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Robin Christopher as Skye Chandler
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First appearance | June 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | December 3, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created by | Lorraine Broderick and Wisner Washam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Family |
Quartermaine (adoptive) Chandler (foster) |
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Mother | Rae Cummings |
Adoptive parents |
Adam Chandler (foster) Althea Patterson (foster) |
Adoptive father | Alan Quartermaine |
Stepmother | Monica Quartermaine (adoptive) |
Half-brothers |
A. J. Quartermaine (adoptive) Jason Morgan (adoptive) JR Chandler (foster) Miguel Reyes (foster) |
Half-sisters |
Emily Quartermaine (adoptive) Hayley Vaughan (foster) Anna Chandler (foster) Colby Chandler (foster) |
Spouse | Tom Cudahy (1987–88) Jonathan Kinder (1992–96) Ben Davidson (1998–99) Jasper Jacks (2002) |
Daughters | Lila Rae Alcazar |
Grandparents | Marcello Angelini Myrtle Fargate Edward Quartermaine (adoptive) Lila Quartermaine (adoptive) |
Uncles | Bradley Ward (adoptive) Jimmy Lee Holt (adoptive) Stuart Chandler (foster) |
Aunts |
Tracy Quartermaine (adoptive) Lottie Chandler (foster) |
Nephews |
Michael Corinthos (adoptive) Jake Spencer (adoptive) Danny Morgan (adoptive) Enzo Santos (foster) AJ Chandler (foster) |
Nieces | Emily Morgan (adoptive) |
First cousins |
Justus Ward (adoptive) Faith Ward (adoptive) Ned Ashton (adoptive) Dillon Quartermaine (adoptive) Ross Chandler (foster) Scott Chandler (foster) |
Skye Chandler Quartermaine is a fictional character from the ABC soap operas All My Children, One Life to Live, and General Hospital. Initially portrayed by Antoinette Byron, the role was then portrayed by Robin Christopher for most of the next 25 years. The role was also portrayed by Carrie Genzel in the late-1990s.
After her final departure from All My Children in 1997, the character crossed over to One Life to Live, appearing for two years until 2001 when she joined General Hospital for another seven years until 2008. Christopher went on to reprise the role in 2010 and 2011, before returning once again on November 21, 2012.
In accord with Skye's nomadic journey through the ABC soaps and ultimate independence, Robin Christopher has often been referred to by fans as the 'Greta Garbo of soap opera,' evoking in her performance the glamour and emotional depth of Classical Hollywood cinema.
Skye arrived in Pine Valley as a singer and it was discovered that she was Adam Chandler's daughter by his first wife. She became the protector of her uncle Stuart Chandler (who seemed to be the only human being able to love and understand her). She had an affair with Tad Martin before "settling down" and marrying Tom Cudahy. As part of an AIDS hate group, Skye set fire to the house where AIDS victim Cindy Parker lived with her son, Scott. When she learned who was inside, Skye decided to brave the flames and rescue those trapped inside. Overcome by fumes while trying to rescue Cindy, Skye fell into a coma for over three months. Skye regained consciousness, but upon doing so she learned that her husband Tom had grown quite fond of Barbara Montgomery. So, Skye decided to continue pretending to be in a coma, and began lurking through the secret passages in the Chandler mansion to spy on everyone. Eventually, she "awoke" from her coma, but then faked paralysis in a futile attempt to guilt Tom to stay with her. When she learned Tom and Barbara were still seeing each other, she kidnapped Barbara, an action that prompted Tom to have Skye committed to the Oak Haven sanitarium, where she flirted with fellow patient Travis Montgomery.