Deirdre Skiles has joined the cast of AS THE WORLD TURNS as Dani Andopolous, the daughter of Steve Andropolous and Betsy Stewart, one of the all-time classic couplesin all of daytime.

Dani was born in October 1983 and, for a period of time, Craig Montgomery let Betsy think he was her father. It was later revealed that Steve fathered Betsy and Steve and Betsy wed, in one of the highest rated daytime episodes ever.

With her return to Oakdale, how will she deal with her Aunt Emily?

Skiles, 23, is originally from Pleasant Ridge, Michigan. She attended Rutgers University and appeared in the RyderWorks film, Lake Wonderful.