Guiding Light Characters - Current

played by Amy Ecklund (since 1995). Daughter of Charlotte and Max Blume. Adopted sister of Rebecca Blume. Engaged to Rick Bauer. Abigail once broke off their engagement when she learned that Rick was the father of one of Blake Marler's twins. Now she and Rick have reconciled and are very happy. Abigail is originally from the Amish-type community of Goshen. Hearing impaired, she suffered from migraine headaches. Came to Springfield to receive treatment for her migraine headaches, now cured. Stayed with the Bauers while undergoing treatment and learning ASL. Sent to a training school in New York by Alan Spaulding. Returned with a whole new look. Currently works at Cedar's Hospital. Staying at Reva's (actually now her house, Reva gave it to her).

played by Ron Raines (since 1994). Previously played by Christopher Bernau (1977-84, 86-88), Daniel Pilon (1988-89). Son of Brandon Spaulding and Penelope. Father of Alan-Michael, and Phillip (adopted). Until 1997, thought to be the father of Amanda. Brother to Alexandra and Amanda. Uncle to Nick. Previously married to Elizabeth (Phillip's adopted mother), Jackie Marler (Phillip's biological mother), Hope Bauer (Alan-Michael's mother), and Reva Shayne. Previously involved with Jane Marie Stafford aka Jennifer Richards (Amanda's mother), Diane Ballard, Rita Stapleton, Blake, Nadine Cooper, Tangie Hill. Head of Advantage Systems. Currently in love with Annie Lewis and plotting against Lewis Oil.

played by Toby Poser (since 1996). Previously played by Kathleen Cullen (1978-83, 87). Daughter of Brandon Spaulding and Jane Marie Stafford aka Jennifer Richards. Adopted daughter of Lucille Wexler. Until 1997, thought to be the daughter of Alan. Sister of Alan and Alexandra, half-sister of Morgan Richards. Aunt of Phillip and Alan-Michael. Previously married to Gordon Middleton, Ben McFarren. Previously engaged to Roger Thorpe Previously involved with Ross Marler, Mark Evans. Amanda apparently overcame her frigidity when she moved to Los Angeles. There she was as Mandy Harper, a Madam with a stable of young lovelies including hunky Matt Reardon. Amanda was in big trouble with the IRS for not paying taxes on her LA income but she sold her stock in Spaulding and wiggled out of it. Alan had her arrested (on Christmas Eve) and extradited to California on charges of pandering. Roger got her out of jail and they returned to Springfield to announce their engagement to the family, originally just way to throw Alan off balance, now Amanda seems serious about Roger. She's offered to give him a family. When Amanda discovered her true paternity whe froze Spaulding assets so her rightful inheritance could be determined. Recently she called a truce, asking only that Alan be reinstated in the company, she wants to put the family back together. She claims Roger influenced her (he's always putting family first). Does she see the same Roger we all love to hate?

