Vienna Hyatt
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Vienna Hyatt is a character on the American soap opera As the World Turns
. She has been played by Ewa Da Cruz
from June 16, 2006 to July 19, 2006 and from October 26, 2006 to July 19, 2010.
on a cruise ship, who was there with her new husband Mike Kasnoff
. Vienna and Katie took an instant dislike in each other, mostly because Vienna was the wealthy heiress who was arrogant and looked down at Katie. Katie later discovered that the man with whom Vienna was with was none other than Katie’s ex husband Simon Frasier
. As soon as he saw his ex-wife, Simon couldn’t stop thinking about her and dumped Vienna and followed Katie back to Oakdale.
Vienna surfaced months later again during Halloween, when she was the date of the fictional Prince Adolpho, who was visiting Oakdale. Vienna wore a priceless diamond necklace, but found it was missing after the party, or rather after she had spent the night with Simon. She accused both Simon and Carly Snyder
of stealing the necklace and replacing it with a fake one. However, it could not be proven and the two were let go. Weeks later, Katie released a new book in which she revealed the crime Simon and Carly committed, and that they did steal the necklace and replaced it. Vienna wanted justice, but Simon outsmarted her and he and Carly fled from the country to an unknown location.
Vienna decided to stay in Oakdale and ran not much later into Brad Snyder. The two began to lust after each other, and thinking Brad was a rich man who could buy her lots of things, not to mention he was good looking, Vienna and him started a sexual relationship. When Vienna found out Brad wasn’t rich at all, she decided to forgive him and think about continuing their relationship. Then she was contacted by someone from Prince Adolpho’s country, who warned her to give her money back to the prince, or she would be thrown into jail. She made the decision to flee Oakdale, but coincidentally, her chauffeur of that night happened to be Henry Coleman
, Katie’s best friend. When the car broke down during an ice storm, Vienna and Henry made themselves comfortable and ended up making love in the car. After wards, Vienna proclaimed her undying love for Henry, Henry, who didn’t know what to think of the strange Vienna, kept his distance. When Vienna continued to get into trouble because of her money, she made the impulsive decision to sign over all her money to Henry, who happily agreed.
He now stayed with Vienna for the money, and agreed to marry her, if this meant keeping his money. However, at the altar, he turned Vienna down and left her. After weeks of trying to talk to him, Henry finally told Vienna why he walked away from her; he had fallen in love with her and didn’t want to marry her for the wrong reasons. Vienna forgave him for leaving her at the altar and they reunited, though agreeing not to get married yet. They remained together through difficult times and both Henry and Vienna realized they had never been this happy before in their lives. Vienna also slowly underwent several changes. From the spoiled, wealthy heiress she once was, she turned into a kind, caring and selfless woman. When she found out that Carly’s son J.J. Larrabee had been kidnapped and ransom money was demanded, while Carly and Jack Snyder
couldn’t pay, Vienna offered her own money, even willing to sacrifice her jewelry to help J.J.
After a few more months, Vienna and Henry found they had been living like royalty for too long and all their money was gone. They had to work to make their living, so Vienna suggested that they open a spa. Sadly, she didn’t have any of the needed qualities, and no one liked her massages. When Henry happened to win the popular “Al’s Diner” in a poker match, he and Vienna fixed up the place and though she at first couldn’t stand the thought of working in a diner, Vienna caved and ended up loving the place.
She and Henry got into trouble when he still refused to marry her, and she ended up in the arms of newcomer Gray Gerard. Henry who saw this, didn’t want to lose her, and begged for her forgiveness. When he discovered Gray was a dark criminal, he followed him to catch him in the act. However Gray found out and knocked Henry unconscious and laid him in the back of his car, and drove him to an abandoned church where he locked him up. He soon brought Vienna there too, intending to leave them there to die. Vienna and Henry reunited and though it wasn’t an official ceremony, they exchanged vows and promised never to leave each other again.
After a while, Vienna brought up the idea of having kids, but Henry, not sure if they would be ready to have them yet, bought her a puppy instead, to see if they could take care of him. Vienna adored the dog, whom she named Pepper, and treated him as her child. Vienna continued to express her wish to have children, but Henry kept turning her down. At one point, Vienna witnessed a conversation between Henry and Katie, and she suddenly realized that Katie, to whom Henry was married before, would always be Henry’s love of his life. She confronted him with this, and he didn’t deny. Instead of leaving, Vienna told him she loved him more than anything in her life and if being a second choice in his would mean she still got to be with him, than she would do so. Henry was touched by this and vowed to never leave her for anything or anyone, but he stood by his earlier statement; he would not have kids.
