FIRST APPEARANCE:September 1981 LAST APPEARANCE:January 7, 1983 PERFORMER:Catherine Bruno (September 1981-January 1983; April 25, 1983 [FB] ). EXIT:Strangled to death with a tv cable by David Cameron (January 7, 1983). PLACE of DEATH: WMON-TV studio. LAST LINE: "You're about to find out what hell is really like..." LOVERS:Gunther Wagner. OCCUPATION: Executive assistant to Nicole Cavanaugh (1981-82). Housekeeper at The Whitney mansion (1982-83). MEDICAL HISTORY:Confined to a sanitarium prior to arriving in Monticello. LEGAL HISTORY:Suspected of arson in the Sid's Tavern fire (December 1982). VILLAINOUS ACTS:Attempted to destroy the Cavanaugh family in retaliation for the death of Bruno Wagner. Locked an agorophobic Mrs. Goodman on the Cavanaugh's high-rise terrace. Told Derek Mallory that his fiance Jinx Avery was terminally ill. Burned down Sid's Tavern with Poppy Johnson inside. Ran down Mitzi Martin in a jealous rage. Beat Barbara Montgomery into a coma and framed Dr. Miles Cavanaugh for the crime. Blackmailed Sky Whitney, Raven Whitney, Spencer Varney, Gunther Wagner, Miles and Nicole Cavanaugh. FUN FACT:Actress Catherine Bruno, who played Nora to malevolent perfection, lived in a convent and considered becoming a nun before deciding on an acting career. TRIVIA:The character of Nora Fulton was initially scheduled to be short-term, lasting no longer than six months. Writer Henry Slesar decided to lenghthen the character's stay because of Catherine Bruno's outstanding performance in the role.
