Emma Lavery
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Emma Lavery is a fictional character
on the soap opera All My Children
. Emma was originally portrayed by Lucy Merriam, later by Emily Alyn Lind. Emma is currently being played by Danielle Parker since August 17, 2010. The character of Emma first appeared on All My Children during July 2006.
on the run with her mother, Annie McDermott
. The storyline unfolds as Annie is desperate to stay her distance from her husband, Terry. Before coming to Pine Valley, Terry had told Annie that he didn't want to father any children of his own because of medical problems in his family. But since they both want a family, Annie and Terry go to see the famous fertility specialist, Dr. Greg Madden, and Annie conceives through artificial insemination
. Nothing makes Annie happier than her daughter, and she believes for a long time that Terry feels the same way. Annie's life begins to disintegrate when she discovers that Terry is a sexual predator
who preys on young teenage
girls. After she discovers that he has seduced, and in at least one case, raped one of their babysitters, Annie files for divorce. However, Terry is a powerful man, highly thought of in his profession. When Terry threatens to sue Annie for full custody of Emma, Annie panics. With Terry's powerful contacts, Annie fears that he will gain custody and eventually victimize her daughter the same way he has done to other young women. After making contact with an underground rescue group dedicated to helping women like herself, Annie takes Emma and goes on the run
from Terry. A member of the rescue group, Jamal Cudahy, brings her to Pine Valley.
, takes Annie and Emma into her home, passing Annie off as an old college friend. Annie and Emma become friends with Erin's older brothers, Ryan
and Jonathan
.
The truth about Annie and Emma soon comes out. Annie and Emma grow closer to Ryan after Terry's death. Annie and Ryan soon begin dating and a bombshell comes to light: It is revealed that Ryan is Emma's biological father.
This brings them closer together as a family. With new connection revealed, Emma gains a paternal half-brother, Spike Lavery
. Ryan and Annie soon become engaged and marry.
With the connection revealed, Annie and Emma would later become part of the Lavery/Slater family. Ryan and Zach get along to protect their family.
Emma loves to play with her best friend Kathy (who happens to be Kate Martin). She seems to be a very happy child.
Emma was going to have a baby brother or sister by her parents. Emma learns that her mother lost the baby and her father to plant a tree in memory of the baby that was to be her brother or sister.
. Emma knows that her parents are getting a divorce and that there is custody battle between her parents which her father wins. Emma was kidnapped and her parents were contacted by the kidnapper and must pay $10,000,000 to get her back.
Annie was later shot and it is unknown if she shot her self. Annie later gets kidnapped herself. Annie calls Ryan and Ryan is able to track the number down to the town. Ryan, Greenlee, and Aidan find two fresh graves and they think that it's Emma and Annie. Greenlee tells him that they are alive. Annie later calls again and tells Ryan that she is in a small beach house. When she hangs up, Annie is found in the bathtub.
Annie then phones Ryan and tells him that she is at a beach house that overseas a tower. Aidan to lock Ryan up for "safety". Aidan is working with her mother get Ryan and Greenlee back. Di only thinks that she is watching Emma so that Ryan and Annie could try and save their marriage.
Di learns the truth about Annie setting up a fake kidnapping so she could win her husband. Di to keep Emma at a church only to have start fire. Ryan steps in and saves his little girl. Annie and Ryan have been reunited with her but it remains unknown to Ryan that Annie did this.
, was planning on taking the girl and running. Emma had seen Adam in a confused state kill Stuart. Annie coerced a confused and scared Emma to forget about seeing Adam kill his twin, and convinced the child to say she saw Kendall kill Stuart. She later blackmailed her mother to stop her from marrying Adam and faked post traumatic stress disorder to get everyone to stop questioning her.
helped Annie get shared custody of Emma. Emma spends every other week with her mother and her father. Emma is close friends with AJ Chandler
. When her father has a brain aneurysm, Emma makes him get-well-cards while he is in the hospital. Her mother had an affair with her ex-stepbrother JR Chandler and now her mom is engaged to Scott Chandler
. On July 25, 2010 Emma's mother married Scott and Emma was the flower girl in the ceremony. Her mother is best friends/lovers with her ex-stepbrother JR Chandler. On February 14, 2011, Emma's father married Greenlee Smythe
and Emma along with Spike, Jackson and Krystal witnessed the ceremony. Emma was seen being led away by her mother Annie Chandler who has crashed the wedding. In March 2011, Emma returned to Pine Valley and was reunited with her father.