played by Cynthia Watros (since 1996). Currently involved with Alan Spaulding. Previously married to Josh Lewis, Rick Bauer. Previously involved with Jake. Formerly a nurse at Cedar's Hospital and Physical Therapist to Alan. Annie is a recovering alcoholic. She began having headaches shortly after Reva returned to town and started taking medication for her migrains. She soon became addicted. She finally hit bottom when she lost her job and her family and friends did an intervention. During the process Annie spilled several pots of beans. She told Rick one of Blake's twins was his and she told Josh of Reva & Marah's pinky promise. (Reva had promised Marah to make everything right so Marah, Shayne, Annie and Josh could be a family. To bring this about Reva married Buzz and told Josh she was playing him for a fool). So Josh went back to Annie. After the intervention, Phillip helped Annie through the withdrawal. After only a few meetings, Annie called herself "cured" and switched her obsession to Josh and the idea that a baby would make everything right between them. Though Josh wanted to wait, Annie was determined. When she couldn't get her wish naturally (and with a little bit of diaphram sabotage), Annie turned to science and had herself artificially inseminated (not Josh's seed). It didn't take the first time, but Annie was persistent. So with the help of Fran (blackmail goes a long way) Annie succeeded the second time. Of course she'd already told Josh she was pregnant, at least a month before she actually conceived. Josh decided to stay with Annie, he was concerned she would go back to pills and alcohol if he left her. Annie still felt Josh slipping away, so with the help of Alan she cooked up a scheme to make Reva think she was her long lost sister Dannie. Reva fell for it for awhile, then discovered the lie. Annie began having abdominal pains so Alan took her to a doctor. There she was told that her baby was dead. Annie left the doctor's office, telling no one about her baby. The following night she picked a fight with Reva, then grabbed Reva's hand and threw herself down the stairs. She later claimed that Reva pushed her. When Reva accused Annie of getting artificially inseminated, Annie made sure that the remains of her baby disappeared so that they could not be tested. Reva went on trial for murder. The truth finally came out when Blake exposed Annie for the blackmailer she was. Reva was set free and the judge held Annie in contempt. Annie was devastated and collapsed. (She was suffering from an infection from losing the baby and not receiving proper treatment). Annie can never bear children. She has now moved in with Alan, who adores her. It appears that she hasn't learned her lesson yet, she's pursuing Reva's sister again. She has some plan to use her against Josh & Reva.

played by Barbara Berjer (1971-81, 89, 95-present). Previously played by Augusta Dabney (1970). Mother of Holly, Ken and Andy. Grandmother of Blake, and Meg. Great grandmother of Kevin and Jason. Previously married to Adam Thorpe, Stanley Norris (Holly, Ken & Andy's father).

played by Jordan Clark (1982-87, 89-94, 96-present). Previously played by Geoffrey Scott (1994). Son of H.B. Lewis and Sally Gleason. Brother of Josh Lewis, Trish Lewis, and Kyle Sampson. Father of Mindy, Dylan, and Bill. Adopted father of Peter. Previously married to Reva Shayne (Dylan's mother), Vanessa Chamberlain (twice, Bill's mother), and Nadine Cooper. Currently finishing his sentence at a halfway house for the attempted murder of Roger Thorpe after discovering that Peter was Roger's grandchild. Now working at the 5th Street Diner.

played by Bryan Buffinton (since 1989). Son of Billy Lewis and Vanessa. Brother of Mindy, Dylan, Dinah, and Peter (adopted). Grandson of Henry Chamberlain, H.B. Lewis. Best friend of Michelle Bauer. Best friend and cousin of Ben Reade. Bill recently graduated from High School.

played by Elizabeth Keifer (since 1992). Previously played by Sherry Stringfield (1989-92), Elizabeth Dennehy (1988-89), Cheryl Lynn Brown (1979-80), Gina Foy (1975-78). Daughter of Roger and Holly. Granddaughter of Barbara Norris, Stanley Norris, and Adam Thorpe. Passed off at birth as Ed's daughter. Mother of twins: Kevin Ross and Jason Frederick. Half-sister of Hart. Aunt of Peter. Married to Ross Marler (Jason's father), currently separated. Previously married to Alan-Michael Spaulding and Phillip Spaulding. Previously involved with Alan Spaulding, Gary Swanson, Frank Cooper and Rick Bauer (Kevin's father). Blake knew Annie had herself artificially inseminated and pretended to be Reva's sister. Wouldn't tell, because Annie was blackmailing her with the fact that Blake bugged Ross' phone and went through his legal files to help Annie get info on Reva's search for her sister. Of course Annie blackmailed her into doing that, (she threatened to tell Ross about the twins' true parentage). Racked by guilt about what she knew, Blake finally came forward in the last hour. Annie was exposed. Ross was as usual upset and angry, but decided that he could forgive Blake if she promised never to make a mistake again. Blake balked (Go, Girl!) and told Ross that wasn't good enough. He was going to have to accept her the way she was, mistakes and all. Blake decided to take a minivacation to get away and think. When Blake's purse was stolen Ross, Holly and Roger were given a fright. Police showed up at Ross' door and asked him to come down to the morgue to identify a body they thought might be Blake. It wasn't but Ross got an idea about what life would be without Blake in it, he decided that wasn't for him. Blake and Ross have now reconciled.

