Maxie Jones is a fictional character from the
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soap opera ''
General Hospital
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''. She is the eldest daughter of supercouple
Frisco Jones and Felicia Cummings
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, raised most of her life by
Mac Scorpio. The role was first portrayed by Robyn Richards for eleven years, from 1993 to 2004. The role was then recast with
Kirsten Storms
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. In 2011, Storms took an extended
medical leave, resulting in the temporary recasting of the character with
Jen Lilley. Storms has since returned to the role. In 2009, Storms was nominated for a
Daytime Emmy
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for her portrayal of Maxie Jones.
Casting
![Jen Lilley (2013)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Jen_Lilley_%282013%29.jpg)
The character was initially portrayed by child actors Chelsey and Kahley Cuff from 1990 to 1991, Ashley and Jessica Clark from May 22 to November 19, 1992, and Elaine and Melanie Silver from December 24, 1992, to April 22, 1993.
Robyn Richards then assumed the role on June 4, 1993, and last appeared on December 24, 2001.
In March 2002, after nine years as the character, ABC announced their decision to release Richards from her contract in order to
rapidly age the character, with plans to have actress Danica Stewart take over. Stewart debuted on March 13, 2002.
However, within months, it was announced that the network had chosen to have Richards stay after Stewart was negatively received by viewers. Stewart departed on July 16, 2002.
Richards returned as Maxie on September 3, 2002.
Richards had made her final appearance on July 16, 2004.
In March 2005, it was announced that the role had been recast with former ''
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'' actress
Kirsten Storms
Kirsten Renee Storms (born April 8, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Zenon Kar in the '' Zenon'' trilogy, Emily in '' Johnny Tsunami'', and Bonnie Rockwaller in ''Kim Possible''. Storms played Isabella "Belle" Bl ...
, known for her five year stint as
Belle Black
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, who made her debut on May 23, 2005.
In September 2011, Storms took an extended medical leave for an unspecified amount of time, resulting in the temporary recasting of the character with actress
Jen Lilley. Storms briefly departed on September 27, 2011, with Lilley debuting on September 28, 2011. Four months later, Storms was said to be returning, however, her return was delayed and Lilley announced that she would be remaining in the role for the foreseeable future. In June 2012, Storms was rumored to be in potential talks to rejoin the cast. The following month, Lilley announced that she had completed her stint as the character. In a personal
YouTube
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video, Lilley tearfully thanked her fans, stating: "Thank you for making my departure from GH easier.
..And even though I'm crying, they are happy tears."
She made her last appearance on August 10, 2012. Storms later returned on September 5.
During an interview with Dan J. Kroll of ''Soap Central Live'', Lilley spoke about how she had no idea about her being a recast for Storms or the character of Maxie.
She stated:
In May 2016, it was reported that Storms would again take temporary leave from the role; actress
Molly Burnett
Molly Kathleen Burnett (born April 23, 1988) is an American actress, singer and producer. She is best known for portraying the role of Kelly Ann on USA's '' Queen of the South'' and the role of Melanie Jonas on the daytime soap opera, '' Days of ...
was cast in the role. Burnett assumed the role on July 5, 2016, and departed nearly a month later on July 29, 2016. Storms returned in the role on August 3, 2016.
In March 2017, it was reported that Storms would take a third temporary leave from the role; with the role not being recast during this latest absence. Storms began her hiatus on February 16, 2017. In June 2017, it was reported that Storms would be returning to the role as Maxie following her hiatus with the show, airing on July 24, 2017. In May 2018, it was announced that Burnett would once again step-in for Storms.
Burnett appeared on June 1 and 4, 2018.
Storylines
1990–2005
Mariah Maximilliana Jones is born on Halloween night in 1990 and named after her maternal great-grandparents Maximilian and Mariah Ramirez. Her Godparents are named as
Sean Donely
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(
John Reilly) and
Anna Devane
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Finola Hughes
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) at her Christening. In 1994, she suffers from
Kawasaki disease
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and requires a heart transplant. Meanwhile, her cousin
B.J. Jones (Brighton Hertford) is in a car accident, leaving her brain-dead. Test results prove B.J.'s heart to be a match for Maxie. B.J.'s parents,
Bobbie (
Jacklyn Zeman
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) and
Tony Jones (
Brad Maule
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Acting RolesREDEARTH88(Gregory Atkin ...
