girl \|April \|Episode: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Softball Team"
1999 \|Diagnosis: Murder \|Trish \|Episodes: "Gangland: Part One" and "Gangland: Part Two"
1999 \|JAG \|Suzanne Moore \|Episode: "Contemptuous Words"
2000 \|V.I.P. \|Nancy Biggs \|Episode: "Val Point Blank"
2001 \|Frasier \|Heather Murphy \|Episode: "The First Temptation of Daphne"
2002 \|Judging Amy \|Linda Barnes \|Episode: "The Bottle Show"
2005 \|Clubhouse \|Sydney \|Episode: "Between First and Home"
2005 \|Charmed \|Mandi \|Episode: "Desperate Housewitches"
2007 \|Like Mother, Like Daughter \|Dawna Williams \|TV movie
2011 \|Ringer \|Peggy Lewis \|Episode: "If You Ever Want a French Lesson..."
2013 \|The Stafford Project \|Herself \|Web series, also writer and executive producer
2014–2019 \|General Hospital \|Nina Reeves \| Series regular
2015 \|Secret Mind of a Single Mom \|Michelle \|Web series

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1990

|Tribes

|Frankie

|Series regular, 13 episodes

1994

|Another Midnight Run

|Hotel Guest

|TV movie

1994

|Renegade

|Lauren Jessup

|Episode: "The Posse"

1994

|Models Inc.

|Girl in the toilets

|Episode: "Blind by Love"

1994–1997, 2000–2013, 2019–present

|The Young and the Restless

|Phyllis Summers

|Series regular

1997

|Pacific Palisades

|Joanna Hadley

|Series regular, 13 episodes

1998

|Players

|Vanessa Evans

|Episode: "Wrath of Con"

1998

|Two Guys and a Girl

|April

|Episode: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Softball Team"

1999

|Diagnosis: Murder

|Trish

|Episodes: "Gangland: Part One" and "Gangland: Part Two"

1999

|JAG

|Suzanne Moore

|Episode: "Contemptuous Words"

2000

|V.I.P.

|Nancy Biggs

|Episode: "Val Point Blank"

2001

|Frasier

|Heather Murphy

|Episode: "The First Temptation of Daphne"

2002

|Judging Amy

|Linda Barnes

|Episode: "The Bottle Show"

2005

|Clubhouse

|Sydney

|Episode: "Between First and Home"

2005

|Charmed

|Mandi

|Episode: "Desperate Housewitches"

2007

|Like Mother, Like Daughter

|Dawna Williams

|TV movie

2011

|Ringer

|Peggy Lewis

|Episode: "If You Ever Want a French Lesson..."