played by Justin Deas (since 1993). Father of Frank, Harley, Lucy, and Henry "Coop" Bradshaw. Currently involved with Jenna Bradshaw (Coop's mother). Nephew of Stavros. Previously married to Nadine (Frank and Harley's mother), Reva Shayne. Previously involved with Randy Hamby, RN. Works at the family-owned 5th Street Meals on Wheels Diner, for awhile called "Buzz and Reva's Place". Buzz really loved Reva, though their marriage was really one of convenience: for Reva. She needed to prove to Josh that she didn't love him in order to keep a promise to Marah that she would make things right so Marah, Shayne, Annie and Josh could live together as a family. Now Reva and Josh are back together. Jenna came back to town, bringing a husband with her, evil Jeffrey Morgan. Jeffrey was not about to lose Jenna, even if that meant killing Buzz (Jeffrey tried to run him down), or blackmailing Jenna into staying with him (Jeffrey had proof in a safe deposit box in Switzerland that Jenna pulled all their heists). Buzz and Eleni managed to get the evidence out of the safe deposit box while Harley, Jenna, and Phillip pulled a sting on Jeffrey in New York. Now Jeffrey's in jail and Buzz & Jenna can live happily ever after.

played by _____ (since August 1997). aka, Danni Shayne, for awhile played by Annie Dutton. Daughter of Sarah Shayne and a Chicago businessman. Sister of Reva, Rusty, and Roxie Shayne. Mother of six-year old Tammy who is in foster care. Previously married to a loser who is now serving time for dealing drugs. Born September 30 at St. Agnes in Chicago. Given up for adoption at birth. An old cameo was pinned to her baby blanket with Sarah's picture in the back. Currently working as a stripper in a bar called Teasers in Chicago. She used to bartend there. Recently found by Alan & Annie.

played by David Wolos-Fonteno (since 1995). Previously played by Ron Foster (1991-95). Father of David. Until 1996, thought he was the father of Gilly. Married to Vivian. Chief of Staff at Cedars Hospital. Board member of the University's Board of Regents. Recently reconciled with his wife.

played by Michael Cugno (since 1996). Son of Jenna Bradshaw and Buzz Cooper. On birth certificate, Jeffrey Morgan is listed as his father. Brother of Frank, Harley and Lucy. Uncle of Marina.

played by Sharon Leal (since 1996). Daughter of Tina Crede. Currently involved with Marcus Williams. Has a great voice. Her mother was a hooker and is currently finishing her sentence for armed robbery at a halfway house. Currently, Dahlia is living with Frank and Eleni Cooper. She just graduated from high school.

for awhile played by Annie Dutton Lewis (1997). Daughter of Sarah and a Chicago businessman. Sister of Reva, Rusty, and Roxie Shayne. Born September 30 at St. Agnes in Chicago. Given up for adoption at birth. An old cameo was pinned to her baby blanket with Sarah's picture in the back. Whereabouts unknown to Reva & Josh. Recently found by Alan & Annie in Chicago bar named Teasers.

played by Wendy Moniz (since 1995). Previously played by Jennifer Gatti (1986-1987), Paige Turco (1987-1989). Daughter of Vanessa and Ross (given up for adoption at birth). Place with Little Angels adoption agency at birth. Adopted by "Carni" folk. Engaged to Hart Jessup. Sister of Bill and Peter (adopted). Previously married to Roger Thorpe. Previously involved with Alan-Michael Spaulding, Cameron Stewart, Miguel the bullfighter, Italian diplomat. Best friend of Marcus Williams. Owns shares of WSPR. Received huge trust fund, which Roger stole and hid away in a Carribean bank. Dinah was able to recover her money by driving Roger crazy, literally.

