Jennifer Pace
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| First appearance | 1973 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 1977 | ||||||||
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Jennifer Pace Phillips is a fictional character from the American soap opera Search for Tomorrow. The role was originated by actress Robin Eisenman in 1973, but was portrayed by Morgan Fairchild from 1973 to 1977.
Portrayal
The role of Jennifer was originated by actress Robin Eisenman in 1973, but was played by Morgan Fairchild from 1973 to 1977.[1][2] Fairchild received awards and audience recognition for her portrayal, and in 2017 called herself and All My Children's Susan Lucci "the bitch goddesses of daytime" in the 1970s.[3]
Storylines
Jennifer is the beautiful but extremely neurotic daughter of businessman Walter Pace (Tom Klunis) who was eventually married to Stephanie Wilkins. Because both Jennifer and Stephanie were vampy and extremely ne'er-do-well, they got along wonderfully. Jennifer was involved with Bruce Carson (Joel Higgins), the ward of Joanne Gardner. She then married her first husband, Scott Phillips (Peter Simon), who had been separated from his first wife Kathy Parker Phillips (Courtney Sherman). She drove her alcoholic husband back to drink, but was injured in an accident involving glass doors, leaving her unhinged.
Jennifer and her friend Hal Conrad had a hand in the death of Doug Martin, who had been discovered to be her former father in-law (Doug Martin was also Scott Phillips' father).
Her most despicable act was the murder of Doug's ex-wife and Jo's sister, Eunice Gardner Wyatt (Ann Williams). This was part of Jennifer's scheme to steal Eunice's husband, John Wyatt (Val Dufour). An unhinged Jennifer believed she heard John's voice telling her to to kill Eunice.[4] This act finally forced Walter to place his mentally unstable daughter into a sanitarium in 1977.
References
- ^ Schemering, Christopher (September 1985). "Search for Tomorrow". The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Ballantine Books. pp. 190–200. ISBN 0-345-32459-5.
- ^ "DAYS' Morgan Fairchild on Her Awesome Acting Career". Soap Opera Digest. July 21, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ Eastman, Janet (January 1981). "Morgan". Orange Coast. 7 (1): 19.
- ^ Welch, Liz (December 12, 2009). "Opinion: Soaps of Our Lives". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2023.