Kate Roberts (Days of Our Lives)
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Kate Roberts is a fictional character from . She is known for getting what she wants via scheming.
Character conception
Casting
The character was created by Days of Our Lives head writer Sheri Anderson, and first portrayed by actress Deborah Adair in 1993.[3] Adair exited the role on April 20, 1995,[4] when she retired from acting.[5] The character was reintroduced in 1996 under the pen of head writer James E. Reilly, and played by Lauren Koslow, who had previously starred on The Bold and the Beautiful.[6] Other to audition for the role included Lois Chiles and Janice Lynde, both of whom Koslow auditioned with.[7] In November 2023, it was revealed Koslow had dropped to recurring status.[8]
Anderson, who wrote for Adair, said in an interview in 2011 that Reilly put a bit of a different spin on the character of Kate to Anderson's initial conception.[3]
Characterization
Kate's primary role within the narrative is that of a
Some sources confuse Kate Roberts with 1970s Days of Our Lives character
Storylines
In February 1993, businesswoman Kate (Deborah Adair) arrives in Salem to work at Titan Publishing Company for Victor Kiriakis (John Aniston).[14] It is revealed that Kate has lived in Salem before. She is friends with psychiatrist Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) and is a former patient of hers. Kate kept a journal back when she was Marlena's patient and Kate breaks in to the house she used to live in Salem trying to find it. At Titan, Kate is given a manuscript of a novel to consider for publication. When she reads it, she realizes it is her life story, plagiarized from her journal and blocks its publication.
Kate's son,
Meanwhile, Kate and Victor become close, and she and Vivian Alamain (Louise Sorel) who loves Victor, become rivals in their pursuit of his love. Kate and Victor later marry after he proposes to her, and reveals that he wants to have children with her.[14]
A man named Curtis Reed (Nick Benedict) arrives in Salem and starts blackmailing Kate about her past. Lucas learns that this is Kate's former husband, who was violent to her. Curtis is later murdered, with his body next to his drugged daughter Billie Reed (Lisa Rinna), whom Curtis drugged and abused before his death. Kate, Lucas, Billie and her brother, Austin Reed (Patrick Muldoon) all come under suspicion for Curtis's murder, but Billie becomes the prime suspect. There is a trial where they all have to testify.
Meanwhile, Vivian has rescued Bill Horton's wife, Laura Horton (Jaime Lyn Bauer) from the sanitarium where she was being kept comatose by corrupt staff (to extort money for her care from the Horton family) Vivian and Laura crash the trial, and Laura tells the whole court that Kate was married to Curtis (a fact she knows from them both being former tenants of Bill and hers) then Billie admits on the stand that she is Curtis's daughter and was sexually abused by Curtis during her childhood. Billie and Austin realize that Kate is their mother and vice versa. Initially Billie blames Kate for the abuse she suffered; but when Curtis had found out Kate was pregnant with another man's child, he beat her and left her abandoned by the side of a road, and vanished with Austin and Billie. Billie is found to be innocent when it is discovered that Curtis was accidentally shot during a scuffle with Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo).
Vivian, who wants to break up Kate and Victor, urges Laura to go public with the fact that Kate had a sexual affair with Laura's husband Bill Horton – the father of Lucas. Laura crashes a party Victor is holding for Kate and reveals this. Lucas is outraged that Kate has kept his father from him. Victor also learns from a tabloid reporter that his marriage to Kate is invalid, as Curtis was still alive when they married. Kate wants to marry Victor legally, and Victor promises to marry her, but only if she gives him an heir. When Kate learns she will have difficulty in conceiving another child, they decide to use in vitro fertilization. Some embryos begin to form, but Vivian swaps the embryos and has Victor and Kate's embryos implanted in her.[14] Vivian gives birth to a healthy baby boy, Philip Kiriakis in February 1995. While pregnant with Philip, Vivian drives a wedge between Kate and Victor's relationship, and tricks Victor into marrying her. Vivian poisons the pilot of a plane transporting Kate, and when the plane crashes on April 24, 1995, Kate is believed dead, but is actually alive.[14]
Kate (now
Kate is also now a grandmother to
Meanwhile, Kate is still battling with Vivian for control over Titan. Kate begins a relationship with Vivian's great-nephew,
Kate gets a job at Basic Black, and begins dating
Kate begins a relationship with
Kate, in her ongoing efforts to keep Lucas from marrying Sami, enlists the help of EJ DiMera (James Scott) who is using the alias "EJ Wells", to seduce Sami away from Lucas. Her efforts fail when EJ is revealed to be the son of Stefano DiMera. Lucas and Sami are deeply in love and are set to marry again, and this time Kate fails to stop it, despite her best efforts. Sami and Lucas start their life together despite Kate's interference. In retaliation for their scheming, Lucas turns Kate and EJ in to the FTC for their questionable financial records. Kate turns to Stefano DiMera after learning that she is broke. Stefano provides her with enough money to start her own business called "Kate's Hearth and Home", a Martha Stewart-like brand of housewares. She hires Stefano's son, Tony DiMera (Thaao Penghis) to do the advertising. Kate no longer worries about Lucas and Sami, because Stefano has blackmailed Sami into a marriage with EJ and Sami has fallen in love with him.
Kate turns her attention back to Philip, who is in trouble with
On August 31, 2011, Kate announces to Victor plans to resurrect Countess Wilhelmina Cosmetics with brand expansion and new product ideas, under Titan's rule, with Billie's blessing. However, Victor seems apprehensive about the deal, believing Stefano turned down her deal. She later brings back her daughter, Billie to help run the company by her side. She also interacts with new arrival,
Kate takes
Kate begins a series of ill-fated short-lived romantic relationships with some extremely dubious and villainous men; the drug lord,
She later forms a relationship with
Reception
In 2000, Koslow received a
References and notes
- ^ Ken Corday, Albert Alarr and Greg Meng (Executive producers); Dena Higley and Ryan Quan (Head writers) (January 23, 2017). Days of Our Lives. Season 52. Episode 13008. NBC. Days of Our Lives Transcript Monday 1/23/17.
- ^ Dena Higley and Ryan Quan (Head writers); Sonia Blangiardo (Director); David Cherrill (Script writer) (January 23, 2017). Days of Our Lives. Season 52. Episode 13008. NBC.
- ^ a b c "The Diva of DOOL Interviews Sheri Anderson Thomas". www.blogtalkradio.com. April 29, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- American Media, Inc.p. 2. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "Deborah Adair". TV.com. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ a b "Lauren Koslow". SoapOperaDigest.com. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- American Media, Inc.Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- Soap Opera Network. United States. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ "TV Tidbits Shows We Love: Days of Our Lives". Sitcomboy.com. November 8, 1965. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ "Days of our Lives – Kate Trivia for Lauren Koslow". Soap Opera Digest. 37, 40: 58. October 2, 2012.
- ^ "Bill Horton". nbc.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
- ^ "Bill Horton, A History". daysofourlives.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
- ^ AfterBuzz TV (October 22, 2015), Lauren Koslow Interview | AfterBuzz TV's Spotlight On, retrieved June 18, 2018
- ^ a b c d e f g "Kate Roberts". soapcentral.com. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- Soaps.com. United States: SHE Media. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- Curtis Reedwhen they married. They married in 1995 again but because on January 19, 1995, Vivian Alamain tricked Victor into marriage during the rehearsal dinner, this marriage was also invalid