Alison Stewart (ATWT)
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| Alison Stewart | |||||||||||||||||||
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| As the World Turns The Young and the Restless |
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| Portrayed by | Marnie Schulenburg | ||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 1994 (on As the World Turns) 2007 (on The Young and the Restless) March 2007 (on As the World Turns) |
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| Nickname(s) | Ali | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | Female | ||||||||||||||||||
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Alison Stewart (born Alison Stewart McDermott) is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns. She is currently being portrayed by Marnie Schulenburg since March 23, 2007 to present, and she made a guest appearance on The Young And The Restless in February 2007. Alison (again played by Schulenburg) also appeared in a 2007 web-only miniseries called L.A. Diaries which chronologically took place before her first appearance on ATWT.
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[edit] Character history
Alison Stewart's birth was unconventional to say the least. When the middle aged Susan Stewart regretted the fact that she couldn't give her younger husband, Larry, a child, her daughter Emily volunteered to donate an egg which would be fertilized and implanted into Susan. The procedure was a success and Alison was born. Though Emily wanted to be more of a mother to Alison, Susan reminded her that Alison was to be raised as her daughter. After her parents' divorce when she was still a toddler, Alison was raised by Susan.
Though Susan tried to be an attentive mother to Alison, her career kept her busy and Alison spent many hours alone. Because of this lack of supervision, Alison grew up with a major selfish streak. By the time she was a teenager, Alison's life revolved around herself and what she wanted. And the one thing she definitely wanted at the age of 16 was Aaron Snyder.
[edit] Noticing Aaron
Unfortunately for Alison, Aaron wasn't interested in her; he was interested in Lucy Montgomery. Not one to let that stop her, Alison decided that she'd do whatever it took to make Aaron hers. Alison didn't really keep her manipulative nature a secret however and she was confronted by her sister, Emily. Resentful of Emily's well-meaning advice to forget about Aaron, Alison rejected Emily's friendship and decided to break up Aaron and Lucy by getting Lucy in trouble with her father, who disapproved of the relationship, by snapping photos of Lucy on Aaron's motorcycle. Though she tried to be clever and sneaky, the couple figured out that Alison was responsible and confronted. Feigning regret, Alison begged the pair to forgive her and made an effort to help them in their quest to be together. At the same time, Emily decided it was finally time that Alison learn the truth about her parentage and revealed that she was her real mother. Shocked, Alison rebelled against both Susan and Emily. Angry and confused, Alison found a friend in Aaron.
However, friendship wasn't what Alison wanted and she decided to get Aaron to fall in love with her by having him rescue her from a fire. Unfortunately the plan backfired with Aaron being charged for the crime. Alison kept mum about her involvement but felt so guilty that she helped Aaron escape from the police with Lucy in tow. Confronted by Lucy about why she was helping Aaron, Alison broke down and confessed to her the truth. Then she was horrified when Lucy decided to go to the police. Though she begged Lucy not to, Lucy had her mind made up but was hit by a trolley before she had a chance. In the end, Lucy wound up with amnesia and Aaron was set free when Alison's young stepbrother mistakenly confessed to the setting the blaze. Unfortunately, things didn't go as well as Alison hoped. Eventually Will remembered that he didn't set the blaze. Knowing she'd be sent to jail, Alison tried to persuade Will to cover for her. Though a confused Will was almost willing, Dr. Chris Hughes suspected that he was covering for someone and suspicious as to why Alison kept hanging around the hospital, he confronted her. Stressed out and feeling enormous pressure, Alison confessed all to Chris but then ran off to Chicago to avoid prosecution. Luckily Emily and Chris were able to find Alison before any harm came to her and they brought her back home. Back at home, Alison decided to face the consequences and turned herself in to Hal, who surprisingly offered to support her because she was family.
