[3] Byrne is also an accomplished singer, having written and performed the song "Find My Way Back" as part of her album The Other Side in tribute of Holden and Lily and her co-star Hensley.

The song made its television debut on the December 5, 2005 episode as a montage of clips played of Holden and Lily through the years.

[4] Byrne commented on her song "Find My Way Back" and her inspiration behind its creation during an interview with Soapdom.com columnist Laura DeBrizzi on December 1, 2005.

Rattray had a small role in the CBS soap opera Guiding Light as Wendy in 1988 and led a primetime career before and after her time on ATWT.

[5] The show's then-head writer Douglas Marland lured Byrne back to the role when Rattray announced her departure.

"[9] Byrne reportedly left the show when she was not guaranteed the same number of episodes she contractually received a year earlier and was upset that an audition breakdown was released to recast the role during negotiations.

"I want to thank all the loyal fans who, over the course of two decades, have unconditionally supported me and the characters of Lily and [her late twin] Rose," she continued.

After her writing duties came to an end, Byrne returned to acting and appeared on ABC's General Hospital as Andrea Floyd that same year.

[16] Beck previously played the role of Trisha Alden on the ABC soap opera Loving from 1985–1993 and again in 1995 in time for its finale.

With columnist Michael Fairman, Beck spoke about her initial hesitance to rejoin daytime after nearly 15-year break and her approach to playing the character of Lily.

So I forgot how committed and loyal soap fans are, because a lot of the work I did after I left "Loving" was episodics and pilots.

"[19] —Noelle Beck Following the final episode of ATWT, Beck continued to appear in primetime with guest appearances on CBS' Blue Bloods,[20] NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and USA Network's Law & Order: Criminal Intent, which also starred Jay Mohr in a Charlie Sheen rant-inspired episode.

The pair is considered to be the central couple ever to be featured on the show[19] and Byrne, along with Holden's portrayer Jon Hensley have become one of daytime's most popular supercouples[22] Lily had a twin sister, Rose D'Angelo who died in 2006, which caused her and Holden to nearly divorce before he began a relationship with Julia Larrabee, who was eventually killed by injected bee venom by her ex-husband Les Sweeney.

Many other well-remembered stories include her addiction, recovery and relapse with diet pills and the presumed death of her first love Dusty.

Once Faith revealed Damian's alive, he kidnapped Lily and tried to convince her to reunite with him, but she told him off as her nemesis Molly Conlan and Holden arrived and rescued her.