| Dr. Dorian Lord | |
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 Robin Strasser as Dr. Robin Strasser (born Robin Victory in Europe Strasser on May 7, 1945 in New York, New York She reprised the role again in 2003 Dorian Lord in the One Life to Live opening sequence |
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| One Life to Live | |
| Portrayed by | Nancy Pinkerton (1973-1977)[1] [2] Dixie Carter (1974) [2][3] Claire Malis (1977-1979)[2][4] Robin Strasser (1979-1987, 1993-2000, 2003-present)[2] Elaine Princi (1989-1993) [2][5] |
| First appearance | 1973 |
| Created by | Gordon Russell |
| Profile | |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 60s |
| Occupation | Editor of Craze magazine Co-owner of Lord Enterprises, Inc. One Life to Live ( OLTL) is an American Soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15 1968 Nancy Pinkerton is an American actress Pinkerton is perhaps best known as the original actress to play Dr Dixie Virginia Carter (born May 25, 1939, in McLemoresville Tennessee) is an American Emmy Award -nominated Actress Claire Malis (born 17 February 1944 in Gary, Indiana Robin Strasser (born Robin Victory in Europe Strasser on May 7, 1945 in New York, New York She reprised the role again in 2003 Elaine Princi (born 14 December 1946 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania between the stints of actress Robin Strasser. Gordon Russell ( August 15[[ 929]] – January 19[[ 981]] was an American Television Soap opera writer Chief of Staff at Llanview Hospital (former) Events coordinator at Llanview Hospital (former) Co-owner of the Buchanan-Lord Art Galley (with Lindsay)(former) CEO of Melador Cosmetics (former) Controlling share holder of Buchanan Enterprises |
| Residence | La Boulaie[6] |
 Elaine Princi as Dorian Lord |
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Dr. The Buchanans are a fictional family on the ABC Daytime Soap opera One Life to Live. Dorian Lord (née Cramer; previously Callison, Santi, Vickers, Hayes, and Laurence) is a fictional character on the American ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. One Life to Live ( OLTL) is an American Soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15 1968 She is currently portrayed by Robin Strasser, who is best known in the role and has played her on and off since 1979. Robin Strasser (born Robin Victory in Europe Strasser on May 7, 1945 in New York, New York She reprised the role again in 2003 [2]
The character of Dorian was originated by Nancy Pinkerton in 1973,[1][2] and was subsequently played by Claire Malis from 1977 to 1979. Nancy Pinkerton is an American actress Pinkerton is perhaps best known as the original actress to play Dr Claire Malis (born 17 February 1944 in Gary, Indiana [2][4] Strasser stepped into the role in 1979 and left in 1987,[2] after which Elaine Princi played Dorian from 1989 to 1993. Elaine Princi (born 14 December 1946 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania between the stints of actress Robin Strasser. [2][5] Strasser returned in 1993 and stayed until 23 February 2000. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. She reprised the role on 2 April 2003 and still portrays Dorian today. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Actress Dixie Carter filled in for an ailing Pinkerton in 1974. Dixie Virginia Carter (born May 25, 1939, in McLemoresville Tennessee) is an American Emmy Award -nominated Actress [2][3]
Strasser won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series in 1982 for her portrayal of Dorian, and was also nominated for the award in 1981, 1983 and 1985. The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York -based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles -based Academy The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series is an award which has been given every year at the Daytime Emmys ceremony since 1974. [7] Strasser has been nominated for Soap Opera Digest Awards for Dorian in various categories in 1986, 1988, 1994, 1995 and 2005, winning in 1996 ("Outstanding Lead Actress") and 2001 ("Outstanding Female Scene Stealer"). The Soap Opera Digest Awards are an award show held by the daytime television magazine Soap Opera Digest. [7] Princi was also nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award as Dorian for "Outstanding Villainess: Daytime" in 1992. [8]
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Character biography
Enter Dorian
Dorian arrived in fictional Llanview, Pennsylvania in 1973, along with her mentally ill sister, Melinda. Llanview Pennsylvania is the fictional setting for the long-running American Soap opera, One Life to Live. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The Cramers are a fictional family on the American Soap opera One Life to Live. Dorian became a doctor in Llanview Hospital, where she quickly started an affair with Dr. Mark Toland. One Life to Live: 1968-Late 1970s 1968-1978 The earliest storylines of One Life to Live focused on the blue-collar polish Catholic Wolek Melinda, her sister, wanted Mark for herself and schemed to make sure Dorian did not have him.
After attacking Mark, Melinda was sent to a mental institution. Dorian and Mark continued their affair, but after an intense fight, Dorian made a careless mistake on a patient's chart and the patient died as a result. Fearing for her career, Dorian covered up the crime and Dr. Larry Wolek was arrested instead. With the guilt on her shoulders, she accidentally fell down some stairs and went into a coma. Upon waking, Dorian confessed and was immediately fired by the hospital board; she blamed Victoria Lord, a prominent member, for her termination. Victoria "Viki" Davidson (née Lord; previously Gordon Burke Riley Buchanan and Carpenter) is the principal Fictional character This started the rivalry that would last for decades. What Dorian didn't know, and finally learned in 2003, is that Viki cast the lone vote against her termination.
