Maura’s fabulous portrayal of Ava led her to accolades including widely received critical acclaim and a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, making it her 3rd Emmy in 2015. She has been nominated for the 2016’s Daytime Emmy for the same category and for the same role. Maura has been noted for playing great roles as long as they are written for her and in the way she herself acts and feels in real life. She has mentioned that being able to rely upon past real life events for situations in the script helps her create a dramatic and real character her fans and the writers can enjoy and that helps the story go further along in a powerful way.

Maura was married to Jonathan Knight, who was a director at the time. She met her husband Scott DeFreitas when they were costars on the TV show As the World Turns (1956). The couple was married from 1995-1999 & had a child named Benjamin Knight in 1996. The husband-wife duo filed for divorce in 1999. Maura’s former co-star Scott DeFreitas (Andy of As The World Turns) proposed to her in 2000 in a unique way. It was at the Yankee Stadium over the scoreboard and being a big fan of the Yankees, Maura accepted and has mentioned that she loved the way he proposed. The couple got married in January 2000 & has 4 children Joseph, Katherine, Basil & Birdie. She gave birth to her son Joseph on the TV Show, A Baby Story (1999). In 2014 she made her first appearance in a feature film production. It was a film called Come Back to Me, a film based on the adaptation of the novel The Resurrectionist. With an estimated salary of $600,000 from General Hospital, Maura’s Net worth is rumored to be at $4 million.