Natalie Buchanan
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| Portrayed by | Melissa Archer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2001–13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | July 16, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | August 19, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Natalie Balsom Natalie Buchanan Laurence Natalie Buchanan Vega Natalie Banks |
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| Residence | Banks Apartment Llanview, Pennsylvania |
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| Father | Clint Buchanan |
| Mother | Victoria Lord |
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| Sisters | Jessica Buchanan |
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| Half-sisters | Megan Gordon |
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| Sons | Liam McBain |
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Natalie Buchanan is a fictional character from the American soap opera One Life to Live. She is played by Melissa Archer, who made her first on-screen appearance on July 16, 2001 and has remained in the show until its final episode on its online revival on August 19, 2013.
Archer originally auditioned for the role of Jennifer Rappaport, which Jessica Morris went on to secure. Archer then auditioned for the role of Natalie. On the day of her audition, Archer over-slept and turned up late. The casting department failed to notice this due to the amount of people auditioning. In 2005, it was reported that Archer had quit the role, but ABC announced that she had signed a new contract with the show.
When Natalie arrives in Llanview she reveals that she is the biological daughter of Victoria "Viki" Lord (Erika Slezak). Natalie's bad behavior on-screen transformed her into a "love-to-hate" character with viewers. But some viewers told Archer that they wanted Natalie's boyfriend Seth Anderson (Brandon Routh) to leave her and form a relationship with her sister, Jessica.
On July 16, 2003, One Life to Live celebrated thirty-five years of broadcasting on ABC. Natalie's relationship with Cristian Vega (David Fumero) played a central role in the anniversary celebrations. In the storyline the characters are shown deliberating over their wedding plans. While the characters "dream about what they want", a flashback sequence airs, consisting of weddings that previously featured in the series.
In January 2013, Jolie Lash from Access Hollywood reported that Archer had agreed to reprise the role for the online continuation of the show. Archer told Lash that Natalie is now a single mother trying to make it on her own. She does have the love and support of her family but she is "very determined" to be independent. Archer said, "I think she's trying to look for a revamp for herself because of all that she's gone through in the past 10 years and then on top of [that], the recent things that have happened." Eve Sullivan from the The Advocate revealed that Archer was filming scenes with her on-screen son and that Natalie would still manage to maintain her social life.
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