Claudia Zacchara-Corinthos (Sarah Brown)

Claudia Zacchara Corinthos is a character on General Hospital. On the series, she is the daughter of notorious NYC crime lord, Anthony Zacchara, and is a member of the Zacchara organization. The role has been played by Sarah Brown on contract status since January 31, 2008. Sarah Brown also played Carly Corinthos (1996-2001).

Character History
At first, Brown was thought to be re-claiming the role of Carly Corinthos Jacks which she originated. Rumors were swirling that Laura Wright, the current actress who plays Carly, was out. It was finally revealed to be nothing but rumors. Brown had signed on to play the mysterious, dangerous, and sexy Claudia Zacchara.

Background
Claudia grew as an awkward little girl who had a red shoe fetish, living with her deranged father and her strong confident mother. Anthony felt threatened by Dominica and decided she voiced her opinions too much. He divorced her and kept Claudia out of spite. At the age of 16, Claudia successfully seduced Trevor Lansing, her father’s lawyer. She wanted to test how much her father loved her. Instead, Za-crazy, shipped Claudia off to Milan, Italy, to live with his brother. While being raised by her uncle Rudy, she learned the business and turned into a beautiful young vixen, who doesn’t take crap from anyone, including daddy dearest.

Introduction
Sonny Corinthos is at the hotel bar where he meets a mysterious woman. She buys Sonny a drink and sends a note on a napkin. It says "I'm no lady"! Sonny leaves the bar. Sonny returns a few minutes later, and then settles his bill. The woman picks up the key, which is resting on her note. She calls one of her handlers, telling them that she is fine and will be there soon. She tries to pay her bill but learns that Sonny already took care of it. Sonny goes up to his hotel room alone. He can't stop thinking about his proposal to Kate and the way she ran away from him. Sonny turns on the television but can't relax so he leaves the room. Mystery Woman is at his door! "About time," Sonny says. The woman kisses him and they go into Sonny's room.

Sonny and the mystery woman make love in the hotel room. After, she asks who Sonny is really thinking about. Sonny doesn't want to talk about anything but she keeps on psychoanalyzing him, saying he is obviously still in love with some other woman. She gets ready to leave. Sonny says he'll find her if he wants to see her again. "Better not. A man like you and a girl like me, we'd knock down buildings for miles around," she says and leaves the hotel. Trevor is meeting with one of his goons, trying to figure out where Ms. Zacchara has gotten off to. The goon doesn't know and says they've only been able to find her bags. Johnny walks up and asks who they are talking about. Trevor dismisses the goon and tells Johnny they were talking about a new ship delivering new product to Port Charles. Trevor asks Johnny to trust him but Johnny doesn't. A medical technician walks up and says there is a change in Anthony's condition. Trevor sends the man away and tells Johnny that Anthony may not have much more time to live. They go down the hall to see Anthony, who tells them that he isn't going anywhere any time soon. He begins talking about Maria, his dead wife, and then asks for a new nurse who isn't old, ugly or heavy handed. The mystery woman from Sonny's hotel walks in. "Hi, Daddy," she says!

Claudia smiles as she greets Johnny. She can't believe what a young man he has turned into. Anthony, however, asks who the heck she is. Claudia sours and asks Trevor why he sent for her. Trevor says that her father is failing, that's why. Claudia says that she doesn't buy it. She asks for some alone time with her father and hugs Johnny as he leaves the room. Outside the room, Johnny says that he was only seven when Claudia left as a sixteen year-old and he'll be interested in getting to know her again. Then he informs Trevor that he knows exactly why he brought his half-sister to Port Charles. He accuses him of wanting to run Claudia while she runs the organization. He promises Trevor that he'll have a tougher time with Claudia than he'd ever have with him. In fact, it's going to be fun to watch. Still at Anthony's bedside, Claudia says that she remembers the day he sent her away. Anthony says that it was Maria who sent her away and then slings some insults her way. She grabs him by the cheek and informs him that he's an old man now and he's going to listen to her! She tells her daddy that he's never been a nice man - not to Johnny, or Johnny's mother and especially not to her mother! Who, by the way, is dead now. Anthony says that nobody knows what happened back then, except Maria. Then he says she should bring the little girl with the red sneakers, and Claudia tells him that was her. She tells him that she loves him, but if he tries to stop her, she will kill him.

