Nina Webster
Actor History
Tricia Cast (1986 - 2000)
Lifeline
Born in 1970 since she arrived in Genoa City as a 16-year-old in 1986.
Occupation
Novelist and screenwriter
Former researcher for novelist Cole Howard
Resides At
Los Angeles, California
Marital Status
Last known to be single
Past Marriages
Phillip Chancellor III (deceased)
David Kimble (deceased)
Ryan McNeil (divorced; deceased)
Relatives
Florence Webster (mother)
Father is unknown
Children
Unnamed son (unknown father; stolen at birth by Rose Deville)
Phillip Chancellor IV (son; with Phillip III)
Flings & Affairs
Chase Benson
Derek Stuart
John Silva
Charles 'Cole' Victor Howard
Kyle (computer date)
Brett (soccer coach)
Tomas Del Cerro (engagement broken)
Crimes Committed
Shot David Kimble five times; a jury found it was self-defense.
Brief Character History
Nina grew up poor in Detroit, raised by her mother Flo, a former prostitute who never knew who Nina's father was, just that he had a certain scar on his neck. As a teenager, Nina got pregnant, ran away from home, and was found on a park bench in Genoa City by Cricket Blair. They became best friends. Nina moved into a home for unwed mothers run by Rose DeVille, who, unbeknownst to Nina, headed a black-market baby ring. Just before her son was born, Nina had a change of heart about the adoption. So Rose abandoned Nina on the delivery table, and kidnapped her new son. Cricket and Nina were unsuccessful in locating Rose or Nina's baby.
Cricket and Nina became roommates, and Cricket and Danny worked with her to polish her rough edges. Then Nina set her sights on Cricket's boyfriend, Phillip Chancellor III, heir to the Chancellor fortune. Nina got Phillip drunk, seduced him, and ended up pregnant. Phillip's mother, Jill, and Katherine Chancellor, disapproving of Nina, tried but failed to buy her off. Nina had a son, Phillip IV, and she and Phillip married. Jill and Kay set Nina up by hiring handsome Jabot employee, Chase Benson, to seduce Nina and prove her an unfit mother. Their plan backfired. But Phillip's drinking problem soon led to his death when his sports car slammed into a tree.
After Nina inherited a sizable fortune from Phillip, she was romanced and married by "con-man"/murderer David Kimble. When Nina realized David was only interested in her money, she shot him five times, but was acquitted because of self-defense. David later met a grizzly death in a trash compactor while avoiding the police for murdering his prior wife, Rebecca.
Nina began an affair with Ryan McNeil, showering him with gifts, including an expensive sports car. Even after Ryan married Victoria Newman, Nina gave Ryan the sex life that Victoria could not. When their marriage ended, Ryan moved in with Nina and young Phillip. Nina became pregnant, and he married her out of obligation. After Nina's miscarriage, Ryan realized he truly did love her, became a devoted father to Phillip, and encouraged Nina to get her college degree. Years later, Nina began doing research for, and fell in love with, novelist Cole Howard, who was Victoria Newman's husband at the time. Cole's rejection caused Nina to suffer a nervous breakdown. She alienated Ryan, who then became infatuated with the young nubile Tricia Dennison, and after Ryan foiled Nina's suicide attempt, they were divorced.
Nina Webster began emerging as a strong, confident, independent woman, a more refined version of the feisty young Nina of the past. She began working on her first novel-the story of her youth and her stolen baby. Nina met Tomas Del Cerro in a Genoa City restaurant, and recognized him from the photo on the dust jacket of his novel, which she happened to be reading. She hesitantly approached him and asked for an autograph. Tomas smiled and Nina told him what a fabulous writer he was, and wished she were as good. Tomas thanked her, but let her know that the life of a writer was not all fame and happiness. Further encounters turned into hours of writing together, then romantic dates. Although Tomas was apparently falling in love with her as she was with him, there was always a wall hiding his thoughts. Nina finally discovered a closet full of unfinished manuscripts in his apartment. Tomas was experiencing writer's block and was convinced he was washed up. Tomas became her mentor, friend, and lover. When Nina wrote a happy ending to her book, Tomas knew it didn't ring true, and helped her realize the only way to end her book, "A Cry In Thin Air," was with the truth-that she never found her baby. But finally getting it out and putting it into print helped Nina to move on.
Tomas' publisher loved her book, and agreed to publish it. Tomas proposed, but Nina hesitated, knowing that Tomas was never open with her, and was not dealing with his own demons. He convinced her to accept his ring, and they became engaged. Then a movie producer became interested in Nina's book, and wanted Nina to go to Los Angeles to become the screenwriter. Tomas' old insecurities surfaced, he became jealous and nasty, and was often drunk, which shocked Nina. In the end, Tomas convinced Nina to leave without him, and let her know that he would not be there when she returned. Nina left for L.A. brokenhearted, hoping to return to Genoa City one day. Her teenage son Phillip later joined her in L.A. Tomas left Genoa City for parts unknown.