), agree to take B.J. off life support and donate her heart to Maxie. During this time, Maxie's sister
Georgie is conceived, but their father
Frisco Jones
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(
Jack Wagner) leaves town again soon after.
Maxie's first crush is on
Lucky Spencer
Lucky Spencer is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera, ''General Hospital''. He is the son of Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura Spencer (Genie Francis). His birth having been announced on-screen in 1985, a ten-year-old Lucky was ca ...
(
Jonathan Jackson). In 2003, she dates her new crush,
Kyle Ratcliffe (
Andrew St. John).
Kyle coerces Maxie to steal pills from the hospital. While she loses her virginity to him, he tapes them having sex and later posts the video on the internet.
Maxie is furious when she finds out, but later forgives Kyle. Later on, Maxie plans to sleep with her adoptive cousin
Lucas Jones
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(
Ryan Carnes
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) to prevent her sister Georgie (
Lindze Letherman
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) from sleeping with him. Maxie also flirts with
Zander Smith
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(
Chad Brannon) and helps him avoid the law. She briefly has a crush on
Nikolas Cassadine
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(
Tyler Christopher).
In 2005, Maxie (now
Kirsten Storms
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) faces complications with her heart transplant. While in the hospital, Maxie meets
Jesse Beaudry
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Matt Marraccini
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Marraccini made a guest spot on future ''General Hospital'' costar Kirsten Storms' now canceled CBS show ''Clubhouse''. He has starred in two movies, '' Death Valley: The ...
), who claims to be an undercover cop blamed for a murder he didn't commit. Maxie helps Jesse and they go on the run. By the time they arrive home, they have fallen in love with each other, much to Mac's dismay.
2006–2008
After Jesse dies in the line of duty, Maxie is devastated, and falls into a dark place, partying all the time. She turns to Jesse's partner Lucky for comfort, resulting in an affair. Lucky is married to
Elizabeth Webber
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(
Rebecca Herbst
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), but Maxie still goes after him. When Maxie finds out Lucky has a pain pill addiction, she provides him pills in exchange for sex. When Lucky decides to go to rehab and win Elizabeth back, Maxie pretends to be pregnant to hold onto Lucky. She fakes a miscarriage, and Lucky later finds out the truth. During the Metro Court hostage crisis, Maxie ends up trapped with one of the gunmen, later revealed to be
Cooper Barrett (
Jason Gerhardt
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). Maxie covers for him afterwards, and they eventually start a relationship. When Maxie suspects Cooper has taken interest in Maxie's enemy
Lulu Spencer
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(
Julie Marie Berman), she propositions Cooper's former Army buddy
Logan Hayes
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Josh Duhon
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), saying that if he can get Lulu to sleep with him, then she will sleep with Logan. Maxie eventually tries to call off the bet after Cooper admits how much he cares for her. However, unable to help herself after realizing Logan is in love with Lulu, she blackmails Logan and sleeps with him.
Later on, Cooper finds Maxie and Logan making out. He tells Maxie that he cannot watch her self-destruct any longer, and ends their relationship. Maxie and Cooper reconcile right before Georgie is murdered. Maxie is grief-stricken, to the point that she belittles her mother at Georgie's funeral for abandoning them. Cooper is suspected of the murder, but Maxie believes he's innocent. When he asks Maxie to leave town with him, she agrees, but she later finds him dead of an apparent suicide. The police further their belief that Cooper was the killer. Maxie refuses to believe this, and teams up with
Damian Spinelli
Damian Spinelli is a fictional character on the ABC daytime drama, ''General Hospital'', played by actor Bradford Anderson from November 13, 2006, to December 16, 2013. Spinelli was also one of the characters in the first season of '' General Hosp ...
(
Bradford Anderson
Bradford William Anderson (born September 21, 1979) is an American actor best known for his role as the young Hacker (computer security), hacker criminal Damian Spinelli, Damian Millhouse Spinelli (a.k.a. The Jackal), on the television soap opera ...