played by Jennifer Roszell (since 1994). Previously played by Melina Kanakaredes (1991-94), Wendy Kaplan (1994-95). Married to Frank Cooper. Mother of Marina. Guardian of Dahlia. Granddaughter of Ya Ya Andros. Sister of Ari and Jory Andros. Previously married to Alan-Michael Spaulding. Previously involved with Dylan Lewis. Runs a catering business and works at 5th Street Meals on Wheels Diner.

played by Jay Hammer (since 1984). Married to Holly (Meg's mother). Adopted father of Ben, father of Rebecca (died), and Meg. Brother of Merideth. Previously married to Maeve Stoddard Sampson Reade (Ben's mother), Leah (Rebecca's mother). Previously involved with Claire Ramsey, Marta, Vanessa, Alexandra Spaulding. Editor of Springfield Journal. Fletch and Holly's daughter, Meg, has Down's Syndrome.

played by Frank Dicopoulos (since 1987). Son of Buzz and Nadine Cooper. Married to Eleni Andros. Father of Marina. Brother of Harley, half-brother of Lucy and Coop. Guardian of Dahlia. Previously involved with Blake, Mindy. Owner of 5th Street Meals on Wheels Diner. Detective in Springfield Police Department. Former partner of Nell Cleary. Attended Ben Franklin Junior High School with Tina Crede.

played by Geoffrey C. Ewing (since 1996). Father of Marcus and Gilly Grant. Previously involved with Vivian Grant (Gilly's mother). Civil Rights activist, totally immersed in "The Cause". Taught at the university for a time. Worked to save 5th Street from Alan Spaulding and Advantage Systems. When support was flagging after news of his involvement with Vivian became public, Griffin arranged his own assassination attempt during a demonstration to rally people to his cause. His plan succeeded for a time, then Fletcher discovered the truth. Griffin is now practicing law in Springfield. Previous clients: Blake Marler, Griffin helped her not get a divorce from Ross; Reva Shayne, successfully defended her when she was on trial for murder. Current client: Jesse Blue.

played by Beth Ehlers (1987-93, 97-present). Aka, Starla Russo. Daughter of Buzz and Nadine Cooper. Married to A.C. Mallet, recently separated. Mother of Daisy, given up for adoption at birth. Sister of Frank, half-sister of Lucy and Coop. Currently involved with Phillip Spaulding. Previously involved with Dylan Lewis (Daisy's father), Josh Lewis. Previously married to Alan-Michael Spaulding. Works at 5th Street Meals on Wheels Diner. Former Officer in Springfield Police Department and Insurance Detective.

played by Frank Grillo (since 1996). Previously played by Marshall Hilliard (1996), Sean McDermott (1993), Leonard Stabb(1993), Jeff Phillips (1991-92). Son of Roger Thorpe and Laura. Father of Peter. Half-brother of Blake. Currently involved with Dinah. Previously involved with Bridget Reardon (Peter's mother), Julie Cameletti. Inherited a small fortune from Henry Chamberlain. Currently works on his farm, raising horses.

played by Maureen Garrett (1976-80, 88-present). Daughter of Barbara and Stanley Norris. Mother of Blake, and Meg. Married to Fletcher Reade (Meg's father). Grandmother of Kevin and Jason. Sister of Ken and Andy Norris. Previously married to Ed Bauer, Roger Thorpe (Blake's father), Dietrich Lindsey. Previously involved with Ross Marler, Peter Chapman, Daniel St. John. Publisher of Springfield Journal. Holly and Fletch's daughter, Meg, has Down's Syndrome.

played by Ethan Erickson (since 1996). Previously played by George Pilgrim (1996). Son of Nola and Quinton Chamberlain. Originally named A.J. (Anthony James). Brother of Stacie. Grandson of Henry Chamberlain and Bea Reardon. Cousin of Bridget, Matt, Bill, Dinah. Previous love interest: Michelle Bauer. Recently graduated from high school.

