Eileen Riley Siegel
| Eileen Riley Siegel | |||||||||||||
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| Duration | 1968–76 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | July 1968 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | May 1976 | ||||||||||||
| Created by | Agnes Nixon | ||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Doris Quinlan | ||||||||||||
| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||||||
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| Other names | Eileen Riley (maiden name) | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | Housewife | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Florida | ||||||||||||
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| Family | Riley |
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| Spouse | Dave Siegel (pre-1968–72) |
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Eileen Riley Siegel is a fictional character on the American soap opera One Life to Live. The role was originated by actress Patricia Roe from its debut in July 1968 through March 1972, when Alice Hirson assumed the role. Hirson played Eileen from March 1972 until the character's departure in May 1976.
Sister of leading protagonist Joe Riley (Lee Patterson), Eileen Riley Siegel is introduced as the Irish American Catholic married to Jewish lawyer David "Dave" Siegel (Allen Miller), among the first interfaith marriages featured on American soap operas. When Joe initially marries media heiress and lead protagonist Victoria Lord (Gillian Spencer, Erika Slezak after 1971) in June 1969, the Siegels' twin children, Julie and Tim, premiere on the series. David serves as the primary legal counsel for dynamic characters on the series, and Eileen as the familial confidante of Joe.
After Dave dies, Eileen turns to painkillers to get through the ordeal into 1973. Eventually she seeks treatment from Dr. Dorian Cramer (Nancy Pinkerton). Mark has an affair with Dorian, unbeknownst to Julie. Eileen briefly romances Ben Farmer (Rod Browning), whose wife Rachel Wilson Farmer (Nancy Barrett) dies because of a hospital mishap involving Dorian and Mark. Julie strongly objects to Eileen dating anyone, and demands she remain utterly devoted to the memory of David. Julie goes so far as trying to seduce Ben in order to break up her mother's relationship with him. Eventually, they leave town together, but their relationship does not last long, and Julie moves to Florida.
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