Jessica Buchanan

Jessica Buchanan
Bree Williamson as Jessica Buchanan
One Life to Live character
Portrayed by	Erin Torpey (1990–2003) Bree Williamson (2003–12) Deanna DeVestern (young) Nadine Jacobson (teen) (and child actors)
Duration	1986–2012
First appearance	September 23, 1986 (1986-09-23)
Last appearance	January 13, 2012 (2012-01-13)
Created by	Peggy O'Shea
Introduced by	Paul Rauch
Classification	Former, regular
Profile
Other names	Jessica Lynn Buchanan Jessica Eugenia Buchanan Tess, Bess, Teen Jess, Wes (alternate personalities) Jessica Santi Jessica Vega Jessica Brennan Jessica Ford Jessica Wentworth
Occupation	Journalist
Erin Torpey as Jessica Buchanan
Family Lord Buchanan Father Clint Buchanan Mother Victoria Lord Stepfather Sloan Carpenter (1994–95) Ben Davidson (2000–04) Charlie Banks (2009–11) Stepmother Lindsay Rappaport (1998–99) Nora Hanen (2009–10) Kimberly Andrews (2010) Sisters Natalie Buchanan Half-brothers Cord Roberts Kevin Buchanan Joey Buchanan Rex Balsom Half-sisters Megan Gordon Spouse Tico Santi (2004) Antonio Vega (2006–07) Nash Brennan (2007–08) Robert Ford (2011) Cutter Wentworth (2011) Sons Ryder Ford Daughters Megan Rappaport Bree Brennan Chloe Brennan Grandfathers Victor Lord Asa Buchanan Grandmothers Olympia Buchanan Eugenia Lord Uncles Tony Lord Todd Manning Victor Lord Jr. Bo Buchanan Ben Davidson Aunts Meredith Lord Tina Lord Nephews Duke Buchanan Shane Morasco C. J. Roberts Liam McBain Zane Buchanan (great-nephew) Nieces Sarah Roberts First cousins Brian Kendall Daniel Wolek C. J. Roberts Sarah Roberts Starr Manning Danielle Manning Jack Manning Sam Manning David Vickers Buchanan Drew Buchanan Matthew Buchanan

Jessica Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. She is the daughter of original heroine Victoria Lord and Clint Buchanan. The character is the fraternal twin sister of Natalie Buchanan, and is born on-screen in the episode first-run September 23, 1986, with the birth year later revised to 1981.

Child actresses Jessica Azenberg, Janelle and Tamara DeMent, Alex and Brittany Smith, and Eliza Clark played the role since the character's introduction in 1986 till actress Erin Torpey played the role of adolescent to young adult Jessica continuously from November 5, 1990, revising her birth year to 1978. In October 2002, Torpey announced her decision to end her 12-year run as Jessica in order to explore the other areas of her life. Torpey's last screen appearance was January 15, 2003.

Then-unknown actress Bree Williamson assumed the role on February 5, 2003 and remained with the series until the series' finale on January 13, 2012.

The 1986 Mitch Laurence storyline which culminated with newborn Jessica's kidnapping occurred during a season in which One Life to Live rose from #4 to #3 in the Nielsen ratings.

When Gary Tomlin joined the show as Executive Producer in January 2001, his familiarity with the series and its characters — from his stint as director from 1992 to 1995 — "manifested itself in ... the utilization of the show's rich history." At the time, Tomlin explained how then-Head Writers Christopher Whitesell and Lorraine Broderick had thought, "OK, where can we do something where we do bring back that history but also explore something that's going to affect the future of this show?"Barbara Garrick was brought back in 2001 as kidnapper Allison Perkins, with Tomlin noting that her return "invigorates the Viki storyline ... [Allison] kidnapped Jessica, so there's a history there."Soap Opera Weekly called what followed "The Mother Of All Reveals," a storyline in which the series exploited a loophole in its continuity and created a secret history that would "resonate for months and years." The 2001 reveal that the now-teenage Jessica had actually been switched with another baby as an infant by Allison in 1986 — and so was not Clint and Viki's daughter — "was about as big as they come."