1. Jessica Eugenia Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live.
74 Facts About Jessica Buchanan
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Jessica Buchanan is the daughter of Victoria Lord and Clint Buchanan.
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Jessica Buchanan is the fraternal twin sister of Natalie Buchanan, and is born on-screen in the episode first-run on September 23,1986, with the birth year later revised to 1978.
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Torpey's last appearance as Jessica Buchanan was on January 15,2003.
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Torpey reappeared on the soap opera in 2008 for two episodes for the soap's 40th anniversary, where she played a vision of an older Megan Buchanan, the baby that Jessica miscarried in 1999, during Jessica's mother, Victoria Lord's, visit to Heaven.
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The series garnered attention in 2007 for raising awareness for Hepatitis C by having Jessica Buchanan diagnosed with the disease.
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The daughter of Victoria Lord and Clint Buchanan, Jessica is born on September 23,1986 and is soon kidnapped by Allison Perkins on instructions from Viki's nemesis, Mitch Laurence.
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In 1994, an unhappy Jessica Buchanan begins smoking and rebelling due to her parents' divorce.
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In early 1995, Jessica Buchanan meets Cristian Vega, and they are instantly attracted to each other.
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In 1998, Jessica Buchanan later has a one-night stand with Will Rappaport and becomes pregnant.
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Jessica Buchanan begins a tenuous relationship with Natalie's mother, Roxy B m, whom Jessica Buchanan believes to be her own biological mother, and with Roxy's biological son, Rex.
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In 2003, Jessica Buchanan falls in love with Cristian's brother, Llanview Police Detective Antonio Vega.
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When his efforts are continually rebuffed, he finally kidnaps Jessica Buchanan and keeps her drugged at his estate.
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Antonio and Police Commissioner Bo Buchanan find Jessica; a short while later, Mitch is found dead on the docks.
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Ultimately Jessica Buchanan remembers hitting Mitch in the head with a pipe to save her uncle, Todd Manning, who had been posing as Mitch's brother, Walker Laurence.
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When Keri is later killed, Antonio is accused; Jessica Buchanan stands by him, and he is ultimately exonerated.
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Antonio becomes involved with Tico's adopted sister Sonia Toledo as Jessica Buchanan suddenly marries Tico.
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Antonio shoots Tico; at the hospital, an injured Jessica Buchanan sees someone pull the plug on Tico's life support, but cannot remember whom.
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Jessica Buchanan is romantically involved with Antonio in 2005, but her wild alter ego, Tess, parties and meets other men.
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Jessica Buchanan discovers her condition, and soon realizes that she is a danger to not only the case, but Jamie's safety and well-being.
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Jessica Buchanan survives, but Tess escapes to New York City.
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Jessica Buchanan saves Tess from a would-be rapist and, realizing she has nowhere to go but will not admit it, takes her into his home.
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The icy Tess warms to Nash, telling him that the "Jessica Buchanan" she blames for ruining her life is her dead twin sister.
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Jessica Buchanan finds her and takes her back to Llanview.
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Jessica Buchanan is getting treatment, but Tess is still not under control.
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Nash and Antonio form an unlikely friendship as Jessica Buchanan adjusts to the aspects of Tess now present in her own personality.
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Jessica Buchanan agrees to adopt Jamie and tells Nash that she does not love him.
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Nash is on his way out of town as a guilty Jessica Buchanan flees the adoption hearing.
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In May 2007, Jessica Buchanan is about to tell Antonio that she wants to be with Nash when she collapses.
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Jessica Buchanan is diagnosed with Hepatitis C, presumably a result of Tess' wild lifestyle.
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Jessica Buchanan pulls through, and a guilty David returns Clint's money as a goodwill gesture to Viki.
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Jessica Buchanan manipulates Natalie into giving him a job at Buchanan Enterprises, swindles Nash at a game of poker, and buys Antonio's shares of Nash's vineyard.
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Suspicious of Jared, Jessica Buchanan pretends to be Tess to hopefully gain his confidence.
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At St Ann's, Jessica Buchanan comes face to face with Allison Perkins, who claims to know a huge secret about Jessica Buchanan's family.
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Jessica Buchanan's interest piqued, Jessica eventually makes a deal with Allison: Jessica will help her escape from St Ann's in exchange for what she knows.
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Jessica Buchanan is released, but she and Natalie smuggle Allison out, planning to return her once they have heard her tale.
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Jessica Buchanan survives, but is left comatose and in critical condition.