) to prove Cooper's innocence. Having once been enemies, Maxie and Spinelli become close, and Spinelli develops a crush on Maxie. They are successful in their mission, proving Cooper was killed by
Diego Alcazar
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(
Ignacio Serricchio
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), who also murdered Georgie. Maxie gets a job as
Kate Howard
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(Megan Ward)'s assistant. She is soon joined by Lulu, and starts to hit on Lulu's boyfriend
Johnny Zacchara
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(
Brandon Barash
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From 2002 to 2004, Barash played Jamie, Paris Geller's boyfriend, in multiple epi ...
) to make her jealous. Logan begins stalking Lulu, upset about their breakup. He blames Maxie for what happened, and attacks her at the Crimson office. Lulu witnesses this, and Logan comes after her. Lulu accidentally stabs him to death in self-defense. Johnny takes the blame to protect Lulu. Lulu slowly starts to break down and is admitted to a mental institution. Maxie visits her, and they slowly become friends. After Lulu is released, she and Maxie move into an apartment together.
2009–2011
Maxie becomes friends with Spinelli, and starts to slowly fall for him, despite Mac objecting and her own uncertainty. She also flirts with Johnny, but the two never establish a relationship. Maxie eventually starts dating Spinelli. He proposes just as they become exclusive, and Maxie accepts, despite her hesitation. Spinelli finds out Maxie's feelings, and declares he will not marry her at their wedding ceremony. The two agree to take their relationship slowly, calling off the wedding. Maxie helps set up an art show for the artist
Franco
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James Franco
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), on behalf of Crimson. The two end up sleeping together, and Maxie immediately regrets it. She starts avoiding her family and Spinelli, unable to deal with her guilt. Eventually, Spinelli finds out, and says he can forgive Maxie, but their relationship remains strained. Hoping to reignite their romance, Spinelli sets up a fake case for Maxie to help him with, but the plan goes awry, and they end up trapped, with Spinelli injured and Maxie suffering from hypothermia. When they're finally taken to the hospital, Maxie finds out she has pneumonia, and it's putting a strain on her heart. Fortunately, she recovers, but Spinelli remains guilt-ridden. When Maxie feels ignored by Spinelli, she tries to get his attention back by staging a kiss with
Matt Hunter (
Jason Cook) so that Spinelli will fight for her. Instead, he breaks up with Maxie. Matt and Maxie begin to casually date, choosing not to be exclusive.
2012–2013
Spinelli still cares for Maxie, and gets shot by
Lisa Niles
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(
Brianna Brown
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...
) while trying to protect Maxie. She starts growing closer to Matt during this time. When Lisa is killed, Maxie is a suspect, along with Matt and several others. When Maxie's cousin,
Robin Scorpio
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Kimberly McCullough
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), is killed in a gas explosion, Maxie believes she was responsible for the gas leak, and tries to get herself arrested for Robin's murder. When this fails, she claims to have killed Lisa, and gets sent to prison. Spinelli tries to prove Maxie's innocence, and discovers the real killer was Matt. Maxie asks him to keep quiet and let her take the fall. Spinelli refuses, and turns Matt in. Maxie is released, on the condition that she testifies that she saw Matt kill Lisa. Angry, Maxie marries Matt to avoid testifying against him. However, Matt turns himself in, and goes to prison. He tells Maxie he'll annul their marriage, but she refuses.
Though Spinelli tries to reach out to Maxie, she avoids him. Spinelli finally tells Maxie off, saying that he's done wasting his love on her. Maxie eventually gets a pep talk from both Lulu and her mother that makes her realize she loves Spinelli. Hoping to win Spinelli back, she annuls her marriage to Matt and confesses her feelings to Spinelli. Spinelli turns Maxie down now, and starts dating
Ellie Trout
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(
Emily Wilson). Heartbroken, Maxie tries to move on by being a surrogate for Lulu and
Dante Falconeri
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Dominic Zamprogna
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). Maxie ended up miscarrying as their surrogate, and found Spinelli upset after believing Ellie broke up with him. The two sleep together, but Spinelli later reconciles with Ellie. Maxie discovers she's pregnant with Spinelli's child, and chooses to pass off her child as Dante and Lulu's. As the pregnancy keeps advancing, though, Maxie becomes more attached to her unborn child. She gives birth to a baby girl, whom Dante and Lulu name
Connie Falconeri.
