Babe Carey
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Alexa Havins as Babe Carey
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| All My Children character | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by |
Alexa Havins (2003–07, 2011) Amanda Baker (2007–09) |
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| Duration | 2003–09, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | October 13, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | September 21, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Megan McTavish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Julie Hanan Carruthers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Crossover appearances |
One Life to Live | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former, recurring | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Arabella Carey Kate Anderson Babe Cramer Babe Chandler |
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| Residence | Pine Valley, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Amanda Baker as Babe Carey
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| Parents |
David Hayward Krystal Carey |
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| Sisters | Marissa Tasker |
| Half-brothers | Oliver Castillo |
| Half-sisters | Leora Hayward Jenny Martin |
| Spouse |
Paul Cramer (2003) JR Chandler (2003, 2004–05, 2006–07) |
| Children | AJ Chandler |
| Grandparents | Charles Hayward Vanessa Bennett |
| Uncles |
Leo du Pres (half) Trey Kenyon (half) Earl Carey |
| Aunts | Gwyneth Bennett Stone (great) |
| First cousins |
Frankie Stone (once removed) Maggie Stone (once removed) |
Babe Carey is a fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children. She was originally portrayed by actress Alexa Havins, from October 13, 2003, to October 8, 2007, and then by actress Amanda Baker from October 8, 2007, to October 31, 2008. The character was killed off on the October 23, 2008 episode of the show, after suffering injuries during a series of tornadoes. In September 2011, Babe (Havins) briefly returned to Pine Valley as an apparition appearing to JR.
Though originally scripted as age 19 in 2003, in a star-crossed romance with character JR Chandler, Babe's birth date was later set by the series as April 10, 1983, upon the character's death. The writers often had the character referred to as "Baby Doll" by her mother, Krystal Carey (Bobbie Eakes), and occasionally as "Bella" when speaking to Kevin Buchanan (Dan Gauthier) on One Life to Live. In addition, the series displayed significant comparisons between her and legendary character Dixie Cooney.
Havins moved to New York City to study at the prestigious Circle in the Square Theatre School. She soon returned to the west coast, and in a short amount of time, in Los Angeles, California, acquired lead roles in four feature films and booked several television guest-starring spots, including Reno 911! Her noted ambition resulted in an ABC contract in New York City, after her return there, signing on in the role of character Babe Carey Chandler on All My Children.
In a January 20, 2004 interview with magazine Soap Opera Weekly, Havins briefly described her audition and how she secured the role: "I missed the first round of auditions, and the casting director called my manager and said, 'How come I think this girl's perfect?' And she said, 'Because Alexa can play trash with her eyes closed' (laughs)."
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