relationships with those she hurt, Carly left town to travel Europe with her son. In late 2012, her daughter, Melanie, went to live with her in Europe. Reception Throughout the character's run, Carly has remained one of the show's most popular characters, which is largely due to the storyline that saw her buried alive, which is attributed to the rise in ratings at the time the storyline aired. The storyline is often considered to be one of the most shocking plot lines in popular culture history. Chappell's popularity in the role led her to win the "Hottest Female Star" award at the 9th Soap Opera Digest Awards ceremony in 1993, at the 39th Daytime Emmy Awards she earned a daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2012. The character is also considered to be "the one true viable threat to super-duo Bo and Hope," played by Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso, because her relationship with Bo has generated a large following and notable storylines and rivals that of the supercouple. When she made her long-awaited return in 2009, Chappell was thrust into a story surrounding Carly's biological daughter Melanie Jonas, played by Molly Burnett. Off-screen, Chappell became a friend and mentor to Burnett and at the time of her co-star's exit, Burnett said, "Crystal brings her A game every time she films a scene. So you want to bring yours to stay with her. She always inspired me to work really hard." Chappell's professionalism is often noted by her colleagues on the shows she has appeared on, including Days of Our Lives actor Wally Kurth, Guiding Light and One Life to Live actress Jessica Leccia and writer Claire Labine who was instrumental in the creation of Chappell's storylines on GL and OLTL. References Further reading External links Days of Our Lives - Carly Manning Carly Manning / Katerina Von Leuschner @ soapcentral.com Days of Our Lives characters Fictional physicians Television characters introduced in 1990 Female characters in television Fictional female doctors Fictional characters incorrectly presumed dead