When he feared Vienna had sabotaged their condoms, he and his friend Brad made an appointment to get sterilized. He didn’t get to go through with it because Vienna and Katie, who was now married to Brad, found out and dragged Henry away. Vienna finally accepted the fact that she and Henry would never have babies. In early 2009, When Katie found out later she could not have children of her own, Vienna offered herself to them as their surrogate, and they agreed. Henry didn’t like the sound of this at all, but couldn’t stop Vienna. She was soon impregnated by Brad’s sperm and it was revealed not much later that she was pregnant. Brad and Katie run into Vienna and Henry in old town. Brad promises Katie that she will be a mother. Henry arrives and tells Brad that he may have something to solve Katie's problems. Brad makes the call to the lawyer (Mr. Quick) and he agrees to meet with them and wants a check for 10,000 dollars. When her very first sonogram came up, Vienna was so excited that she forgot to inform Brad and Katie about this and went to the hospital with Henry. She the remembered the happy couple and called the to come over. Vienna end up seeing the sonogram with Henry, and the doctor informed her that she was no longer pregnant.
Vienna was shocked to hear this, and didn't have the guts to tell Brad and Katie that their baby was gone, so instead she told them the baby was doing fine. After wards, she was comfronted by Henry and they slept together. Days later, Vienna wasn't feeling well and had another shock when she discovered that she WAS pregnant... again, and with Henry's baby this time. Henry tells Vienna that Katie and Brad are meeting with Mr. Quick and the birth mother today, and thinks everything will be good for them. Katie tells Brad that the lawyer was disbarred and was brought up on charges. Vienna tries to reach out to Katie but she doesn't want to hear it and, Vienna then trips and falls. Vienna asks Katie if she thinks if there's anything wrong with the baby, while Brad is trying to find Henry. The Doctor tells Vienna she miscarried.
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
. She has been played by Ewa Da Cruz
Ewa Da Cruz
Ewa Da Cruz also known as Ewa Skulstad or Ewa Benedicte Övre Skulstad, is a television, soap opera and film actress. Da Cruz is best known for her portrayal of the high-roller heiress Vienna Hyatt on As the World Turns, CBS....
from June 16, 2006 to July 19, 2006 and from October 26, 2006 to July 19, 2010.
Character Story History
We first met Vienna in the summer of 2006, when she ran into Katie PerettiKatie Peretti
Kathryn Ann "Katie" Snyder is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns. She was portrayed by Terri Conn from August 29, 1998 to September 17, 2010...
on a cruise ship, who was there with her new husband Mike Kasnoff
Mike Kasnoff
Michael "Mike" Kasnoff is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns. Mike was first portrayed by Shawn Christian from July 1994 to March 1997. In July 2002 after a five-year absence, Mike returned to Oakdale, this time being played by Mark Collier until January 2007. On...
. Vienna and Katie took an instant dislike in each other, mostly because Vienna was the wealthy heiress who was arrogant and looked down at Katie. Katie later discovered that the man with whom Vienna was with was none other than Katie’s ex husband Simon Frasier
Simon Frasier
Simon Frasier is a fictional character on the popular CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns. The character of Simon first appeared in February 2000, and is played by Australian actor Paul Leyden. The character of Simon appear on As the World Turns from February 2000 to February 28, 2003 and...
. As soon as he saw his ex-wife, Simon couldn’t stop thinking about her and dumped Vienna and followed Katie back to Oakdale.
Vienna surfaced months later again during Halloween, when she was the date of the fictional Prince Adolpho, who was visiting Oakdale. Vienna wore a priceless diamond necklace, but found it was missing after the party, or rather after she had spent the night with Simon. She accused both Simon and Carly Snyder
Carly Snyder
Carly Snyder is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns...
of stealing the necklace and replacing it with a fake one. However, it could not be proven and the two were let go. Weeks later, Katie released a new book in which she revealed the crime Simon and Carly committed, and that they did steal the necklace and replaced it. Vienna wanted justice, but Simon outsmarted her and he and Carly fled from the country to an unknown location.
Vienna decided to stay in Oakdale and ran not much later into Brad Snyder. The two began to lust after each other, and thinking Brad was a rich man who could buy her lots of things, not to mention he was good looking, Vienna and him started a sexual relationship. When Vienna found out Brad wasn’t rich at all, she decided to forgive him and think about continuing their relationship. Then she was contacted by someone from Prince Adolpho’s country, who warned her to give her money back to the prince, or she would be thrown into jail. She made the decision to flee Oakdale, but coincidentally, her chauffeur of that night happened to be Henry Coleman
Henry Coleman
Henry Coleman is a fictional character on the popular CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns. The character of Henry first appeared in 1999, and is played by actor Trent Dawson....
, Katie’s best friend. When the car broke down during an ice storm, Vienna and Henry made themselves comfortable and ended up making love in the car. After wards, Vienna proclaimed her undying love for Henry, Henry, who didn’t know what to think of the strange Vienna, kept his distance. When Vienna continued to get into trouble because of her money, she made the impulsive decision to sign over all her money to Henry, who happily agreed.
