Stefan loved and protected Alexis Davis, who was raised as his first cousin but later turned out to be his half-sister, both children of Mikkos. [60] Jonathan, an art dealer comes to town to work with Sean Donely (John Reilly). Karen Wexler MD was a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital, and spin-off series Port Charles. In 1993, Bill and his cousin Luke Spencer came face to face when Lucky Spencer was sent back to Port Charles as his parents were still on the run from notorious mobster Frank Smith. Miguel saw how Jagger felt about Karen and had a pang. Lucy made Scott and Dominique's dream possible by carrying Serena until birth. Sonny then donates Lily's inheritance from her father, $30million, to General Hospital to build the Stone Cates Memorial AIDS Wing. Alan offers to pay Karen's expenses through medical school. Karen graduated from Port Charles High on June 25, 1993. Taggert and Justus had previously butted heads. On November 15, 2016, Don Harvey assumed the role. Next, Frank began behaving abusively on the very night he proposed marriage. He appeared in such films as "Mulholland Drive," "Eraser" and "Fletch.". Jagger recuperated from his motorcycle spill in time to marry Karen in a touching wedding ceremony. Alan offered to pay Karen's expenses through medical school. Karen becomes close to Ricky Garza (Eddie Matos), who saved her from Frank's rages a few times. Karen Wexler Actress Karen was born in Buffalo, NY and then moved to Lake George, NY at the age of nine. Lily's father finds this out from his accountant, Harry Silver, and threatens Brenda, then tries to kill her. Frank's men found Lucky staying with his friend/cousin Sly Eckert. Paget holds off on reuniting with Duke's wife Anna Devane fearing "his" rival Julian Jerome (Jason Culp) is watching. Karen returned to Port Charles and her friendship with Joe grew deeper and the two began dating. Ruby not only forgave him, but she also gave him a job and a place to live. Jagger located his sister, Gina, and hired Felicia Jones and Mac Scorpio to find his 16-year-old brother. During high school, she was involved with Jason Quartermaine (Steve Burton), but she soon met Jagger Cates (Antonio Sabto, Jr.). When Karen and Frank learned of the vampirism plaguing Port Charles, they joined in the efforts to destroy Caleb, nearly dying when a room they were all in caught fire. Sometime after that they moved to San Francisco where Jagger became an undercover cop. While in Port Charles, he is able to mend his relationship with his son, Kevin, and becomes a suspect in the General Homicide murder mystery. On April 2, 2013, Elizabeth mentioned to Audrey that Sarah was in Monterey, California. Much later, it was explained that Ned, Lois and Brook Lynn had gone back to Manhattan to continue in the music industry. On the big screen, he starred as Russell Stewart in Rumpelstiltskin, and had roles in A Matter Of Faith, Abandoned, and A Soldier's Revenge. Scorpio won her heart over and Dominique left her husband. [22] Writer Sri Rao explained the effect on Jagger he wanted to portray, stating "The focus of our story is mostly on how it affects Jagger as a parent. Taggert soon took on a new role when he volunteered to look after Juan Santiago after his father, Armando agreed to allow Juan to remain in Port Charles. At the end of season, Jagger and Stone return to San Francisco. After seeing Heather and Esme together, Heather confronts him about knowing that Nikolas is the baby's father and Nikolas is trying to steal their grandchild from them. They got closer when Kevin found himself haunted by the death of his former lover, Grace. He saw her in a red slip and repeatedly called her "whore" and claimed that he "knew what she wanted". [51] In early 1992, Paul convinces Jenny to call off her engagement to Ned, but then Tracy announces she is pregnant. Mary Mae, assuming it was her fault for not telling Edward and Bradley the truth, buries his body in the backyard of their home in Port Charles. On November 9, a DNA test revealed that Mac is his biological father. After hearing the baby's heartbeat, Dominique died in Scott's arms on a beautiful fall day overlooking the trees. She also quickly became friends with Sonny's girlfriend, Brenda Barrett, and the two opened their own recording company, L&B Records. Karen gives Frank another chance. This is a tribute to her role on 'General Hospital'. Jonathan Paget, played by Greg Beecroft was introduced in 1990. After this incident AJ decided to straighten up