List of All My Children characters


Here is a list of characters who have appeared on the ABC Daytime and TOLN soap opera All My Children.

A

Carter Anders

  • Jason Pendergraft
Pine Valley Hospital doctor with an unknown past.

Bill Anderson

  • James Pritchett

    Dr. Russ Anderson

  • David Pendleton
  • Charles Brown
Pine Valley physician who was attracted to nurse Caroline Dixon Grant. Rival of Dr. Franklin Grant.

Gillian Andrassy (deceased)

  • Esta TerBlanche
Hungarian princess, married to Jake Martin and Ryan Lavery. Initially, a spoiled and arrogant young lady who clashed with both Kelsey Martin and Hayley Vaughn-Santos, Gillian eventually matured into a much kinder and compassionate woman, due to her marriage to Jake Martin. She was murdered in a botched attempt on the life of Anna Devane in 2001. Appeared as a ghost to Ryan in 2011 to assure him that she was not David's last Project Orpheus patient.

Maida Andrews

  • Pamela Blair died 2023-07-23

    Steve Andrews

  • Nicolas Coster
Travis Montgomery's kidnapper.

Chase Archibald

  • Zachary Spicer

    B

Laurel Banning (deceased)

Reformed con artist who was married to Denny Benton, Jackson Montgomery and Trevor Dillon. Mother of Lily, who was adopted by Jackson. Had a gay brother, Michael Delaney. Died after she was shot on the set of a talk show.

Tony Barclay

Model who worked in NY for Olga Swenson. Engaged to Jenny Gardner before her reconciliation and marriage to Greg. Accidentally killed Jenny with a bomb intended for Greg. Brother of Judy Barclay.

Lucas Barnes

African-American businessman. Husband of Vivienne Taylor Roxbury. Stepfather of Taylor Roxbury-Cannon. Biological father of Terrence Frye.

Angie Baxter

Daughter of Pat and Les Baxter. Best friend to Jenny Gardner. Married to Jesse Hubbard. Doctor at Pine Valley Hospital. Mother of Frankie Hubbard. Sexually harassed by Dr. Voight. Became a surgeon.

Les Baxter (deceased)

Lawyer and crime lord known as "Mr. Big" and father of Angie Hubbard. Openly hostile to Angie's relationship with Jesse Hubbard, since he thought Jesse was not good enough for his daughter. Formerly married to Pat Baxter, he died after being shot by Jesse in self defense.

Pat Baxter

Social worker, mother of Angie Hubbard and formerly married to Les Baxter. Left Pine Valley shortly after Angie and Frankie left for California.

Donna Beck Tyler

Former prostitute and adoptive mother of Emily Ann Sago Martin. Her relationship with Chuck Tyler antagonizes Chuck's grandmother, Phoebe Tyler. Married to Chuck Tyler, Palmer Cortlandt, Benny Sago and Chuck Tyler. Sister of Mitch Beck. She was romantically involved with Tom Cudahy and Ross Chandler.

Ben

  • Emerson Brooks
Erica Kane's kidnapper who worked with Jane, a woman determined to take over Erica's life.

[Vanessa Bennett] (deceased)

  • Marj Dusay
The mother of David Hayward, Trey Kenyon and Leo du Pres, she comes to town to reconcile with her estranged son, David and interfere in his romance with Erica Kane; who's she hates for being raped and impregnated by her former lover, Richard Fields. Marrying Palmer Cortlandt after a brief courtship, but her infidelity impacts the marriage. Revealed as the drug lord Proteus, she seems to have multiple personalities. Dies after a fight with Leo over control of the gun, falling 100 feet to her death at Millers Falls; when she holds Greenlee Smythe hostage.

[Ava Benton]

Paternal half-sister of Lily Montgomery, she was engaged to Jonathan Lavery and leaves Pine Valley to move to California in pursuit of her dream of acting and modeling.

Denny Benton (deceased)

A career criminal formerly married to Laurel Banning and father of Lily and Ava Benton. Killed in self-defense by his ex-wife Laurel with a decanter.

Madison Beardsley

  • Stephanie Gatschet
Widow of Henry North, she allowed Randi to think that she killed him. After she conceived a child in a relationship with Ryan Lavery, Ryan left her for Greenlee. Madison then began a relationship with Scott Chandler after his release from prison. After a difficult pregnancy she gave birth 12 weeks early in May 2011 to Sarah Lavery, who died of pneumonia a few days later. Traumatized by the death, she has not recovered.

Carl Blair, Jr.

Adopted son of Frank Grant and Nancy Grant Blair at the time of his birth. He later moved with Chicago with his mother and stepfather. He became a physician.

Carl Blair, Sr.

  • Stephen James
Husband of Nancy Grant Blair and adoptive father of Carl Blair Jr.

