Hope Williams Brady
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Hope Alice Brady is a fictional character
on the NBC
soap opera
Days of our Lives
. Created by writer William J. Bell
, she is portrayed by Kristian Alfonso
since she was SORASed
to an adult in April 1983. Hope is a member of the Horton family, a very prominent fixture in Salem. She is the mother of Shawn-Douglas Brady
, Zack Brady (deceased), and Ciara Brady. She is one half of the super couple Bope
the signature supercouple
of the daytime drama. She is also the stepmother of Chelsea Brady
. She is a detective for the Salem, P.D.
Alfonso was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Ingenue in 1985. She has also been nominated for eight Soap Opera Digest Awards and won four — two with co-star Peter Reckell (Bo) for Favorite Couple (2001, 2003), Hottest Female Star (1999) and Favorite Newcomer (1984). She was also nominated for three Young Artist Awards (1984-'86). In 2002 she and Reckell won a Special Fan Award (voted online) at the Daytime Emmys as Favorite Couple.
, Zack and Ciara Brady is born on-screen on January 10, 1974 (birth date revised to December 30, 1965) to Doug Williams and Addie Horton
. On December 24, 1974, while crossing the street, an oncoming car threatens both Hope and Addie, but Addie pushes Hope's carriage out of the way, just in time to save her youngest daughter, but not herself. Addie dies, and Hope is taken in by her maternal grandparents, Tom
and Alice Horton
until Doug is strong enough to take care of her. Addie, who was wealthy from her first marriage to Ben Olson, left Doug and Hope with financial security. Soon after Addie's death, Doug marries Hope's half-sister Julie Olson.
Hope is sent off to boarding school and not seen again until the eighties. She returned in the spring of 1983 as Roman Brady
rescued Hope after she ran away from boarding school and later fell from a car driven by a drunken friend. She later developed a crush on Roman.
Roman wasn't interested in Hope's advances, even after Hope attempted to seduce him. The whole situation just made his brother, local bad boy Bo Brady
jealous. Bo and Hope started to fall in love whilst working together in various dangerous situations. On Hope's 18th birthday she and Bo decide to make love, Hope's father Doug tries to stop them and has a heart attack, Hope agrees never to see Bo again. Bo is hiding the fact that his brother Roman is alive and to protect Hope pushes her away. Hope spends time with Larry Welch, (a local politician) and thinking Bo no longer loves her, agrees to marry him. As Hope and Larry were getting married, Bo rode in and kidnapped her before the wedding could be completed. Hope is kidnapped again, this time from a barn where Bo has taken her, the kidnappers force her to marry Larry. Bo is devastated, but later discovers the true reason Hope married Larry and the two vow never to be apart and work together to find out who is behind Larry.
They are married in 1985, but Bo and Hope endured early marital problems when Hope disapproved of Bo's sudden change of character to please HIS father. Hope, who was pregnant, miscarries her child. They try again and have a son Shawn-Douglas
who is born in 1987. Bo, Hope, and Shawn leave Salem in 1987, and sail the world on their ship, Fancy Face.
They return to Salem in 1990, but Hope is "killed" by a vat of toxic waste. Meanwhile Bo begins a new relationship with Billie Reid, and Bo proposes. Minutes later John Black finds a woman's body, it's Hope. Although she does not know she is Hope, she thinks she is a woman named Gina. After Alice finds a puzzle box that only Hope could open, did they learn that it truly was Hope. Bo later breaks it off with Billie, and the two reconcile.
