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After the show lost its original Viki — Gillian Spencer, now perhaps better known for her stint as All My Children’s Daisy Cortlandt — Joanne Dorian stepped in but didn’t quite take. So...
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"It is a very, very good job, but it takes a lot of work, and it takes responsibility. You are responsible to the audience for who you’re playing. You’re responsible to your writers and your producer for the character, and you are extremely responsible to your fellow actors. There are people who don’t realize that."
1960s and 1970s
The eldest child of domineering millionaire publisher Victor Lord (Ernest Graves), Viki (originally Spencer) has little time for romance when One Life to Live begins in 1968. She clashes with reporter Joe Riley (Lee Patterson), but they soon fall in love; Victor disapproves and tries to keep them apart. Torn between pleasing her father and following her heart, Viki develops a wild alternate personality named "Niki Smith", who falls in love with Vinny Wolek (Antony Ponzini). Viki's illness — a...
1980s
After a disastrous relationship with con man Ted Clayton, who brainwashes and drugs her in an attempt to get his hands on her fortune, Viki marries newspaper editor Clint Buchanan (Clint Ritchie) in 1982; he adopts both of her sons. Echo DiSavoy (Kim Zimmer), seeking revenge on Clint for her mother's murder, seduces him in 1983 to ruin his marriage, then fakes her own death and frames him for it. Clint is later exonerated after Echo is found alive, and he and Viki reunite. Viki is shocked to...
1990s
In 1990, Viki is elected mayor of Llanview, but a shooting and subsequent stroke leaves her paralyzed and in a wheelchair; Niki Smith emerges to aid a paralyzed Viki stand up and shoot Johnny Dee Hesser (Thom Christopher) when he attacks Tina. Viki recovers and later donates a kidney to Megan, who is suffering from lupus; despite the transplant, Megan dies, leaving Viki devastated. Having grown distant with Clint, Viki has an affair with Sloan Carpenter (Roy Thinnes); she and Clint divorce in...
At the time of the One Life to Live finale episode, all of Viki's six alternate personalities are integrated with her baseline psyche. At times during the series, she is forced to impersonate one of them, particularly Niki and Jean. In order of their first appearance on One Life to Live, they are:
One Life to Live Timeline: Cult of Personalities. SoapOperaDigest.com. Retrieved on February 19, 2009.Gillian Spencer (1968 - 1971) Past History Taking up residence in Llanview in 1968, Victoria Davidson was sexually abused as a child, Viki developed Dissociative Identity Disorder (D.I.D) and...
The role of Victoria was originally cast to Gillian Spencer, who appeared from the July 1968 debut until 1970. [1] Joanne Dorian replaced Spencer from October 1970 until March 16, 1971, [1] when established theater actress Erika Slezak stepped into the role in the following day's episode.
Mar 24, 1998 · Viki was created by Gillian Spencer (who went on to play ALL MY CHILDREN's Daisy Cortlandt) and was briefly played by Joanne Dorian in 1970. A young actress named Erika Slezak took over the role in 1971.
From the debut episode, One Life to Live centered on fictional character Victoria "Viki" Lord (originated by Gillian Spencer), portrayed by six-time Daytime Emmy Award winner Erika Slezak for longer than any other One Life to Live series actor, from March 1971 through the series finale January 13, 2012, as well as the 2013 web revival.
Viki ignored Dorian's confession, although Viki realized that her life was not as full as she thought and left Llanview right after Asa's funeral. Viki turned up months later in Paris, Texas, a small town not far from the Buchanan family ranch.
