Victoria Lord

Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord

One Life to Live character

Portrayed by

Gillian Spencer (1968–70)
Joanne Dorian (1970–71)
Erika Slezak (1971–2013)

Duration

1968–2013

First appearance

July 15, 1968

Last appearance

August 19, 2013

Created by

Agnes Nixon

Introduced by

Doris Quinlan
Jennifer Pepperman (2013)

Book appearances

Patrick's Notebook

Classification

Final, regular

Profile

Other names

Niki Smith, Tommy, Jean Randolph, Princess, Tori Lord, Victor Lord (alternate personalities)

Occupation

Residence

Llanfair
1177 Regency Drive
Llanview, Pennsylvania 19100

Family	Lord
Parents	Victor Lord Eugenia Randolph Lord
Stepmother	Dorian Lord (1975–83)
Siblings	Tony Lord Meredith Lord Tina Lord Todd Manning Victor Lord, Jr.
Spouse	Roger Gordon (annulled) Joe Riley (1969–70, 1974–79) Steve Burke (1972–74) Clint Buchanan (1982–85, 1986–94, 2013–) Sloan Carpenter (1994–95) Ben Davidson (2000–04) Charlie Banks (2009–11)
Sons	Kevin Buchanan Joey Buchanan
Daughters	Megan Gordon Jessica Buchanan Natalie Buchanan
Stepdaughters	Megan Craig Riley
Grandsons	Duke Buchanan Ryder Ford Liam McBain
Granddaughters	Bree Brennan
Aunts and uncles	Powell Lord Gwendolyn Lord Abbott Dorothy Randolph
Nieces and nephews	Brian Kendall Daniel Wolek C. J. Roberts Sarah Roberts Starr Manning Danielle Manning Jack Manning Sam Manning
First cousins	Richard Abbott Clayton-Powell Lord II
Other relatives	Zane Buchanan Powell Lord III Hope Manning-Thornhart

Family	Lord
Parents	Victor Lord Eugenia Randolph Lord
Stepmother	Dorian Lord (1975–83)
Siblings	Tony Lord Meredith Lord Tina Lord Todd Manning Victor Lord, Jr.
Spouse	Roger Gordon (annulled) Joe Riley (1969–70, 1974–79) Steve Burke (1972–74) Clint Buchanan (1982–85, 1986–94, 2013–) Sloan Carpenter (1994–95) Ben Davidson (2000–04) Charlie Banks (2009–11)
Sons	Kevin Buchanan Joey Buchanan
Daughters	Megan Gordon Jessica Buchanan Natalie Buchanan
Stepdaughters	Megan Craig Riley
Grandsons	Duke Buchanan Ryder Ford Liam McBain
Granddaughters	Bree Brennan
Aunts and uncles	Powell Lord Gwendolyn Lord Abbott Dorothy Randolph
Nieces and nephews	Brian Kendall Daniel Wolek C. J. Roberts Sarah Roberts Starr Manning Danielle Manning Jack Manning Sam Manning
First cousins	Richard Abbott Clayton-Powell Lord II
Other relatives	Zane Buchanan Powell Lord III Hope Manning-Thornhart

Victoria Lord is a fictional character and matriarch of the Lord family on the American soap opera One Life to Live.

The character was created as one of the main protagonists by series creator Agnes Nixon, and first cast to Gillian Spencer on the pilot aired July 15, 1968. Nixon later recast her with Erika Slezak, who became synonymous with the character role following a continual portrayal spanning her debut March 17, 1971 through the ABC Daytime finale January 13, 2012. Slezak reprised the role in The Online Network continuance of One Life to Live aired on Hulu, iTunes, FX Canada, and the Oprah Winfrey Network from April 29, 2013 through the final episode released August 19, 2013.

The role of Victoria is the mainstay original lead character of the serial, and her storylines focus on drudgery, love, and family troubles. One of the longest-running characters on American daytime television, Victoria weathers widowhood (three times), divorce (four times), a brain aneurysm, a near-death out-of-body experience (three times), being shot (two times), sent to jail, suffering a stroke, breast cancer, rape, a heart attack, heart disease, a heart transplant, the abduction of three of her five children as infants, the deaths of two siblings, and the death of her daughter from lupus. Most notably, she suffers recurring bouts with dissociative identity disorder throughout the show narrative.

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