Amy Vining is a fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 on the American soap opera

Soap opera

A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...

 General Hospital

General Hospital

General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....

. The character was portrayed by Cari Ann Warder in 1975 and by Shell Kepler

Shell Kepler

Michelle Alaine Kepler, known professionally as Shell Kepler was an American television actress best known for her work on General Hospital as "Nurse Amy Vining" from 1979 until 2002.-Career:...

 from 1979-2002.

Amy is the daughter of Barbara and Jason Vining. Barbara's daughter died at birth and was switched with Lesley Williams' daughter, Laura. Amy was raised believing that Laura Webber Spencer was her sister. Lesley found out the truth and rescued Laura from a cult

Cult

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 and brought her to Port Charles. Amy went looking for Laura and caused strain on Laura and Scott Baldwin

Scott Baldwin

Scott Baldwin is a fictional character from the ABC soap operas, General Hospital and its now-defunct spinoff Port Charles. He is often remembered as the "odd man out" in GH's well-known love story of Luke and Laura Spencer. The character debuted on GH as a child in the 1960s...

's marriage. Amy went to live with Lesley Webber

Lesley Webber

Lesley Webber, M.D. was a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. She was played by Denise Alexander from 1972-1984 on contract and from 1996-2009 recurring.-Arrival:...

 and Dr. Rick Webber

Rick Webber

Rick Webber was a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. He was portrayed by Michael Gregory from 1976 - 1978, and by Chris Robinson from 1978 - 1986, and again briefly in 2002, when the character was killed by Scott Baldwin....

.

Amy and Laura remained close throughout their lives. Amy was very disappointed and hurt when Laura faked her death and did not tell Amy about it. Amy was always a shoulder for Laura to cry on. Their relationship eventually recovered from Laura's deception. Amy remained single throughout her time on the show.