Marty Saybrooke

Marty Saybrooke
Susan Haskell as Dr. Marty Saybrooke
One Life to Live character
Portrayed by	Susan Haskell (1992–1997, 2004–05, 2008–12) Christina Chambers (2006–07)
Duration	1992–97 2004–12
First appearance	January 24, 1992 (January 24, 1992)
Last appearance	January 6, 2012 (January 6, 2012)
Created by	Michael Malone
Introduced by	Linda Gottlieb Frank Valentini (2004)
Book appearances	Patrick's Notebook
Classification	Former, regular
Profile
Other names	Jessica Brennan Marty Moody Marty Laurence
Occupation	Psychiatrist
Christina Chambers as Dr. Marty Saybrooke
Parents David Saybrooke Samantha Saybrooke Spouse Dylan Moody (1996) Patrick Thornhart (1997–) Miles Laurence (2007) Sons Cole Thornhart Granddaughters Hope Manning-Thornhart Aunts and uncles Kiki Saybrooke

Marty Saybrooke is a fictional character from One Life to Live, an American soap opera. The role was originated by Susan Haskell, who portrayed Marty from January 24, 1992, through September 16, 1997, and made brief appearances on February 16, 2004, and February 2005.Christina Chambers portrayed the role from November 17, 2006, to December 4, 2007, with the character written off for "storyline reasons." Haskell later returned as Marty on June 11, 2008, and left on June 6, 2011.

The character became a show heroine, and her 1993 gang rape led by Todd Manning is considered one of soap opera's "most remembered and impactful" storylines.

Marty was conceived as a short-term role. The series had just scripted the death of character Megan Gordon Harrison (Jessica Tuck) from the life-threatening disease lupus. Not wanting viewers to think that lupus is always fatal, they decided to introduce Marty as a character who survives the disease. "The character was planned to be part of just one story line", said then-executive producer Susan Bedsow Horgan. "But [Haskell] is such a wonderful actress that we wanted to write more for her."

Marty was soon characterized as representing "the destructive, privileged, college girl – sexually promiscuous and with a serious drinking problem". She is at first positioned as causing significant problems for character Reverend Andrew Carpenter (Wortham Krimmer). She develops a crush on him, but he does not respond to her romantic advances. For revenge, she spreads a rumor that he is gay and is having a sexual affair with underage, gay teenage boy Billy Douglas (Ryan Phillippe). Scandal erupts, but Andrew's reputation is eventually restored.

When head writer Michael Malone decided to write a gang rape storyline, he started to transition Marty from being primarily bad to being primarily sympathetic. Through further development, the writers "explained her cynicism and self-destructive behavior as the result of her being orphaned: Her parents had died when she was quite young, leaving her to be raised by a selfish aunt." The series continued Marty's redemption, and she eventually became the show's main heroine through seeking justice for her gang rape.