Nora Buchanan: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

| spouse = {{unbulleted list|[[Hank Gannon]] (pre–1992)|[[Bo Buchanan]] (1995–99, {{nowrap|2010–}})|[[Daniel Colson (character)|Daniel Colson]] (2005~~, annulled~~)|[[Clint Buchanan]] (2009–10)}}

| children = {{unbulleted list|[[Rachel Gannon]]|[[Matthew Buchanan]]}}

| stepchildren = {{unbulleted list|[[David Vickers|David Vickers Buchanan]] (1995–99, 2010–)|[[Drew Buchanan]] (1995–98)}}

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==Casting==

Nora is portrayed by actress [[Hillary B. Smith]]. Nora was introduced as a guest character in 1992, by head writer [[Michael Malone (author)|Michael Malone]] and executive producer [[Linda Gottlieb]].<ref name="highbeam">{{cite news | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-989432.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517064429/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-989432.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 17, 2011 | title= When Soap Gets in Your Eyes ...; 'One Life to Live's' Michael Malone, Playing for Weeps| first=Judith|last=Weinraub| ~~work~~newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | date=February 7, 1992 | access-date=May 19, 2009 }}</ref> Prior to her casting in ''One Life to Live'', Smith was already an established actress in the genre of [[soap opera|daytime drama]]. She had previously starred as Kit McCormick on ''[[The Doctors (1963 TV series)|The Doctors]]'' in 1982, and one year later, took over the role of [[Margo Montgomery Hughes|Margo Hughes]] on ''[[As the World Turns]]'', a role she played from 1983 to 1989.<ref name="biography">{{cite news | url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/hillary-b-smith/bio/194785 | title=Hillary B. Smith: Biography|publisher=[[TV Guide]]| access-date=July 1, 2011 }}</ref> When she won the role of Nora on the show, producers were impressed with her hard-nosed approach to the character but wanted Smith to become a redhead and show Nora's soft side. Her first front-burner storyline was a six-week trial in which she defended [[Todd Manning]] and his fraternity brothers, who were accused of gang-raping college ~~coed~~student [[Marty Saybrooke]].<ref name="SODb">{{cite news | url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/hillary-b-smith-411 | title=Hillary B. Smith 411 | publisher=[[Soap Opera Digest]] | access-date=July 1, 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919094355/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/hillary-b-smith-411 | archive-date=September 19, 2015 }}</ref> The actress said in an interview with ''[[Soap Opera Digest]]'', "When [then-Executive Producer] Linda Gottlieb told me [Nora] would be representing the rapists and would get them off, I was nauseated. To let the rapists get off — I thought that was a really bad message."<ref name="SODb"/> Smith later persuaded the writers to change the outcome and a mistrial was declared.<ref name="SODb"/>

Almost immediately after her debut, Nora became a centerpiece of the show, particularly for her involvement in the multiple-[[Emmy Award]] winning rape trial storyline. Smith considered leaving the drama on several occasions.<ref name="SODb"/> When her contract was set to expire in 2005, Smith's character was put into a six-month coma. However, she signed another four-year contract that following December.<ref name="SODb"/> Smith inked a new contract again in 2010, making her a mainstay on the soap for twenty years.<ref name="SID">{{cite news | url= http://abc.soapsindepth.com/2010/10/smith-to-stick-around.html| title= Smith To Stick Around!|publisher=[[Soaps In Depth]] | date=October 28, 2010| access-date=May 19, 2009 }}</ref>

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