Melinda Bauer was a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital . She is the widow of Warren Bauer and the mother of Kendra and Kiefer Bauer (both deceased).
She was portrayed by actress Lisa Waltz in 2010.
Storylines
When her son's girlfriend, Kristina Corinthos-Davis , claimed she was getting abused by Keifer, Melinda was blinded and couldn't accept that Kiefer could physically hurt Kristina.
Her son had caused Kristina to be hospitalized twice in early 2010. On the same night Kristina is attacked, Alexis Davis , Kristina's mother hit Keifer in a hit-and-run attack.
When Kiefer died, Melinda was emotionally unstable and pressed charges against Alexis. Those charges were then dropped, however.
Her husband was killed by Mac Scorpio after Warren shot Mac, Ethan Lovett , and attempted to shoot Kristina during a breakdown from losing Keifer.
Melinda was mentioned in June 2011 when Kristina and her brother Michael Corinthos graduated high school, as she had donated money to her deceased son's class.
Crimes Committed
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General Hospital
Current Contract Characters
Curtis Ashford · Jordan Ashford · Peter August · Franco Baldwin · Drew Cain · Harrison Chase · Laura Collins · Carly Corinthos · Michael Corinthos · Sonny Corinthos · Alexis Davis · Anna Devane · Dr. Hamilton Finn · Sasha Gilmore · Jasper Jacks · Josslyn Jacks · Ava Jerome · Julian Jerome · Maxie Jones · Sam McCall · Jason Morgan · Dr. Kim Nero · Nina Reeves · Trina Robinson · Shiloh · Lulu Spencer-Falconeri · Willow Tait · Cameron Webber · Nurse Elizabeth Webber-Baldwin
Current Recurring Characters
T.J. Ashford · Scott Baldwin · Hayden Barnes · Nelle Benson · Nora Buchanan · Neil Byrne · Valentin Cassadine · Nurse Francesca Cavallo · Dr. Ryan Chamberlain · Lucy Coe · Dr. Kevin Collins · Brad Cooper · Mike Corbin · Kristina Corinthos-Davis · Nurse Amy Driscoll · Chet Driscoll · Nurse Felix DuBois · Max Giambetti · Milo Giambetti · Yvonne Godfrey · Alice Gunderson · Stella Henry · James Horowitz · Nurse Epiphany Johnson · Dr. Lucas Jones · Ric Lansing · Molly Lansing-Davis · Dr. Andre Maddox · Diane Miller · Harmony Miller · Dr. Liesl Obrecht · Dillon Quartermaine · Dr. Monica Quartermaine · Ned Quartermaine · Olivia Quartermaine · Dr. Terry Randolph · Madeline Reeves · Felicia Scorpio · Mac Scorpio · Robert Scorpio · Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake · Nurse Deanna Sirtis · Nurse Bobbie Spencer · Valerie Spencer · Damian Spinelli · Heather Webber · Dr. Lesley Webber
Current Child Characters
Scout Cain · Charlotte Cassadine · Spencer Cassadine · Jonah Corinthos · Leo Falconeri · Rocco Falconeri · Avery Jerome-Corinthos · Danny Morgan · Emma Scorpio-Drake · Noah Scorpio-Drake · Aiden Spencer · Jake Spencer · Georgie Spinelli · James West
Forthcoming Characters
Baby Finn
Deceased and Presumed Dead Characters
Benny Abrahms · Bernie Abrahms · Dr. Rachel Adair · Diego Alcazar · Lorenzo Alcazar · Luis Alcazar · Sage Alcazar · Ruby Anderson · Dr. Andy Archer · Tom Baker · Dominique Baldwin · Lee Baldwin · Dr. Gail Baldwin · Cooper Barrett · Alison Barrington · Amanda Barrington · Evelyn Bass · Kiefer Bauer · Warren Bauer · Jesse Beaudry · Claudette Beaulieu · Katherine Bell · Kristin Bergman · Connor Bishop · Mary Bishop · Paige Bowen · Nurse Jessie Brewer · Nancy Brewer · Dr. Phil Brewer · Carter · Helena Cassadine · Irina Cassadine · Kristina Cassadine · Mikkos Cassadine · Nikolas Cassadine · Petros Cassadine · Stavros Cassadine · Stefan Cassadine · Tony Cassadine · Victor Cassadine · Stone Cates · Dr. Silas Clay · Stephen Clay · Wiley Cooper-Jones · Adela Corinthos · Lily Corinthos · Morgan Corinthos · Dr. Ian Devlin · Mickey Diamond · Ronnie Dimestico · Dr. Pierce Dorman · John Durant · Bill Eckert · Cesar Faison · Connie Falconeri · Andrea Floyd · Dr. Russell Ford · Summer Halloway · Dr. Steve Hardy · Peter Harrell, Sr. · Peter Harrell, Jr. · Abby Haver · Logan Hayes · Theo Hoffman · Lady Jane Jacks · John Jacks · Aleksander Janacek · Kiki Jerome · Victor Jerome · Stan Johnson · B.J. Jones · Georgie Jones · Tania Jones · Dr. Tony Jones · Dr. Ewen