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Julie Williams (née Olson; previously Banning and Anderson) is a fictional character on the NBC daytime drama, Days of our Lives, a long running serial about working class life in the ficitonal town of Salem. The character of Julie was introduced as a 16-year-old when the show premiered in 1965, with 22-year-old Charla Doherty being the first actress to play Julie. The role is unsuccessfully recast twice with Catherine Dunn in 1967, followed by Catherine Ferrar from 1967-1968. The role is then taken over by actress Susan Seaforth Hayes in 1968, who still portrays the character to this day. Julie is the only original character to regularly be portrayed on the serial. Hayes is the second longest running cast member surpassed only by Frances Reid, who died in 2010. Hayes is most recognizable in the role, having portrayed the character in the show all six decades it has been on the air.

Julie was often the subject of notable press during the time on her serial. Widely read magazines would routinely publish forthcoming developments in her storylines. For her work as Julie, Susan Seaforth Hayes has been nominated for an Emmy 4 times for Outstanding Actressin a Daytime Drama Series (1975, 1976, 1978, and 1979). No other actress has received as many nominations for their work on DOOL. She has also won two [[Soapy Award]s] for Best Actress and Favorite Romantic Female in 1977. She has been described as a legend, and television icon for the soap.

At the time, soap operas featured mostly older casts. To add a contemporary feel to the show, Corday and Philips focused on younger characters, while also mixing in older ones so as not to lose traditional soap opera viewers. Charla Doherty originated the role of Julie on November 8, 1965 when the show first premiered. as was MacDonald Carey. Maree Cheatham, John Clarke, and Patricia Hudson were all in their early thirties, with Doherty being in her early twenties during her first few years on the program.

In 1967, Doherty departed the serial to focus on other career options. The role went through a series of unsuccessful recasts in a short amount of time. The show replaced Doherty in '67 with actress Catherine Dunn, who was in turn replaced by Catherine Ferrar that same year. Both actresses proved to be unpopular in the role, and were both fired in the same year. William J. Bell - the show's main writer at the time - decided to give the character a short break from the serial. It was not until 1968 that the character resurfaced again.

Julie Olson Williams has not been a contender in any CBUB matches.