Swearing revenge on Viki, Dorian became the private physician to Viki's ailing father, Victor Lord. The Lords were one of the fictional core families on the American Soap opera One Life to Live when it debuted in 1968 With dollar signs on her mind, Dorian ended up marrying Victor and became Viki's stepmother (which Viki did not like). Dorian discovered that Victor had an illegitimate son named Tony, who had recently arrived in Llanview. The Lords were one of the fictional core families on the American Soap opera One Life to Live when it debuted in 1968 Wanting to inherit Victor's enormous fortune, Dorian kept Victor and Tony at odds. Victor soon learned that Tony was his son, and eventually suffered a massive heart attack after he found out that Dorian knew the truth. Desperate, Dorian isolated Victor from the rest of his family; Victor soon died under mysterious circumstances, and Dorian gained control of the Lord estate. With half of the controlling interest in Lord Enterprises, Dorian was the owner of The Banner until Viki assumed control of the newspaper by purchasing Dorian's stake.
With their rivalry as heated as ever, Dorian decided to try her hands at Viki's husband, Joe Riley. Though the American Soap opera One Life to Live has focused predominantly on the families of Victoria Lord, Asa Buchanan and Dorian fueled the fire even more when she told Joe that he was responsible for the hereditary heart condition which afflicted his daughter Megan (by Cathy Craig), a secret Viki was keeping from him. Though the American Soap opera One Life to Live has focused predominantly on the families of Victoria Lord, Asa Buchanan and This strain on Viki and Joe's relationship guaranteed Dorian a shot at becoming closer to Joe. He started having blackouts, and Dorian soon learned that Joe had a brain tumor; she lied, telling him that he got violent with her during his blackouts. She convinced Joe to leave Viki, for Viki's own good. However, Joe got wise to Dorian's schemes and swore he wanted nothing more to do with her.
Despite her conniving and vindictive nature, she does have a tender and sensitive side to those she really does love. She is also very claustrophobic, which was later explained to be due to abuse at her parents hands; actress Strasser has stated that this character trait was added because she also suffers from claustrophobia.
Dorian vs. Viki
For more than 30 years, Viki and Dorian had been fussing and feuding about almost everything. Mainly from Viki's contention that Dorian had something to do with her father's death. However, it was later proven that Dorian had had nothing to do with Victor Lord's death, but Viki, in one of her alters, (she has Dissociative Identity Disorder) had killed him to prevent him from sexually abusing her again! In fact, it was Dorian herself who had told her that Victor had been sexually abusing her! Although her motives may be questionable sometimes, Dorian, like most people, really does mean well. Dissociative Identity Disorder ( DID) as defined by the American Psychiatric Association 's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM However, in August 2007, Dorian made the startling (and vague) claim that she had actually killed Victor after all. She refused to elaborate.
Sometimes, however, the feuding rivals often have helped one another in a crisis, such as with Viki's breast cancer, and her heart transplant. (For that, Viki extended to Dorian the job of Chief of Staff at Llanview Hospital. )
One very good example was when the two of them were trapped in an avalanche. Dorian confessed to her arch-rival that she was claustrophobic. And Viki never left her side for a second. However, more often as not, the two women will always be mortal enemies.
Dorian, at some times, often stokes the flames of the feud, to try to get Viki rattled. Examples included Dorian seducing Viki's son, Joey Buchanan; and framing Viki for embezzlement, when Dorian herself had done the dirty deed. Joseph Riley Buchanan (born Joseph Francis Riley Jr, known as Joey Buchanan) is a Fictional character on ABC 's daytime drama
Dorian currently controls one half of Lord Enterprises, including The Banner, the WVLE station, as well as a life interest in the Lord Llanfair mansion. A life interest (or life rent in Scotland) is some form of right under a trust which lasts only for the lifetime of the person benefiting from Llanfair may refer to Places Llanfair Ceredigion; a small village in Mid Wales Llanfair Gwynedd, a village in the Ardudwy A mansion is a large dwelling House. The word itself derives (through Old French) from the Latin word mansus (the perfect passive participle As of 2006 Victoria Lord Davidson discovered the truth about Dorian Cramer Lord's blackmail scheme and came to a decision not to turn Dorian in, if Dorian relented her control in Llanfair Mansion. Dorian therefore was forced to move out of Llanfair and into a home she named La Boulaie, the former Saybrooke estate. [6]
| “ | You've spent most of your life being a "Viki wanna-be" . . . taking her last name, running a newspaper like hers, naming your house, landing her lover — even her son Joey. | ” |
Dorian dated Clint Buchanan, breaking up with him after he caught her in bed with David Vickers, which she did out of revenge for what she believed to be an affair between Clint and Nora. The Cramers are a fictional family on the American Soap opera One Life to Live. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Dorian, solely for the sake of revenge for their breakup, organized a hostile takeover of Buchanan Enterprises, setting a series of events in motion which led to the death of Jessica Buchanan's husband, Nash Brennan.
References and notes
- ^ a b Nancy Pinkerton - IMDb.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Dorian Cramer Lord profile - SoapCentral.com
- ^ a b One Life to Live (1974) - DixieCarter.com
- ^ a b Claire Malis - IMDb.com
- ^ a b Elaine Princi - IMDb.com
- ^ a b La Boulaie is the former Saybrooke estate, renamed by Dorian. Dr Margaret "Marty" Saybrooke is a Fictional character on the Soap opera One Life to Live. She asserts that the mansion is historical, but at one point Viki Lord Davidson notes, "Oh Dorian, this house was built in 1958. "
- ^ a b Robin Strasser awards - IMDb.com
- ^ Elaine Princi awards - IMDb.com
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