played by Samantha Stein (since 1996). Son of Blake and Ross Marler. Fraternal twin of Kevin. Grandson of Holly and Roger. Great grandson of Barbara, Adam Thorpe. Nephew of Hart Jessup, Justin Marler, and Meg Reade. Cousin of Peter, Phillip Spaulding, and Samantha Marler.

played by Fiona Hutchinson (1992-94, 96-present). Daughter of ___. Pseudo-daughter of Henry Chamberlain. Mother of Henry "Coop" Bradshaw. Married to Jeffrey Morgan. Currently involved with Buzz Cooper. Her husband was blackmailing her to make her stay with him. Jeffrey had proof that Jenna did all the heists in Europe alone (really he helped). The proof and a lot of cash were in a safe deposit box in Switzerland. All Jenna needed was Jeffrey's thumb print, then she and Buzz could get proof and be free of Jeffrey. Unfortunately, things got more complicated and Jeffrey decided to pull a con on Phillip to steal his money. Harley got involved, playing the part of a con named Starla Russo. Jenna, Harley and Phillip cooked up a plan to sting Jeffrey and send him to jail. It worked! Now Jenna & Buzz can live happily ever after.

played by Paulo Benedeti (since 1997). Currently involved with Michelle Bauer. Michele is teaching Jesse to read, though Jesse appears to suffer from dyslexia. Jesse recently shared with Michelle that he was very sickly as a child because he was born premature. He claims Ed Bauer was responsible for his mother's death (Ed was drunk when his mother was brought into the hospital).

played by Robert Newman (1981-85, 86-91, 93-present). Son of H.B. and Miss Martha. Father of Marah and Shayne. Married to Annie. Brother of Billy and Trish. Uncle of Mindy, Dylan, Peter. Previously married to Reva Shayne (Marah and Shayne's mother), Sonni. Previously involved with Carrie Marler, Morgan Richards, Harley Cooper, Tangie Hill. Fondly referred to as "Bud" by Reva. Runs Lewis Construction. Josh suspected Annie of removing the remains of her dead child from Cedars' morgue (he was right). He stayed with Annie during Reva's trial so he could get evidence that she was lying. Josh eventually found the doctor who pronounced Annie's baby dead in the womb and brought him to court in the nick of time to save the day and Reva. Recently Reva & Josh exchanged vows with their children: they're a family again.

played by Brandon Unger (since 1996). Son of Blake Marler and Rick Bauer. Fraternal twin of Jason. Grandson of Holly, Ed, and Roger. Great grandson of Barbara, Bert Bauer, Adam Thorpe. Nephew of Hart Jessup, Michelle Bauer, and Meg Reade. Cousin of Peter.

played by Robert Lupone (1990, 92-96). Long-time lawyer and lackey of Roger Thorpe.

played by Stuart Ward (since 1991). Springfield Police Detective. Colleague of Patrick Cutter. Senior officer of Frank Cooper and Nell Cleary. Father of 3 children.

played by Tina Sloan (since 1983). Mother of Beth. Grandmother of Lizzie. Previously married to Bradley Raines. Previously involved with Ed Bauer, Det. Jeff Saunders, Hawk Shayne. Long-time friend of Alexandra Spaulding. Head nurse at Cedar's Hospital.

played by Kimberly J. Brown (since 1995). Previously played by Ashley Peldon (1989-91). Daughter of Reva and Josh Lewis. Sister of Dylan and Shayne. Cousin of Mindy, Dylan, and Bill. Granddaughter of H.B. Lewis, Sarah Shayne, and Hawk Shayne. niece of Rusty Shayne, Roxy Shayne, Billy Lewis, Trish Lewis and Danni Shayne.

played by Kevin Mambo (since 1995). Son of Griffin Williams. Half-brother of Gilly Grant. Best friend of Dinah. Saxophone player at The Towers, also works for his father. Current love interest Dahlia Crede.

played by Sasha Martin (since 1996). Previously played by Alysia Zucker/Casey Rosenhaus (1993-96). Daughter of Eleni and Frank Cooper. Granddaughter of Buzz and Nadine. niece of Harley, Lucy, and Coop.

