FIRST APPEARANCE:September 1959 LAST APPEARANCE:December 26, 1984 PERFORMERS:Victoria Larkin (1959-61). Kathleen Bracken (1962-64). Kathy Cody (1965-67). Emily Prager (Dec.1968-Dec.1972). Jeanne Ruskin (Jan.1973-Mar.1975). Linda Cook (March 24,1975-Dec. 1977; June 1978; December 1984). EXIT:Closing the door at the Karr home. LAST LINE:"Monticello...I've been gone seven years, and it's still just as wild as ever." SPOUSES:Vic Lamont (Nov. 1972-1974). Johnny Dallas (October 1974-78). RELATIVES:John Victor Dallas (son). Mike Karr (father). Sara Lane Karr (mother). Jack and Betty-Jean Lane (uncle and aunt). Nancy Pollock Karr (step-mother). FLIRTATIONS:Keith Whitney/Jonah Lockwood (1970-71). OCCUPATION:Played piano at the New Moon Cafe (1973). MEDICAL HISTORY:Suffered from paranucleosis, a blood disorder, in early 1961. Miscarried John Dallas' child (April 1975). Confined to Silver Hills/Greenhaven sanitarium (1977-84) after a suicide attempt in November 1977. LEGAL HISTORY:Shot Beau Richardson April Fool's Day 1977. Subsequently, Laurie was a suspect in the murders of Beau and Adam Drake. Laurie was later exonerated when it was proven that Beau and Adam had been shot by crimelord Ray Harper. PERILS:Kidnapped by Eric Barrington in March 1969 and barely escaped being killed by a fire-bomb. Drugged and held captive by Keith Whitney (December 1971), who attempted to throw her from a tower turret. CONTINUITY ERRORS:Although born onscreen in September 1959, the character of Laurie celebrated her 21st birthday in the episode telecast 9/3/71. Laurie was confined to Silver Hills in December 1977. In a January 1982 episode, Mike Karr told Valerie Bryson that Laurie had been released from Silver Hills and was living in Seattle, where she worked as a legal secretary. However, in December 1984, the story was altered, placing Laurie in Greenhaven Sanitarium since her incarceration in 1977.
SPOUSES:Vic Lamont (Nov. 1972-1974). Johnny Dallas (October 1974-78). 
