Alice Horton
Actor History
Frances Reid (1965 to present)
Other Names
Alice Grayson (maiden name)
Lifeline
Born in Salem in 1911.
Occupation
Head of the Horton Center
Hospital Figurehead
Hospital Board Member
Countess Wilhelmina Board Member
Owner of Alice's Restaurant
Wife and mother
Resides At
Horton House
Marital Status
Widowed (Thomas Horton Sr.)
Past Marriages
Thomas Horton Sr. (1930 to 1991; invalid)
Thomas Horton Sr. (1991 to 1994; his death)
Relatives
Sid Grayson (father; deceased)
Abigail Grayson (mother; deceased)
Children
Tommy Horton Jr. (son)
Addie Horton (daughter; deceased)
Mickey Horton (son)
Bill Horton (son)
Marie Horton (daughter)
Sandy Horton (granddaughter)
Steven Olson (grandson)
Julie Olson (granddaughter)
Hope Williams (granddaughter)
Melissa Horton (granddaughter; via adoption)
Sarah Horton (granddaughter; via adoption)
Mike Horton (grandson)
Jennifer Horton (granddaughter)
Lucas Roberts (grandson)
Jessica Blake (granddaughter)
Spencer Olson (great-grandson)
David Banning (great-grandson)
Robert Anderson Jr. (great-grandson; deceased)
Shawn-Douglas Brady (great-grandson)
Zack Brady (great-grandson; deceased)
Ciara Brady (great-granddaughter)
Jeremy Jacobs Horton (great-grandson)
Abigail Deveraux (great-granddaughter)
Jack Deveraux Jr. (great-grandson)
Will Roberts (great-grandson)
Alice Caroline Horton (great-granddaughter)
Scott Banning (great-great-grandson)
Claire Brady (great-great-granddaughter)
Flings & Affairs
None
Crimes Committed
Helped Roman Brady escape from jail.
Arrested for trespassing when helping Jennifer get a story.
Brief Character History
Alice Horton was born on Jan 23, 1911 and was the wife of Tom Horton and mother of his children. Alice worked as a hospital volunteer for many years. In 1983 when Roman was arrested for the Salem Slasher murders Alice helped him escape from jail by drugging some donuts she brought to him. Later when Roman was rushed to the hospital she helped Bo block the road so Roman could get away. When Julie Williams left Salem, Alice and Maggie Horton turned Wings into Alice's restaurant.
In 1990, Alice learned that her granddaughter, Jennifer, was posing as Katerina Von Leuschner and planned to marry Lawrence Alamain. Alice went along with Jen and pretended to be Cecily Smith. Alice went to Alamainlande with Lawrence and Jen and she realized Jen was in trouble. Alice tried to escape and get help, but Lawrence caught her and through her in his make-shift prison along with Frankie Brady. After the escape from the cave-in at Lawrence's villa, Alice suffered a stroke and was forced to undergo surgery.
In 1991 when Alice learned her marriage to Tom wasn't legal Alice was heartbroken, and Tom made matters worse when he didn't think to much of it. Tom said they were married in there heart and that's all that mattered, but Alice wanted a real wedding. Alice went so far as to leave their house until he married her again, and on October 17th, 1991 Tom and Alice remarried. In 1993, Alice and Maggie Horton invested in Billie Reed's up and coming cosmetics company Countess Wilhelmina. In 1994, Alice and Tom Horton founded the Horton Center, which was based out of their home. It provided shelter for run-away teens or families in need.
After Tom died Alice put all her effort and time into running the Horton Center which the two of them founded out of their home for those in need of help and shelter. Alice is still involved with the Horton Center and in her spare time enjoys baking doughnuts. In 1998, Alice's grandson, Lucas Roberts, moved in with her. Lucas was a recovering alcoholic and was ordered to stay with his grandmother by the courts. Lucas has since moved out and Hope moved in until she turned into evil Gina. Alice is still a mainstay of the community and the show.
Since the late 1990s, Alice spends most of her time at home. She is still a figurehead at the hospital, and whenever there is a decision that needs to be made there, her opinion is of the utmost importance. When the Salem Stalker struck close to her family by killing her daughter-in-law Maggie and grandson-in-law Jack, she was there to offer support for her family. And despite what many others believe, she is firm that her grandson Lucas is not the killer.
Alice was eventually confronted in her kitchen by Marlena, and died choking on a donut ... or so everyone thought. After Marlena died, she awoke on an island to find Alice there, and Alice began the long explanation that she wasn't really dead ... but living on a tropical island that was an exact replica of Salem! Alice was thrilled to finally make it back to Salem with many of the rest of the captives and to return to her family and loved ones.