played by Kurt McKinney (since 1994). Son of Sean Reardon. Married to Vanessa. Brother of Bridget. Uncle of Peter. Nephew of Ed Bauer, Maureen, Nola, Chelsea, Tony. Cousin of Michelle, Alan-Michael, Stacey, J. Grandson of Bea Reardon. Previously worked for Madam Amanda in L.A. as a male escort. Currently works for Lewis Construction. Designed the new children's wing for Cedar's Hospital that was established in memory of his wife Vanessa. Met a woman named Tess (really Vanessa) in a poetry chat room on the Net (Matt's name on the Net was "Robert"). Matt discoverd Tess was really Vanessa and frantically began searching for her. He never believed she was really dead. For weeks he searched, just missing her at every turn. Inspiration struck and Matt knew that he needed to finish the house he was building for Vanessa. He felt that somehow Vanessa would sense it and come home. All of Springfield pitched in to help Matt complete the house. It worked! Vanessa came home.

played by Jacqueline Falchier (since 1996). Daughter of Holly and Fletcher Reade. Sister of Blake, Ben, and Rebecca. Aunt of Kevin and Jason Marler. Granddaughter of Barbara. Meg has Down's Syndrome.

played by Mary Stuart (since 1996). Previously played by Gloria Blondell (1948), Dorothy Lovett (1948-49), Jone Allison (1949-52), Ellen Demming (1953-74). Daughter of Mama Bauer and Fredrick "Papa" Bauer. Mother of Chuckie, guardian of Robin Lang. Married to Bruce Banning. Sister of Bill and Trudy. Aunt of Mike Bauer, Ed Bauer. Great aunt of Hope, Rick, Michelle. Great great aunt of Alan-Michael, Kevin. Previously married to Ted White (Chuckie's father), Joe Roberts. Previously engaged to Mark Holden.

played by Peter Hermann (since 1997). Previously involved with Celeste, a woman who suffered from the same disease as Vanessa only at the time there was no cure or even experimental cure. At her request, Michael turned off her life support. Michael lost his medical license and went to jail for several years. When he got out he stared working in physical therapy. Vanessa's physical therapist. Looks like he's going to set up shop in Springfield, Rick just offered him a job.

played by Rebecca Budig (since 1995). Previously played by Rachel Miner (1989-95). Daughter of Ed Bauer and Claire Ramsey. Originally named "Bert" by Claire. Adopted daughter of Maureen Bauer. Sister of Rick. Cousin of Bridget, Matt, Alan-Michael. Childhood sweetheart of Bill Lewis. Previously involved with Zachary (now thought to be dead). Returned from Europe a little older, shorter and blonder (a victim of Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome). Works as a Candy Striper at Cedar's Hospital while attending high school. Recently looking for the person who recieved her mother's heart. I think she found him (Jesse). Currently involved with Jesse Blue who she's supposed to be teaching to read.

played by Lisa Brown (1980-85, 95-present). Daughter of Bea and Tom Reardon. Mother of Stacy and J. Married to Quinton Chamberlain (J's father). Sister of Chelsea, Tony, Maureen, Jim, Sean. Aunt of Bridget, Matt. Great Aunt of Peter. Previously involved with Kelly Nelson, Floyd Parker (Stacy's father). Nola and Quint are separated. Quint had an affair with his research assistant. Nola is back at home at the boardinghouse. Vanessa wrote Nola (delivered by Zachary) and asked her to play matchmaker for Matt and help him get on with his life. Nola was unsuccessful, though she did try! Nola knew of Vanessa's illness, but didn't know that Vanessa was still alive. Nola currently works at the remodeled Company.

