Carly Corinthos (Laura Wright)

Carly Corinthos Jacks is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital and is currently being potrayed by Laura Sisk Wright

“ If you mess with Carly, be prepared to pay the consequences. Having once held her own as the wife of a mob boss, she now lives by her own rules. And while she makes life miserable for those who've betrayed her, those closest to her have her undying loyalty. ”

- Laura Wright

Casting History
The role of Carly was originated by Sarah Brown in 1996, who received three Emmys for her portrayal. Tamara Braun stepped into the role in 2001 when Brown opted not to re-sign with the show. Braun vacated the role in 2005, and a new actress, Jennifer Bransford was cast to replace her. However, this move was not well received by fans, and after six months Bransford was replaced by daytime vet Laura Wright.

Background
Carly was given up for adoption by her mother, Bobbie Spencer, who was then a teenage prostitute, because she could not care for her. Carly was adopted by Frank and Virginia Benson, but Frank abandoned the family when she was a pre-schooler and Carly was raised in modest circumstances. She resented being poor and her adoptive mother for not telling her the truth about her adoption. She found out accidentally when she was 13 and afterwards ran wild. Carly was seduced at a young age by Dan Roberts, who had walked in on her changing in Reese's room and took advantage of the fact that she and her mom had a fight. When Carly came to Port Charles, she called herself Carly Roberts. She'd assumed the name of her best friend, Charlotte "Carly" Roberts, who was presumed dead in a car accident when they were teenagers. Carly's real name was Caroline Leigh Benson. Few people knew her true identity in Port Charles for years. Ultimately, Bobbie learned the truth and mother and daughter patched up their relationship. Carly later learned that her biological father was John Durant, one of Bobbie's regular johns, and Carly also developed a relationship with him before he died.

Seducing Tony
Bobbie Spencer's biological daughter, Carly Roberts, arrived in Port Charles and plotted to steal her mother's husband, Tony Jones. She began to work as a physical therapist at General Hospital and was slowly seducing Tony. On Boobie's birthday, the two kissed and eventually, they bought a cabin and the two slept together and Bobbie walked in. Bobbie filed for divorce and Tony and Carly moved in together and were planningon getting married. She also struck up a friendship and brief sexual relationship with Jason Morgan at Jake's bar. It began as a no-name sex fling but quickly developped as Carly started a friendship with Jason. By the time her identity was discovered by her uncle Luke Spencer, Carly had already seduced Tony and then Luke concequently chose to keep her secret.

Pregnant with Michael
After a bitter fight with Tony, Carly bedded a drunk A.J. Quartermaine. When Carly went to A.J. to convince him not to reveal their one-night stand, she learned he did not remember it. Carly realized she was pregnant and passed the child off as Tony's. A.J. eventually remembered the night he and Carly had made love and that he might be the father of her baby. When Carly discovered that Tony planned to leave her and get custody of the baby, Carly claimed that the child was her former lover Jason's. While Carly was recouvered from her depression, Jason took care of the baby and named him Michael Morgan, after Sonny Corinthos.

Conciling with Michael
After suffering from post-partum depression, Jason and Bobbie helped Carly reconnect with her son, whom Jason had named Michael. Carly revealed that she was really Caroline, the daughter Bobbie had given up for adoption as a teenager. Tony Jones was prosecuted for running away with Michael, but when a jury handed down a minor sentence, Carly shot her former lover in open court and was sentenced to serve time in Ferncliff, a mental institution. After Jason secured her release, Carly and Michael moved into the cottage with Jason and his girlfriend Robin Scorpio.

Marrying A.J.
Robin told A.J. that he, not Jason was the father of Carly's baby. Bowing to A.J.'s blackmail — he threatened to have her sent back to Ferncliff — Carly moved into the Quartermaine mansion hoping to land a big financial settlement by driving A.J. to drink and then divorcing him. A.J. proposed to Carly and they wed, though she plotted a future with Jason. Carly misread a close moment between Jason and Elizabeth Webber and slept with Sonny causing Jason to inform Carly that they could never be together.

