Annie Dutton is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera Guiding Light.
Cynthia Watros is the actress most closely identified with the role; she played Annie from November 29, 1994, until February 23, 1998.
Annie is often considered one of Guiding Light's greatest villains and one of its more exciting characters.
Watros won a Daytime Emmy in 1998 for Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
In January 1995, she began treating Joshua Lewis, who had broken his leg in the 5th Street fire, and the pair quickly fell in love.
When they got caught, Annie faked her own death so Eddie would take the rap for the drug charge.
In 2003, Annie was found to be living in a mental institution believing that she was married to Josh and still hating Reva.