played by Grant Alexsander (1982-84, 87-91, 96-present). Previously played by John Bolger (1985-86), Jarrod Ross (1977-81). Son of Jackie and Justin Marler. Adopted son of Alan and Elizabeth Spaulding. Father of Lizzie. Adopted brother of Alan-Michael Spaulding. Brother of Samantha Marler. Nephew of Ross Marler, Alexandra and Amanda Spaulding. Previously married to Blake, India, Mindy Lewis, Beth Raines. Previously involved with Meredith Reade. Currently involved with Harley Cooper. Best friend of Rick Bauer. Made a killing on Wall Street (to the sum of twenty mil) while in exile in Arizona. Returned to Springfield to discover who set him up and "cost him five years of his life and his marriage to Beth". It was Alan of course. Currently staying at the Bauers'. Works at Spaulding Enterprises. Recently helped Jenna & Harley, aka Starla Russo, pull a sting on Jeffrey. While pretending to get hot & heavy with Starla, Phillip realized he had real feelings for Harley. Their pretend sex led to real love making.

played by Michael Tylo (1981-85, 96). aka Sean Ryan. Son of Henry Chamberlain and Stephanie Ryan. Born September 21 at 7:19. Married to Nola. Previously involved with Jessica. Father of J, adopted father of Stacy. Brother of Vanessa. Uncle of Dinah, Bill, Peter. Currently working on a dig at Laurel Falls in Springfield. Quint seems to want to get back together with Nola. They're separated due to an affair Quint had with his research assistant, Jessica. Though she professed to love him, actually, she was just trying to steal his work.

played by Kim Zimmer (1983-90, 95-present). Daughter of Hawk and Sarah Shayne. Mother of Dylan, Marah, Shayne. Currently involved with Josh Lewis. Adopted into Blume family in Goshen. Sister of Rusty, Roxie and Danni. Previously married to Josh Lewis, Alan Spaulding, H.B. Lewis, Billy Lewis, Buzz Cooper. Previously involved with Kyle Sampson. Also known as Rebecca Blume. Regained her memory after 5 years of amnesia following an attempted suicide. When her mother died Reva made a promise to her to find a sibling Sarah had given up for adoption. The child was the result of an affair she had had with a Chicago businessman. Reva was led on a merry chase by Annie and Alan, finally culminating in Annie posing as the long-lost sister Danni. Reva learned the truth when Hawk identified the photograph from the cameo as being taken the day of Rusty's graduation. Rusty confirmed the date of the photograph and did some checking on Simon house. Everyone had disappeared. Determined to make Reva suffer, Annie tried to make it appear that Reva went off the deep in and pushed Annie down the stairs causing Annie to miscarry. Reva went to trial for murder. Reva was convinced that the baby wasn't Josh's but was conceived through arificial insemination. Eventually Reva began to suspect that Annie's baby was already dead when she fell down the stairs. Reva tried to get proof at Annie's doctor's office, Fran got there first and stole the records. Josh managed to find the doctor just in time. Now Reva's free and she and Josh can live happily ever after.

played by Michael O'Leary (1983-91, 95-present). Previously played by Phil MacGregor (1982-83), Robbie Berridge (1976-78), Gary Hannoch (1972-76), Albert Zungalo III (1970-71). Son of Ed and Leslie. Father of Kevin Ross Marler. Brother of Michelle. Engaged to Abigail Blume. Previously married to Annie Dutton, Meredith Reade, Beth Raines. Previously involved with Roxie Shayne, Claire Ramsey, Mindy Lewis, Blake Marler (Kevin's mother). Best friend of Phillip Spaulding. Doctor at Cedar's Hospital.

played by Dennis Parlato (since 1997). Previously played by Michael Zaslow (1971-80, 89-97). Son of Adam Thorpe. Father of Hart Jessup and Blake. Grandfather of Peter, Kevin, and Jason. Previously married to Peggy Fletcher, Holly (Blake's mother), Alexandra Spaulding, Jenna Bradshaw, Dinah Marler. Previously involved with Hillary Bauer, Diane Ballard, Rita Stapleton, Dr. Renee Dubois, Mindy Lewis, Suzanne Devereaux, Sonni, Laura (Hart's mother). Previous owner of WSPR. Dinah and Hart almost drove Roger crazy. He figured them out, but it was too late, Roger was sent to a mental hospital. He managed to avoid the shock treatment but convinced almost everyone that he did receive shock treatment, which was supposed to account for his completely changed personality (humble and harmless as a fly). Yeah, right! Well it didn't last for long. Roger knows Vanessa is still alive. He found her in Switzerland, she told him that Alex was holding something over Alan's head, that she had an ace in the hole. That ace turned out to be the truth about Amanada's parentage. Now Roger's up to his old tricks. This time he's trying to seduce Amanda out of her money.