When the truth about Connie comes out, Maxie and Spinelli decide that they want their daughter back, but Lulu wants to keep the baby. All four go to court, where Lulu and Maxie attack each other. The judge grants Spinelli sole custody of Connie, with Maxie being barred from seeing her daughter for six months. Devastated over losing her daughter, Maxie tries to commit suicide, but she's stopped by Robin, revealed to be alive. When Ellie finds a job in Portland, Spinelli is reluctant to follow because of Maxie and their daughter. However, Maxie encourages him to go with the baby so she won't violate the court ruling. Before leaving with Ellie, Spinelli reveals he's decided to rename their daughter Georgie, in honor of Maxie's sister. After they leave, Maxie decides to leave town to find a way to move on.
2014–2017
Maxie returns home with her boyfriend,
Levi Dunkleman (
Zachary Garred), a self-help guru. At the same time, she starts falling for Detective
Nathan West
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(
Ryan Paevey
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). Levi and Nathan clash frequently over Maxie, specifically of Maxie regaining custody of Georgie. Maxie is hesitant to try and get her daughter back, because of her past decisions. The indecision causes her to lose custody of Georgie for another six months. Soon after, Levi is threatened with deportation when his visa expires. Maxie plans to marry him, but on their wedding day, Levi shows his true colors, kidnapping Maxie and Lulu. Maxie discovers that "Levi" is actually Peter Harrell Jr., and he manipulated Maxie to get ahold of the Aztec jewels owned by her mother. Maxie is saved by Nathan, while Levi is killed. Maxie realizes how supportive Nathan has been to her, and the two start dating. With Nathan's help, Maxie regains custody of Georgie.
Spinelli returned to town with Georgie, and told Maxie he was hoping they could have a second chance after Ellie broke up with him. Maxie was conflicted between Spinelli and Nathan, but made a rash decision and broke up with Nathan after catching him and Spinelli fighting over Maxie. She and Spinelli tried to resume a relationship, but Maxie was still attracted to Nathan. Things came to a head when Ellie came back to town to get Spinelli back, and started dating Nathan. Maxie became jealous, and realized that she was falling in love with Nathan, and had moved on from Spinelli. Spinelli agreed, and the two broke up amicably, while Maxie reconciled with Nathan. Maxie and Nathan got engaged, but their wedding was sidetracked when
Claudette Beaulieu
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Bree Williamson
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), Nathan's ex-wife, arrived in town. Fortunately, their relationship remained intact and they got married with their families present.
2017–present
Maxie was traveling for work, and was absent for quite sometime in the beginning of their marriage. She came back, determined to find Ask Man Landers, a blogger who gave advice that inadvertently led to her mother and Mac getting caught for public indecency. She discovered that Nurse
Amy Driscoll (Risa Dorken) was the writer, and that Nathan was posing as the face to help Amy out. She supported them, and later helped them out of a jam when the publisher threatened to pull the book deal for the blog.
Maxie found out she was pregnant at Thanksgiving, and she and Nathan began preparing for the baby's arrival. Nathan then found out that his father was international crime lord
Cesar Faison
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(
Anders Hove), and decided to try and capture him by drawing him out. Maxie had her doubts, though, and asked Lulu not to help Nathan. Unfortunately, this failed, and Faison showed up in town, and took Maxie hostage. Nathan tried to stop Faison, and got shot. He later died in the hospital, devastating Maxie. She blamed Lulu, and their friendship was strained. Maxie bonded with
Peter August
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Wes Ramsey
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), Lulu's boss, who felt guilty for publishing the article that led to Nathan's death. After the Nurses' Ball, Peter drove Maxie home when she went into labor. Peter helped Maxie deliver her baby boy, who Maxie named
James
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, in honor of Nathan. Maxie found out that Peter was actually Faison's son, and he was Faison's target the night Nathan got shot. Peter apologized to Maxie, but Maxie found it hard to forgive him for causing Nathan's death.
References
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