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Nash is rushed to the hospital, but his internal injuries are too severe for surgery, and Jessica Buchanan is shocked to be told that he will soon die.
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Jessica Buchanan stays by Nash's side, telling him that she is pregnant again and promising that both Bree and their new child will never forget him.
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Jessica Buchanan convinces Viki to go through with a planned trip out-of-town and, taking a cue from Viki's gatekeeper personality, Jean Randolph, Tess commissions a secret room to be built in Llanfair's basement, including soundproofed walls and a closed-circuit television feed.
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Jessica Buchanan discovers Natalie's prison, but is soon trapped inside with her.
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Just as Jessica Buchanan's psyche had modelled Tess after Viki's extroverted Niki, Bess is a gatekeeper personality modeled after Viki's Jean Randolph, who is obsessed with control, order, and above all, protection of the core personality.
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Jessica Buchanan befriends fellow patient Brody Lovett, who sees Jessica Buchanan's illness first-hand as Tess tries to manipulate him into aiding her escape.
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In May 2009, Jessica Buchanan begins to remember more about the night she gave birth.
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Jessica Buchanan then goes up to the nursery where she collapses on the floor and sobs, Brody finds her and they reunite.
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Jessica Buchanan's baby is re-buried as Chloe Victoria Brennan on June 17,2009.
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Later in 2009, Jessica Buchanan is unnerved by someone making it appear as though the now deceased Nash is alive and stalking her.
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Mitch later kidnaps Jessica Buchanan as part of his plan to kidnap Rex's soon-to-be-born baby with Stacy Morasco and have Jessica Buchanan raises the child in captivity.
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Brody, Charlie Banks, and Dorian arrive to save Jessica Buchanan, who is accidentally shot.
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Jessica Buchanan pursues him with no luck as she pushes a heartbroken Brody away.
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Brody is ecstatic, but Jessica Buchanan is unsure if he or Ford is the father.
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Jessica Buchanan decides to have the C-section and delivers a healthy baby boy with no complications.
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Jessica Buchanan tries to get Brody to forgive her, and he spills to Jessica about him and Natalie.
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Jessica Buchanan is emotionally torn; Tess returns and has a run in with Robert Ford, who was shocked that Jessica Buchanan said her name was Tess and he'd already found out about Ryder being his.
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Tess moves in with Ford and begins a flirtation with Cutter Wentworth which results in Jessica Buchanan momentarily regaining control.
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Jessica Buchanan goes to get her son and tells Ford that she will never let him see Ryder.
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Jessica Buchanan goes to Viki's house to convince her to drop the custody battle.
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Meanwhile, Jessica Buchanan is struggling with Bess and tries to take control back from Tess.
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Cutter tells Tess he is taking her away from Llanview, but he plans to commit her to St Ann's so Jessica can come home in exchange for a piece of the Buchanan fortune and the Buchanan mansion.
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However, inside Tess's head, Jessica Buchanan manages to overtake all her alters and appears to integrate herself.
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Jessica Buchanan, having finally incorporated all of her personalities back within herself, rushes home to find Brody and Natalie in bed.
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Jessica Buchanan argues with Brody and Natalie, saying they betrayed her a second time.
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Jessica Buchanan denies any intention of hurting anyone, and Brody says that's because no one expects Jessica Buchanan to do any of those things.
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Angrier than ever, Jessica Buchanan ends her relationship with Brody and vows revenge on him and Natalie, saying that she does not need Tess to deal with them later.
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Jessica Buchanan calls him and they both apologize for the argument.
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Jessica Buchanan says that she got over the fact that Brody and Natalie slept together and had a child, but asked if the second time was an accident too.
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Brody doesn't answer which makes Jessica Buchanan think that it was not an accident.
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Ford later comments to James how this new Jessica Buchanan seems to act more like Tess, dubbing her New Jessica Buchanan.
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Jessica Buchanan acknowledges that she'd heard about Natalie's engagement to Brody.
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Jessica Buchanan believes that Natalie accepted Brody as a consolation prize after John had rejected her twice.
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Jessica Buchanan accuses Natalie of successfully destroying the family just as she'd set out to do when she'd first arrived in Llanview.
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In January 2012, Allison Perkins shows up at Llanfair and reveals that both Natalie and Jessica Buchanan are biologically Clint's.
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Jessica Buchanan is then devastated when the doctor reveals that Ford died from his injuries.
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Jessica Buchanan apologizes for everything that happened between them, as does Jessica.