During a winter storm in early 1999, Hope is brainwashed by Stefano and Ralf into thinking she is the evil Princess Gina until the real Princess Gina returns and plots with Stefano to have Hope kidnapped and Princess Gina pose as Hope. When Princess Gina arrives and reveals her self to Greta at John and Marlena's wedding in June 1999, Hope, thinking she is Princess Gina arrrives with Stefano finally realizes she is Hope and destroys her "Gina" and returns to her old self. Stefano and Princess Gina finally go throw with their plan to capture Hope and replace her with Gina. This is briefly successful until Marlena and Shawn-Douglas discovers the truth and rushes to stop the wedding on News Years Eve 1999. The truth is exposed and Princess Gina attempts to shoot Shawn and marlena however she is shoot and "killed" instead. Bo doesn't discover that Princess Gina was the one who died until the creamtion. Bo rushed over and confronts Stefano, however Stefano brainwahses Bo to be evil. Bo comes back to his realization and discovers Hope in the Dimera Mansion in poor health. Bo discovers that when Hope though she as Gina, she slept with both John and Stefano and ended up pregant. It is revealed that Bo is the father, however is is revealed that Gina is alive, and she and Stefano plot their revenge by changing the test results of the paternity test and switch the babies with Rolf's nicece, who is having a child that will be adopted and given to Stefano's daughter Lexie and her husband, Abe, who is Stefano's rival.
Bo & Hope become pregnant with their second child, Zack, in 2000, but the babies are switched by Stefano Dimera and Princess Gina, and Hope believes her son is J.T Reiber when it is really Zack Brady. The switch is revealed, and they get Zack back. In 2002, Larry Welch and Billie Reed scheme to kidnapp and eventually "kill" Hope. Hope is recused and Larry and Billie are caught, and Billie is pardon and ask to leave Salem while Larry Welch is eventually murdered in January 2003. In 2003 a mass of serial killings begin, to occur known as the Salem Stalker Murders. Bo & Hope are the ones to catch the "murderer" Marlena Evans
, although it is later revealed to be André DiMera. All the victims are found alive, on Melaswen island. Bo & Billie learn that their daughter is actually alive, and is Chelsea Brady
. On New Year's Eve in 2006, Hope's son Zack is killed by a hit and run. The killer is revealed to be Bo & Billie's daughter, Chelsea. Bo learns that Chelsea is the one who was driving the car that hit Zack, but agrees to keep it a secret from everyone - including Hope - so his daughter wouldn't go to jail.
When Hope finds out she kicks Bo out of the house and asks for a divorce by email. Meddling Chelsea responds to the email, pretending to be Bo, and agrees to the divorce. Hope is devastated and begins a relationship with Patrick Lockhart
.
Hope learns she is pregnant, and thinks the father is Patrick, but she learns that Patrick paid the doctor to change the DNA tests, and that Bo is actually the father. The two later reconcile. Bo & Hope are in a plane crash in 2008, after traveling to Ireland to meet Colleen Brady
after revealing the Brady-DiMera feud. Grandpa Shawn Brady
is killed, and everyone else is injured. Bo is briefly diagnosed with mystery illness affecting his pancreas, he requires a partial pancreas transplant and makes a full recovery. Bo & Hope's daughter Ciara Brady is kidnapped in the summer of 2009, and Hope struggles with her memories of losing their son Zach. She moves out of their house, taking Ciara with her. Bo is devastated.
Bo's old flame Carly Manning
comes back to Salem, and pursues her ex-love Bo driving a wedge even farther between Bo & Hope.
After her separation with Bo, and the fact that Bo began a relationship with Carly Manning
, Hope was unable to sleep and took prescribed medication to which she had adverse effects causing her to become an alter ego which mugged men on the street. Hope was sent to jail
shortly after this for her crimes. During her prison time she uncovered an illegal organ ring and Bo rescued her from prison. Whilst on the run, the two realized their relationship was far from over and Bo ended his relationship with Carly. In 2011, Bo and Hope renewed their love for each other. While searching through Alice's things to find out what he secret was on November 11 2011 Hope and Jennifer find a clock that the symbol of a phoenix meaning Alice's secrets point to Stefano DiMera
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on the NBC
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soap opera
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Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
. Created by writer William J. Bell
William J. Bell
William J. Bell was the creator and executive producer of the soap operas The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful.-Personal life:...
