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, and was subsequently portrayed by Morgan Fairchild from 1973 to 1977.
Portrayal
The role of Jennifer was originated by actress Robin Eisenman in 1973, and was subsequently 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). Jennifer is involved with Bruce Carson (Joel Higgins), the ward of Joanne Gardner (Mary Stuart). She later marries Scott Phillips (Peter Simon), but drives her alcoholic husband back to drinking. Jennifer is injured when she tries to step through a mirror, and is left 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.