User:Livelikemusic/Jessica Buchanan

Jessica Eugenia "Jess" Buchanan (formerly Santi, Vega, Brennan, Ford and Wentworth) is a fictional character from the former ABC daytime, and current TOLN soap opera, One Life to Live. She is the daughter of series supercouple Clint Buchanan and Victoria Lord (Erika Slezak).

Casting and creation
Following Jessica's on-screen birth on September 23, 1986, the character was portrayed by several child actors including: Jessica Azenberg, Janelle and Tamara DeMent, Alex and Brittany Smith, and Eliza Clark. In 1990, the role was part of the practice of Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome (aka SORAS), a condition in which a younger soap character is rapidly aged to help with a wider range of stories to be told. As a result, the role was recast with actress Erin Torpey. The role was temporarily recast with actress Maggie Andersson in 1998, while Torpey was unavailable, due to illness. In December 2002, Torpey announced her decision to depart the series to focus on other areas of her life. Torpey wrapped filming her scenes in November at that year, and her final air date was on January 2003. Following Torpey's decision to depart the series, the show put out a casting call for a "20-something 'sweet girl'", though the casting was not confirmed to be for Jessica.

In January 2013, it was announced that then-unknown actress and Canadian model Bree Williamson had been hired by then-series executive producer Frank Valentini to replace Torpey in the role of Jessica. Williamson made her on-screen debut on February 5, 2003. Williamson remained with the series until its ABC series finale on January 13, 2012.

References and notes

 * 1.Both of Jessica's marriages to Robert Ford and Cutter Wentworth were when Jessica's body was under the control of her alter, Tess.
 * 2.The role of Clint Buchanan has been portrayed by two actors during the character's run on the series; Clint Ritchie (1979–99, 2003–04) and Jerry verDorn (2005–).