Her first daytime role was that of `` Natalie Bannon Hughes '' on As the World Turns from 1975 to 1978 . Her character became known as `` Nasty Natalie . '' Her first soap role was Natalie Bannon Hughes on As the World Turns , a role she played from 1975 to 1978 , and got a reputation on the show as `` Nasty Natalie '' , due to her character 's scheming temperament .