Tammy Layne Winslow
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Tammy Layne Winslow Randall is a fictional character
from the CBS
daytime soap opera
Guiding Light
. The character is the daughter of Cassie Winslow and ex-husband, Rob Layne. Tammy took her stepfather's last name when he adopted her. Two actresses
have portrayed the character since she was introduced to audiences in the summer of 1997. Taking over from Katie Sagona
, Stephanie Gatschet
entered the show's canvas on a recurring basis from July 2002 to October 2003. During this time, Marah Lewis was the main focus and young heroine, but shortly after Marah was written off the show, Gatschet was put on contract
on November 2003 and the character of Tammy became a bigger focus. Her role in the show was beefed up over time, first involving her teenage crush on Edmund. After Tammy grew out of the crush, she set her sights on Joey Lupo. Lizzie Spaulding also developed feelings for Joey, and Tammy and Joey were torn apart as a result. Phillip Spaulding, who had become mad with power, sent Joey Lupo and his mother away from Springfield.
In 2004, crushed by thoughts of her failed relationship with Joey, Tammy became involved with J.B., who was new in town. The standard bad boy, J.B. had been dealing drugs all over Springfield for a couple months. It was soon revealed that it was J.B., and not Sandy Foster, who was Reva's biological son. J.B. was Jonathan Randall, Tammy's half-cousin. In a controversial plot move Jonathan seduced Tammy. Even more shocking, Jonathan fell in love with Tammy. Over time, following an attempt to move on with Sandy Foster, Tammy would grow to love Jonathan just as much as he loved her. In 2007 Tammy married Jonathan Randall. A week later was she was run over in a hit and run meant for her husband. She died in the hospital with Jonathan by her side on January 24, 2007.
Tammy has four half-siblings, a paternal half-sister Laura Layne (Dinah's daughter with Rob), a maternal half-brother R.J. Jessup, an adoptive maternal half-brother Will Winslow and Jonathan would have been her adoptive brother as well as her husband and her maternal half-cousin.
The character's death coincided with the show's 70th anniversary and was meant as a plot device to reaffirm the program's core themes of family and the turmoil of everyday life .
Fictional character
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from the CBS
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daytime soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
. The character is the daughter of Cassie Winslow and ex-husband, Rob Layne. Tammy took her stepfather's last name when he adopted her. Two actresses
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
have portrayed the character since she was introduced to audiences in the summer of 1997. Taking over from Katie Sagona
Katie Sagona
Katie Sagona is an American actress. She acted in a series of films and TV shows throughout the 1990s and 2000s, including You've Got Mail, In Dreams, Grumpier Old Men, Black and White, and she also played Johnny Depp's daughter in Donnie Brasco...
, Stephanie Gatschet
Stephanie Gatschet
Stephanie Lucile Gatschet is an American actress, who has appeared on the soap operas Guiding Light and currently All My Children .-Early career:...
entered the show's canvas on a recurring basis from July 2002 to October 2003. During this time, Marah Lewis was the main focus and young heroine, but shortly after Marah was written off the show, Gatschet was put on contract
Contract
A contract is an agreement entered into by two parties or more with the intention of creating a legal obligation, which may have elements in writing. Contracts can be made orally. The remedy for breach of contract can be "damages" or compensation of money. In equity, the remedy can be specific...
on November 2003 and the character of Tammy became a bigger focus. Her role in the show was beefed up over time, first involving her teenage crush on Edmund. After Tammy grew out of the crush, she set her sights on Joey Lupo. Lizzie Spaulding also developed feelings for Joey, and Tammy and Joey were torn apart as a result. Phillip Spaulding, who had become mad with power, sent Joey Lupo and his mother away from Springfield.
In 2004, crushed by thoughts of her failed relationship with Joey, Tammy became involved with J.B., who was new in town. The standard bad boy, J.B. had been dealing drugs all over Springfield for a couple months. It was soon revealed that it was J.B., and not Sandy Foster, who was Reva's biological son. J.B. was Jonathan Randall, Tammy's half-cousin. In a controversial plot move Jonathan seduced Tammy. Even more shocking, Jonathan fell in love with Tammy. Over time, following an attempt to move on with Sandy Foster, Tammy would grow to love Jonathan just as much as he loved her. In 2007 Tammy married Jonathan Randall. A week later was she was run over in a hit and run meant for her husband. She died in the hospital with Jonathan by her side on January 24, 2007.
Tammy has four half-siblings, a paternal half-sister Laura Layne (Dinah's daughter with Rob), a maternal half-brother R.J. Jessup, an adoptive maternal half-brother Will Winslow and Jonathan would have been her adoptive brother as well as her husband and her maternal half-cousin.
The character's death coincided with the show's 70th anniversary and was meant as a plot device to reaffirm the program's core themes of family and the turmoil of everyday life .
