Felicia Minei Behr

Felicia Minei Behr is an American television producer and network executive who has worked on three daytime serials.

Career: Executive Producer

Felicia Minei Behr is one of the pioneers of Daytime television, helping to launch “All My Children.” As the first female Daytime television producer, she joined the show as an associate producer in 1970.

Her career spanned 3 decades, spending a majority of it as Executive Producer of “All My Children,” winning the show its first Daytime Emmy Award for “Best Drama Series” in 1992 and a second in 1994, with 9 nominations over her tenure.

Minei Behr’s seven-year tenure as Executive Producer on “All My Children” is hailed by many fans as the golden age for the show. During her tenure as EP, the show drew critical acclaim and was a consistent #2 in the ratings in the first half of the 1990’s.

Minei Behr grew up on Long Island, in a modest Italian family. Without the means for college, Minei Behr attended the Katharine Gibbs secretarial school in New York City. Her first job in television was at CBS as a secretary in 1960. During a time when women were not allowed to hold high-ranking positions in television, from there, she worked her way up to various positions on several shows including “The Jackie Gleason Show,” “The Ed Sullivan Show,” and “The Garry Moore Show,” before helping to launch “All My Children.”

In addition to “All My Children,” Felicia Minei Behr served as Executive Producer on ”Ryan’s Hope” and “As the World Turns.”

From 2000 to 2004, she served as Senior Vice President of ABC Daytime, overseeing production of all of the ABC soaps and “The View.”

Positions held

All My Children

  • Executive Producer (February 1989 - April 1996)
  • Associate Producer (1970–1975)

As the World Turns

  • Executive Producer (December 1996 - July 1999)

Ryan's Hope

  • Executive Producer (1988–1989)
  • Producer (1982–1988)

ABC Daytime

  • Senior Vice President (May 2000 - May 2004)

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards

NOMINATIONS: 9 Noms -(1990–1997; Best Drama Series; All My Children)

WINS: 2 WINS -(1992 & 1994; Best Drama Series; All My Children)

Preceded by
Joseph Hardy		 Executive Producer of Ryan's Hope
April 1988 - January 1989		 Succeeded by
Show Canceled
Preceded by
Stephen Schenkel		 Executive Producer of All My Children
January 1989 - April 1996		 Succeeded by
Francesca James
Preceded by
John Valente		 Executive Producer of As the World Turns
November 1996 - June 1999		 Succeeded by
Christopher Goutman


People's Choice Award - win (1995)

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