Lucy Montgomery (ATWT)

Lucinda Marie "Lucy" Montgomery is a fictional character in the daytime soap opera, "As The World Turns". The character has been played by 3 different actresses. Amanda Seyfried originated the character of Lucy in December 2000, but left a month later due to difficulties between her and the creators. Then Peyton List stepped into the role almost a year later on December 14, 2001. Lucy's popular pairing with older bad boy, Dusty Donovan (played by Grayson McCouch) earned her many fans and a lot of publicity. List opted not to renew her contract and her final appearance on the show was on January 25, 2005. Nearly 2 years later, Spencer Grammer took over the role on May 31, 2006. After only 6 months of playing Lucy, Spencer was let go because she never quite caught as much as Peyton List's did. Her final airdate was December 14, 2006.

Character history

Lucy Montgomery grew up with wealth and influence. The daughter of a wealthy businessman and the ruler of a country, Lucy grew up with money and prestige. Growing up in Miami and Montega, South America, Lucy received the finest education and knew nothing but safety. Though hurt by her parents' divorce, she knew that her family loved her and accepted the situation. But over time, Lucy felt stifled by her mother and after the death of her brother, she rebelled against her mother and dropped out of boarding school to live in Oakdale with her father. Several months later, Lucy met Aaron Snyder who was obviously attracted to her. Believing that he was dating another woman, she was repulsed by his attraction to her and considered him a jerk. Her attitude soon changed however when she learned she was totally mistaken and the pair began seeing each other. Though scheming Alison Stewart tried to break them her plan failed and she begged the couple's forgiveness. The couple found another obstacle in Lucy's dad, Craig, who saw Aaron as a bad influence and forbade her to see him. When Craig learned that Lucy was defying him and seeing Aaron on the sly, he had a restraining order placed on Aaron. Worried about her father's threats of sending her away, Lucy contacted her mother, Sierra, who saw Aaron's good side and convinced Craig to let them date. Still thinking that Aaron wasn't right for Lucy, he nonetheless agreed to let them see each other. That is until Lucy became involved in a minor accident riding Aaron's motorcycle. Deciding that Aaron was totally wrong for his daughter, Craig almost talked Aaron's father into sending Aaron back to Seattle.

Their troubles far from over, Lucy was shocked when Aaron was accused of arson. Believing in his innocence, she went on the run with him and Alison in an attempt to evade the police. After spending weeks traveling to college campuses, Lucy finally confronted Alison as to why she was helping Aaron. Afraid and remorseful, Alison confessed the truth: she started the fire in an attempt to get Aaron to rescue her. Though she begged Lucy not to tell the police, Lucy had her mind made up but was hit by a trolley before she had a chance. In the end, Lucy wound up paralyzed and with amnesia and Aaron was set free when Alison's young stepbrother mistakenly confessed to the setting the blaze. Later, a still-recovering Lucy finally remembered Alison's confession but by then Alison had already turned herself in. Now a free man, Aaron decided to stay by Lucy no matter how long it took her to recover. Soon, she did and with help from Lucy's new stepmother, Rosanna (who Lucy didn't like prior to the accident), Craig grudgingly accepted their relationship. However, things quickly changed for the couple when Aaron got a job at "The Metro", owned by Craig and Dusty Donovan. Wanting to better himself for Lucy, Aaron was enthusiastic and went against Holden's warnings of working for a criminal like Dusty. Holden's fears bore out one night when Aaron, who had the opportunity to leave work early and go to a dance with Lucy, opted to deliver a package for Dusty and was arrested for illegal booking! Although, Dusty stuck up for Aaron and stated that he had no idea that he was delivering money for illegal gambling, Aaron ended up losing Lucy, who was hurt that he didn't show up for her Homecoming Dance. Trying to explain that he had no choice, Lucy nonetheless was hurt and felt his job was more important to him than her and called off their relationship. She then started dating a preppy named Clark.

