[3] McCay returned to portray Caroline from July 17, 1985, to December 5, 2003,[2][4] when the character was seemingly murdered by a serial killer.

McCay was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the role in 1986, 1987, 2013 and 2015.

A famous episode in 1986 included Bo discovering that his mother's ex-lover, Victor Kiriakis, was his father.

murder storyline,[12] with McCay exiting the series in 2003 but, returning the following year when Caroline turned up alive.

Since actress Peggy McCay died October 7, 2018, Caroline's appearance was accomplished with the use of bright light, a blurred lens, and a stand-in.

She refuses him, and a vindictive Victor becomes romantically involved with Kimberly and opens a business to compete with the Brady Fishmarket.

Kayla is wrongly arrested for the murder of Marina Toscano in 1989, and Caroline makes a false confession in order to save her.

That year Shawn and Caroline also meet Dr. Carly Manning, who soon becomes involved with Bo after the presumed death of his wife Hope.

Caroline has a heart attack in 1994 after Roman's young daughter Sami reveals that she is pregnant by her half-sister Carrie Brady's fiancé at their wedding.

At the same time, it is revealed that Roman's daughter Belle is actually the product of an affair between his wife Marlena and John Black.

[4] After her burial, Marlena awakens in Melaswen, a copy of Salem built on a remote tropical island by the villainous Tony DiMera.

They later appear as captives at a European castle, and are rescued in August 2005; in 2007 it is revealed that Tony's cousin André DiMera had been impersonating him during that time.

Caroline continues running the Brady Pub with the help of her returned son Max, who learns that his biological father is Salem University Dean Trent Robbins.