(CLASSIC MOMENTS) 30 days of GH-#16!

Audrey had to Mourn Steve and Jessie!

General Hospital Turns 50 in 16 Days, and we will be counting down with the Greatest moments in TV History. Today (From 1981 to 2013) Steve (John Bernadino) and Audrey (Rachel Ames) were overjoyed when it was revealed Jeff's son Steven Lars was still alive, but heartbroken when Jeff (Richard Dean Anderson) decided to leave town with him. Some years later, Tommy (now known as just Tom) also left Port Charles to attend college. Tom (David Wallace) returned in 1987, and Steve and Audrey were thrilled. Audrey had doubts when Tom married an African-American doctor, Simone Ravelle (Laura Carrington), fearing her son's interracial marriage would not be accepted.


In time, Audrey and Simone grew close, and Simone even confided in Audrey when she fell pregnant following an affair with Harrison Davis (Kevin Best) and didn't know if the baby's father was Tom or Harrison. Audrey was overjoyed when she learned Simone's baby, Tommy, was indeed Tom's.










In 1991, Steve mourned the death of his long time friend, Nurse Jessie Brewer (Emily McLaughlin). In 1993, Audrey organized a surprise party for Steve's 30th anniversary at General Hospital. To top it off, Steve's first Patient, Angie (Jana Taylor) returned, and Steve decided to practice medicine again. However, tragedy later struck Audrey and Steve when they were attacked by psychopath Ryan Chamberlain (Jon Lindstrom), who in his delusional state, had mistaken Audrey for his abusive mother! Fortunately, Audrey quickly recovered. Audrey made a moving testimony at Ryan's Sentencing.






Audrey was disappointed when Tom and Simone divorced in 1995. She did not approve of Simone's relationship with Justus Ward. The following year, Audrey was devastated when Steve died of a heart attack. In the aftermath, General Hospital went bankrupt. It was revealed Steve had known about the hospital's financial situation for months. Steve's fatal heart attack was quickly attributed to the stress which he had been under in trying to deal with the worsening crisis. Audrey was comforted by Gail Baldwin (Susan Brown), Monica Quartermaine, and Ryan's Twin, Kevin Collins (Jon Lindstrom) during this difficult time. Steve's death later caused a considerable strain between Tom (Matt Ashford) and Audrey. Tom believed the Cassadines were responsible for bankrupting the hospital and joined forces with Luke Spencer in a vendetta to bring the Cassadines down. Audrey, however, refused to believe the Cassadines were responsible. Tom eventually left town. Audrey, meanwhile, was thrilled to learn one of her closest friends, Dr. Lesley Webber (Denise Alexander) was Back after a 12 yr absence.

Audrey has played Mentor to Liz

In 1997, Audrey was attacked during a hostage crisis at General Hospital. Jeff's daughter, Sarah Webber (Jennifer Sky), came to help Audrey while she recovered. Sarah was followed quickly by her younger BITCHY sister Elizabeth (Liz Herbst). While Sarah was the perfect granddaughter, Liz was more rebellious and quickly gained a reputation as a troublemaker. However, Liz was raped on February 14, 1998.  The situation caused great anguish. Audrey refused to acknowledge the rape and continually told Liz she should just try and move on with her life. Eventually Sarah confronted Audrey. Audrey ended up revealing to Liz the details of her own rape at the hands of Tom Baldwin decades before. In the end, Audrey and Liz became closer. Audrey was finally able to lay the demons of her past to rest.






As Liz matured, Audrey argued with her about her choice of friends, like Lucky Spencer, for instance. Liz grew tired of Audrey's interference in her life and moved out.The two later reconciled. Audrey would later support Liz, as Liz's life came in many ways to resemble Audrey's.  Audrey was thrilled when Liz announced her intention to become a nurse.




Since 2011, Audrey has been referenced as continuing to live in Port Charles, frequently interacting with Steven, Elizabeth and her children off-screen. Audrey is expected to Honor Steve at the 50th Anniversary in 16 Days.