Marian Colby Chandler
Actor History
Jennifer Bassey (1983 to 1985; 1995 to 1998 [recurring]; 1998 to 2003 [contract]; 2003 to May 21, 2008; May 22, 2009 to August 6, 2009 [recurring])
Occupation
Real Estate Agent
Resides At
The Gate House at the Chandler Mansion (300 River Road)
Marital Status
Single/Widow (Stuart Chandler)
Past Marriages
Larry Colby (deceased)
Stuart Chandler (deceased) [Married: Feb 1999; Dissolved: May 18, 2009]
Relatives
Unknown
Children
Liza Colby (daughter; with Larry)
Colby Marian Chandler (granddaughter; via Liza)
Flings & Affairs
Tad Martin
Zach Grayson
A prison warden (during her incarceration)
Jonathan Kinder
Barry Shire
Stuart Chandler
And many, many more!
Crimes Committed
Murdered Zach Grayson in self-defense
Aided and abetted Dr. Kinder in his escape from Pine Valley
Held Adam prisoner in his "safe room"
Allowed Stuart to impersonate Adam and sign his name to Adam's checks
Kept quiet about seeing Adam dump Arlene over the side of the yacht
Forged Arlene's signature on a divorce decree from Adam
Told Liza to keep quiet about pushing Mia out of the window [Nov 26, 2002]
Shot Marissa Tasker, though she intended to shoot Kendall Hart [Aug 7, 2009]
Brief Character History
Marian was a frustrated homemaker who seduced a very young Tad Martin while he was dating her daughter, Liza. When Liza found out about her mother and Tad's torrid affair, Liza left Pine Valley. After Marian lost both Tad and then her husband Larry (heart attack) Marian turned her attention to Zach Grayson, a hustler and con artist, who blackmailed half of Pine Valley. Zach Grayson was found murdered and Daisy Cortlandt was convicted. When Donna Tyler was hypnotized, Marian was found to be the real killer (she claimed self defense). Due to her rewarding the warden with her infamous favors, Marian only spent 6 months in jail.
Upon her release, Marian got her real estate license and hired Tad as her assistant (but hoping for more than his assistance). Tad refused. Marian was seen in Pine Valley briefly over the next few years until Tad starting dating Dixie. Adam paid Marian to once again seduce Tad in order to prove Tad's lothario reputation to Dixie. When this scheme failed, Marian was once again "put on the back burner" until her daughter, Liza, returned to Pine Valley.
Liza's return didn't bring about the mother-daughter reunion Marian had hoped for. Liza was still unable to forgive her mother for her nefarious seduction of Tad and "anything else in pants." Marian fell "in love" with Dr. Kinder who was "in love" with Marian's money. When Marian chose aiding Dr. Kinder's escape from Pine Valley over remaining in Pine Valley and helping Liza through a cancer scare, all chances of a reunion between Marian and Liza went up in smoke. Marian managed to redeem herself somewhat when she assisted Erica, Skye and Janet in the extradition of Dr. Kinder to the US where he was arrested. Marian lost all her assets in the Kinder affair and was homeless and manless, sponging off Liza and Adam. Marian traded her room and board at the Chandler estate for spying on Adam and his lawyer as they tried to oust Liza from the marriage and the estate.
Marian became firmly attached to Stuart Chandler after a rather ironic turn of events. Marian slipped into bed with Stuart, unwittingly mistaking him for a sleeping Adam, and they made love. Marian was hoping to use this ploy as leverage for her daughter in Liza's divorce suit against Adam. In court, however, Stuart revealed that he was the one who'd made "angel wings" with Marian that night. A touching and very endearing relationship was born between them that day. Although Adam tried to tear them apart [he once invited several of Marian's old flames to dinner with Stuart and Marian to humiliate her] this pair have managed to remain devoted to each other.
When Liza approved of Stuart's request for Marian's hand in marriage, Adam took this chance to offer to throw a big wedding for Marian and Stuart. Liza told Adam she would answer his proposal of marriage at the wedding to seal the deal. Dressed as the Queen of Hearts, Marian became Mrs. Stuart Chandler during the biggest snowstorm in Pine Valley history.
The marriage between the two took an upsetting turn when Stuart was believed to have been killed in a cabin fire. In actuality, after learning from Adam that he had set Marian up to look as if she'd had an affair, Stuart wandered around aimlessly in the dark of night. He was struck by Arlene Vaughan's car. Arlene was intoxicated and fled the scene. Stuart, meanwhile, was thrown onto a sandy beach where he was pretty much left for dead. Later, Stuart's cabin burned down and the body of a man was found with some of Stuart's belongings. No one knew that this was someone else who had found Stuart's lifeless body and mugged him. Marian was crushed by her husband's death. Wanting to help out, Opal asked that Fredrick, a psychic who had helped Maria and Edmund locate their supposedly dead child, to help Marian contact Stuart. The psychic told Marian that he was unable to contact Stuart on the other side, but his remark set Marian into a frenzy. She misunderstood what the man was saying and thought that he was hinting that Stuart didn't make it to heaven. While at the Chandler Mansion looking through some of Stuart's things, Marian ended up locked in the attic --- where Arlene had locked Stuart upon her surprise return to Pine Valley. The two quickly made up for lost time and Marian's love for Stuart helped "will" back his lost memory. Marian wanted to send Arlene to jail for what she had done, but compassionate Stuart talked her out of it.
Stuart and Marian returned to wedded bliss and resumed their life together. They are still as happy with each other today as the first day they fell in love.
