Caroline Anna "Carrie" Reed (née
Brady; formerly
Roberts) is a character on the television drama
Days of our LivesDays of our Lives is an American soap opera which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965 on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. It also broadcasts on SOAPnet weeknights at 11PM ET/PT...
. She has been played by actresses
Christie ClarkChristie Mary Clark is an American actress born in Orange County, California.Clark's most notable work has been on the daytime soap opera Days of our Lives, portraying the character Carrie Brady. She played the role from 1986 to 1990, 1992 to 1999 and 2005 to 2006. Clark succeeded Andrea Barber in...
,
Tracy MiddendorfTracy Lynn Middendorf is an American television, movie, and stage actress.-Personal life:Middendorf was born in Miami Beach, Florida. She attended Pickens High School in Jasper, Georgia. In 1987, during her senior year, she left Jasper to take drama classes in Miami, and later attended SUNY Purchase...
, and
Andrea BarberAndrea Laura Barber is an American actress who is best known for playing Kimmy Gibbler on the ABC sitcom Full House.- Personal life :...
(as a child).
Carrie is the daughter of
Roman BradyRoman Augustus Brady is a fictional character on the television drama Days of our Lives. Roman was played by Wayne Northrop from 1981 to 1984 and 1991 to 1994, and has been played by Josh Taylor since 1997, with a brief hiatus in early 2004, when he was a victim of the show's now-infamous serial...
and
Anna FredericksCountess Anna Fredericks Brady DiMera is a fictional character on the American soap opera, Days of our Lives. The character of Anna has been portrayed by Leann Hunley from 1982 to 1986, and again from June 21, 2007 to April 2, 2009.-External links:*...
. Her mother left Roman while pregnant with Carrie; Roman didn't know his daughter existed until Anna returned with a four-year-old Carrie and left the girl in her father's care.
As a child, Carrie was at one point kidnapped and held captive by
Stefano DiMeraStefano DiMera is a fictional character, a villain on the American soap opera Days of our Lives, played by Joseph Mascolo...
, who has kidnapped many members of the Brady family at various points.
Caroline Anna "Carrie" Reed (née
Brady; formerly
Roberts) is a character on the television drama
Days of our LivesDays of our Lives is an American soap opera which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965 on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. It also broadcasts on SOAPnet weeknights at 11PM ET/PT...
. She has been played by actresses
Christie ClarkChristie Mary Clark is an American actress born in Orange County, California.Clark's most notable work has been on the daytime soap opera Days of our Lives, portraying the character Carrie Brady. She played the role from 1986 to 1990, 1992 to 1999 and 2005 to 2006. Clark succeeded Andrea Barber in...
,
Tracy MiddendorfTracy Lynn Middendorf is an American television, movie, and stage actress.-Personal life:Middendorf was born in Miami Beach, Florida. She attended Pickens High School in Jasper, Georgia. In 1987, during her senior year, she left Jasper to take drama classes in Miami, and later attended SUNY Purchase...
, and
Andrea BarberAndrea Laura Barber is an American actress who is best known for playing Kimmy Gibbler on the ABC sitcom Full House.- Personal life :...
(as a child).
Fictional character history
Carrie is the daughter of
Roman BradyRoman Augustus Brady is a fictional character on the television drama Days of our Lives. Roman was played by Wayne Northrop from 1981 to 1984 and 1991 to 1994, and has been played by Josh Taylor since 1997, with a brief hiatus in early 2004, when he was a victim of the show's now-infamous serial...
and
Anna FredericksCountess Anna Fredericks Brady DiMera is a fictional character on the American soap opera, Days of our Lives. The character of Anna has been portrayed by Leann Hunley from 1982 to 1986, and again from June 21, 2007 to April 2, 2009.-External links:*...
. Her mother left Roman while pregnant with Carrie; Roman didn't know his daughter existed until Anna returned with a four-year-old Carrie and left the girl in her father's care.
As a child, Carrie was at one point kidnapped and held captive by
Stefano DiMeraStefano DiMera is a fictional character, a villain on the American soap opera Days of our Lives, played by Joseph Mascolo...
, who has kidnapped many members of the Brady family at various points. She also nearly drowned during a storm and fell into a coma after a car crash.
When
Austin ReedAustin Reed is a fictional character in the soap opera Days of our Lives portrayed by Patrick Muldoon from 1992 to 1995 and Austin Peck from 1995 to 2002 and 2005 to 2006. Austin's birth name is unknown, when his father, Curtis, took the children, he changed their names to prevent Kate Roberts from...
moved to Salem, Carrie was attracted to him and also became the roommate and close friend of Austin's sister,
Billie ReedBillie Holliday Reed is a fictional character on the NBC television drama Days of our Lives. Billie was most recently portrayed by actress Julie Pinson beginning in 2004. Actress Lisa Rinna is most identified with the character, having originated her in 1992...
. Carrie and Austin began dating, but Austin's career as a prizefighter caused some strain in their relationship. Carrie become a finalist in Bella magazine's "Face of the 90’s" modeling competition. When Austin failed to throw a fight, Carrie became the victim of an acid attack intended for him. The incident caused serious scarring to her face. Her father Roman, who did not like Austin, told Carrie that if she would break up with him, he would not pursue any charges against Austin stemming from his involvement with the underworld of boxing. Carrie also felt that Austin would no longer love her, due to her scars. As a result of both factors, Carrie pushed Austin out of her life. This gave her sister Sami, who had developed a crush on Austin before learning that he was already involved with her sister, an opportunity to pursue a relationship with him.