, she is portrayed by Kristian Alfonso
Kristian Alfonso
Kristian-Joy Alfonso is a long-time American dramatic actress, former figure skater and fashion model. She is best known for playing Hope Williams Brady, which she has played since 1983 on the long-running NBC dramatic serial Days of our Lives.- Early career :She began her career as a figure...
since she was SORASed
Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome
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to an adult in April 1983. Hope is a member of the Horton family, a very prominent fixture in Salem. She is the mother of Shawn-Douglas Brady
Shawn-Douglas Brady
Shawn-Douglas Brady is a character on the television soap opera Days of our Lives. He is the son of supercouple Bo Brady and Hope Williams, and one half of the supercouple Shawn Brady and Belle Black. Jason Cook is most identifiable in the role, portraying the character from 1999-2006...
, Zack Brady (deceased), and Ciara Brady. She is one half of the super couple Bope
BOPE
Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais , mostly known by its acronym BOPE, is a special forces unit of the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil....
the signature supercouple
Supercouple
A supercouple or super couple is a popular or financially wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or even obsessive fashion...
of the daytime drama. She is also the stepmother of Chelsea Brady
Chelsea Brady
Chelsea Benson Brady is a fictional character on the NBC Soap Opera Days of our Lives. Created by head writer Sally Sussman Morina, the role was originally played by Mandy Musgrave. The role was recast to Rachel Melvin in 2005. Melvin portrayed the character from 2005 to 2009, after the character...
. She is a detective for the Salem, P.D.
Alfonso was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Ingenue in 1985. She has also been nominated for eight Soap Opera Digest Awards and won four — two with co-star Peter Reckell (Bo) for Favorite Couple (2001, 2003), Hottest Female Star (1999) and Favorite Newcomer (1984). She was also nominated for three Young Artist Awards (1984-'86). In 2002 she and Reckell won a Special Fan Award (voted online) at the Daytime Emmys as Favorite Couple.
Character history
Hope Alice Williams, the mother of Shawn-DouglasShawn-Douglas Brady
Shawn-Douglas Brady is a character on the television soap opera Days of our Lives. He is the son of supercouple Bo Brady and Hope Williams, and one half of the supercouple Shawn Brady and Belle Black. Jason Cook is most identifiable in the role, portraying the character from 1999-2006...
, Zack and Ciara Brady is born on-screen on January 10, 1974 (birth date revised to December 30, 1965) to Doug Williams and Addie Horton
Addie Horton
Adelaide "Addie" Williams is a fictional character on the television soap opera Days of our Lives. The role has been portrayed by actresses Patricia Huston and Patricia Barry from 1971 to 1974....
. On December 24, 1974, while crossing the street, an oncoming car threatens both Hope and Addie, but Addie pushes Hope's carriage out of the way, just in time to save her youngest daughter, but not herself. Addie dies, and Hope is taken in by her maternal grandparents, Tom
Tom Horton
Dr. Thomas "Tom" Horton, Sr. is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives. He was played by Macdonald Carey from 1965 until his death in 1994.-Storylines:...
and Alice Horton
Alice Horton
Alice Horton is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives, portrayed by Frances Reid from the show's debut on November 8, 1965 until December 26, 2007...
until Doug is strong enough to take care of her. Addie, who was wealthy from her first marriage to Ben Olson, left Doug and Hope with financial security. Soon after Addie's death, Doug marries Hope's half-sister Julie Olson.
Julie Olson Williams
Julie Williams is a fictional character on the NBC daytime drama, Days of our Lives, a long running serial about working class life in the ficitonal town of Salem. The character of Julie was introduced as a 16-year-old when the show premiered in 1965, with 22-year-old Charla Doherty being the...
Hope is sent off to boarding school and not seen again until the eighties. She returned in the spring of 1983 as Roman Brady
Roman Brady
Roman 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...
rescued Hope after she ran away from boarding school and later fell from a car driven by a drunken friend. She later developed a crush on Roman.
