Augusta Wainwright

Augusta Wainwright
Louise Sorel as Augusta Lockridge (1984)
Santa Barbara character
Portrayed by	Louise Sorel
Duration	1984–86, 1988–91
First appearance	Episode 1 July 30, 1984
Last appearance	Episode 1801 September 18, 1991
Created by	Bridget and Jerome Dobson
Father Roger Wainwright Sisters Julia Capwell Spouse Lionel Lockridge (1960–86) Anthony Tonell (1989) Children Warren Lockridge Laken Lockridge Nieces Samantha Capwell

Augusta Wainwright (previously Lockridge and Tonnell) is a fictional character from the American soap opera Santa Barbara. She was portrayed by American actress Louise Sorel on three occasions. She first appeared on the show in the very first episode, July 30, 1984 and she left on August 22, 1986. She returned on November 7, 1988 and stayed until May 9, 1989. She then returned once again on December 4, 1989 and made her final appearance on September 18, 1991.

Augusta Wainright Lockridge was a proud, arrogant, rather patrician woman with a haughty demeanor, an icily acerbic wit, and a fiery temper. She also was a passionate woman of rather questionable morals. She was for many years the wife of wealthy Santa Barbaran Lionel Lockridge and the mother of their two children, Warren and Laken. Augusta neither liked nor respected her mother-in-law, Minx, who entirely reciprocated these feelings. Minx insinuated that she knew of Augusta's late father's crooked real estate dealings which indicated a distrust for Augusta's family background. Augusta had one younger sister, an attorney named Julia Wainwright who was as upright as Augusta was amoral.

During her husband's absence from Santa Barbara, Augusta seduced young Joe Perkins, a gardener at the Lockridge estate. She had earlier tried to scare Joe from returning to Santa Barbara by hiring goons to threaten him on his way back in from prison. Augusta and Lionel's marriage had not been okay for years. When an earthquake hit Santa Barbara, Augusta finally began to talk to Lionel about her (and their) problems. Augusta was insecure around Lionel. She started suspecting that something weird was going on and became suspicious when she saw her husband talking to a person named Dominic. It was revealed that Dominic was in fact Sophia Wayne Capwell Armonti, Augusta's long ago rival for Lionel's affection. Sophia, a former actress, had been hanging around Santa Barbara disguised as a man because everyone believed she was dead. Augusta immediately informed C.C. Capwell, Sophia's former husband and the archenemy of Lionel, about the ruse. She then confronted Lionel, resulting in an old-fashioned food-fight that led to love making.