Sami BradySamantha Gene "Sami" Brady is a fictional character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. Born onscreen October 16, 1984, Later SORASed to October 16, 1977, Sami has been portrayed by Alison Sweeney since early 1993.- Casting and Awards :The character was previously portrayed by seven...
teamed up with
Lucas RobertsLucas Desmond Horton is a fictional character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. He is portrayed by Bryan Dattilo.-Fictional character history:...
. Lucas is Austin's half-brother who had a crush on Carrie. Sami and Lucas planned to keep Carrie and Austin from reuniting. Meanwhile, Carrie had successful plastic surgery on her face and was willing to give her and Austin another chance. During a romantic ski weekend, Carrie lost her virginity to Austin, after almost being raped by Alan, who went on to rape Sami instead.
Although Carrie and Austin had strong feelings for each other, Sami continued to pursue Austin and went so far as to drug and rape Austin, making him believe she was Carrie. Nevertheless, Carrie and Austin stayed together and began planning their wedding. Sami was able to stop the ceremony by revealing that she was pregnant with Austin’s child. At the time, Sami believed that Austin was the father, but she later learned that Lucas was the true father; she continued to conceal the truth for several years. Austin felt he had no choice but to build a life with Sami and baby Will instead of marrying Carrie. However, Austin continued to be in love with Carrie. Unfortunately, the kidnapping of Will by Sami's deranged neighbor caused a situation where Sami and Austin, in order to regain custody of Will from the French couple to whom he had been sold, were forced to marry in France to satisfy the authorities there.
Carrie, meanwhile, became good friends with Dr.
Mike HortonDr. Michael "Mike" William Horton II is a fictional character on the soap opera Days of our Lives. He was named after Mickey Horton, who was thought to be his father, and Bill Horton, his father. Mickey and Bill were brothers. Michael's mother was Mickey's wife Dr...
. When Austin and Sami planned an American wedding, this time Carrie was able to interrupt the ceremony by revealing that Lucas, not Austin, was Will's father, and that Sami knew it. Carrie assaulted Sami in the face and Austin married Carrie instead.
Much later in their marriage, Austin became increasingly concerned about Will's well-being and having Lucas as a father because Lucas had a drinking problem. He began spending more time around Will and Sami, much to Sami's delight and Carrie's dismay. With Austin not being home much, Carrie began spending more time at work and over time grew closer to Dr Mike Horton. Carrie and Mike had an affair and Austin left Salem. Carrie accepted Mike's marriage proposal, and they moved to Israel.
Carrie recently returned to town and was surprised to see Austin home as well. Although things looked positive for Austin and Carrie's future, her sister, Sami saw otherwise and once again schemed to break them apart. First she was able to have Austin and his company buy out Carrie's company, HighStyle, with no knowledge that Carrie had any association with the small business. Carrie, feeling betrayed, began growing closer to Austin's half brother, Lucus Roberts. To ensure that Carrie would no longer want to be with Austin, Sami was also able to blackmail Dr. Lexie Carver after finding out about Lexie's affair with young detective Tek Kramer. Lexie thought up of a bogus story to tell Carrie, which was that Austin and Carrie shared rare genetic markers and if they ever had children, the child would suffer extreme birth defects that could result in death.
Carrie then moved on romantically with Lucas, and even became engaged. She soon believed she was pregnant thanks to a false pregnancy test, leading for her and Lucas to rush their wedding date. When Carrie found out there was no baby, and had a "hysterical pregnancy", she was distraught and cheated on Lucas with Austin, her true love who was also engaged to her sister Sami at the time, on the roof of their apartment building.
As Austin recently did not marry Sami, Carrie has shown signs of relief. Prior to the ceremony she expressed to Marlena that she was still in love with Austin, and admitted to not being in love with Lucas. After secretly meeting with Austin to make love and comfort one another, Lucas came to the roof and caught her kissing Austin. After a bitter tirade on Lucas' part, Carrie was kicked out of their apartment. Soon after, Carrie handed Lucas annulment papers and Lucas was more than willing to sign them in order to immediately get Carrie out of his life. However, minutes later, the Gloved Hand slid a note under Sami's apartment door and Lucas, Carrie and Austin discovered the truth behind Sami's blackmailing of Lexie. After Sami finally admitted the truth about her misdeeds, a furious Carrie attacked her. The two sisters fought each other and when they stopped, Carrie swore to her half-sister that she will tell everyone of what she did.
Later, Carrie ran into Lexie and revealed to her that she knows the truth behind Sami's blackmail. Although Lexie tried to plea her case, Carrie didn't care and promised to pay Lexie back by reporting her to the hospital board and the
AMAThe American Medical Association , founded in 1847 and incorporated 1897, is the largest association of physicians and medical students in the United States. While its membership has declined in recent years, it claims approximately 20% of practicing physicians as members...
. After showing up with Dr. Finch to keep her promise, Lexie was immediately fired and Carrie felt that her stay in Salem was nearly complete. During dinner, Austin suggested that they move to Switzerland, where he can work at the Mythic Communications division there and Carrie can reclaim Highstyle. Carrie agreed on one condition--that they get married first. The two immediately went to the
Justice of the PeaceA justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice and deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
with their signed marriage licenses and got married (but not before getting briefly interrupted by a drunk Sami and Carrie disowning her). After saying their goodbyes to John, Kate, Marlena and Roman, Austin and Carrie took a plane and left Salem.
In July 2008, Anna said that Carrie and Austin were attempting to start a family.
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