Nora Hanen

One Life to Live character

Portrayed by

Hillary B. Smith

Duration

1992–2013
2017–

First appearance

September 16, 1992

Created by

Michael Malone

Introduced by

Linda Gottlieb
Frank Valentini (2017)

Crossover
appearances

General Hospital

Classification

Present; recurring

Profile

Other names

Nora Gannon
Nora Buchanan
Nora Colson
"The Nightbird"

Occupation

Lawyer
Disc jockey

Residence

Llanview, Pennsylvania

Parents	Lenny Hanen Selma Hanen
Siblings	Susannah Hanen
Spouse	Hank Gannon (pre–1992) Bo Buchanan (1995–99, 2010–) Daniel Colson (2005) Clint Buchanan (2009–10)
Children	Rachel Gannon Matthew Buchanan
Stepchildren	David Vickers Buchanan (1995–99, 2010–) Drew Buchanan (1995–98)
Grandchildren	Drew Buchanan II

Parents	Lenny Hanen Selma Hanen
Siblings	Susannah Hanen
Spouse	Hank Gannon (pre–1992) Bo Buchanan (1995–99, 2010–) Daniel Colson (2005) Clint Buchanan (2009–10)
Children	Rachel Gannon Matthew Buchanan
Stepchildren	David Vickers Buchanan (1995–99, 2010–) Drew Buchanan (1995–98)
Grandchildren	Drew Buchanan II

Nora Hanen is a fictional character from the American soap opera One Life to Live. The role was originated by Hillary B. Smith in September 1992, and she remained on the show through the original television finale on January 13, 2012. Smith reprised the role when new regular episodes of OLTL began airing on Hulu, iTunes, and FX Canada via The Online Network in April 2013.General Hospital executive producer Frank Valentini announced in January 2017 that Smith would crossover the role of Nora to General Hospital. Smith first appeared on March 6, 2017.

Nora is portrayed by actress Hillary B. Smith. Nora was introduced as a guest character in 1992, by head writer Michael Malone and executive producer Linda Gottlieb. Prior to her casting in One Life to Live, Smith was already an established actress in the genre of daytime drama. She had previously starred as Kit McCormick on The Doctors in 1982, and one year later, taking over the role of Margo Montgomery Hughes on As the World Turns, a role she played from 1983 to 1989. When she won the role of Nora on the show, producers were impressed with her hard-nosed approach to the character but wanted Smith to become a redhead and show Nora's soft side. Her first front-burner storyline was a six-week trial in which she defended local villain Todd Manning (Roger Howarth) and his fraternity brothers, who were accused of gang-raping college coed Marty Saybrooke (Susan Haskell). The actress said in an interview with Soap Opera Digest, "When [then-Executive Producer] Linda Gottlieb told me [Nora] would be representing the rapists and would get them off, I was nauseated. To let the rapists get off — I thought that was a really bad message."

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