Taking Over Daddy's Business


At the Zacchara house, Claudia informs Trevor that she's going to shake things up around here. Then she tenderly tells Johnny that over the years their Uncle Rudy gave her the impression that he needs some attention. Trevor offers to "guide" her through some paperwork and Claudia won't hear of it. She says that Uncle Rudy told her not to trust him. She recalls that before she was shipped away, "Trevors" was a family servant and nothing else. "You're going to work for me, is that clear?" Claudia asks. After Trevor leaves the room, Claudia tells Johnny that she thought it was best for him all these years if they didn't have any contact. She asks him to fill her in the Corinthos organization and Johnny tells her to get to know a guy named Jason Morgan. They talk about business for a while, and then she asks if there's a girl in his life. Johnny doesn't answer, so she points out that he grew up "dark," just like she did, and there's no love big enough to brighten it up. She warns him to stay away from it altogether. Trevor brings Claudia a rose and asks if they can clear the air. Claudia tells him that he's made some mistakes since her father's been gone - like his feeble attempts at taking over the waterfront. Trevor tells her that he knows things about her, but Claudia says that she's the one who knows things. He threatens to destroy her and the whole family if she doesn't let up on him. She tells him that if he knows his place, she'll keep him around. Having established that, she says that they need something to shake up the crime families and she knows just the thing.

In the office, Claudia tells Trevor she wants to meet Sonny Corinthos ASAP. Trevor puts her off. Claudia grabs a letter opener, puts it to Trevor's throat and orders him to get her a meeting and to make a few decorative changes, too! She walks off; Trevor tells Johnny, who has been listening, that they'll have to work together to keep Claudia in line. As they talk Claudia listens to them. Johnny leaves, sees Claudia outside the door, but keeps on walking. Claudia follows. She says he is stronger than he knows. Johnny is sarcastic and says he is just like their father - insane! Claudia says no; she brings up being sent away, and reminds him of the piano she bought and that he wrecked and asks if he still plays. Claudia returns to Trevor, who says he set up the meeting with the five families so she'll meet Sonny soon enough.

Trevor calls Claudia and says the meeting is set. He wants to know why she called the meeting so he can make plans. Claudia says it is just a getting to know you session and tells Trevor to loosen up. She hangs up. Jax and Carly arrive. Carly bumps into Claudia! They know one another from school! Carly points out Jax and Kate, who are talking at a table. At the table, Kate asks Jax to help her win Sonny back! Jax wonders how she can do that if she isn't willing to be Connie again; he asks about Connie's family. Carly tells Kate to get lost and they bicker about Kate and Sonny; Jax gets between them and leads Carly away. Sonny arrives and looks around. He sees Carly, Jax and Kate first. Sonny is shown to a back room. The three other families arrive and all that is missing is the Zacchara faction. Just then, Claudia walks in!

Representatives from each of the five families (including Sonny) are waiting for Zacchara to show up for the meeting. Claudia arrives, followed shortly by Trevor. She explains that her family attorney, Trevor Lansing, had no idea that she would be representing the family today. Sonny and the others tell her that she has nothing to bring to the table and no reason to be here. Claudia takes a seat and says she has something that might change their minds. Then she and Trevor lay out their strategic alliances with Mr. Moreau. The other crime leaders comment that she is going to be better to work with than her psycho brother. Then one of them insults Anthony for being nuts. Claudia jumps on him like a tigress and Sonny just sits back and looks a little turned on. After the men pull her off of him, Claudia collects herself and tells the men it was nice to meet the other players. She says that they all want the same thing - the Alcazar piers. She says once the winner of the property is determined, they will have some serious negotiations. Meeting adjourned! Claudia says, "Well, isn't this getting interesting?" She comments that she saw him watching her red stilettos, but she won't hesitate to kill him if he gets in her way. Sonny says the feeling is mutual. Claudia gets the last word in by saying, "It doesn't mean I won't sleep with you again either."