Fictional character
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on the soap opera All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
. Emma was originally portrayed by Lucy Merriam, later by Emily Alyn Lind. Emma is currently being played by Danielle Parker since August 17, 2010. The character of Emma first appeared on All My Children during July 2006.
Character history
Emma Lavery, formerly known as Emma McDermott, first comes to Pine Valley, PennsylvaniaPine Valley, Pennsylvania
Pine Valley, Pennsylvania is the fictional setting for the long-running American soap opera All My Children. It is a small suburb of Philadelphia...
on the run with her mother, Annie McDermott
Annie Lavery
Annie Novak, more commonly known as Annie Lavery , is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama All My Children. She has been portrayed by Melissa Claire Egan since July 10, 2006...
. The storyline unfolds as Annie is desperate to stay her distance from her husband, Terry. Before coming to Pine Valley, Terry had told Annie that he didn't want to father any children of his own because of medical problems in his family. But since they both want a family, Annie and Terry go to see the famous fertility specialist, Dr. Greg Madden, and Annie conceives through artificial insemination
Artificial insemination
Artificial insemination, or AI, is the process by which sperm is placed into the reproductive tract of a female for the purpose of impregnating the female by using means other than sexual intercourse or natural insemination...
. Nothing makes Annie happier than her daughter, and she believes for a long time that Terry feels the same way. Annie's life begins to disintegrate when she discovers that Terry is a sexual predator
Sexual predator
The term sexual predator is used pejoratively to describe a person seen as obtaining or trying to obtain sexual contact with another person in a metaphorically "predatory" manner. Analogous to how a predator hunts down its prey, so the sexual predator is thought to "hunt" for his or her sex partners...
who preys on young teenage
Adolescence
Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood , but largely characterized as beginning and ending with the teenage stage...
girls. After she discovers that he has seduced, and in at least one case, raped one of their babysitters, Annie files for divorce. However, Terry is a powerful man, highly thought of in his profession. When Terry threatens to sue Annie for full custody of Emma, Annie panics. With Terry's powerful contacts, Annie fears that he will gain custody and eventually victimize her daughter the same way he has done to other young women. After making contact with an underground rescue group dedicated to helping women like herself, Annie takes Emma and goes on the run
On the Lam
"On the Lam" is a song by Kele Okereke, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the band Bloc Party, released as the third single from his debut solo album The Boxer. The music video was released on October 8, 2010, with the digital EP being released on October 25....
from Terry. A member of the rescue group, Jamal Cudahy, brings her to Pine Valley.
Life in Pine Valley
In Pine Valley, another member of the rescue group, Erin LaveryErin Lavery
Erin Lavery was a fictional character on the long-running soap opera All My Children, as portrayed by Connie Fletcher from August 8, 2005 to December 12, 2006.- Brief character history :...
, takes Annie and Emma into her home, passing Annie off as an old college friend. Annie and Emma become friends with Erin's older brothers, Ryan
Ryan Lavery
Ryan Aloysius Lavery is a fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children, as portrayed by Cameron Mathison from January 12, 1998 to 2002 and from 2003 to 2011. The character is set to come back in January 2012 when the series returns online...
and Jonathan
Jonathan Lavery
Jonathan Lavery is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama All My Children. He has been portrayed by actor Jeff Branson from June 15, 2004 to December 18, 2007....
.
The truth about Annie and Emma soon comes out. Annie and Emma grow closer to Ryan after Terry's death. Annie and Ryan soon begin dating and a bombshell comes to light: It is revealed that Ryan is Emma's biological father.
This brings them closer together as a family. With new connection revealed, Emma gains a paternal half-brother, Spike Lavery
Spike Lavery
Spike Lavery is a fictional character from the daytime drama All My Children. He is the son of Kendall Hart and Ryan Lavery. Spike is the second grandchild of Erica Kane and her first grandson. His siblings are Emma Lavery, Ian Slater and Sara Lavery...
. Ryan and Annie soon become engaged and marry.
With the connection revealed, Annie and Emma would later become part of the Lavery/Slater family. Ryan and Zach get along to protect their family.
Emma loves to play with her best friend Kathy (who happens to be Kate Martin). She seems to be a very happy child.
Emma was going to have a baby brother or sister by her parents. Emma learns that her mother lost the baby and her father to plant a tree in memory of the baby that was to be her brother or sister.
