Kayla Caroline Brady M.D. (formerly Deveraux and Johnson) is a fictional character from the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. She made her first on-screen appearance in 1982. Kayla was created by Pat Falken Smith as one of the original members of the Brady family, a fictional family on the serial. She is widely known for her popular pairing with Steve Johnson. This relationship gave the couple the title of a famous super couple. Kayla was described as being the "good" girl of the serial. During her time on Days of our Lives, Kayla was extremely well received by television critics. Kayla Brady Johnson is one of the six Brady children. She is the daughter of the late Shawn Brady Sr. and Caroline Brady. She is the sister of Roman Brady and Kimberly Brady, the half-sister of Bo Brady, and the