2013

|The Stafford Project

|Herself

|Web series, also writer and executive producer

2014–2019

|General Hospital

|Nina Reeves

| Series regular

2015

|Secret Mind of a Single Mom

|Michelle

|Web series

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+List of acting awards and nominations for Michelle Stafford
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Award ! scope="col" \| Category ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 1996 \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series \|The Young and the Restless \| {{Nom }} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news\|last=Richmond\|first=Ray\|title='Y&R' leads Emmy nominations\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m4JeAAAAIBAJ&dq=23rd%20daytime%20emmy%20nomination&pg=1476%2C899834\|access-date=May 6, 2013\|newspaper=Observer–Reporter\|date=April 5, 1996\|page=11\|location=Washington, Pennsylvania}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 1996 \| Soap Opera Digest Award \| Outstanding Female Newcomer \| The Young and the Restless \| {{Won }} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news\|title='Soap Opera Digest' names daytime's hottest\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gdcgAAAAIBAJ&dq=soap%20opera%20digest%20awards%201995&pg=1504%2C4115983\|access-date=February 10, 2013\|newspaper=McCook Daily Gazette\|date=February 15, 1996\|agency=Associated Press}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 1997 \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series \|The Young and the Restless \| {{Won }} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news\|title=Award winners\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4KdIAAAAIBAJ&dq=24th%20daytime%20emmy%20nomination&pg=4339%2C1841220\|access-date=May 19, 2013\|newspaper=The Victoria Advocate\|date=May 22, 1997\|agency=Associated Press\|page=13\|location=Victoria, Texas}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 1997 \| Soap Opera Digest Award \|Outstanding Villainess \| The Young and the Restless \| {{Won }} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news\|title='General Hospital' wins Soap Opera awards\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Qo4NAAAAIBAJ&dq=13th%20soap%20opera%20digest%20awards&pg=6877%2C175987\|access-date=February 10, 2013\|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\|date=March 1, 1997}}{{cite news\|title=Readers just can't cope without scoop on soaps\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ndIgAAAAIBAJ&dq=marcy%20walker%20soap%20opera%20digest%20award&pg=1223%2C4023138\|access-date=February 10, 2013\|newspaper=Sun Journal\|date=March 28, 1997}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 2001 \| Soap Opera Digest Award \| Outstanding Female Scene Stealer \| The Young and the Restless \| {{Nom }} \|
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 2003 \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series \|The Young and the Restless \| {{Nom }} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news\|title=Nominees for Daytime Emmys \|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2003-03-12-daytime-emmy-list_x.htm \|work=USA Today \|access-date=May 6, 2013 \|agency=Associated Press \|date=March 12, 2003 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927200408/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2003-03-12-daytime-emmy-list_x.htm \|archive-date=September 27, 2013 \|location=Tysons Corner, Virginia \|url-status=dead }}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 2003 \| Soap Opera Digest Award \|Outstanding Lead Actress \| The Young and the Restless \| {{won }} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|title=The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 2003\|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/awards/2003/\|work=Soap Opera Digest\|date=14 April 2003 \|publisher=soapopeno radigest.com\|access-date=March 15, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303073901/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/awards/2003/\|archive-date=March 3, 2009 }}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 2004 \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series \|The Young and the Restless \| {{won}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news\|title=DeGeneres wins Emmy for best talk show \|url=http://www.today.com/id/5032990#.UYcCLSvFSWs \|work=MSNBC \|publisher=NBCUniversal \|access-date=May 6, 2013 \|agency=Associated Press \|date=May 28, 2004 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616113318/http://www.today.com/id/5032990 \|archive-date=June 16, 2013 \|location=New York City \|url-status=dead }}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \|2005 \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Most Irresistible Combination (shared with Peter Bergman) \|The Young and the Restless \| {{nom }} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.cbs.com/daytime/specials/emmys_2005/nominees/viewer_choice/ \|title=Viewer's Favorite Award for Most Irresistible Combination \|publisher=CBS \|access-date=March 19, 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306191010/http://www.cbs.com/daytime/specials/emmys_2005/nominees/viewer_choice/ \|archive-date=6 March 2007 \|url-status=dead }}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 2005 \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series \|The Young and the Restless \| {{nom}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|title=Daytime Emmy Award Nominations \|url=http://www.tvweek.com/news/2005/04/daytime_emmy_award_nominations.php \|work=TVWeek \|access-date=May 6, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927171502/http://www.tvweek.com/news/2005/04/daytime_emmy_award_nominations.php \|archive-date=September 27, 2013 \|location=Detroit, Michigan \|url-status=dead }}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 2005 \| Soap Opera Digest Award \| Outstanding Lead Actress \|The Young and the Restless \| {{nom }} \|
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 2007 \| Daytime Emmy Award \|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series \|The Young and the Restless \| {{nom}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|last=Bonawitz \|first=Amy \|title=34th Annual Daytime Emmy Winners \|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/34th-annual-daytime-emmy-winners/ \|publisher=CBS News \|access-date=January 8, 2013 \|date=February 11, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928061953/http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-207_162-2567033.html \|archive-date=September 28, 2013 \|location=New York City \|url-status=live }}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 2008 \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series \|The Young and the Restless \| {{nom}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|title=The 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations \|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_35th_nominations.html \|work=National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences \|publisher=emmyonline.org \|access-date=May 5, 2013 \|date=April 30, 2008 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929153549/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_35th_nominations.html \|archive-date=September 29, 2013 \|location=New York \|url-status=dead }}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 2010 \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series \|The Young and the Restless \| {{nom}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|title=The 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations \|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_37th_nominations.html \|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences \|access-date=May 5, 2013 \|date=May 12, 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512050720/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_37th_nominations.html \|archive-date=May 12, 2013 \|location=New York \|url-status=dead }}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 2011 \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series \|The Young and the Restless \| {{nom}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|title=The 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations \|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_38th_nominations.html \|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences \|access-date=May 5, 2013 \|date=May 11, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412100933/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_38th_nominations.html \|archive-date=April 12, 2013 \|location=New York \|url-status=dead }}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 2013 \| Daytime Emmy Award \|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series \|The Young and the Restless \| {{nom}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=http://emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_40th_nominations.html \|title=The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations \|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences \|access-date=May 1, 2013 \|date=May 1, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606100958/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_40th_nominations.html \|archive-date=June 6, 2013 \|location=New York \|url-status=dead }}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 2023 \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series \| The Young and the Restless \| {{Nom}} \|{{center\|{{cite web\|url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Daytime-Nominations-with-Credits-2023-05-10-1700.pdf\|title=The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations \|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences \|access-date=May 13, 2023\|year=2023\|location=New York/Los Angeles}}}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 2024 \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series \| The Young and the Restless \| {{won}} \|

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|+List of acting awards and nominations for Michelle Stafford

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1996

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

|The Young and the Restless

| {{Nom }}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|last=Richmond|first=Ray|title='Y&R' leads Emmy nominations|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m4JeAAAAIBAJ&dq=23rd%20daytime%20emmy%20nomination&pg=1476%2C899834|access-date=May 6, 2013|newspaper=Observer–Reporter|date=April 5, 1996|page=11|location=Washington, Pennsylvania}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1996

| Soap Opera Digest Award

| Outstanding Female Newcomer

| The Young and the Restless

| {{Won }}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|title='Soap Opera Digest' names daytime's hottest|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gdcgAAAAIBAJ&dq=soap%20opera%20digest%20awards%201995&pg=1504%2C4115983|access-date=February 10, 2013|newspaper=McCook Daily Gazette|date=February 15, 1996|agency=Associated Press}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1997