Kidnapping
Ryan took his daughter from her mother after finding a gun in the room and was in care of Kendall and Zach SlaterZach Slater
Zachary "Zach" Slater is a fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children. He was portrayed by actor Thorsten Kaye from May 20, 2004 to November 19, 2010; Thorsten returned to the role on August 5, 2011 to September 23, 2011...
. Emma knows that her parents are getting a divorce and that there is custody battle between her parents which her father wins. Emma was kidnapped and her parents were contacted by the kidnapper and must pay $10,000,000 to get her back.
Annie was later shot and it is unknown if she shot her self. Annie later gets kidnapped herself. Annie calls Ryan and Ryan is able to track the number down to the town. Ryan, Greenlee, and Aidan find two fresh graves and they think that it's Emma and Annie. Greenlee tells him that they are alive. Annie later calls again and tells Ryan that she is in a small beach house. When she hangs up, Annie is found in the bathtub.
Annie then phones Ryan and tells him that she is at a beach house that overseas a tower. Aidan to lock Ryan up for "safety". Aidan is working with her mother get Ryan and Greenlee back. Di only thinks that she is watching Emma so that Ryan and Annie could try and save their marriage.
Di learns the truth about Annie setting up a fake kidnapping so she could win her husband. Di to keep Emma at a church only to have start fire. Ryan steps in and saves his little girl. Annie and Ryan have been reunited with her but it remains unknown to Ryan that Annie did this.
Murder of Stuart Chandler
Emma was at the Chandler Mansion visiting Little Adam when Stuart was killed. Her mother, AnnieAnnie Lavery
Annie Novak, more commonly known as Annie Lavery , is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama All My Children. She has been portrayed by Melissa Claire Egan since July 10, 2006...
, was planning on taking the girl and running. Emma had seen Adam in a confused state kill Stuart. Annie coerced a confused and scared Emma to forget about seeing Adam kill his twin, and convinced the child to say she saw Kendall kill Stuart. She later blackmailed her mother to stop her from marrying Adam and faked post traumatic stress disorder to get everyone to stop questioning her.
Life Now
Adam ChandlerAdam Chandler
Adam Chandler, Sr. is a fictional character from the daytime drama All My Children, portrayed by David Canary from December 1983 through his departure on April 23, 2010. Adam Chandler was one of the most devious and powerful individuals within the town of Pine Valley, Pennsylvania...
helped Annie get shared custody of Emma. Emma spends every other week with her mother and her father. Emma is close friends with AJ Chandler
AJ Chandler
Adam "AJ" Chandler III is a fictional character from the American soap opera All My Children. He is the son of JR Chandler and Babe Carey Chandler, and was referred to as "Little Adam" or "Little A" in his earlier childhood years...
. When her father has a brain aneurysm, Emma makes him get-well-cards while he is in the hospital. Her mother had an affair with her ex-stepbrother JR Chandler and now her mom is engaged to Scott Chandler
Scott Chandler (All My Children)
Scott Chandler is a fictional character from ABC's daytime drama All My Children. He has recently been portrayed by Adam Mayfield from April 9, 2009 to October 13, 2010. Previously, Scott has been portrayed, most notably, by Daniel Cosgrove from November 27, 1996 to July 28, 1998 and Forbes March...
. On July 25, 2010 Emma's mother married Scott and Emma was the flower girl in the ceremony. Her mother is best friends/lovers with her ex-stepbrother JR Chandler. On February 14, 2011, Emma's father married Greenlee Smythe
Greenlee Smythe
Greenlee Smythe is a fictional character from the daytime drama All My Children. She was originally portrayed by actress Rebecca Budig from August 11, 1999 to November 30, 2005, and was portrayed by actress Sabine Singh from April 20, 2007 to January 15, 2008...
and Emma along with Spike, Jackson and Krystal witnessed the ceremony. Emma was seen being led away by her mother Annie Chandler who has crashed the wedding. In March 2011, Emma returned to Pine Valley and was reunited with her father.
Lifeline
- Born May 12, 2002.
- Named after her maternal grandmother, Emma Novak.
- Emma McDermott (before mother's divorce from Terry)
- Emma Lavery (after mother's marriage to Ryan Lavery, birth father via artificial inseminationArtificial inseminationArtificial insemination, or AI, is the process by which sperm is placed into the reproductive tract of a female for the purpose of impregnating the female by using means other than sexual intercourse or natural insemination...
)