Claudia is giving orders when Trevor walks in and tells her to stop rampaging at his employees. She says she will rampage until she gets Sonny where she wants him. "Like a hotel room?" Trevor asks! Claudia ignores Trevor, saying she has set right enough organizations to know what she is doing. She warns him to back off but Claudia ignores that, too. Claudia says it is time to figure out what Anthony is really up to and walks out. Trevor follows her to the hall and smiles.

Luke runs into Claudia at the bar. She begins to question him about Sonny and Luke wonders what she really wants. He keeps her talking and says that Sonny's weaknesses are pretty women but that she should stay far, far away from his family. Claudia asks more about Sonny's family, making Luke wonder what Claudia is really interested in. He gives Claudia one last piece of advice: to stay away from Sonny. "Have a long and dull life," Claudia says and leaves for the ladies room. The bartender comes over to Luke, who asks him for a job! He turns Luke down. Luke leaves. Claudia stays behind and shoots a game of pool. Jason walks in, looking for Spinelli. He isn't there. Claudia asks Jason to shoot some pool with her.

Claudia and Jason have come across each other at Jake's. He agrees to play a game of pool with her while he waits for his friend. She informs him that if she wins, he will dance with her, but if he wins, he can choose his prize. As she seductively starts to take her first shot, Spinelli bursts in the door and fumbles all over himself as he takes in her charms. In fact, a new nickname is born - "Vixenella." Jason tells Claudia they can play some other time and pulls Spinelli out the door. "I need something from you and it can't wait," Claudia says when she shows up in Sonny's doorway. Sonny tells her that she should be patted down since this is business. Claudia sits down and promises that the night is young. Then she's all business. She says that he can't move product if he can't get it to the shore. She tells him that they can co-exist and Sonny reminds her that Trevor doesn't see it that way. She changes the subject again and says that Kate Howard must be the woman he was trying to erase from his mind when he slept with her the other night. Sonny tells her to leave Kate alone. Claudia says she'll give Kate a fair fight.

Claudia runs into Jason on the waterfront and asks if he wants to shoot pool. Jason says he has work to do and she asks what he does for a living. He says he's busy that's all. She says that she's a busy woman too but they could have fun together. Jason says he has to pass and she says she doesn't even know his name. "Maybe that should tell you something," Jason says and then he leaves.

The Zaccharas have a meeting with Sonny on the Alcazar piers. The piers are what kept things together as long as they did. Ric Lansing, Sonny’s brother owned them at the time and held them over everyone’s head until he got what he wanted. Trevor, Ric’s father decides to kill Sonny to keep him away from the piers. Just days before this meeting, Diego Alcazar, also known as the text message killer had set a bomb on the piers. He was murdered before he got the chance to blow them up. Someone accidentally sets the bomb off. As Trevor and his shooter are shooting Sonny, the docks explode. Looking for his sister, Johnny comes across Michael Corinthos. He & his mother Carly, Sonny’s ex-wife were reuniting after Michael returns home after running away. Sonny, looking for Carly, finds Claudia under the ruble. He doesn’t even help her up. Afterward Claudia goes to General Hospital for treatment where she meets up with an old friend ‘Ian Devlin’.

Eliminating Sonny
After being so mistreated by Sonny, and rejected for sex on a number of occasions. Claudia decides it’s time to get rid of him. She hires Jerry Jacks & Ian Devlin to do the deed. Jerry immediately refuses to do it, saying he’s too close to the situation. Ian steps up trying to impress Claudia, and takes the job. The day draws closer and closer and the three continuously meet in secret. On the day of they carry out their plan, Sonny is at his wear house with his girlfriend, and his Michael. Sonny decided he was going to retire from the mob, but Claudia didn’t care. As Ian takes the shot, Sonny notices the glair on the rifle and jumps on top of Kate, thinking Michael isn’t even in the room. The bullet ricochets hitting Michael and leaving him a permanent coma. Claudia thinks she gets away with it until Ian Devlin is murdered by Jason Morgan, Sonny’s business partner and Michael’s uncle.