Marrying Sonny and Misscarriage
Carly learned she was pregnant with Sonny's baby. Carly planned to make love to A.J. and pass the child off as his, but the plan backfired when A.J. realized she was already pregnant and he couldn't be the father. However, A.J. promised to raise the child as his own and Carly agreed. Sonny learned from Bobbie that he was the true father and blackmailed A.J. into relinquishing his parental rights and divorcing Carly. Carly and Michael moved into Sonny's penthouse. Sonny and Carly made love and she agreed to be his wife. At the Quartermaine mansion, Carly fought with A.J. and fell down the stairs, miscarrying her child. Carly and Sonny bonded over their loss. Carly tried to help, Sonny's father, but her plan didn't work and Sonny was almost forced to do drug trafficking. Carly saved him before the police came but she was almost forced to testify. Alexis suggested that they both be married because married people seem like one person. Carly and Sonny wed so that she wouldn't have to testify against him in court, but after the charges were dropped, Sonny and Carly chose to stay married. Carly and Sonny had fallen in love.

Renewal of vows
Sonny and Carly renewed their vows in Martinique. Carly plotted with undercover agent Roy DiLucca to free Sonny from the mob by forcing him to turn state's evidence. Sonny broke up with Carly. She hoped to win Sonny back when she believed herself to be pregnant, but it was a false alarm. Carson had reunited several times but they were shortlived. Carly started to date Zander Smith.

Sonny paid Zander Smith to look out for Carly and the two struck up an unlikely friendship. Carly walked in on Sonny in bed with Alexis Davis and after being rebuffed by Zander, she faked her own death. Carly and Sonny reconciled and once again re-married. Alexis was pregnant with Sonny's child but hid the truth from he and Carly.

Birth of Morgan and falling for Alcazar
Out for revenge against Sonny, Ric Lansing drugged Carly and tricked her into believing they had sex. Soon after, Carly learned she was pregnant. She was thrilled to learn that the baby was Sonny's when Ric revealed nothing had happened between the two. She fell through the ice at the lake and was rushed to the hospital. Sonny was asked to chose between Carly and their child, but both pulled through. Ric, believing that Sonny had caused his wife, Elizabeth Webber's miscarriage, kidnapped Carly and kept her in a panic room in his house. His plan was to pass Carly's baby as his and Elizabeth's.She was later kidnapped from Ric's home by Lorenzo Alcazar, who developed feelings for her while he was holding her on his yacht. After Carly returned home, Sonny moved out, fearing for his child's safety. When Sonny found Alcazar helping Carly give birth, he shot him, but the bullet went through Alcazar hitting Carly in the head as she gave birth to their baby boy, Morgan. Carly survived surgery, but fell into a coma for several weeks. While in the coma, Carly dreamt of a life with Alcazar. When she awoke from the coma, she felt detached from her family and friends, and only felt close to Alcazar. She soon regained a connection with Sonny, and her family, but began to have sexual fantasies about Alcazar triggered by her brain injury. Sonny and Carly reconciled but she remained drawn to Alcazar.

Demise of Sonny and Carly
Sonny spotted Carly kissing Alcazar when she went to say a final good-bye, and he broke up with her. Alexis confessed to Carly that Kristina is Sonny's daughter, but Carly kept the secret in exchange for Alexis representing her in a custody trial against Sonny. Sonny offered Carly full custody of the boys. Carly broke up with Alcazar and eventually Sonny asked Carly to move back into the penthouse and they reconciled. Carly began to search for her biological father. She found out that her father, John Durant, was out to get Sonny. The two eventually began to see each other as father and daughter, and Durant was overjoyed when he found out that Carly and Sonny were getting a divorce. Sonny found out that Carly knew about Kristina and didn't tell him so he ended things between them.

Mental Breakdown
With the new divorce, Carly now found herself pursued by Steven Lars Webber and turning back toward her old flame, Lorenzo Alcazar, while Sonny began to sleep with FBI agent, Reese Marshall. Carly married Alcazar, and Alcazar broke it off when he realized that Sonny mattered more to her than their marriage. Carly found out that Reese was her supposedly dead best friend, Charlotte. She revealed this to Sonny, in hopes that he would end it with Reese, but instead he forgave her and this sent Carly over the edge. Michael is then kidnapped by A.J. Quartermaine and Faith Rosco. Michael is presumed dead but suprisingly returns home safe and sound. Carly suffered a nervous breakdown and Sonny offered to let her live with him instead of committing her to a Mental Hospital. Sonny finally sent her to Rose Lawn Mental Institution where is repeadetly stalked by Manny Ruiz, who causes problems for Port Charles by causing a train crash. Carly enters in to the train tunnel where the crash is and saves Jason's life. Carly's divorce to Alcazar is finalized and when she was released she wanted to start a new life that didn't revolve around Sonny. The remaining problem is Manny Ruiz, who is set out to kill Jason, Sam, Carly, Sonny, Kristina, Morgan, Michael, and everyone related to Sonny.

