Valerie Hill Ames
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Valerie Hill Ames Northcote was a fictional character
on the now-defunct American
Soap Opera
, The Secret Storm
. She was played from 1961 until the show's end in 1974, by actress Lori March.
. Although her daughter, Janet Hill Porter (Bibi Besch
) disapproved of her mother remarrying, she eventually was forced to accept him. However, Janet still caused a lot of problems for the family. Valerie married Peter and for several years, was the shelter for the Ames family. She and Peter were happy for several years until a heart attack while on a business trip, killed Peter. Valerie grieved for a respectful amount of time, until she met a psychiatrist who was treating her stepdaughter, Amy Ames
. His name was Dr. Ian Northcote (who was played by Lori March's real-life husband, Alexander Scourby
).
Despite her remarriage, she stayed in the Ames family's lives, notably Amy, who looked to Valerie as a mother figure, up until the show's end.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
on the now-defunct American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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,...
, The Secret Storm
The Secret Storm
The Secret Storm is a soap opera which ran on CBS from February 1, 1954 to February 8, 1974. The series was created by Roy Winsor, who also created the long-running soap operas Search for Tomorrow and Love of Life...
. She was played from 1961 until the show's end in 1974, by actress Lori March.
The shelter for the Ames family
Valerie was the divorced woman who became the third wife of widower Peter AmesPeter Ames
Peter Ames was the lead male character in the now-defunct American soap opera, The Secret Storm. Although played by many actors, Peter Hobbs was the actor most identified in the role.-Sudden widower:...
. Although her daughter, Janet Hill Porter (Bibi Besch
Bibi Besch
Bibiana "Bibi" Besch was an Austrian/American actress.-Early life:Besch was born in Vienna, Austria, the daughter of theater actress Gusti Huber, who starred in German films during World War II and left Austria in the mid 1940s. Besch had a stepfather, Joseph Besch, a radio executive and former...
) disapproved of her mother remarrying, she eventually was forced to accept him. However, Janet still caused a lot of problems for the family. Valerie married Peter and for several years, was the shelter for the Ames family. She and Peter were happy for several years until a heart attack while on a business trip, killed Peter. Valerie grieved for a respectful amount of time, until she met a psychiatrist who was treating her stepdaughter, Amy Ames
Amy Ames
Amy Ames Rysdale Britton Kincaid was a character in the long-running and now cancelled American Soap opera, The Secret Storm She was played, with a few breaks, here and there, by actress Jada Rowland, who grew up in the role, a rarity for any soap....
. His name was Dr. Ian Northcote (who was played by Lori March's real-life husband, Alexander Scourby
Alexander Scourby
Alexander Scourby was an American film, television, and voice actor known for his deep and resonant voice...
).
Despite her remarriage, she stayed in the Ames family's lives, notably Amy, who looked to Valerie as a mother figure, up until the show's end.