Sadie Gray
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Lillian Hayman as Sadie Gray
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| One Life to Live character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Lillian Hayman | ||||||||
| Duration | 1968–86 | ||||||||
| First appearance | July 1968 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | December 1986 | ||||||||
| Created by | Agnes Nixon | ||||||||
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| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||
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| Other names | Sadie Scott (maiden name) | ||||||||
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| Sisters | Hazel Scott |
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| Daughters | Carla Gray |
| Grandsons | Josh Hall (adoptive) |
| Other relatives | Jared Hall (adoptive) |
Sadie Gray is a fictional character from the American soap opera One Life to Live, played by Broadway actress and singer Lillian Hayman from 1968 to 1986. Sadie regularly sings at special functions and occasions during her appearance on the serial.
One Life to Live creator Agnes Nixon cast Lillian Hayman in the leading role of "Sadie" shortly after the show premiere in July 1968. Nixon named the role on her actual family housekeeper, Sadie Gay, and based the character's founding plotline on the 1959 film Imitation of Life.
Hayman played the character role for more than 17 years until 1986, when show executive producer Paul Rauch declined to renew her contract with ABC Daytime at a time when she was the longest-tenured actor with the show and after the firing of her onscreen daughter Ellen Holly (Carla Gray).
Esther Rolle, who would later become recognized for her Golden Globe Award-nominated role as Florida Evans on the CBS prime time sitcom Good Times, temporarily played the role in 1971 when Hayman took a part in the Broadway musical 70, Girls, 70.
Sadie is introduced in July 1968 as former Lord family maid at their manor, Llanfair. She eventually quit her job there to become head of housekeeping at Llanview Hospital. She lives across the hall from her good friend Anna Wolek (Doris Belack). Sadie is a widow and mentions her "lost" and absent daughter Carla Gray.
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