Betty Corday (born Elizabeth Shay; March 21, 1912 – November 17, 1987) was a Broadway dramatic actress and long-time American television producer.

She co-created and executive produced the long running NBC drama Days of Our Lives from 1966 until her death in 1987.

Corday had previously been a Broadway stage actress, starring in "one flop after another" before marrying her husband, a Winnipeg-born lawyer.

In addition to her work on Days of our Lives, Corday was a consultant for The Young and the Restless.

Betty Corday died at age 75 on November 17, 1987, from respiratory failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.