Months later, in 2004, Lucy's world was rocked when she learned that Craig's adoption of her baby brother, Cabot, was illegal. In the fallout of the revelation, Cabot, who had been with the family for months, was returned to his biological mother, Rosanna, who by this point Lucy had grown very close to, left town and Craig. At the same time, Lucy, who had been uncertain about her relationship with Clarke, was almost raped when he slipped her a date rape drug! Luckily Lucy was rescued by Rosanna's friend Paul Ryan. Still reeling from that attack, Lucy learned about the illegal adoption and the ramifications. Horrified at what her father had done, Lucy left home and moved into her grandmother's. Although Craig begged her to return to Fairwinds since she was all he had left, Lucy continually refused. Several weeks later, losing both Rosanna and Lucy would cause Craig to make a desperate attempt to get his family back--kidnap Cabot! Although the attempt failed, an angry Rosanna (who had returned to town by this point and divorced Craig) threw Craig out of Fairwinds. Having lost everything, including Lucy's respect, Craig sunk into despair, living in back of his club "Metro" and drinking. Unable to watch her father self destruct, Lucy made plans to spend the summer in Montega with Sierra and her new husband, Alan Drake despite Craig's pleas for her to stay. At the same time, Lucy found herself a victim of an apparent kidnapping plot, but was rescued by Dusty. After a few near misses, the day she was to leave Oakdale, she was suddenly grabbed by Dusty! Although she believed that he was her kidnapper, he was able to convince her that saved her--the limo driver who was sent to take her to the airport, was the same man who tried to kidnap her at Metro! Although a frightened Lucy wanted to go back home, Dusty was convinced that she was in danger and the pair hid out for weeks so he could find out who exactly was trying to get her and why. Although Lucy was initially antagonistic toward Dusty, they soon grew closer. Meanwhile, through his investigation, he was able to rule out mob involvement and found out the name of her would-be kidnapper--Don Creel, who was simply a hired gun. Not long after, he made this discovery, Agent Nikki Munson located the pair. Although Nikki wanted to arrest Dusty, by this time he'd earned Lucy's trust and she convinced the agent to listen to Dusty's theory. Mere days later, Creel was dead and Lucy went home, although she still had no idea who was ultimately behind the kidnapping. Back in Oakdale, Lucy expressed her newfound feelings for Dusty (as she did with Paul Ryan earlier that year), but unlike Paul, Dusty seemed to share her feelings. Although he tried to discourage her since he was almost twice her age, it was obvious that Dusty had feelings for her also.

However, Dusty couldn't deny his feelings any longer and the two began a relationship. At the same time, Dusty was approached by an old friend named Dominic who wanted Dusty to find him a boxer to compete against the young fighter he was managing. Suspecting that things weren't on the up-and-up, Dusty declined but allowed himself to be talked into it since he wanted to be able to provide for Lucy without relying on her trust fund. Although he wanted to keep this new venture from Lucy, she soon discovered the truth and asked to be involved. Although Lucy had tried to help by finding a fighter, Dusty informed her that the trick was to find a fighter who was good, but not too good, so Dom's guy could have a good chance of winning. After looking for weeks, Dusty found the perfect person-- Aaron! Despite some objections from Lucy, Aaron accepted the offer. meanwhile, Dom's fighter, Rafael "Rafi" Ortega--an old childhood friend of Lucy's from Montega. Unfortunately, the fight ended in disaster. Mere days before, Dusty was told that Aaron was to take a dive in the third round. Realizing everyone would be in danger if things didn't go Dom's way, Dusty tried to persuade both Aaron and Rafi to comply, but both wanted this to be a fair fight. Then the day of the fight, Rafi, learned that his gloves were weighted, but was forced to continue the fight when Dom threatened to hurt Lucy. In the end, Aaron was rushed to the hospital with a brain injury and both Dusty and Dom were arrested for the illegal fight. Lucy, angry, left Dusty but later relented when he made a deal with the cops--he'd rat out Dom for immunity for himself and Rafi (since Rafi had been coerced into using the gloves) However, Dusty knew that Dom wouldn't let his arrest go unpunished and was convinced that they were all in danger. He appeared to be correct when Craig went missing. Despite her mother's assurances that Craig was probably fine, Lucy was worried and asked Rafi's help in having her locate her dad. After lying to her mother that she was going on a ski trip, Lucy and Rafi set out to locate Craig. Unfortunately, Dusty was right again about the danger and the Lucy and RAfi found themselves under attack by Dominic's men. Soon the pair found themselves stranded after the plane they were on crashed. Deathly afraid, Lucy turned to her friend for comfort and the pair made love. Luckily, the pair was rescued by Dusty and returned to Oakdale, where Dusty professed his love for Lucy. However, now Lucy had a problem. Although she was in love with Dusty, she still couldn't just toss aside the feelings she had for Rafi. Not wanting to hurt either man, LUcy confided in her father, who trying to curb his controlling tendencies, simply suggested that she do what was right for her. In the course of the conversation, Lucy realized that what she really wanted to do was attand college and make a life for herself. So, with a heavy heart, Lucy said goodbye to her family, as well as Rafi and Dusty and went off to attend Williams College.