Baby John and Engagement
The year begins with Manny's Trial (Manny is represented by Alexis Davis who is able to set him free). Carly's keys were once stolen and Michael was kidnapped by Manny but Carly and Emily Quartermaine, Jason's sister, rescued him. Carly is in shock to find out that Emily and Sonny are now going out which causes Carly and Jason to go beserk. After her release from the mental hospital she began to rebuild her life starting with a new job at the Metro Court Hotel. Carly's best friend,Courtney Matthews, died soon after giving birth to a baby boy. Carly offered to raise this baby with the father, Jasper Jacks. Yet, Carly was unaware that Jax lied to her, and that Baby John was really the child of Courtney's lover Nikolas Cassadine. Once she found out this information, she agreed to keep the paternity of Baby John a secret for Jax, and the two of them fell in love. Once Robin Scorpio revealed that John was Nikolas's, he was returned to his right father, and Carly and Jax became engaged to be married.

Falling back for Sonny
With the wedding approaching, Jax skipped town before their wedding to rescue his brother Jerry. Ex-husband Sonny Corinthos had been trying to win her back, using whatever means necessary. After Carly barged in on Sonny shooting business rival Lorenzo Alcazar in the head, she lied to D.A. Ric Lansing and told him that she had witnessed the entire proceedings. Faced with taking the stand and implicating Sonny, Sonny and Jason urged Carly to marry Sonny in order to keep her from testifying against him. Recent facts in the case had been uncovered that made Carly's testimony obsolete, but it appeared that Sonny would withhold this information in order to marry Carly regardless.

Metro Court Hotel Hostage Crisis
Carly realized this and was about to head to the Dominican Republic to get a divorce, when the Metro Court Hostage Crisis began. When Robin was shot, Carly did everything that she could to save her. Carly found Sonny locked in a room and saved him. Carly admitted to Sonny that she still loved him. When James Craig, the man holding them and many others in the Metro Court Hotel which was wired to explode, tells Carly to leave, she refused to leave without Sonny. Then the lobby exploded, leaving Carly, Sonny, Coop Barrett, James Craig, Max Giambetti, Maxie Jones, Jason Morgan, Cruz Rodriguez, Mateo Ruiz, Lucky Spencer, Lulu Spencer, Damian Spinelli, Emily Quartermaine, and Elizabeth Webber inside. After they were rescued, Carly slept with Sonny.

Returning to Jax
Although she was in love with Jasper "Jax" Jacks, Carly couldn't stop loving Sonny. After only a few days since she slept with Sonny, Jax returned home, only to find out that his fiancee had wed, and bedded Sonny. He has come to understand why it happened, and they were starting to fall in love all over again.

Carly went to Sonny to tell him that she wanted to be with Jax, but he still refused to give her a divorce, stating that he loves her and Jax doesn't. Sonny eventually signed the divorce papers, Jax and Carly wedded days after the divorce was final.

Once she and Jax were happily married, she found out that James Craig was Jax's brother, Jerry Jacks. She protected Jerry from Jason and Sonny who were out for revenge, for her husband's sake. She knew that if Jason, her best friend, killed Jax's brother, then their marriage wouldn't last. Jerry lured Jax out of town so he and Carly could reaquant. Carly promised to be Jerry's best friend if he was able to free Jason of the murder charges that were over his head. He did just that by making it look like Lorenzo Alcazer (her ex-husband, and victim) was alive and well in Venezuela. Jerry revealed that he "lost" Jax, and the two of them flew to Turkey to find him. When they got there, they found out that Jax had been held captive by Jerry's supposedly dead lover, Irina, who then raped Jax. Once rescuing Jax, Carly and Jax flew home and Jax learns that Carly can't forgive him for sleeping with Irina, even when he was forced. After a few months Carly is able to get over this and they grow closer together.