played by Jerry ver Dorn (since 1979). Father of Dinah and Jason Frederick. Married to Blake (Jason's mother). Brother of Justin. Uncle of Phillip Spaulding, Samantha Marler. Previously married to Carrie Todd. Previously involved with Holly, Vanessa, Amanda Spaulding, Trish Lewis, Calla Matthews, Nadine Cooper, Suzanne Devereux. Recently appointed District Attorney with a little help from Amanda. Ross prosecuted Reva for the murder of Annie's unborn child. Ross left Blake when he found out she'd been lying to him about the twins' true parentage. Now they've reconciled and their marriage seems better than ever.

played by Margaret Gwnever (1979-96). OB/GYN at Cedars Hospital. Treats most of Springfield's women.

played by ___ (since 1997). Previously played by Bret Cooper (1993-97). Son of Reva and Josh Lewis. Brother of Dylan and Marah. Cousin of Mindy, Dylan, and Bill. Grandson of H.B. Lewis, Hawk and Sarah Shayne. Nephew of Rusty Shayne, Roxy Shayne, Billy Lewis, Trish Lewis, and Danni Shayne.

played by Nikki Rene (since 1996). Mother of Dahlia. Old friend of Frank Cooper. Her daughter thought she worked at a fancy restaurant uptown, but she was really a hooker. Attended Ben Franklin Junior High with Frank. Currently finishing her sentence for armed robbery at a halfway house in Springfield.

played by Maeve Kinkead (1980-87, 89-present). Previously played by Anna Stuart (1980-81). Daughter of Henry Chamberlain. Married to Matt Reardon. Mother of Dinah, Bill. Adopted mother of Peter. Half-sister of Quinton. Previously married to Billy Lewis. Previously involved with Ross Marler, Ed Bauer, Alan Spaulding, Andy Norris, Mark Evans, Tony Reardon, Fletcher Reade. Former President of Lewis Oil. Vanessa was diagnosed as having a horrible disease that would eventually destroy her ability to see, hear, feel and move. To avoid being a "burden" to her family, she took advantage of a car accident to fake her own death. With the help of Zachary she escaped to the Sisters of Charity convent in Lucerne, Switzerland to live out her life in the care of the nuns. Thanks to an experimental drug and the help of her physical therapist, Michael Burke, Vanessa is almost recovered. Vanessa has started up a friendship with Robert (Matt's internet psedonym) and chatted with him regularly in a Poetry Chat Room. One night when things got rather intimate between her and "Robert" Vanessa broke off the connection, but not before saying "Matt, I miss you!" Matt put two and two together and realized that Tess (Vanessa psedonyn) was in fact Vanessa. Meanwhile, Michael took Vanessa back to Springfield so she could see Bill graduate and tell her family that she was alive. Unfortunately, Michael overheard Matt tell Dinah he loved her which led him to believe that they were a couple. Vanessa listened in and heard Matt & Dinah discussing their plans to go away together (really to Swizerland to find Vanessa). Upset and not wanting to spoil their happiness, Vanessa decided to stay dead to her family and left Springfield. She went to the house that Matt was building for her and saw that work had stopped. This convinced her that Matt had given up on her. When Michael told Matt about Vanessa's reaction to the house, Matt became convinced that the house was the key to Vanessa returning so he set to work to finish it. Seems true. Vanessa returned the same night the house was completed.

played by Petronia Paley (since 1992). Mother of Gilly and David. Married to Charles Grant (David's father). Previously involved with Griffin Williams (Gilly's father).