Annie Douglas Richards

Infobox soap character
name = Annie Douglas Richards
series = Sunset Beach
portrayer = Sarah Buxton
first = Episode 1
January 6 1997
last = Episode 755
December 31 1999
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creator = Robert Guza, Jr.



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alias = Annie Douglas
Annie Richards
gender = Female
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death =
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occupation = Personal Assistant
Waitress
Shareholder of "Liberty Corp."
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residence = Sunset Beach, California
parents = Del Douglas
Madeleine Madison Mahaffey Douglas
siblings =
spouse = Gregory Richards
(as of June 30, 1998)
romances = Tim Truman
(1997)
Gregory Richards
(1998—1999)
Jude Cavanaugh
(1999)
children =
grandchildren =
grandparents =
aunts/uncles = Bette Katzenkazrahi
cousins = Emily Davis
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Anna Claire 'Annie' Douglas Richards was a fictional character in the US soap opera "Sunset Beach", portrayed by American actress Sarah Buxton during the show's entire run.

Character History

Annie Douglas was always a troublemaker. Most would say she was the best villain on "Sunset Beach." From the first day, Annie was plotting her way to win Ben Evans's love, spending all her father's money and skipping college. After her father Del Douglas was murdered, Annie was one of the suspects and eventually all evidence pointed at Annie, so she ran away trying to fight for her innocence. She stayed at her aunt Bette's place for a while. During that time, Annie always seemed to be plotting something. Her main enemy was Meg Cummings, a woman who came to Sunset Beach from Kansas and eventually hooked up with her Internet lover Ben Evans.

While trying to escape from the police, Annie found herself trapped in a coffin that was sent to the crematorium. At the time, she was presumed dead, but a few days later she reappeared at Ben's place, where she had been hiding for some time. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xV9OEc0LyQ Annie is alive] ] After her father's murderer was found, Annie didn't spare time. She continued plotting against Meg, trying to get Ben to herself, and she teamed up with Tim Truman, Meg's ex-fiance, to break them up. Every now and then, their plan worked, but eventually Meg and Ben hooked up again. She also sometimes used Eddie Connors to help her get what she wants.

Then all of a sudden, Annie was involved into a different storyline. After giving up on Ben for good, Annie learned that she had to marry Gregory Richards (who was already married) by the end of June 1998 in order to get her father's inheritance. Her father has been having an affair with Gregory's wife, and forcing Annie to try to break up their marriage was his revenge. Annie's opportunity came when she was asked by Gregory's daughter Caitlin Richards to help her find a baby to introduce as her own. Annie found the best way to use this in her new plot. She took a newborn baby from yet another arch-nemesis, Olivia Blake, Gregory's wife and Caitlin's mother. Annie gave the child to Caitlin (who was unaware that the child was her brother), and then told Olivia that her baby was born dead. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=452I-Q07rOY&feature=related Baby switch] ] Never missing out on a chance to plot, Annie came to a sudden revelation that Ben's ex-wife Maria Torres was actually alive, and she plotted with Tim again to break up Ben and Meg. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtJFWgxMAAc Annie uses Maria] ]

In a few months, Annie plotted her way into marrying Gregory by comforting him over the 'death' of his son and convincing him that Olivia had been drunk during the birth. She then continued trying to fight everything that she had done. Her plots were usually discovered in a while and she found herself trapped. She was always trying to get her father's money. She made it look like Olivia had been drinking by using potions of a Voodoo Priestess, Mrs. Moreau, who was often used by other characters; and that is how her baby died. Even though she was involved in her own storyline, Annie never missed a chance to fight with her main nemesis Meg. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeZ3KDstdUM Meg and Annie catfight] ] After her husband was presumed dead, Annie found love in Jude Cavanaugh, an undercover cop. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwWWMdosK3o Annie and Jude] ] During the time, she tried to get as much money from Gregory's will as she could. At the very end, she slowed down, made peace with Olivia and Meg, and settled down with Jude.

Misc.

The Fantasies

", she even had her own imaginary soap opera titled "Search for Dignity".

She also had a Devil/Angel confrontation in her head. She also had fantasies that spoofed "Wild Wild West", "Grease", gangster movies, "Cinderella" ("Cinderannie") and many others. She also talked to her deceased father Del various times during the show's run.

The Quotes

Annie was well-known for her funny quotes. [ [http://website.lineone.net/~roseyjen/quoann.htm Annie's quotes] ]

*"Look at me... I'm a total mess. You know, I chased Ben 2000 miles away from home and look where I am. I'm in the middle of Yahoovile, in the back of a pigsty on wheels, smelling like a poker gone bad and looking like Annie Oakley on LSD!" - (after she followed Ben to Kansas)
*"No one ties me up unless I want them too!" - (taken away by the police)
*"Wait, I'm having a vision. Ben and Meg on the dance floor acting like Fred and Ginger at the Kangeroo." - (when Meg and Ben went dancing to a local bar)
*"I'm as sweet as Meg Cummings and I look like the girl on the trumpet album Daddy was so found of..." - (covered with cream)
*"Rose... how dare you interrupt me when I'm talking to myself!"
*"I mean, how hard can it be to fly a plane?" - (after knocking out the pilot on the way to Vegas)
*"I can't go to jail. There's no miniskirts, there's no manacures... there's no men!"
*"Where's that pink bunny with the drums when you need him?"
*"I have no idea what you're talking about, but then again, that's usually the case!" - (To Meg)
*"Are guys really attracted to that?" - (To Tim, about Meg)
*"The Ben Evans I know hasn't given me the time of day since Little Miss Kansas Corn Stock two-stepped into your heart!" - (To Ben, about Meg)
*"Yeah, Annie Douglas honest. What's gotten into me?" - (To Ben)
*"Dream on Romeo, get someone else to drink your poison! " - (Jude wants Annie's help)
*"I was your friend once. Maybe for ten or fifteen minutes." - (To Caitlin)

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