| Victoria Ballinger | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by: | Carol Teitel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration: | 1973-1974 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance: | December 10, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance: | November 22, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cause/reason: | Left town | ||||||||||||||||||
| Created by: | Robert Soderberg Edith Sommer | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Family: | Ballinger family | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full name: | Victoria Madeline Ballinger | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other names: | Madame Madeline Ballinger (alias) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gender: | Female | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died: | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cause of death: | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation: | Shop owner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residence: | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||
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Victoria Ballinger (formerly Jackson) was a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light.
Actress History:
- Carol Teitel (12/1973-11/1974)
Character History:
Victoria Jackson first came to Springfield in 1973 disguising herself, as Madame Madeline Ballinger. Using a false accent, she claimed to be from Switzerland and stated that she was a patient of Dr. Stephen Jackson from when Steve was stationed in Europe after World War II. Upon Madeline Ballinger's arrival, Dr. Ed Bauer started becoming concerned for his beloved mentor, since he could tell that Madame Ballinger was making Steve preoccupied and irritable. Ed relayed his concerns to Steve's daughter, Leslie, and Leslie's husband, and Ed's brother, Mike. Around this time, Mike started getting visits from a woman named Audrey Mills who was seeking a divorce from her husband of many years, businessman Roy Mills. The cause of the deterioration of the Mills marriage was Madeline Ballinger. Soon, Madeline started insinuating herself into the lives of Leslie and Mike. Leslie, who was told that her mother died when Leslie was born, eventually figured out that the mystery woman was her mother when she studied an old photo of Victoria. Steve tried to bribe Victoria to leave town, but changed his mind when Leslie warned that she would have nothing more to do with him if he interfered in her life again. The pressure from Madeline, Ed, Leslie and Mike finally forced Steve to tell all that Madeline Ballinger was indeed Victoria Jackson who hadn't died at all!