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Kelly Cramer
One Life to Live character
Gina Tognoni as Kelly Cramer
Portrayed by
Duration
  • 1995–2006
  • 2010–2011
First appearanceFebruary 20, 1995 (1995-02-20)
Last appearanceAugust 24, 2011 (2011-08-24)
ClassificationPast; regular
Created byMichael Malone and Josh Griffith
Introduced by
Crossover
appearances		All My Children

Tracy Melchior as Kelly Cramer
In-universe information
Other namesKelly Cramer Buchanan
Occupation
  • Model
  • Journalist
Family
Langston Wilde
(adoptive)

Kelly Cramer is a fictional character on the long-running ABC soap opera One Life to Live. The role was originated by actress Gina Tognoni, who debuted on February 20, 1995, and played the character in her last appearance on August 24, 2011.

Background and casting

Heather Tom was cast in the role of Kelly in October 2003; she remained in the role until the character's exit in 2006.

The role of Kelly Cramer was originally offered to Alexandra Wilson in late 1994.[1] When she turned the role down, the role was offered to actress Gina Tognoni, who originated in the role on the episode first run on February 20, 1995.[2] In April 2001, it was announced that Tognoni had decided not to renew her contract after six years with the soap.[3] Following Tognoni's announcement, it was rumored that the actress would take over the role of Carly Corinthos on the ABC Daytime soap General Hospital, a role that later went to actress Tamara Braun.[3][4] Tognoni vacated the role on-screen on August 14, 2001.[4][5] She briefly reprised her role from December 6 to 11, 2001 and from January 16 to 21, 2002.

In June 2003, it was announced that the role of Kelly Cramer was to be brought back to the series, this time with former CBS Daytime actress

son of impotent husband Kevin Buchanan who was portrayed by Dan Gauthier; in 2007, Tom lost her award bid to original Kelly Cramer actress, Gina Tognoni, who had been nominated for her role at the time, Dinah Marler on Guiding Light, which she had begun portraying in 2004.[7]

In August 2006, it was announced that Tom had decided to exit from her contract to return to Los Angeles to pursue other acting opportunities.[8] She issued a statement about her leave, saying:[8]

It is with great regret that I have decided to leave the cast of OLTL [...] The time has come for me to return to Los Angeles and pursue other creative avenues. I have loved my time in New York City, and I have been so lucky to have known and worked with some of the best people in daytime. The love and support from everyone on the set of One Life and from all my fans has meant more to me than anyone can imagine.

Tom vacated the role on-screen on December 14, 2006.[8] In April 2009, CBS cancelled Guiding Light; the cancellation lead to an influx of rumors that Tognoni would reprise her beloved One Life role. In June, it was reported that Tognoni was in talks with several soaps, including The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful as her post-Guiding Light gig.[9] It was further reported that One Life had passed on signing Tognoni back to the soap.[10]

In September 2009, it was confirmed that Tognoni would reprise her role of Kelly Cramer after eight years.[11][12][13] She returned on-screen on February 12, 2010.[11]

Following the April 2011 cancellation of One Life to Live and All My Children,[14] it was announced that Tognoni would exit alongside co-star Tom Degnan, who was portraying Joey Buchanan at the time, and who would exit the series before its January 2012 finale.[15][16] Tognoni released a statement concerning the cancellation of the soap, saying:[17]

It makes my heart sad and I am at a loss for the words to describe how I feel when I think about the cancellation of ONE LIFE and ALL MY CHILDREN [...] Over this past year I have met so many faces at events and countless loving and honest comments on Facebook and Twitter. I know without a doubt that these shows were special to you all. They entertained you, they got your minds off of whatever may be worrying you that day and got you laughing or crying instead — all in the same hour. I will miss working with a team of actors, directors, producers, cameras, makeup, wardrobe, hair, lighting, sound and every great effort that was made to keep this show going. This is a change in television culture; I believe that is why this is all so significant. I will miss the process and the fans. I LOVE YOU and loved doing it for you, with all my heart.

Tognoni last aired as Kelly Cramer on August 24, 2011. One Life to Live aired its final episode on ABC on January 13, 2012.

Storylines

1995–2002

Kelly appears on the doorstep of her aunt,

Melinda, Kelly has been expelled from her Parisian boarding school. She soon befriends Jessica Buchanan, the daughter of Dorian's nemesis Victoria Lord, and later falls in love with Jessica's brother (and Dorian's former lover) Joey
.

Devastated over her breakup with Joey, Kelly gets into a car accident in the rain. The passenger in the other car is Kelly's cousin

Brendan Thornhart
). Wracked with guilt, Kelly hides her involvement; the secret is soon revealed, and she and Blair are estranged for a long time.

Kelly dates wealthy Ian Armitage and inherits his fortune when he dies in a plane crash in 1998. She then becomes romantically involved with Joey and Jessica's cousin

Duke
in March 2001, Kelly follows him in August.

Kelly returns for Blair's wedding to Todd Manning in December 2001, and again briefly in January 2002.

2003–2006

In July 2003, Kelly returned to

Llanview
on the heels of Kevin, now her husband. Their marriage strained, it is soon revealed that Kevin's new political career had pushed a lonely Kelly into an affair with a man named Nick Carson in Texas. Desperate to save the marriage, Kelly tries to get pregnant even though it may put her life in danger. Kevin asks for a divorce but changes his mind when Kelly becomes pregnant. While out of town in 2004, Kelly lost the baby and was sent onto the verge of a breakdown.

Meanwhile, Kelly's half-brother

Asa "Ace" Buchanan II after Kevin's grandfather. Their marriage crumbles anyway in 2005, and Kevin secures custody. Meanwhile, a devastated Kelly discovers that Paul had stolen Ace from his mother; Paul, desperate for cash, blackmails Kelly by threatening to reveal the secret to Kevin and Llanview. Armed with the truth, Kelly realizes they must return the child to his parents; though broken-hearted, they do.[19]

Kevin and Kelly begin dating again but soon break up; she briefly dates

Dr. Spencer Truman and then reconciles with Kevin. After Spencer performs a new surgical procedure on Kelly that could potentially reverse her infertility, Kevin proposes. Spencer, however, enacting his vendetta against the Buchanans
, exposes Kevin to a virus that renders him sterile. Kevin falls into a depression that strains his relationship with Kelly. Kevin's son Duke, now an adult, consoles Kelly and soon falls in love with her; they sleep together once before a tornado hits Llanview. Kelly and Duke are both seriously injured; with only one surgeon available, Kevin is forced to choose whether his ex-wife or son will go into surgery first. He chooses Kelly, and is devastated as Duke dies in his arms.

In the wake of Duke's death, Kelly discovers that she is pregnant with his child; Kevin swears he will never forgive her, and Kelly decides to leave Llanview. Kevin has a change of heart, and convinces her to stay; he is at her side when she gives birth prematurely to a son, and they name the baby

Zane
. Reconciled and resigned to start over as a family, Kevin and Kelly relocate to London with Zane.

2010–2011

In February 2010, Kelly returns to Llanview and receives devastating news that her mother Melinda has died of a heart attack. Dorian believes that

John McBain to assist her in the investigation, and later asks private investigator Rex Balsom
to help find Bennett Thompson, a man she believes murdered Melinda.

Bennett is revealed to be Blair's boyfriend

Washington D.C.
after the previous senator is caught in a sex scandal. Kelly joins her family to throw a good-bye party for Dorian before she leaves town. Kelly then leaves with Joey to go back to London to be with her son Zane.

See also

References

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  2. ^ Susan Bedsow Horgan (Executive producer); Michael Malone and Josh Griffith (Head writers) (February 20, 1995). One Live to Live. Season 27. ABC.
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  11. ^ a b Kroll, Dan J. (2009-09-23). "Gina Tognoni to return to One Life to Live". SoapCentral. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  12. ^ Fairman, Michael (2009-09-23). "Confirmed: Gina Tognoni back as Kelly Cramer and One Life to Live". Michael Fairman On Air On Soaps. Michael Fairman On-Air On-Soaps. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  13. ^ Tara (2009-09-23). "Gina Tognoni Returns To 'One Life to Live'". TV Source Magazine. TVsourcemagazine.com. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  14. ^ "AMC and OLTL Canceled". Soap Opera Digest. Soapoperadigest.com. 2011-04-14. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  15. SoapCentral
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  16. Michael Fairman On-Air On-Soaps. Archived from the original
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  17. ^ "Gina Tognoni (Kelly, OLTL) on Cancellation". Soap Opera Digest. Soapoperadigest.com. 2011-04-18. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  18. ^ "October Demises". Soap Opera Digest. Vol. 33, No. 44. October 25, 2008. pp. 70–71.
  19. ^ Rabinowitz, Naomi (February 24, 2009). "Babes 'N' Switch: Double Trouble (AMC/OLTL 2004-2005)". Soap Opera Digest. (Vol. 34, No. 8). pp. 72–75.

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