Viki Lord

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 (1968-07-15)
Last appearance	August 19, 2013 (2013-08-19)
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	Former Waitress at the Bonjur Cafe in Paris, Texas Former President of Llanview University Former Mayor of Llanview, Pennsylvania Member of the Board of Directors of Llanview Hospital Owner and Publisher of The Banner Former Reporter and Executive Assistant to the Editor at The Banner
Residence	Llanfair 1177 Regency Drive Llanview, Pennsylvania 19100
Family Lord Parents Victor Lord Eugenia Randolph Lord Stepmother Dorian Lord (1975–83) Sisters Meredith Lord Half-brothers Tony Lord Todd Manning Victor Lord, Jr. Half-sisters Tina Lord 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.