Rachel Gannon

Rachel Gannon
Daphnée Duplaix Samuel as Rachel Gannon
One Life to Live character
Portrayed by	Ellen Bethea (1992–95, 2000–02, 2005) Mari Morrow (1995–96) Sandra P. Grant (1996–98) Daphnée Duplaix (2009–10)
Duration	1992–98 2000–02 2005 2009–10
First appearance	February 1992 (February 1992)
Last appearance	March 23, 2010 (March 23, 2010)
Created by	Michael Malone
Introduced by	Linda Gottlieb Jill Farren Phelps (2000) Frank Valentini (2005)
Classification	Former, regular
Profile
Occupation	Social worker Music executive Prostitute
Residence	Chicago
Ellen Bethea as Rachel Gannon
Mari Morrow as Rachel Gannon
Father Hank Gannon Mother Nora Hanen Stepparents Bo Buchanan (1995–99, 2010–) Daniel Colson (2005) Clint Buchanan (2009–10) Siblings Matthew Buchanan David Vickers Buchanan (step) Grandparents Janine Gannon Lenny Hanen Selma Hanen Aunts and uncles R. J. Gannon Susannah Hanen Nieces and nephews Drew Buchanan II First cousins Keri Reynolds

Rachel Gannon is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. She is the daughter of attorneys Nora Hanen and Hank Gannon.

Ellen Bethea originated the role from February 1992 through 1995, by Mari Morrow from February 15, 1995 to February 21, 1996, and subsequently by Sandra P. Grant from April 30, 1996 through August 3, 1998. Bethea returned for brief appearances in 2000, 2001, 2002, May to June 2005 and October 2005.Daphnée Duplaix played the character from April 7, 2009 to March 23, 2010.

Rachel, the biracial daughter of divorced Llanview lawyers Hank Gannon and Nora Hanen, comes to town in 1992 after her father is named district attorney of Llantano County. She soon enrolls in Llanview University studying law, where she befriends Kevin Buchanan, who had recently gained custody of his infant son Duke. Rachel and Kevin eventually begin a romantic relationship; their romance falls apart in 1993 as Kevin is wrongly accused of being a participant in the gang rape of Marty Saybrooke, a case in which Hank is the prosecutor, and Nora is the defense counsel for one of the suspects, Todd Manning.

In 1995, Rachel's law studies falter, and she develops a dependency on prescription drugs, using her relationship with Dr. Ben Price to forge prescriptions. Feeling the pressure needing to live up to the reputation of her parents, her addiction advances to illegal drugs; Rachel obtains heroin from a drug dealer who works for her uncle, R.J. Gannon. Soon realizing that Rachel has a drug problem, R.J. stages an intervention, and Rachel checks herself into St. Anne's for rehabilitation. She later escapes, and the family eventually tracks her to New York City, where she is mixed up in drugs and prostitution. During the family strife, the question of Rachel's paternity is raised when R.J. reveals he and Nora had a one-night stand before she married Hank; it's eventually confirmed that Hank is her father, and Rachel mends her relationship with her parents. Rachel recommits herself to recovery and begins working in the music business alongside her uncle R.J., then befriends Tea Delgado, only for Tea to fall in love with her old enemy Todd.