again and try to get back with Keesha. However, Karen's romantic life was far more complicated. Offscreen several years before, Deke Woods had beaten his wife, Adela Corinthos, severely. In mid 2003, Karen dies when a car hits her. "You're a pig, and I don't just mean a cop. Alan Quartermaine (Stuart Damon) caught her stealing drugs. Scott Baldwin came across information that pointed to Lucy Coe in a Port Charles art heist. Kevin wiped his hands of Ryan again. Soap Opera veteran, Ron Hale first appeared in the role on a recurring basis in January 1995. Karen and Frank had a few happy months, but spring 2002 would begin a great time of upheaval and self-doubt for Karen. Jones briefly stepped in for Andrews again in February 2022. He is currently unaware that his daughter Esme was remanded to Spring Ridge until her upcoming trial for revenge porn against Cameron Webber and Josslyn Jacks. In the 1970s, the city was named Port Charles, New York. Scully told her to go out of town for a couple of days so that she would not be an accessory to what went down. Karen and Frank were then baffled by the behavior of Gabriella, Joe's girlfriend. On July 16, 2004, Kevin and Lucy return to Port Charles to attend the funeral of Lila Quartermaine. In August 2010, Elizabeth and the boys went to visit her for a bit in Northern California. The club was owned by a lady friend of Scully's, who was not in the mob, but was obviously connected. Karen, on GH, was Dr. Cates after she was married to Jagger. The marriage ended in divorce after Stefan caught Bobbie investigating his actions against the Spencers. Stefan later married Luke's sister Bobbie Spencer as part of his revenge plot against the Spencers. Feeling guilty, Brook later tells Lulu that she had been working for Carly, but Carly lies and claims she was only trying to test Dante to see if he was worthy of Lulu. The character was portrayed by Ral Andrews from December 17, 1996 to April 1997, February 1998 to May 2003, and from January 2020. Yet, in spite of her strong feelings for Ricky, she had a long history with Frank and decides to try again. Cesar Faison is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. Brook Lynn was convinced to return to town in 2010 by Carly Corinthos Jacks, who promised to pay Brook if she came between Dante Falconeri, with whom Brook grew up in Bensonhurst, and his girlfriend, Lulu Spencer. Karen began having disturbing flashbacks. Character Info Portrayed by Cari Shayne Jessie-Ann Friend Appearances General Hospital Main cast, played by Cari Shayne Episode 1987-01-02: Fri Jan 2 1987 ( Jan 2, 1987 ) Guest cast, played by Jessie-Ann Friend Episode 1993-01-20: Wednesday January 20 1993 ( Jan 20, 1993 ) Bill shoots Robert on the waterfront, but Harlan is not fooled, so he decides to shoot Robert again. Due to the progression of the symptoms, Mike is then admitted into a memory care facility. * Had Faith committed into a mental facility under false pretenses. Sonny does not return her feelings, but nevertheless cares for Lily, so he resolves to make the marriage work. Paget was then sent by the Jerome family to takeover Duke's life.[62]. Soon, Karen was addicted to stripping, Sonny, and pills. However, hedging their bets, the network only offered Beecroft a short-term deal that lasted only seven weeks. Lily warns Sonny, who finds the wire and breaks up with Brenda. Harlan Barrett is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital, played by Michael Cole in 1991. After abducting Lucky Spencer on Helena's orders, Faison allows Lucky's parents to believe he had died in a fire. Mike and Luke pull off the heist, leaving Scully agitated. Along with Mac Scorpio and Bill Eckert, Robert, Anna, Sean, and Paul join forces to bring the Cartel down, while Faison escapes. On October 19, 2011, Elizabeth reveals to Matt that her sister, Sarah, is a pediatric cardiologist. Not long after Chloe arrives in town, she meets and falls in love with Jasper Jax Jacks. The shock caused Faison to have a heart attack and die, while Peter looked on in delight. Karen and Joe tried again, but ultimately ended their relationship to part as friends. Faison soon realizes that Anna will never be happy without Robin, and uses his mother, Sybil "Nanny" McTavish,[38] to infiltrate the security that Robert has placed around his daughter. [43], Drowning in debt after Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) and her son Ned Ashton (Wally Kurth) run the family company ELQ into the ground, Tracy's brother and