Roman wasn't interested in Hope's advances, even after Hope attempted to seduce him. The whole situation just made his brother, local bad boy Bo Brady
Bo Brady
Beauregard Aurelius "Bo" Brady is a fictional character on the NBC Soap Opera, Days of our Lives, the youngest of the series' Brady family. Created under head-writer Margaret DePreist, the role was originated by actor Peter Reckell on May 2, 1983. Robert Kelker-Kelly briefly stepped into the role...
jealous. Bo and Hope started to fall in love whilst working together in various dangerous situations. On Hope's 18th birthday she and Bo decide to make love, Hope's father Doug tries to stop them and has a heart attack, Hope agrees never to see Bo again. Bo is hiding the fact that his brother Roman is alive and to protect Hope pushes her away. Hope spends time with Larry Welch, (a local politician) and thinking Bo no longer loves her, agrees to marry him. As Hope and Larry were getting married, Bo rode in and kidnapped her before the wedding could be completed. Hope is kidnapped again, this time from a barn where Bo has taken her, the kidnappers force her to marry Larry. Bo is devastated, but later discovers the true reason Hope married Larry and the two vow never to be apart and work together to find out who is behind Larry.
They are married in 1985, but Bo and Hope endured early marital problems when Hope disapproved of Bo's sudden change of character to please HIS father. Hope, who was pregnant, miscarries her child. They try again and have a son Shawn-Douglas
Shawn-Douglas Brady
Shawn-Douglas Brady is a character on the television soap opera Days of our Lives. He is the son of supercouple Bo Brady and Hope Williams, and one half of the supercouple Shawn Brady and Belle Black. Jason Cook is most identifiable in the role, portraying the character from 1999-2006...
who is born in 1987. Bo, Hope, and Shawn leave Salem in 1987, and sail the world on their ship, Fancy Face.
They return to Salem in 1990, but Hope is "killed" by a vat of toxic waste. Meanwhile Bo begins a new relationship with Billie Reid, and Bo proposes. Minutes later John Black finds a woman's body, it's Hope. Although she does not know she is Hope, she thinks she is a woman named Gina. After Alice finds a puzzle box that only Hope could open, did they learn that it truly was Hope. Bo later breaks it off with Billie, and the two reconcile.
During a winter storm in early 1999, Hope is brainwashed by Stefano and Ralf into thinking she is the evil Princess Gina until the real Princess Gina returns and plots with Stefano to have Hope kidnapped and Princess Gina pose as Hope. When Princess Gina arrives and reveals her self to Greta at John and Marlena's wedding in June 1999, Hope, thinking she is Princess Gina arrrives with Stefano finally realizes she is Hope and destroys her "Gina" and returns to her old self. Stefano and Princess Gina finally go throw with their plan to capture Hope and replace her with Gina. This is briefly successful until Marlena and Shawn-Douglas discovers the truth and rushes to stop the wedding on News Years Eve 1999. The truth is exposed and Princess Gina attempts to shoot Shawn and marlena however she is shoot and "killed" instead. Bo doesn't discover that Princess Gina was the one who died until the creamtion. Bo rushed over and confronts Stefano, however Stefano brainwahses Bo to be evil. Bo comes back to his realization and discovers Hope in the Dimera Mansion in poor health. Bo discovers that when Hope though she as Gina, she slept with both John and Stefano and ended up pregant. It is revealed that Bo is the father, however is is revealed that Gina is alive, and she and Stefano plot their revenge by changing the test results of the paternity test and switch the babies with Rolf's nicece, who is having a child that will be adopted and given to Stefano's daughter Lexie and her husband, Abe, who is Stefano's rival.
Bo & Hope become pregnant with their second child, Zack, in 2000, but the babies are switched by Stefano Dimera and Princess Gina, and Hope believes her son is J.T Reiber when it is really Zack Brady. The switch is revealed, and they get Zack back. In 2002, Larry Welch and Billie Reed scheme to kidnapp and eventually "kill" Hope. Hope is recused and Larry and Billie are caught, and Billie is pardon and ask to leave Salem while Larry Welch is eventually murdered in January 2003. In 2003 a mass of serial killings begin, to occur known as the Salem Stalker Murders. Bo & Hope are the ones to catch the "murderer" Marlena Evans
Marlena Evans
Dr. Marlena Evans Black is a long-running fictional character on the NBC daytime drama, Days of our Lives, a long running serial about working life in the fictional town of Salem. She was played by actress Deidre Hall since 1976, with a few minor breaks in between from 1987 to March 1991 and...
