Irene Manning (One Life to Live)

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Irene Manning
One Life to Live character
Sam Manning
First cousins
  • Peter Manning
  • Martha Manning

Irene Manning is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera One Life to Live.

Casting

The character first appears in the episode dated May 27, 1978,[1][2] originated by the actress Kate McKeown. In 1985, Andrea Evans (who played Irene's daughter, Tina Lord) portrayed Irene in flashbacks. McKeown reprised the role in 1987. Diana Lamar appeared in flashbacks as Irene from 1994 to 1995. Barbara Rhoades appeared as a back-from-the-dead Irene on the episode dated August 9, 2011, last appearing in a vision on November 10, 2011.[3]

Storylines

1978, 1980–81

Irene Clayton (Kate McKeown) is introduced on-screen in fictional

Al Freeman, Jr.
) in 1981.

1984–85

After leaving town, Tina returns to Llanview in 1984 with Irene's diary, which reveals that Ted Clayton was not her biological father. In 1985, when Tina learns that Viki's father,

Llanfair, and finds a letter from Victor meant to be delivered to Viki. In the letter, Victor Lord admits to having an affair with Irene and even marrying her. The letter further reveals that he knew that he was Tina's real father prior to his apparent 1976 death.[5] A stunned Viki initially thinks the revelation and letter to be a farce, suffering a brief bout with her multiple personalities
. When she recovers, Viki recalls a repressed memory of Victor and Irene in bed together and welcomes Tina into her family as her sister.

1994–95

In 1994, Dorian Lord is criminally charged with the 1976 murder of then-husband Victor Lord, an assumption many in Llanview held since The Banner founder's apparent demise. After Dorian is convicted and sentenced to death, conman David Vickers (Tuc Watkins) arrives in town with another copy of Irene's diary, which reveals a confession from Irene of having smothered Victor to death. David forges the parts of the diary in a scheme to get his hands on the Lord family male inheritance, posing as the secret son of Victor and Irene. Diary entries from Irene reveal she and Victor continued an affair after their divorce, and that she had given birth to his son. David Vickers claims to be that son, seeing a way of getting a piece of Viki's family fortune.

In December 1994, Todd Manning (Roger Howarth) finds a letter, following the death of his apparent father, Peter Manning. The letter, written by his then-deceased apparent mother, Barbara "Bitsy" Jones Manning, reveals that Todd is adopted, and Peter to be Irene's cousin.[6] As the son of Victor, Todd is now entitled to $30 million (1995) inheritance.[7]

2011

In the summer of 2011, a man with Todd's original face (Howarth) shows up in Llanview, claiming that the man who everyone has believed to be Todd (

Victor Lord, Jr.

Irene set a bomb on the estate to kill Todd's (Howarth) family unless Todd gives Irene an unknown microchip that she needed. Todd convinces Starr to help him escape and they make it to house in time to warn everyone about Irene's threats. Todd remembers where the microchip Irene is after is hidden and runs off to meet with her. Meanwhile, Bo Buchanan (Robert S. Woods) comes to arrest Todd and Starr, Bo discovers the bomb and gets rid of it in time to save himself and the rest of the Lord/Manning clan. After Todd throws the microchip into the river, Irene shoots him and leads him to believe that his family has died in the explosion. On the episode first run October 3, Todd shoots and kills Irene.

It is revealed when Todd Manning

post traumatic stress disorder
when Irene lied about having killed his relatives.

References

  1. ^ Reed, Jon-Michael (27 May 1978). "What happened on the soaps". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. ^ Reed, Jon-Michael (27 May 1978). "The Plot Turns--One More Time". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Barbara Rhoades Cast As One Life To Live's Irene Manning. - One Life To Live News - Soaps.com". Soaps.sheknows.com. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  4. ^ . 2004-06-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20040625050410/http://abc.go.com/daytime/onelifetolive/episodes/1985-86/19851.html. Archived from the original on 2004-06-25. Retrieved 2011-08-10. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ . 1985-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20040625204525/http://abc.go.com/daytime/onelifetolive/episodes/1985-86/19852.html. Archived from the original on 2004-06-25. Retrieved 2011-08-10. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "ABC.com: One Life to Live". A.abc.com. 2008-08-08. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  7. ^ . 2004-06-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20040627065449/http://abc.go.com/daytime/onelifetolive/episodes/1994-95/19945.html. Archived from the original on 2004-06-27. Retrieved 2011-08-10. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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