Desired pregnance


At the black and white ball Carly encountered many dangerous situations including being strangled. She was then revived by Johnny Zaccarah. Carly decided she wanted to try to have a baby with Jax so she and Jax had sex. In the days before Christmas, Carly wondered if she was pregnant so she went and purchased a home pregnancy test. She was contemplating whether or not to take it when Lulu came over and needed her advice. Carly shoved the bag containging the test under the couch and visited with Lulu. Then Jax came home and Lulu left. Later, when Jax too had left, she finally took the test. Unfortunately for her, it was negative. Mildly disappointed, she put the idea of a baby with Jax out of her mind and finished getting ready for Christmas. On Christmas Eve, while preparing to attend the hospital Christmas party, she fainted and Jax asked if she was pregnant. She brushed off the idea.

Misscarriage
Carly finds out from Sam that Elizabeth's son Jake is actually Jason Morgan's baby. She is very upset with Jason for not confiding in her and telling her the truth. She is trying to get Jason to claim Jake as his own but Jason tells her to mind her business and that him and Elizabeth came to an agreement to tell everyone that Elizabeth's ex-husband Lucky, is the father. Carly finally talks to Jax about wanting to have a baby and they are currently continuing to try and conceive a child. On February 5, Carly told Jax that she was pregnant. In March, Carly recently lost her baby due to Sonny's warehouse explosion with her and her eldest son Michael inside. In April, Carly and Sonny's eldest child Michael was shot while with his father at his coffee warehouse.

Michael's Shooting
In a botched attempt on Sonny's life (orchestrated by Claudia Zacchara Corinthos and Jerry Jacks and implemented by Dr. Ian Devlin) a bullet ricocheted off a metal beam and struck Michael in the head. Believing against all odds that Michael will wake up, she does not leave the hospital. Michael's sugery is successful and the bullet is safely removed, however, he is diagnosed as being in a perminent coma. When Carly finds out that Sonny saved Kate Howard instead of Michael, Carly says she doesn't want Sonny to be Michael's father. Carly is in denial. In May, Carly wonders weather she should send Michael to a facility, bring him home or end his life. When Carly brings Michael Corinthos home, Morgan wants him to wake up. A heartbroken Carly wants Morgan to understand. Morgan wants his older brother to play with him. After much difficulty, Carly agrees to send Michael to an institution in Manhattan that Jax found. Carly goes through a mental breakdown after seeing the institution. Jax controls her. A devastated Carly eventually sends a comotose Michael to a long-term care facility in Manhattan. After installing Michael at the facility, Carly and Sonny have sex in the limo, and Carly convinces him to give up parental rights to their other son Morgan to protect him from further mob violence. Carly also briefly believes that she is pregnant from her night with Sonny. Jax soon discovers Carly's indiscretion and files for divorce.

Reconciling with Jax
Sonny is left for dead by a rival Russian mobster and Carly rescues him and nurses him back to health. Sonny later kills the Russian, and Jax is distressed to hear Carly tell the police that she and Sonny had been having sex when the mobster had been shot. Carly attempts to comfort Jax when his brother Jerry is presumed dead, but Jax intends to finalize their divorce. Still in love with Jax, Carly is able to manipulate Jax into kissing her before Christmas, and they kiss again during a power outage on New Years Eve. They soon agree to try dating again. In February 2009, Carly's charity event for Mciahel's shooting turns in to a disaster when biotoxin is released in the hospital and many are affected. Carly survives but is traped in a burning building but Jax risks his life to save people fromt he roof. Carly and Jax escape and the two reconcile. Carly and Claudia get to know eachother and are friends. Carly and Jax decide to continue their marriage and build a new house together.

Pregnancy Dillema
Carly finds out from Kelly Lee, her OB/GYN that if she is pregnant with a child, she may not be able to carry it to term and she will die if she doesn't terminate this pregnancy. Carly takes the test with Jason, who urges her to tell Jax all the complications with this pregnancy. Carly refuses to do so and only lets Jax know that she is pregnant.