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Viki Banks
Victoria Lord is a fictional character and matriarch of the Lord family on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live'', played for over 41 years by six-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress Erika Slezak. The character was created as one of the main protagonists by series creator Agnes Nixon, and first cast to Gillian Spencer on the television pilot, pilot aired July 15, 1968. Nixon later recast her with Slezak, who became synonymous with the character role following a continual portrayal spanning her debut March 17, 1971 through the ABC Daytime finale January 13, 2012. Slezak reprised the role in The Online Network continuance of ''One Life to Live'' aired on Hulu, iTunes, FX Canada, and the Oprah Winfrey Network (Canadian TV channel), Oprah Winfrey Network from April 29, 2013 through the final episode released August 19, 2013. The role of Victoria is the mainstay original lead character of the serial, and her storylines focus on drudgery, love, and family troubles. One of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Spencer
Gillian Spencer (born December 18, 1939) is an American soap opera actress and writer. She had supporting roles on the soaps ''The Secret Storm'' as Lynn Wilkins Warren from 1961-1962 and ''The Edge of Night'' as Leora Davies in 1963 before joining ''Guiding Light'' in 1965 in the role of the troubled heroine Robin Fletcher. Gillian was part of the original cast of ''One Life to Live'' as the original Victoria Lord from 1968 until 1970, and it was during her stint that Viki's split personality was introduced. While Erika Slezak would become famous for this part, Gillian and Lee Patterson (Joe Riley) were fan favorites and the show's first major romantic couple. From 1972-1975, she played ''As the World Turnss Jennifer Hughes, Kim Stewart's sister, Bob's third wife and Frannie's mother who died after being hit by a car. However, she is probably best remembered for playing the role of Daisy Cortlandt on the ABC soap, ''All My Children'', a role she played from 1980 through 1989, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |