Nelle Benson
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First appearance | August 8, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | September 6, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; guest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created by | Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Frank Valentini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nelle Benson is a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network.[3][4] Created by Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante, and introduced by executive producer Frank Valentini, Nelle is portrayed by actress Chloe Lanier, who made her first appearance on August 8, 2016.
Development
Creation and casting
Characterization
A casting call was released for a General Hospital female character in her early 20s who is described as being "charismatic, dynamic and fiery." Any ethnicity actress was asked to audition for the role.[23] According to Lanier, "As much as her character mostly has it out for Carly, Nelle has a good heart, and isn't entirely vicious and evil."[24]
Introduction
Nelle was introduced as a school teacher whose kidney was sold on the black market in order to save her niece, Josslyn's life. There were speculations that she would be related to Pat Spencer since she previously played the younger version of her, but in March 2017, it was revealed that she is the daughter of Frank Benson and the adopted half-sister of Carly Corinthos.[25][26]
Storylines
Janelle Benson, who goes by Nelle, arrives in
In early 2017, Michael convinces Nelle to bury the hatred and focus on her future; she listens to him, and decides to stop scheming so she and Michael can be together and she can finally be happy. She deletes the recording after Michael leaves, but when she goes to Carly's office to destroy the package that contained the recording, Bobbie confronts her about her nasty doings. She goes to see Michael so she can tell him the truth, but they got interrupted, so when they go to her apartment for privacy they find his parents there who expose Nelle. When Michael asks for the truth, Nelle admits everything, but blames Carly for it. She reveals being Frank Benson's daughter, and how Carly called her father for her kidney when her daughter got sick when she never cared about them. Carly denies it and says she thought it was Jake Webber's kidney which Nelle refuses to believe. Sonny and Michael try to explain to Nelle that her own father screwed her over and not Carly, but she doesn't listen to them. After Carly and Sonny leave, Michael stays back and gives Nelle an ear full before leaving.
Nelle starts packing her things, so she can move out from the apartment given to her by Carly. That's when Joss shows up with the concert tickets, but Nelle blows her off and goes for a drink at The Floating Rib where she runs into Michael who tells her he will never forgive her for hurting his parents. Jax then meets her somewhere, and Nelle learns through him that her father used her after he shows her proof and she realizes everything. She tries to make things right by confessing to Sonny that they didn't sleep together, and later on confesses to Carly as well, but to no avail. After hearing what she has to say, Carly kicks her out of her house. Since she no longer had a job,
When Jasper gets arrested for buying Nelle's kidney illegally, she goes to the station and makes a statement about not wanting to press charges, so the charges get dropped for which Jasper thanks her. When Jasper leaves, Carly thanks Nelle, but then asks her to stay away from her family especially Michael. She asks Carly "when will it ever be enough for you to forgive me?" To which Carly replies it doesn't change what she did and she won't forgive her. Afterwards, Michael arrives at the station and misjudges Nelle, offering her a compensation if she doesn't press charges, oblivious that she saved Jax. When he learns the truth, he meets her at the docks while she's waiting for a boat to Wyndemere and apologizes to her. Nina presses her into spying on her husband, Valentin who she suspects is keeping secrets from her.
In June 2017, Nina hires Nelle to work as her executive assistant at Crimson; despite this, Nelle is later fired by Nina. When Michaels breaks up with Nelle, she admits she is pregnant with his baby. Nelle is later hired by Ava Jerome (Maura West) to work at the Jerome Gallery. Angered by her own belief that it was Carly's doing that led to her split from Michael, Nelle begins to manipulate Carly, in the hopes of making her lose her mind, by making anonymous calls near the site where Morgan Corinthos (Bryan Craig) died.
During her baby shower, Nelle fell down a flight of stairs at the Quartermaine Mansion after getting into an argument with Carly, similar to the situation that happened to Carly years ago, when she lost her child on the same stairs.
In late 2018, she was visited by Charlotte's soon-to-be great-aunt Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati) in prison after Nelle's male counterpart Peter August (Wes Ramsey) became the new owner of The Invader tabloid. In late 2019, when Brad visited her in Pentonville prison, she requested him to let her be a part of her son's life once she's out of prison after she met convicted serial killer Ryan Chamberlain (Jon Lindstrom). The following year, Nelle is given an early release from Pentonville, and reveals herself as the widow of David Henry "Shiloh" Archer, who bore a striking resemblance to the late Nathan West (Ryan Paevey). With her status as Shiloh's widow, she uses her proxy to sell her shares of ELQ to Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) and begins to assert herself as Wiley's mother, much to the dismay and objection of the residents of Port Charles. When she hears of Brad and Lucas' decision to leave Port Charles with Wiley, she attempts to kidnap him, however, she is stopped by Michael and Chase. It is hinted that Nelle is the long-lost daughter of Nina (Cynthia Watros), having possession of the baby rattle and half-heart necklace that Nina possesses, but has yet to be confirmed as of August 2020. In May 2020, Nelle marries Julian Jerome (William deVry). In August, after kidnapping Wiley and going on the run, Michael tracked them down to a cabin, but Nelle took off into the woods. Following a showdown with Carly, Nelle fell off a cliff. Carly tried to save her, but it was too late.
In 2022, on the second death anniversary of her death, Nelle appeared in Nina and Willow's dreams.
Reception
In 2023, Charlie Mason from
References
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