Claudia and Jerry continue to threaten each other. Both are saying it would be very easy for one to give the other up to Jason. Jerry decides to solve that problem. He stabs Claudia on the docks and then throws her into the water. Claudia somehow is able to pull herself up out of the water. She is discovered by Nikolas Cassadine, who mistakes her for Emily Quartermaine, his dead fiancé. Nikolas takes her to his house were he gets her dry clothes. A delirious Claudia begins rambling thinking she is talking to her brother. She accidentally lets it slip that she hired Ian Devlin to kill Sonny who shot Michael instead. Nikolas has her treated b his nurse friend, Nadine Crowell. Claudia and Nikolas got a little to close and ended up kissing. They are later caught by Nikolas’ sister and Johnny’s girlfriend, Lulu Spencer. The two insist that nothing was going on but no one believes them.

Return of Anthony
Anthony somehow makes a miraculous recovery and he is finally released from his mental institution. He shuts Claudia out of the business immediately saying that it’s not for women who think with their heart instead of their head. Weeks later, Anthony gives his daughter the opportunity to gain status in the mob family when she is quarantined with Jason Morgan & Damien Spinelli after the three are exposed to a deadly virus. Morgan contracts the virus and is quickly overcome by a raging fever. Anthony tells Claudia if she can kill Jason, he will allow her back into the business. Claudia’s attempt fails.

Logan's Murder
Anthony’s bodyguard and Lulu’s ex-boyfriend, Logan Hayes attempts to reconcile with Lulu. When she rejects him, he goes psycho. He goes after Maxie Jones first, and notices Lulu watching as he throws her over a desk knocking her out. He goes to Johnny & Claudia’s penthouse where Lulu is to explain. He grabs her trying to reassure her that everything is ok. Lulu stabs him in self-defense and Maxie arrives minutes later along with Johnny. They find Logan dead and Lulu standing there shocked. Lulu tells Maxie & Johnny what happened. Johnny decides to call Claudia and tell her that he kills Logan in self-defense. Claudia dumps the body on the street trying to make it look like a hit and run. Johnny is arrested and Lulu breaks him out. They flee to Manhattan. Claudia and Johnny have only talked twice since then. Claudia promises that she’ll do anything to bring him home. When Ric Lansing says he will make sure Johnny returns safely, he and Claudia work out a deal. She promises to sleep with him only if he can bring Johnny home. Claudia confides in Nikolas Cassadine revealing that she has spoken to Johnny. She tells him that Johnny is saying Lulu could end up just like their mother, Laura Spencer who went into a catatonic state after killing her step-father. Claudia and Nikolas realize they must act fast and team up to find there siblings. The two are unsuccessful in finding Johnny and Lulu. When Johnny is finally arrested, and put on trial, Logan's estranged father, Scott Baldwin, fabricates documents claiming Logan was a police officer. If Johnny is convicted he would get the death penalty. Lulu who had been in a mental hospital is released for the trial. Lulu breaksdown on the stand and confesses to murdering Logan. The jury doesn't believe her considering the fact that she was recently released from a mental hospital. Johnny is found not guilty thanks to Claudia's heartfelt testimony. She tells the jury that Johnny only killed him, because Logan was trying to rape her. The jury believes her.

Claudia and Ric
Ric decides not to sleep with Claudia even though she wants to seal the deal. But they do end up sleeping together. Ric doesn't want to admit it, but he's falling in love with Claudia. When Anthony makes a deal with Sonny, he must marry Claudia in order to get control of the Zacchara organization. Claudia goes to Jason, telling Jason he must marry her before Sonny does. The two are about to get married but change their mind. When Ric finds out that Claudia attempted to marry Jason, he isn't pleased. Ric goes to his brother telling him not to marry Claudia, just to back off.

Claudia and Sonny Corinthos
Claudia and Sonny are married and she moves in with him. Although it was a "buisness arrangement", they begin to get complicated. Jerry Jacks sends Claudia a chilling message and her life is now in danger. Claudia and Sonny attend a charity event hosted by Carly Jacks and they botha re infected by biotoxin. Sonny rescued Claudia and within after escaping, Claudia is held hostage and is strapped to a bomb. Sonny defuses the bomb and the two share a kiss when they arrive at the mansion.