[edit] From Prison to Memorial
After confessing to arson, Alison was sentenced to spend a year in a correctional facility. Though she tried to avoid jail time by feigning an illness, Susan saw through her scheme and got her released from the hospital. Distraught over having to spend a whole year at the facility, Alison started being threatened by her roommates and confided in Chris. When she learned that her roommates planned to attack other inmates, she alerted the authorities and was rewarded with an early release. After her release, she got a job at Memorial where she became even closer to Chris. Though he tried to deter the relationship on account of her age, it was obvious that he was as attracted to her as she was to him. While Chris was trying, not too successfully, to fight his attraction to Alison, Memorial was being rocked by a series of unexplained murders. Chris became increasingly concerned because he thought he believed the murderer was fellow intern Dr. "Gordo" Gordon, who was also interested in Alison and who Alison was using to make Chris jealous. Also under suspicion was Dr. Ric Decker, Susan's boyfriend. Later, Bob Hughes was attacked and left comatose and Gordo wound up dead! Though Dr. Decker immediately came under suspicion, things changed when he was attacked as well. Despite this, Alison still didn't trust Ric and told Chris she thought he was the killer. In the end, Chris began to realize that Alison was right and they tried to gain access to Ric's safety deposit box in order to obtain evidence against him. Though they were caught in the act of notarizing a fake death certificate by Chris's brother, Tom, Alison made off with the fake document and gained access to the box. Unfortunately, Ric caught her in the act, kidnapped her, and attempted to murder her. Soon after Chris found her, and fearing she was dead, he was relieved to learn she was still alive since she was able to replace the poisoned vial with water. By this time, Bob had recovered and named Ric as his attacker. In the end, Ric was apprehended and Chris, who ended up rescuing Susan and Alison from Ric, realized how much he loved Alison. Soon after, Chris and Alison made love.
Unfortunately, just as she was in a mature relationship, Alison let jealousy get the better of her. Jealous of Chris's closeness to his old friend, Katie Frasier, after her husband's death, Alison lied to Mike Kasnoff (saying that Katie wanted him over there) so that she could be alone with Chris, who was supposed to be looking after a depressed and ill Katie. Unfortunately, Alison's plan resulted Katie and Mike argument and that night, a medicated Katie leaving the house and accidentally hitting Mike with her car. Although Mike turned out to be alright, Chris decided that perhaps Alison was too immature for him after all and ended the relationship. Distraught, Alison ended up with an equally broken-hearted Aaron (who had just had a fight with Lucy) and the pair ended up sleeping together! The next day, Alison was horrified when Chris showed up and realized that she'd been with a man, although he didn't know who it was.
[edit] Pregnancy
Later, Alison made a startling discovery--she was pregnant. Preparing to tell Chris about the pregnancy, Alison was heartbroken when he announced that he was moving to Philadelphia. Believing he wanted nothing to do with her and not wanting to ruin his life, Alison kept quiet. When the truth came out, while Chris was away, a flustered Alison named Aaron as the father! Though she knew he wasn't, the lie was already out and Alison found no way out of the situation since she named the father in front of her mother and Chris's father. Then Chris returned to town wanting to be back with Alison. Not wanting to hurt his career, Alison confessed that Aaron was the man Chris saw her with months earlier and said that he was the father of her unborn child. However, despite Alison's assurances that this was Aaron's child, Chris wasn't totally convinced that it wasn't his baby and demanded a sonogram be done. Convinced that Chris didn't love her, Alison switched the tests that would show that the baby was born later than it was. Then desperate to convince Chris that her life was with Aaron, Alison impulsively convinced Aaron to marry her! However, when she saw how excited Aaron was getting at the prospect of fatherhood and all the plans he was making for their future, the guilt overcame her and Ali confessed the truth to Aaron. Hurt and angry, Aaron was set to go to Chris with the truth, despite Alison's pleas that they keep it quiet since she feared Chris would take away her baby. Seeing Chris's judgmental attitude toward a woman who abandoned her child only strengthened Ali's resolve since she knew that Chris wouldn't have her judged an unfit mother because she had lied. Seeing Chris's condescending attitude at the hospital showed Aaron that perhaps Alison was right and he agreed to keep quiet. Very afraid that Chris would take away her baby, Alison ran off to Chicago to start a new life. At the same time, Chris learned that the baby was his! Fearing that Alison had run off to Chicago to get an abortion, Aaron ran off to find her and stop her. Relieved when he learned that she had no intention of getting an abortion, Aaron convinced her to return to Oakdale and face Chris. Unfortunately, Chris followed Aaron to Chicago in order to talk to Alison. Deathly afraid that Chris would have her declared an unfit mother, Alison ran off to the fire escape to get away. Chris followed and as she was poised on the ladder, he tried to reassure her that he had no intention of taking her baby away. Just as he was able to convince Alison to come off the ladder, and put his arm out to help her, Alison fell! It was at this point that Aaron rushed out to the roof and from his perspective, he saw Alison fall after Chris lunged at her! Tragically, the fall caused Alison to lose her baby and Aaron made sure he told everyone what he saw; she saw Chris push Alison off the roof. Later, at the hospital, a distraught Alison had no clear memory of what exactly occurred, leaving the police to believe Aaron's version of events. However, after some time, Alison's memory started to clear and she finally remembered what happened. Now exonerated, Chris professed his love for Alison and the two made plans to move in together.