He now stayed with Vienna for the money, and agreed to marry her, if this meant keeping his money. However, at the altar, he turned Vienna down and left her. After weeks of trying to talk to him, Henry finally told Vienna why he walked away from her; he had fallen in love with her and didn’t want to marry her for the wrong reasons. Vienna forgave him for leaving her at the altar and they reunited, though agreeing not to get married yet. They remained together through difficult times and both Henry and Vienna realized they had never been this happy before in their lives. Vienna also slowly underwent several changes. From the spoiled, wealthy heiress she once was, she turned into a kind, caring and selfless woman. When she found out that Carly’s son J.J. Larrabee had been kidnapped and ransom money was demanded, while Carly and Jack Snyder
Jack Snyder
Jack Snyder is a character on the American soap opera As the World Turns. He has been portrayed by actor Michael Park since April 1, 1997.-Character history:...
couldn’t pay, Vienna offered her own money, even willing to sacrifice her jewelry to help J.J.
After a few more months, Vienna and Henry found they had been living like royalty for too long and all their money was gone. They had to work to make their living, so Vienna suggested that they open a spa. Sadly, she didn’t have any of the needed qualities, and no one liked her massages. When Henry happened to win the popular “Al’s Diner” in a poker match, he and Vienna fixed up the place and though she at first couldn’t stand the thought of working in a diner, Vienna caved and ended up loving the place.
She and Henry got into trouble when he still refused to marry her, and she ended up in the arms of newcomer Gray Gerard. Henry who saw this, didn’t want to lose her, and begged for her forgiveness. When he discovered Gray was a dark criminal, he followed him to catch him in the act. However Gray found out and knocked Henry unconscious and laid him in the back of his car, and drove him to an abandoned church where he locked him up. He soon brought Vienna there too, intending to leave them there to die. Vienna and Henry reunited and though it wasn’t an official ceremony, they exchanged vows and promised never to leave each other again.
After a while, Vienna brought up the idea of having kids, but Henry, not sure if they would be ready to have them yet, bought her a puppy instead, to see if they could take care of him. Vienna adored the dog, whom she named Pepper, and treated him as her child. Vienna continued to express her wish to have children, but Henry kept turning her down. At one point, Vienna witnessed a conversation between Henry and Katie, and she suddenly realized that Katie, to whom Henry was married before, would always be Henry’s love of his life. She confronted him with this, and he didn’t deny. Instead of leaving, Vienna told him she loved him more than anything in her life and if being a second choice in his would mean she still got to be with him, than she would do so. Henry was touched by this and vowed to never leave her for anything or anyone, but he stood by his earlier statement; he would not have kids.
When he feared Vienna had sabotaged their condoms, he and his friend Brad made an appointment to get sterilized. He didn’t get to go through with it because Vienna and Katie, who was now married to Brad, found out and dragged Henry away. Vienna finally accepted the fact that she and Henry would never have babies. In early 2009, When Katie found out later she could not have children of her own, Vienna offered herself to them as their surrogate, and they agreed. Henry didn’t like the sound of this at all, but couldn’t stop Vienna. She was soon impregnated by Brad’s sperm and it was revealed not much later that she was pregnant. Brad and Katie run into Vienna and Henry in old town. Brad promises Katie that she will be a mother. Henry arrives and tells Brad that he may have something to solve Katie's problems. Brad makes the call to the lawyer (Mr. Quick) and he agrees to meet with them and wants a check for 10,000 dollars. When her very first sonogram came up, Vienna was so excited that she forgot to inform Brad and Katie about this and went to the hospital with Henry. She the remembered the happy couple and called the to come over. Vienna end up seeing the sonogram with Henry, and the doctor informed her that she was no longer pregnant.
Vienna was shocked to hear this, and didn't have the guts to tell Brad and Katie that their baby was gone, so instead she told them the baby was doing fine. After wards, she was comfronted by Henry and they slept together. Days later, Vienna wasn't feeling well and had another shock when she discovered that she WAS pregnant... again, and with Henry's baby this time. Henry tells Vienna that Katie and Brad are meeting with Mr. Quick and the birth mother today, and thinks everything will be good for them. Katie tells Brad that the lawyer was disbarred and was brought up on charges. Vienna tries to reach out to Katie but she doesn't want to hear it and, Vienna then trips and falls. Vienna asks Katie if she thinks if there's anything wrong with the baby, while Brad is trying to find Henry. The Doctor tells Vienna she miscarried.
Trivia
- Originally the character of Vienna was written as a parody of Paris HiltonParis HiltonParis Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...
; indeed, the name "Vienna Hyatt" is a formula of a European capitalViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and a high-end hotel chainHyattHyatt Hotels Corporation , is an international operator of hotels.Hyatt Center is the headquarters for Hyatt corporation...
, much like Hilton's name is perceived. - Vienna was originally supposed to be a guest star, appearing only the time she spent with Simon. However, the producers liked her and got her back for another stint in Halloween. This time, the audience had become so fond of her that actress Ewa was offered a contract.