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

|The Young and the Restless

| {{Won }}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|title=Award winners|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4KdIAAAAIBAJ&dq=24th%20daytime%20emmy%20nomination&pg=4339%2C1841220|access-date=May 19, 2013|newspaper=The Victoria Advocate|date=May 22, 1997|agency=Associated Press|page=13|location=Victoria, Texas}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1997

| Soap Opera Digest Award

|Outstanding Villainess

| The Young and the Restless

| {{Won }}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|title='General Hospital' wins Soap Opera awards|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Qo4NAAAAIBAJ&dq=13th%20soap%20opera%20digest%20awards&pg=6877%2C175987|access-date=February 10, 2013|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=March 1, 1997}}{{cite news|title=Readers just can't cope without scoop on soaps|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ndIgAAAAIBAJ&dq=marcy%20walker%20soap%20opera%20digest%20award&pg=1223%2C4023138|access-date=February 10, 2013|newspaper=Sun Journal|date=March 28, 1997}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2001

| Soap Opera Digest Award

| Outstanding Female Scene Stealer

| The Young and the Restless

| {{Nom }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2003

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

|The Young and the Restless

| {{Nom }}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|title=Nominees for Daytime Emmys |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2003-03-12-daytime-emmy-list_x.htm |work=USA Today |access-date=May 6, 2013 |agency=Associated Press |date=March 12, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927200408/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2003-03-12-daytime-emmy-list_x.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |location=Tysons Corner, Virginia |url-status=dead }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2003

| Soap Opera Digest Award

|Outstanding Lead Actress

| The Young and the Restless

| {{won }}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 2003|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/awards/2003/|work=Soap Opera Digest|date=14 April 2003 |publisher=soapopeno radigest.com|access-date=March 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303073901/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/awards/2003/|archive-date=March 3, 2009 }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2004

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

|The Young and the Restless

| {{won}}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|title=DeGeneres wins Emmy for best talk show |url=http://www.today.com/id/5032990#.UYcCLSvFSWs |work=MSNBC |publisher=NBCUniversal |access-date=May 6, 2013 |agency=Associated Press |date=May 28, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616113318/http://www.today.com/id/5032990 |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |location=New York City |url-status=dead }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2005

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Most Irresistible Combination (shared with Peter Bergman)

|The Young and the Restless

| {{nom }}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.com/daytime/specials/emmys_2005/nominees/viewer_choice/ |title=Viewer's Favorite Award for Most Irresistible Combination |publisher=CBS |access-date=March 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306191010/http://www.cbs.com/daytime/specials/emmys_2005/nominees/viewer_choice/ |archive-date=6 March 2007 |url-status=dead }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2005

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

|The Young and the Restless

| {{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=Daytime Emmy Award Nominations |url=http://www.tvweek.com/news/2005/04/daytime_emmy_award_nominations.php |work=TVWeek |access-date=May 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927171502/http://www.tvweek.com/news/2005/04/daytime_emmy_award_nominations.php |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |location=Detroit, Michigan |url-status=dead }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2005

| Soap Opera Digest Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress

|The Young and the Restless

| {{nom }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2007

| Daytime Emmy Award

|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

|The Young and the Restless

| {{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|last=Bonawitz |first=Amy |title=34th Annual Daytime Emmy Winners |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/34th-annual-daytime-emmy-winners/ |publisher=CBS News |access-date=January 8, 2013 |date=February 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928061953/http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-207_162-2567033.html |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |location=New York City |url-status=live }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2008

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

|The Young and the Restless

| {{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=The 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations |url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_35th_nominations.html |work=National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |publisher=emmyonline.org |access-date=May 5, 2013 |date=April 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929153549/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_35th_nominations.html |archive-date=September 29, 2013 |location=New York |url-status=dead }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2010

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

|The Young and the Restless

| {{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=The 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations |url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_37th_nominations.html |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=May 5, 2013 |date=May 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512050720/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_37th_nominations.html |archive-date=May 12, 2013 |location=New York |url-status=dead }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2011

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

|The Young and the Restless

| {{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=The 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations |url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_38th_nominations.html |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=May 5, 2013 |date=May 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412100933/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_38th_nominations.html |archive-date=April 12, 2013 |location=New York |url-status=dead }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2013

| Daytime Emmy Award

|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

|The Young and the Restless

| {{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_40th_nominations.html |title=The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=May 1, 2013 |date=May 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606100958/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_40th_nominations.html |archive-date=June 6, 2013 |location=New York |url-status=dead }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2023

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

| The Young and the Restless

| {{Nom}}

|{{center|{{cite web|url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Daytime-Nominations-with-Credits-2023-05-10-1700.pdf|title=The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=May 13, 2023|year=2023|location=New York/Los Angeles}}}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2024

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

| The Young and the Restless

| {{won}}