Although they found a fabulous, and expensive, condo, the problem was that it was still under construction. So, needing a place to stay, they accepted Chris's parents' offer to stay with them. After a tense few months, tense because Alison's youthful impulsiveness tended to grate on Kim Hughes's nerves, the condo was finally finished. Unfortunately, it had sustained flood damage. Wanting to help Chris out so they could afford a new place, Alison suggested getting a second job at Metro, where Aaron was working. Chris however was adamantly against that idea. But that didn't stop Alison who was determined to help Chris by saving money. Secretly getting a job as a waitress at Metro, Alison sneaked around for weeks, lying to Chris about her whereabouts and what she was doing. Although she did her best to cover her tracks, she only ended up spinning a more elaborate web of lies. Finally the truth came out but to Alison's surprise Chris forgave her. In addition, Chris finally tired of his mother's condescending attitude toward Ali and the pair moved out of the Hughes house and moved into Susan's.
[edit] Marriage
Not long after, Chris surprised Ali by proposing marriage. Although Ali was wary about whether they should take this big of a step, Chris convinced her to accept his proposal and the two made plans to marry. But the one person who couldn't support her upcoming marriage was Aaron who tried to convince her it was a mistake that Chris couldn't love her for who she was. However, all Aaron succeeded in doing was alienating Ali and she warned him that if he couldn't accept her choice, they were no longer friends. So, from that point on Aaron accepted the engagement. But Aaron's initial disapproval would only be the start of a series of disasters that plagued the planning the Ali's wedding. Though Ali started to be convinced that these were bad omens, Chris, though acting continuing disinterested and distracted, continued to assure her that everything would be fine and they would marry. Finally, the night of her dress rehearsal, Alison was shocked when Aaron stunned her with the revelation that he was in love with her! Shocked that he'd spring this on her the night before her wedding, Ali reacted angrily, especially when Aaron told her Chris was seeing another woman, but didn't give her a name. However Ali refused to believe it and severed ties with Aaron. Unfortunately for Alison, her heart would be broken the next day when Chris, standing at the altar, told her he couldn't marry her. Her world was further shattered when she discovered that the reason Chris couldn't marry her was that he was in love with Emily! Realizing that Aaron knew the truth all along, Ali railed at him for not telling her the entire truth. Although she soon forgave Aaron, it took her longer to forgive Chris and Emily.
[edit] Leaving Oakdale
At about this time, Aaron had been tapped by Dusty Donovan to enter a boxing match. When Ali learned of this from Lucy, she confronted him about the dangers of boxing. However, he was quickly able to assuage her fears, to the point where she volunteered to help him train. In the course of the training, the pair became closer and would finally share a kiss. Unfortunately, during the fight, Aaron would receive a near fatal blow to the head. Luckily, he survived, but was left paralyzed on his left side. His condition left Aaron disgusted and he began to resent Ali for her help. However, he quickly got over his resentment and he and Ali grew closer than ever. Then Aaron received good news from Dr. Ben Harris--with surgery, there was a good chance his paralysis could be corrected. Luckily, the surgery worked, and after a few months, Aaron made a complete recovery. Unfortunately, shortly after, Aaron received word that his mother was terminally ill and he rushed to Seattle to be by her side. Later that year, Aaron called Allison to ask her to come down to Seattle with him. By now, his mother's diagnosis had improved greatly and Aaron got a good job running a nightclub. After bidding her mother and sister a tearful goodbye, Alison left Oakdale.
[edit] Alison and Amber: Coniving Blondes
Alison spent time in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she befriended Amber Moore, who had also given up the life she once knew in Los Angeles, California (Bold and the Beautiful).
In the fall of 2006 Amber headed east to Genoa City, Wisconsin (and Young and the Restless), where she met the wealthy grand dame of society there, Katherine Chancellor. Not long after they met, Amber learned that Katherine had a long-lost grandson (via Jill Foster Abbott), whom she deduced was Cane Ashby before anyone else did. At the time, Amber was only interested in the Chancellor fortune, so she devised a way to worm her way into a marriage with Cane.
Amber placed a call to Alison, who was still living in Las Vegas as of February and March, 2007, and asked for her help. Amber and Cane traveled to Las Vegas, and Amber ensured that Cane had too much to drink. With the Chancellor heir incapacitated, Alison dressed up as Cane and walked Amber down the wedding aisle.