Keenan · Rafe Kovich, Jr. · Dr. Eve Lambert · Trevor Lansing · Duke Lavery · Dr. Cameron Lewis · Victor Lord III · Hope Manning-Thornhart · Nurse Lucille March-Weeks · Reese Marshall · Courtney Matthews · Dr. Matthew Mayes · Cody McCall · Danny McCall · Lila McCall · Nurse Leyla Mir · Trey Mitchell · Susan Moore · Chloe Morgan · Henry Nakamura · Oscar Nero · Dr. Lisa Niles · A.J. Quartermaine · Dr. Alan Quartermaine · Alexandria Quartermaine · Edward Quartermaine · Dr. Emily Quartermaine · Lila Quartermaine · Carlos Rivera · Faith Rosco · Javier Ruiz · Manny Ruiz · Gabriel Santiago · Nurse Sabrina Santiago · Joe Scully · Joe Scully, Jr. · Kyle Sloane · Damian Smith · Frank Smith · Shirley Smith · Zander Smith · Lena Spencer · Pat Spencer · Siobhan Spencer · Tim Spencer · Cheryl Stansbury · Nurse Diana Taylor · Martha Taylor · Dr. Peter Taylor · Tracy Taylor · Dr. Asher Thomas · Cole Thornhart · Nurse Amy Vining · Bradley Ward · Justus Ward · Mary Mae Ward · Dr. Rick Webber · Nathan West · Dr. Karen Wexler · Dawn Winthrop · Deke Woods · Dr. Maggie Wurth · Anthony Zacchara · Claudia Zacchara-Corinthos
Off-screen and Former Characters
Samira Adin · Lila Rae Alcazar · Dr. Grant Andrews · Terri Arnett · Brook Lynn Ashton · Larry Ashton · Seth Baker · Christina Baldwin · Serena Baldwin · Dr. Tom Baldwin · Brenda Barrett · Julia Barrett · Melinda Bauer · Melissa Bedford · Shawn Butler · Gia Campbell · Peter Carroll · Dimitri Cassadine · Jagger Cates · Lois Cerullo · Skye Chandler-Quartermaine · Dr. Linda Chu · Father Coates · Darby Collette · Angie Collins · Blair Cramer · Jolene Crowell · Nurse Nadine Crowell · Dr. Rae Cummings · Marco Dane · Margaux Dawson · Téa Delgado · Roy DiLucca · Landon Dixon · Anna Donely · Sean Donely · Tiffany Donely · Dr. Noah Drake · Dr. Patrick Drake · Naomi Dreyfus · Taylor DuBois · Toussaint Dubois · Jenny Eckert · Sly Eckert · William Eichner · Angel Ellis · John Everett · Dante Falconeri · Nurse Fletcher · Pres Floyd · Parker Forsyth · Nurse Betsy Frank · Ivy Gatling · Nurse Audrey Hardy · Dr. Simone Hardy · Dr. Tom Hardy · Dr. Tommy Hardy · David Harper · Jimmy Lee Holt · Paul Hornsby · Susan Hornsby · Dr. Matt Hunter · Anton Ivanov · Jerry Jacks · Terrell Jackson · Miranda Jameson · Olivia Jerome · Frisco Jones · Dr. Leo Julian · Lydia Karenin · Rose Kelly · Cassius Kibideaux · Dr. Kelly Lee · Winifred Leeds · Guy Lewis · Janice Lomax · Victor Lord, Jr. · Ethan Lovett · Huxley Lynch · Starr Manning · Todd Manning · Dr. Alex Marick · Rosalie Martinez · John McBain · Colleen McHenry · Jake Meyer · Martina Morales · Miguel Morez · Hope Morgan · Ken Morgan · Decker Moss · Dr. Griffin Munro · Delores Padilla · Blackie Parrish · Nurse Penny · Bryan Phillips · Grant Putnam · Celia Quartermaine · Tracy Quartermaine · Burt Ramsey · Coleman Ratcliffe · Dr. Joe Rivera · Teddy Rivera · Cruz Rodriguez · Casey Rogers · Aaron Roland · Father Mateo Ruiz · Delia Ryan Coleridge · Juan Santiago · Alec Scott · Hannah Scott · Jeffrey Scribner · Rebecca Shaw · Charlene Simpson · Jennifer Smith · Lucky Spencer · Luke Spencer · Suzanne Stanwyck · Nurse Mischa Stephens · Holly Sutton · Marcus Taggert · Nurse Regina Thompson · Ellie Trout · Claire Walsh · David Walters · Faith Ward · Keesha Ward · Dr. Maya Ward · Dr. Jeff Webber · Rick Webber, Jr. · Dr. Sarah Webber · Dr. Steve Webber · Dr. Britt Westbourne · Rhonda Wexler · Dr. Lainey Winters · Grace Yang · Johnny Zacchara
Current Crew
Shelly Altman (Head writer, 2011-2012, 2015-present) · Frank Valentini (Executive producer, 2012-present) · Chris Van Etten (Head writer, 2017-present)
Former Crew
Ron Carlivati (Head writer, 2012-2015) · Jill Farren Phelps (Executive producer, 2001-2012) · Robert Guza, Jr. (Head writer, 1996, 1997-2000, 2002-2008, 2008-2011) · H. Wesley Kenney (Executive producer, 1987-1989; Head writer, 1988) · Gloria Monty (Executive producer, 1978-1987, 1991-1992; Head writer, 1981) · Jean Passanante (Head writer, 2015-2017) · Wendy Riche (Executive producer, 1992-2001) · Garin Wolf (Head writer, 2008, 2011-2012)
Related Topics
List of cast members · List of current actors · History of General Hospital