Days of Our Lives characters (1990s)

A list of notable characters from the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 1, 1990, and the end of 1999.

Stephanie Johnson

Stephanie Kay Johnson is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. Created by head writer Richard J. Allen the role was originated by actresses Amanda and Jessica Gunnarson. Shayna Rose briefly stepped into the role in 2006–07. The role was taken over by Shelley Hennig in 2007. Henning was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for her role as Stephanie, in the category of Outstanding Younger Actress in a Daytime Drama. Her last airdate as Stephanie was on April 6, 2011.

Stephanie is the daughter of super couple, Steve Johnson & Kayla Brady. She is the ex-fiancée of Philip Kiriakis, and ex-fiancée of Nathan Horton. Stephanie is born to Kayla Brady in 1990 while Kayla is serving jail time. She and Kayla depart the series in 1992. With a teenaged Stephanie, played by Shayna Rose, returning without her mother in 2006. Shayna Rose departed the series in 2007. A new looking Stephanie, played by Shelley Hennig arrives in Salem in 2007 with parents Steve Johnson, and Kayla Brady. Hennig has portrayed the role from 2007 to 2011, even being nominated in 2010 for a Daytime Emmy in Outstanding Younger Actress. Despite only airing into April 2011, Hennig managed to receive another Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress in 2012.