Dr. Margaret "Marty" Saybrooke Thornhart (previously Moody) is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live. The role was originated by Susan Haskell, who portrayed Marty from January 24, 1992 through September 16, 1997 and made brief appearances on February 16, 2004 and February 2005. Christina Chambers portrayed the role from November 17, 2006 to December 4, 2007, with the character written off for "storyline reasons". H...
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Dr. Margaret "Marty" Saybrooke Thornhart (previously Moody) is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live. The role was originated by Susan Haskell, who portrayed Marty from January 24, 1992 through September 16, 1997 and made brief appearances on February 16, 2004 and February 2005. Christina Chambers portrayed the role from November 17, 2006 to December 4, 2007, with the character written off for "storyline reasons". Haskell later returned as Marty on June 11, 2008 and left on June 6, 2011.
The character was a show heroine, and her 1993 gang rape led by Todd Manning is considered one of soap opera's classic, "most remembered and impactful" storylines.
Marty was conceived as a short-term role. The series had just scripted the death of character Megan Gordon Harrison (Jessica Tuck), by the life-threatening disease lupus. Not wanting viewers to think that lupus is always fatal, they decided to introduce Marty as a character who survives the disease. "The...
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