Jade Taylor
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| Duration | 2006–09 | ||||||||
| First appearance | February 2, 2006 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | June 2, 2009 | ||||||||
| Created by | Jean Passanante, Leah Laiman, and Christopher Whitesell | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Christopher Goutman | ||||||||
| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Unemployed | ||||||||
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Jade Taylor is a fictional character on the American soap opera As the World Turns. She was originally portrayed by Elena Goode from February 2, 2006 to July 16, 2007, and was portrayed by Davida Williams from December 17, 2008 on. Jade, at first, came off as the perfect long-lost relative for the Snyder family, but soon after proved to be a scheming vixen destined to use her beauty to get what she wants. However, despite coming across as cold and calculating, deep down Jade has a heart with good intentions.
Jade was orphaned at a young age and grew up in a church orphanage. After living with a foster family for several years, she eventually ran away to Oakdale, and upon arriving in town, became the victim of a car accident. Luke Snyder had been rushing to get home before his parents did and couldn't see Jade crossing the road. The accident put Jade in a coma, and when she awoke, she revealed a shocking piece of news to Luke and his parents: she was the daughter of Luke's deceased aunt, Rose D'Angelo.
Lily and Holden, Luke's parents, were skeptical at first, but soon accepted Jade as part of the family. Luke befriended her as well, and she was his main ranting board when she found out he was gay. Jade happily babysat the Snyder daughters, Faith and Natalie, and was all-around welcomed in the household. Little did the Snyders know, however, Jade was conning them. When she stole a charm bracelet from Lily's jewelry cabinet, Luke covered for her, believing he owed her for keeping his own secret. Slowly, as Jade began to make mistakes in telling the stories of her past, the truth came out.
Lily learned from the nuns at the orphanage that Jade was not Rose's daughter. Rose's daughter was named Theresa and she and Jade were friends for a while. Theresa confided everything in Jade and when Jade would turn up in Oakdale, she had all of the information she needed to masquerade as her best friend. When Jade got wind that Lily knew the truth, she forced Luke into a lengthy game of deception. She set it up so that Lily would find them in bed together, thus beginning their fake relationship. Jade, who claimed to want to be a part of a "real" family, knew that Lily was going to kick her out, but with her and Luke now "together", and Luke threatening to leave town if Jade was kicked out, she knew that she was home free.
There was one condition to the deal, though. Jade told Luke that if he ever told his parents the truth, that they were not an item, she would tell them that he was gay. Lily realized that Luke would leave with Jade if she was kicked out and reluctantly decided to let her stay, but not for free. Lily made Jade move into a cabin on their property and got her a job at the public library as a clerk. The Luke and Jade act went on for several weeks before Luke finally had enough. He was ready to come out to his parents and, though Jade tried to convince him not to, he did. Upon learning that her son's relationship with the waif was fake, Lily kicked Jade out.
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