A few years later, Lucy, having undergone an accelerated medical program, returned to work to work at Memorial. By this point, her father was in prison and Dusty had adopted his son with Jennifer Munson, Johnny. Not long after she'd arrived in Oakdale, Jennifer became ill and was rushed to Memorial with pneumonia. However, since she had been separated from her son for so long (thanks a baby switch courtesy of Craig), Jen was desperate to leave the hospital. Since Chief of Staff, Bob Hughes, was called away on an emergency drill, he put Lucy in charge and told her to contact him if she needed help. With Bob indisposed, Lucy was on call when Jennifer demanded to be released. Lucy tried to convince Jen that she needed to stay overnight but she was adamant. So after Jennifer signed a waiver stating she left against doctor's orders, she left. Tragically, that would prove to be a fatal mistake. That night, Jennifer's heart gave out and she was rushed to the hospital. Unfortunately, by that point the damage was irreparable; within the day Jen was dead. In addition to her own guilt, Lucy had to deal with Dr. Hughes's' disapproval (since he felt she exercised poor judgment for not calling him before releasing Jennifer, as well as Dusty's anger. Meanwhile, Lucy’s cousin, Luke, was dealing with his own problems—his estrangement from his adoptive father, Holden. Lucy tried to smooth the waters and convince Luke to return home but Luke, with encouragement from his biological father, Damian, was convinced Holden hated him for causing Lily’s fall. In the process of looking after her comatose Aunt Lily and befriending Luke, Lucy bonded with the older, suave Damian. However, when Luke discovered that Damian was terminally ill and made plans to move to Malta with him, Holden became convinced that Damian was lying and asked Lucy to do some investigating. After staging an argument with Lucinda right in front of Damian, Lucy accepted his offer to move in to Fairwinds with him and Luke. At this point, Dusty, whose anger was becoming to soften, became privy to what was going on and warned Lucy that she was going into a dangerous situation but Lucy refused to listen. After almost getting caught looking through Damian’s desk to get a peek at his medical records, Lucy decided to break into Memorial’s record room to get a look at his old records. Unfortunately, Damian’s file was gone. Though Dusty warned her that someone was following her and she was in danger, Lucy was determined to help her family. Lucy then stepped up her plan to rummage through Fairwinds by drugging Damian. Unfortunately, he caught on to her and switched the tea cups—thereby drugging her! He then had her locked in the wine cellar while he and Luke left for the airport to go to Malta. At the same time, Dusty arrived at Fairwinds to find Lucy and wound up imprisoned himself. Luckily, the pair escaped and Lucy rushed to the airport to stop Luke. However, when she arrived, the police were already there and Damian was confessing that he was taking Luke away to get his inheritance. Though she could have brought up kidnapping charges, Lucy left that decision up to Luke, who decided it would be better to just let Damian slink back to Malta.

Meanwhile, Dusty and Lucy began to grow even closer, despite warnings from Barbara that Dusty was just on the rebound. Things got complicated though when Craig returned to town. Fresh from having had his conviction overturned, Craig was hell bent on getting custody of his son. A cold Dusty was convinced that Lucy would side with her father, but she convinced him that was not the case—in her eyes, Dusty was Johnny’s father. Meanwhile, with help from his attorney, Tom Hughes, it seemed as if Craig might have a shot when he was awarded visitation rights. Dusty’s only hope was for Craig to be in jail again. To accomplish this, Dusty asked Lucy to bring Craig up on kidnapping charges. Though Craig begged her not to turn against him, Lucy knew that Craig was not fit to raise a child and was determined to testify about his kidnapping of her years earlier. Unfortunately, Craig got to Lucy when he tampered with Dusty’s brakes. The day of the trial, Craig played on Lucy’s fears that if she were to testify, something awful might happen to Dusty. Fearing for Dusty’s life, Lucy stated in court that she could not be absolutely certain that it was Craig who kidnapped her. Determined to get Craig away from Johnny, Dusty decided to do whatever it took to get him out of Johnny’s life and showed Lucy his gun. After telling Emily, Lucy warned Craig to back off but he refused. During the conversation, Dusty called Craig to meet with him. Knowing what was being planned, Lucy rushed out to stop him. Although she was able to knock Dusty down, Craig was shot anyway. While Dusty was in jail for attempted murder, Craig recovered and told Lucy of his plans to get custody of his son, Craig Jr. and keep him away from his family. Realizing that the fighting would never end, Lucy decided the only way to protect Johnny and let him have a happy life was to spirit him away from Oakdale forever.

Family and relationships

Parents

* Craig Montgomery (father)
* Sierra Estaban (mother)

ibling(s)

* Bryant Montgomery (brother, deceased)
* John "Johnny" Donovan (paternal half-brother)

Marital status

* Single

Past marriage(s)

* None/unknown

Children

* None/unknown

Other relatives

* Bart Montgomery (paternal grandfather)
* Lyla Crawford (paternal grandmother)
* Jacobo Estaban (maternal grandfather, deceased)
* Lucinda Walsh (maternal grandmother)
* Margo Montgomery Hughes (paternal aunt)
* Cricket Montgomery Ross (paternal aunt)
* Kathryn "Katie" Peretti Snyder (paternal aunt)
* Bianca Walsh (maternal adopted aunt)
* Lily Walsh Snyder (maternal adopted aunt)
* Adam Munson (paternal cousin)
* Casey Hughes (paternal cousin)
* William "Billy" Ross (paternal cousin)
* Suzanne "Suzie" Ross (paternal cousin)
* Luciano "Luke" Snyder (maternal adopted cousin)
* Faith Snyder (maternal adopted cousin)
* Natalie Snyder (maternal adopted cousin)
* Ethan Snyder (maternal adopted cousin)

Flings & relationships

* Aaron Snyder (lovers)
* Clarke Watson (dated)
* Dustin "Dusty" Donovan (lovers, deceased)
* Rafeal Ortega (one night stand)

Character Reference Links

* [http://www.soapcentral.com/atwt/whoswho/lucy.php Lucy Montgomery] at [http://www.soapcentral.com soapcentral.com]