sister-in-law, doctors Alan (Stuart Damon) and Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson), hire businessman and attorney Paul Hornsby as the company's new financial adviser. The series was broadcast on Showtime from 1995 to 2000, and on the Sci Fi Channel in its final year (2001-2002). Bill shot Robert on the waterfront, but Harlan was not fooled, so he decided to shoot Robert again. In January 2020, Taggert returns to Port Charles at the invitation of Jordan Ashford. Brook dates Diego Alcazar for a time, but they later break up. When Kevin tells their father, he takes Kevin and leaves Ryan behind. Frank lit the DESIRE candle in front of her and didn't go crazy. Mike continues to have a gambling addiction and Sonny has often had to bail him out of trouble. Bradley married Isobel and together they had two children, Justus and Faith Ward. Deke became Marcus' mentor, inspiring the young man to become a police officer himself. [44] While Paul's arrival initially ruffles Tracy's and Ned's feathers, Tracy admires his business savvy when he successfully strikes a deal with Harlan Barrett to help salvage a Quartermaine cargo ship. In July 2017, Serena returns to Port Charles with the news that Lee Baldwin has died. On the island, they encountered Cal Atkins and his convict brother, Joseph Atkins, who had broken out of jail. The role was originated on General Hospital in 1992, as portrayed by Cari Shayne, who left the series in 1994. An environmentalist, she opposed the entrance of the ELQ Tracy into Port Charles Harbor. A grief-stricken Julia promptly ended her relationship with Bill. Karen returned to Port Charles in 1997 as a young doctor in General Hospital's intern program, where she discovered she was going to be working closely with Dr. Joe Scanlon. Soon after seeing her mother's old boyfriend Ray Conway, long repressed memories flooded back to Karen because he had abused her when she was a child. Joe then attached the silencer to his own gun. She enlists the help of Lucky, his half brother Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher), and Elizabeth Webber. Serena was born via surrogate mother Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring) when it was discovered that her mother Dominique was dying, but wanted to leave her husband Scott Baldwin (Kin Shriner) with a child. This was the only painting Lucy did not know about. They started dating. Nicholas Pryor portrayed the role on General Hospital in the spring of 1997 and on Port Charles from June 11, 1997, to July 18, 2003. Katherine Bell, Lucy Coe's archrival had teamed up with Damian Smith to enact a revenge plot. [50], Paul plans to end his marriage to Tracy so he can be with Jenny, but Jenny has already agreed to marry Ned. Chris Ramsey (Nolan North) secretly is doing experiments on a sample of Gaby's blood. It was at this time that she also help comfort Brenda, after Sonny left her at the altar. [7] Lane assumed the role from August 6 to November 16, 2020. Kevin accompanied Laura to Cassadine Island and was shot by Valentin Cassadine while protecting Laura. Faison returned to Port Charles in early 2018 after Janice Lomax's resignation as mayor of Port Charles and the PCPD resumed the search for Faison. Faison, with assistance from henchmen Desiree and Jacquess, leads Frisco and Sean on a wild goose chase through his Parisian winery before allowing them to rescue Felicia. Brook Lynn later got an offer to go on tour with a band. Karen was then engaged to Joe Scanlon, but they called the engagement off when Frank Scanlon and Courtney made Joe look like a sex addict. Stefan returned to the show after an absence. In reality, Faison is the former employer of Anna Devane during her days with the World Security Bureau (WSB)'s rival agency, DVX. Her plan backfired, however, when they were in an accident and Serena lost her eyesight. Mike is the godfather of Michael Corinthos III. One night, she abuses Kevin, thinking he was Ryan. She is reluctant to do so, until Faison threatens to expose her past to Robin. Brenda saw it all, and told everyone. Jagger Cates and Dr. Karen Wexler are fictional characters and a former married couple from the original ABC Daytime soap opera, General Hospital. James Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten (2000-2003), Thought Cal Atkins was dead after falling off a cliff and covered it up [July 28, 1992], Underage stripper at Sonny's night club, The Paradise Lounge [Aug-Oct 1993], Stole pills from General Hospital; sentenced to probation [Oct 8, 1993], Became stranded on a deserted island with, Held at gunpoint (along with Jason and Jagger) and then taken hostage by Cal [Sep 14, 1992], Drugged when her drink is spiked with ecstasy during a rave [Jul 23, 1993], Became addicted to pills because of Sonny [Oct 1993], Lost her footing and fell off the ledge of, Hit by a car and later died of her injuries [Jun 26-30, 2003; on PC]. Karen's mother revealed to Karen that Scott Baldwin was her father. On May 25, 2010, it was mentioned by Carly that Lois is managing several bands in Europe and currently lives in London. When he recovers from his illness, he returns to Port Charles with Kevin and Lucy. In January of the following year, Mike again falls off the wagon by playing poker with Ethan Lovett, the bartender at the Haunted Star who was unaware of Mike's addiction. General Hospital legend Maurice Benard (Sonny) turns 60 years young today and Kanan wanted his pal to know just how special he is to him. Things were hot and wild in Poet Charles back then when Jagger has the pick of any woman in town. Her misfortunes changed when she fell in love with Mac Scorpio, who had accidentally wandered onto the grounds of her family's estate. She began to ponder if she liked being bad, if she had enjoyed her days as a stripper. [2] The series premiered on April 1, 1963. [1] This is a list of notable characters who significantly impacted storylines and began their run from 1990 to 1999. She was played by actress Norma Connolly, [3] from the character's origin in 1979 until Connolly's death in 1998, when the character was subsequently killed off. It's later revealed by Britt that her mother was in love with Faison to the point of obsession, but he never cared about her or Britt when she was growing up because of his obsession with Anna. Ruby Anderson (maiden name Spencer) is a fictional character on the popular ABC soap opera, General Hospital. Ryan crashes Felicia and Mac Scorpio's wedding with a bomb, but is sent to an asylum. First, her best friend Eve Lambert (Julie Pinson)dies, and Karen is too devastated to even finish her eulogy. He becomes obsessed with Felicia, who gets her memory back, and he is arrested for attempted murder after he traps her in a cabin and she attacks him in self defense. To get Bradley off their backs, Edward's partners, Lee Baldwin, and Boland dug up some dirt on the young politician and reverend. Mike did not see Sonny again until he was an adult. At this time, Nikolas' grandmother, Helena Cassadine managed to escape from police custody. During a gunfight, the loud shots restored Dominique's hearing, but Leopold had her committed to Shadybrook Sanitarium after becoming her guardian. The two ended up falling in love and decided to stay married. Karen and Joe had been childhood friends in Port Charles. Eventually, Luke discovered that she had slept with Stefan and believed that Stefan, not Stavros, was Nikolas' father, and had lied to him about it. However, he was unaware Ryan was using him to escape the mental hospital. [46][47][48] Sometime after that they moved to San Francisco where Jagger became an undercover cop. When she found him, she convinced him that she needed protection and asked for his help in keeping Leopold away. The character was written out in early 1994. As time went by, she began going to seedy places, where she met Stone (Michael Sutton), Jagger's long lost brother. Duration: 1992-1994 . Brenda Barrett also wanted Jagger, and she schemed to keep Jagger and Karen apart. Brook eventually moves into the Cassadine castle and continues to work as Nikolas' escort at formal events. After her death, Brook puts a poignant song written by Sage to music and records it. She began going to seedy places, where she met Stone, Jagger's long lost brother, but she did not know this at the time. Soap Big hit in France and Belgium", "The Nevada Daily Mail Google News Archive Search", "Return of Luke and Laura has 'General Hospital' fans in intensive care", "Calhoun Times Google News Archive Search", "Richard Roundtree joins 'Generations' cast as physician", "Exclusive: General Hospital Chief Valentini Explains Today's Shocking Return of Duke Lavery", "GH Rick & Lesley ~11-25-82~ Thanksgiving (Extended Footage) English", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_General_Hospital_characters_(1990s)&oldid=1142154842, This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 20:30. Sonny and Lily continue to become close. 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