Sally Spectra

Infobox soap character
series = The Bold and the Beautiful
name = Sally Spectra


caption = Darlene Conley as Sally Spectra (2005)
first = Episode 422
December 1, 1988
last = Episode 4945
November 29, 2006
cause = Left for permanent vacation in St. Tropez
residence = St. Tropez, France
born = 1934
gender = Female
family = Salvadore Spectra
(brother)
Thorne Forrester
(son-in-law; through Macy and Darla)
spouse = Adam Alexander
(divorced)
Clarke Garrison
(divorced)
children = Macy Alexander
(daughter, with Adam; deceased)
Clarke "C.J." Garrison Jr.
(son, with Clarke)
Darla Einstein
(non-biological daughter; deceased)
relationships =
occupation = Former CEO of
Spectra Fashions (haute couture)
Former Forrester Creations receptionist
portrayer = Darlene Conley
(1988-2006)
creator = William J. Bell

Sally Spectra is a fictional character on the American soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful". Sally was played by actress Darlene Conley from December 1988 until Conley's death on January 14, 2007 and last appeared onscreen on January 26, 2007 via flashback memorial. Sally, in fact, has not been seen on camera since fall 2006.

Larger Than Life/ Flamboyant Sally Spectra

Sally, among other things, was a woman who lived life large. She was known for her large figure, open and very jovial personality, and her trademark red coiffure. She was often compared to the gal pal in old time movies.

For many years, Sally owned and operated Spectra Fashions (later renamed Spectra Couture). For most of that time, the company was called a knock-off firm, since her designers often stole from the more established Forrester firm. At Spectra, Sally was usually helped by her daughter Macy Alexander (Bobbie Eakes), Sally's receptionist, Darla Einstein (Schae Harrison), who Sally thought of as a daughter and Saul Feinberg (Michael Fox). Also seen often was fashion designer Clarke Garrison (Daniel McVicar), who Sally at first blackmailed to design for Spectra while working for Forester but later crossovered to Spectra completely and began to woo Sally. Despite being warned by her family and friends that Clarke only wanted her company Sally married him. Despite the fact that Clarke at first claimed to be impotent he eventually fathered C.J. (Mick Cain), Sally's son. Sally's fears were realized when she discovered that Clarke was involved with Kristen Forrester (then played by Terri Ann Linn). With the help of her Spectra family Sally managed to prove Clarke's infidelity to court and thus avoided losing her company. Sally divorced Clarke and he left town.

Her relationships with the Forrester family were mixed. Eric Forrester (John McCook) admired her scrappiness, since that was how his father was when he began working in fashion. Sally, in fact, was absolutely crazy about Eric. Sally always kept the Foresters on their toes and often managed to get one up on them. Sally was fascinated with the Forester family and often crashed many Forester family events. These actions did not take kindly with Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery) and the two began a long feud. However, the feud between them ended in later years.

Her daughter, Macy Alexander, was married to Thorne Forrester (Winsor Harmon) for quite a number of years. Her surrogate daughter, Darla, was married to Thorne until her life was tragically cut short recently (see main article).

In fact, Sally even lived with Thorne and his daughter, Alexandria (Harley Graham) for a while. Sally had some medical issues recently which caused her to be confined to a wheelchair. (This was due to a real-life leg injury that Darlene Conley suffered)

Sadly, her company went under, after a very disastrous gamble. She worked at Forrester Creations as the new receptionist, replacing Megan Conley (Maeve Quinlan). This came about after trying, and failing, to find a suitable receptionist. Sally offered her services, but warned that she didn't come cheap. She wanted a limo and a handsome driver with biceps, a sign of her very flirtatious and fun-loving nature.

For a long time after Darlene Conley's death, nothing was explained about Sally's absence, except mention by her son, C.J. that she had been ill. In November 2007 it was finally revealed that Sally was alive and well, and true to her flirtatious and fun-loving nature, was living in France with a string of cabana boys. It was also revealed that since the new owners of Spectra had gone bankrupt, ownership of the company had been reverted back to Sally. She decided not to return to L.A. and run it but instead to sell the company. There are no plans to kill the character off, as initially speculated.

Family

Sally has been married twice, first to Adam Alexander (Michael Swan) by whom she had a daughter, Macy and later to Clarke Garrison (Daniel McVicar), with whom she has a son named C.J. (Clarke Jr.) (Mick Cain) She was also a doting grandmother figure to Thorne's daughter, Alexandria, with whom she had a very loving relationship. Sally has a younger, red-headed brother, Salvadore Spectra, who she hasn't seen in over 30 years.

Relationship with Stephanie Forrester

Her relationship with Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery) was unique. For years, they often fought and fussed,due to her firm's knock-off reputation. These spats often ended with Sally taking an unceremonious dip in the water, usually instigated by Stephanie. (At that time, her catch phrase was a usually loud "Hello, Stephanie!") One time, Stephanie and Sally were drunk in Stephanie's office at Forrester, and Stephanie allowed Sally to cut her hair, which ended disastrously. This was the explanation for Susan Flannery's sudden change of hair style.

Time helped cement the two women's friendship. Sally called Stephanie "Highness" or "Queenie"; at first the nicknames were meant to be sarcastic, but became terms of affection. (Stephanie called her "doll" and she also referred to her as "Sal, my gal") She was considered to be part of the extended Forrester family, often joining Stephanie at family functions. Even after Forrester was unwillingly sold to Nick Marone (Jack Wagner), Sally was still considered family, and beloved by everyone. She also gave nicknames to others in her extended family, namely Felicia Forrester (Lesli Kay), whom she affectionately called "Fifi." In addition, Sally defended Stephanie against Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown), who was harassing the Forrester matriarch after poisoning her with mercury pills, this planted the seeds of Stephanie and Sally's friendship.

Crimes committed

*Stole designs from Forrester Creations
*Blackmailed Clarke Garrison to design for Spectra Fashions while working for Forrester Creations, while using the name "Beau Rivage"
*Blackmailed Brooke Logan with her one-night-stand with Nick Marone

External links

* [http://www.soapcentral.com/bb/whoswho/sally.php Sally at soapcentral.com]