Lifeline
Struck and killed by a car driven by Grady Foley, on 24 January 2007 when Alan sent a car out to scare Johnathan. Grady accelerated the vehicle despite Alan's orders not to kill anyone and Tammy threw herself in front of the car.Parents
- Robert "Rob" Layne (biological father, deceased)
- Cassandra "Cassie" Rae Layne WinslowCassie Layne WinslowPrincess Cassandra Elizabeth "Cassie" Layne Winslow is a fictional character on the popular CBS daytime soap opera, Guiding Light...
(mother) - Richard WinslowRichard WinslowPrince Richard Winslow was a fictional character played by Bradley Cole on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light. The character was introduced on July 15, 1999 and exited the series on July 12, 2002...
(adoptive father, deceased)
Sibling(s)
- Jonathan RandallJonathan RandallJonathan Randall is a fictional character on the television soap opera Guiding Light.He is portrayed by actor Tom Pelphrey, who has been nominated several times for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor, and has won the award twice, in 2006 and 2008 .- Overview :Jonathan is the son...
(adoptive paternal half-brother) - Laura Layne (biological paternal half-sister, deceased)
- Roger Joshua "R.J." Winslow (maternal half-brother/adoptive brother)
- William "Will" Winslow (adoptive brother)
Other relatives
- Unknown man (maternal grandfather, dceased)
- Sarah O'Neal Shayne (maternal grandmother, deceased)
- Prince George Winslow (adoptive paternal grandfather, deceased)
- Unknown woman (adoptive paternal grandmother, deceased)
- Reva Shayne O'NeillReva ShayneReva Shayne O'Neill is a fictional character on the long-running CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light played by emmy-award winner Kim Zimmer from November 28, 1983 to July 1990...
(maternal aunt) - Russell "Rusty" Shayne (maternal uncle)
- Roxanne "Roxie" Shayne (maternal aunt)
- Alonzo Baptiste (adoptive paternal uncle, deceased)
- Edmund Winslow (adoptive paternal uncle)
- Dylan Lewis (maternal cousin)
- Marah LewisMarah LewisMarah Lewis is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera, Guiding Light. The character is the daughter of the popular supercouple, Josh Lewis and Reva Shayne...
(maternal cousin) - Joshua "Shayne" LewisShayne LewisJoshua Shayne Lewis is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera Guiding Light. He is the second child of supercouple Joshua Lewis and Reva Shayne...
(maternal cousin) - Jonathan RandallJonathan RandallJonathan Randall is a fictional character on the television soap opera Guiding Light.He is portrayed by actor Tom Pelphrey, who has been nominated several times for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor, and has won the award twice, in 2006 and 2008 .- Overview :Jonathan is the son...
(maternal cousin) - Colin O'Neill (maternal cousin)
- William "Will" Winslow (adoptive paternal cousin)
- Lara Faranzo (adoptive paternal cousin, deceased)
- Susan "Daisy" LemayDaisy LemaySusan "Daisy" Lemay is a fictional character on CBS's daytime drama Guiding Light. The first-born child of Harley Cooper Aitoro and Dylan Shayne Lewis, she was born on-screen in 1987 when Harley was seventeen years old...
(maternal first cousin once removed) - Henry Cooper Lewis (maternal first cousin once removed/adoptive paternal first cousin once removed)
- Sarah RandallSarah Elizabeth RandallSarah Elizabeth Randall is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera Guiding Light.-Character history:She is the only child of Jonathan Randall and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Spaulding. Sarah was conceived during a one night stand between her parents...
(maternal first cousin once removed)
Romantic relationships
- Joseph "Joey" Lupo (dated)
- Jonathan RandallJonathan RandallJonathan Randall is a fictional character on the television soap opera Guiding Light.He is portrayed by actor Tom Pelphrey, who has been nominated several times for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor, and has won the award twice, in 2006 and 2008 .- Overview :Jonathan is the son...
(one night stand) - Alexander "Sandy" Foster (dated/engaged, deceased)
- Jonathan RandallJonathan RandallJonathan Randall is a fictional character on the television soap opera Guiding Light.He is portrayed by actor Tom Pelphrey, who has been nominated several times for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor, and has won the award twice, in 2006 and 2008 .- Overview :Jonathan is the son...
(dated/engaged)
Actress history
- Katie SagonaKatie SagonaKatie Sagona is an American actress. She acted in a series of films and TV shows throughout the 1990s and 2000s, including You've Got Mail, In Dreams, Grumpier Old Men, Black and White, and she also played Johnny Depp's daughter in Donnie Brasco...
(August 1997 - July 2002) - Stephanie GatschetStephanie GatschetStephanie Lucile Gatschet is an American actress, who has appeared on the soap operas Guiding Light and currently All My Children .-Early career:...
(recurring: July 2002 - October 2003; contract: October 2003 - January 2007)