Belle Bodelle

Erica Kane's rough-and-tumble prison roommate when Erica was convicted of killing Kent Bogard.

Brian Bodine

Former love interest of Hayley Vaughan, and adopted by Myrtle Fargate after his brother Trask Bodine left Pine Valley. Briefly married to An Li Chen and Dixie Cooney.

Trask Bodine

Brian Bodine's brother and legal guardian until he left Pine Valley.

[Charlie Brent]

Philip Charles Brent Jr., firstborn grandson of Joe and Ruth, son of Tara and Phil and originally believed to be Chuck Tyler's son. Dated Julie Rand and, later, Haley Vaughn. Became engaged to Erica Kane. Married to Cecily, with two children.

Phil Brent (deceased)

Adopted son of Ruth and her late husband, Ted Brent. A Vietnam vet, he was Charlie's biological father. He had an affair with Tara Martin, later marrying her. Later married Erica Kane and remarried Tara. He returned from Viet Nam wanted to be a park ranger. He had a one-night stand with Claudette Flax Montgomery. Died in 1981 when his plane exploded, and was called Philip Brent Sr. because of his son with Tara.

Grayson Brown

Crossover appearance from One Life to Live.

[Duke Buchanan]

  • Matthew Metzger
Crossover appearance from One Life to Live.

[Kevin Buchanan]

Crossover appearance from One Life to Live.

C

Alexander Cambias, Sr.

Father of Zach and Michael and married to Amelia, he faked his death. After terrorizing Pine Valley as the Satin Slayer killer, he is in prison.

Amelia Cambias (Deceased)

Mother of Zach and Michael and married to Alexander Sr., she had an affair with Raymond Jerkins and was pushed from a balcony to her death by her husband.

Ethan Cambias (Deceased)

  • James Scott
Raised by Stanley and Edith Ramsey and the biological son of Zach Slater and Hannah Nichols, he was engaged to Simone Torres. He died in the Mardi Gras Ball explosion caused by Janet Dillon.

[Michael Cambias] (Deceased)

Killed by Bianca in self-defense, he fathered Miranda Montgomery in an act of rape and was the brother of Zach, uncle of Ethan and the son of Alexander Cambias Sr. and Amelia.

Taylor Roxbury-Cannon

  • Ingrid Rogers
  • Kelli Taylor
Taylor came to Pine Valley with her step-father, Lucas Barnes. But this was unknown for a while, allowing Taylor to introduce herself to people as Ashley and coming off like a spoiled teen. She began a combative flirtation with Terrence Frye, Lucas' biological son, with Terrence being unaware of her connection to his father. Eventually, things get sorted out and Taylor and Terrence become part of the same circle of friends that included Hayley, Brian, and An Li. She and Terrence later become an official couple. After high school, Taylor became a police officer at odds with her wealthy Chicago background and debutante persona. Undercover for the Pine Valley Police Department, she posed as a European-American to break up the racist gang and the White Acres real estate sub-division. Taylor was eventually followed to town by her mother. Taylor became obsessed with Noah Keefer and framed him for the murder of Louie Greco. After her attempt to murder Julia Santos, she was arrested.

[Jenny Carey]

  • Ashley and Thomas
  • Jacqueline and Rebecca Levine
  • Jessica and Rachael Slomovitz
  • Devon Woods
  • Darby Jo Hart
The daughter of Krystal Carey Chandler and Tad Martin, she was born April 11, 2007, at Chandler Mansion with the help of Krystal's step-daughter Colby Chandler. Named after Tad's late sister Jenny, she is the half-sister of Babe, Marissa, Jamie and Kathy and the goddaughter of Jamie Martin and Colby Chandler.

Paolo Caselli

A Doctors Without Borders physician, she came to town using the alias Carolyn Finn. Sister of Griffin Castillo, formerly married to Jake Martin and married to Tad Martin, as of September 2011 she was pregnant with David Hayward's baby. In 2013, it was revealed that she had a son named Oliver, but lied to David that she had aborted their child.

[Griffin Castillo]

A cardiologist who came to town to expand the Miranda Center with Zach Slater, his mentor was David Hayward. He is Cara Castillo's brother.

[Adam Chandler]

  • David Canary
A villainous multi-billionaire from Pigeon Hollow; he is the twin brother of Stuart Chandler and sister of Charlotte Chandler, and has been married 11 times, to: Althea Patterson, Brooke English, Erica Kane, Liza Colby, Dixie Cooney, Gloria Marsh, Natalie Marlowe, Krystal Carey, Arlene Vaughan, and Annie Lavery. The father of Skye, Colby, Hayley Vaughan Santos, Adam "J.R." Chandler Jr., and Anna Claire. His address was 300 River Road, Pine Valley, Pennsylvania 19101.