, although it is later revealed to be André DiMera. All the victims are found alive, on Melaswen island. Bo & Billie learn that their daughter is actually alive, and is Chelsea Brady
Chelsea Brady
Chelsea Benson Brady is a fictional character on the NBC Soap Opera Days of our Lives. Created by head writer Sally Sussman Morina, the role was originally played by Mandy Musgrave. The role was recast to Rachel Melvin in 2005. Melvin portrayed the character from 2005 to 2009, after the character...
. On New Year's Eve in 2006, Hope's son Zack is killed by a hit and run. The killer is revealed to be Bo & Billie's daughter, Chelsea. Bo learns that Chelsea is the one who was driving the car that hit Zack, but agrees to keep it a secret from everyone - including Hope - so his daughter wouldn't go to jail.
When Hope finds out she kicks Bo out of the house and asks for a divorce by email. Meddling Chelsea responds to the email, pretending to be Bo, and agrees to the divorce. Hope is devastated and begins a relationship with Patrick Lockhart
Patrick Lockhart
Patrick Brian Lockhart was a fictional character on the television drama Days of our Lives.The character of "Patrick" was played by actor Brody Hutzler from 2004 to 2007.-Character history:...
.
Hope learns she is pregnant, and thinks the father is Patrick, but she learns that Patrick paid the doctor to change the DNA tests, and that Bo is actually the father. The two later reconcile. Bo & Hope are in a plane crash in 2008, after traveling to Ireland to meet Colleen Brady
Colleen Brady
Colleen Mary Brady was a fictional character on the U.S. soap opera Days of our Lives. Her story was seen in flashbacks through the correspondence between Santo DiMera and herself...
after revealing the Brady-DiMera feud. Grandpa Shawn Brady
Shawn Brady
Shawn Brady is a fictional character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives and the patriarch of the Brady family. He has been portrayed by Lew Brown , Frank MacLean , and Frank Parker .-Storylines:Shawn was the husband of Caroline Brady, and father of three biological children Roman Brady,...
is killed, and everyone else is injured. Bo is briefly diagnosed with mystery illness affecting his pancreas, he requires a partial pancreas transplant and makes a full recovery. Bo & Hope's daughter Ciara Brady is kidnapped in the summer of 2009, and Hope struggles with her memories of losing their son Zach. She moves out of their house, taking Ciara with her. Bo is devastated.
Bo's old flame Carly Manning
Carly Manning
Dr. Carly Manning is a fictional character that appeared on the television soap opera Days of our Lives. Carly has been portrayed by Crystal Chappell from June 12, 1990 to October 18, 1993...
comes back to Salem, and pursues her ex-love Bo driving a wedge even farther between Bo & Hope.
After her separation with Bo, and the fact that Bo began a relationship with Carly Manning
Carly Manning
Dr. Carly Manning is a fictional character that appeared on the television soap opera Days of our Lives. Carly has been portrayed by Crystal Chappell from June 12, 1990 to October 18, 1993...
, Hope was unable to sleep and took prescribed medication to which she had adverse effects causing her to become an alter ego which mugged men on the street. Hope was sent to jail
Jail
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shortly after this for her crimes. During her prison time she uncovered an illegal organ ring and Bo rescued her from prison. Whilst on the run, the two realized their relationship was far from over and Bo ended his relationship with Carly. In 2011, Bo and Hope renewed their love for each other. While searching through Alice's things to find out what he secret was on November 11 2011 Hope and Jennifer find a clock that the symbol of a phoenix meaning Alice's secrets point to Stefano DiMera
Stefano DiMera
Stefano DiMera is a fictional character, a villain on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. Created by head writer Pat Falken Smith, he is portrayed by Joseph Mascolo...
See also
- Bo Brady and Hope Williams
- SupercoupleSupercoupleA supercouple or super couple is a popular or financially wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or even obsessive fashion...
- Horton family
- Brady familyBrady family (Days of our Lives)The Bradys are a working class Irish-American Catholic family living in the fictional town of Salem on the soap opera Days of our Lives. First introduced in the early 1980s, the Bradys have become one of the central families on the show, second only to the Hortons...