The official wedding photo was snapped from behind, making it look as if Alison was actually Cane, and she forged his signature on the certificate to complete the ruse.
Now that Amber had her way, and Cane was her (admittedly confused) "husband", the two coniving gal-pals said goodbye once more.
Amber would play a part in Alison's life again later that March, when Emily traveled to Genoa City in an effort to hunt down informaion on Alison. Although she was cornered at the coffee house Crimson Lights, Amber remained tight-lipped about Alison's whereabouts. As soon as Emily was gone, though, she placed a call to her friend and told her that her sister was looking for her.
[edit] Return to Oakdale
Two years after leaving Oakdale, a meth addicted Ali was found by her sister Emily working in Las Vegas in the adult film industry. Furious, Emily and her friend Dusty forced Alison to return to Oakdale get help and get a good job. A reluctant Ali got a job at Al's and has recently been approached by Paul and Lucinda to help in a scheme against Craig Montgomery to pretend to be the only woman he had ever loved (and had tried to kill), Rosanna Cabot! So, "Rosanna Cabot" returned to Oakdale recently and began calling Craig.
When it becomes apparent that Alison is being tortured by the effects of drugs, Dusty keeps her in a hotel room to help her detox. It wasn't easy as Alison hurls insults at him during the course of her treatment. The end of the detox is near, and Alison is experiencing drug "munchies". Dusty calls Emily and asks her to bring some food to the hotel room. When Emily arrives, Alison asks for help and says she can't live this way anymore. Emily soothes her and sings her a song that they sang when Ali was small.
During the course of a few weeks, Dusty warns Emily not to let Alison have too much freedom. They help her get a job as a waitress at Al's. They get her involved in a 12-step program. She gets interested on the path to the "straight and narrow" and gets away from drugs. She assures Emily and Dusty that she is done with drugs and adult films. Emily and Dusty agree to keep Alison's past a secret from Susan as long as she stays clean.
One day when Ali is eating lunch with Emily and Dusty, her boss at Al's asks her if she is available to work a shift since another waitress called in sick. Ali is still detoxing, but she agrees even though she feels sick. During her shift, Lance, her adult film manager, knocks on the window and waves Alison outside. Ali reluctantly complies, and talks to Lance. He bargains her to return to Las Vegas with him which she says she is not interested in. Later, Lance bothers Ali again while she's with Dusty. Dusty threatens Lance and tells him to stay away from Alison or there will be trouble. It doesn't phase Lance and he continues to pursue Ali. Dusty runs Lance out of town under threat of exposure and arrest.
As Lance is having a hard time finding a car service to drive him to the airport, Alison enters the hotel to eat lunch with Emily. As they are talking, Lance tells Emily that she better let Alison go or he will tell Alison about Emily's past as a prostitute. Emily tells Alison to ignore him and tries to pull her away, but Alison resists and begs to know the truth. Lance leaves after Alison threatens to call police. Emily tells Alison her past and Alison is hurt and angry. She tells Emily that she can't believe she was so prejudice about her adult film job and leaves for home. She calls Lance and tells him that he was right and that she will accompany him back to Las Vegas. As Ali runs downstairs with a suitcase and a brown bag full of clothes, the bag breaks as Susan walks in the door. Lance comes in and asks if Alison is ready to go. Susan responds in shock and asks Ali who the man is. Lance responds and says to ask her daughter, Emily all the details.
Emily tells Susan all the details and Susan is horrified. Dusty decides to go to Las Vegas to track down Lance and save Alison. Meanwhile, Lance tells Alison that he is happy that she came back with him. Alison takes a shower. When she gets out, she discovers that Lance is not alone. He has invited an actor into the hotel room so as to get Ali to shoot another adult video. Alison disagrees and says that she isn't going to be in this scheme. Lance attacks her and tells her that she has to do this for him after all he's done for her. He wants to make her a "star." Ali fights back but Lance is not ready to give up. Alison grabs a razor and tries to defend herself. The actor runs and Lance tries to sweet-talk Ali into dropping the razor. She doesn't, and he attacks her again. Ali cuts his face and Lance starts bleeding.
[edit] Actress history
- Amy Princine (1994 to 2000)
- Sarah Hyland (2001)
- Jessica Dunphy (2002-06-24-2005-07-20)
- Marnie Schulenberg (Feb. 22 2007 to March 22, 2007 [Y&R] and March 22, 2007 to present (ATWT))
