Belle Clemens
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Belle Clemens was a fictional character
on the now-defunct American
soap opera
The Secret Storm
. She was played from 1968 to 1974 by actress Marla Adams
.
, of Woodbridge, New York. Belle had lost her illegitimate daughter Robin, (she was divorced from a man named Charlie Clemens) in a boating accident and blamed Amy, her former friend, for it. She simply enjoyed making life miserable for Amy, and proved to be good at it.
She stole Amy's husband, Paul Britton (Nicolas Coster
), driving her into a nervous breakdown and basically did the crimes and schemes that all villains do.
After using Paul and then throwing him away, she married a man named Dan Kincaid (played by the late Bernard Barrow
) who she thought would become the state's next governor, but he lost. In a forced kinship, Amy married Dan's son, Kevin, making them in-laws, but they still hated each other, and would do so until the end of the show.
When Amy was artificially inseminated by Dr. Brian Neeves, Belle caught wind of this from a nurse named Martha Ann Ashley (Audre Johnson), who was one of her co-horts. She used this information to extract blackmail money from Amy to keep her new lover full of racing cars. Once more, Belle bit off more than she could chew, however, when her new lover Robert fell for her one-time ward, Joanna Morrison (played famously by Audrey Landers
).
At the show's end, she left her husband, Dan, and, keeping true to her selfish nature, and having made Amy's life completely miserable, went on to a glamorous singing career.
Belle's full name was Belle Clemens Britton Kincaid. She was one of the rare villainesses who was a villain because she enjoyed it.
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 now-defunct American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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,...
The Secret Storm
The Secret Storm
The Secret Storm is a soap opera which ran on CBS from February 1, 1954 to February 8, 1974. The series was created by Roy Winsor, who also created the long-running soap operas Search for Tomorrow and Love of Life...
. She was played from 1968 to 1974 by actress Marla Adams
Marla Adams
Marla Adams is an American soap opera actress, best known for her roles as Belle Clemens on The Secret Storm, from 1968 to 1974, and as Dina Abbott Mergeron on The Young and the Restless, from 1983 to 1986 and in 1996...
.
Belle vs. Amy
Beautiful but vindictive Belle is best known for her longtime rivalry with Amy AmesAmy Ames
Amy Ames Rysdale Britton Kincaid was a character in the long-running and now cancelled American Soap opera, The Secret Storm She was played, with a few breaks, here and there, by actress Jada Rowland, who grew up in the role, a rarity for any soap....
, of Woodbridge, New York. Belle had lost her illegitimate daughter Robin, (she was divorced from a man named Charlie Clemens) in a boating accident and blamed Amy, her former friend, for it. She simply enjoyed making life miserable for Amy, and proved to be good at it.
She stole Amy's husband, Paul Britton (Nicolas Coster
Nicolas Coster
Nicolas Coster is a British-born American actor, most known for his work in daytime drama and as a character actor on nighttime television series.-Biography:...
), driving her into a nervous breakdown and basically did the crimes and schemes that all villains do.
After using Paul and then throwing him away, she married a man named Dan Kincaid (played by the late Bernard Barrow
Bernard Barrow
Bernard E. "Bernie" Barrow was an American actor and collegiate drama professor. He was best known as an actor for his role as "Johnny Ryan", a publican and the patriarch of an Irish-American family on the television soap opera, Ryan's Hope, on which he appeared from 1975 until the show's demise...
) who she thought would become the state's next governor, but he lost. In a forced kinship, Amy married Dan's son, Kevin, making them in-laws, but they still hated each other, and would do so until the end of the show.
When Amy was artificially inseminated by Dr. Brian Neeves, Belle caught wind of this from a nurse named Martha Ann Ashley (Audre Johnson), who was one of her co-horts. She used this information to extract blackmail money from Amy to keep her new lover full of racing cars. Once more, Belle bit off more than she could chew, however, when her new lover Robert fell for her one-time ward, Joanna Morrison (played famously by Audrey Landers
Audrey Landers
Audrey Landers is a German American actress and singer, who is probably best known for her role as Afton Cooper in the television drama series Dallas and her role as Val Clarke in the film version of A Chorus Line.- Early years :...
).
At the show's end, she left her husband, Dan, and, keeping true to her selfish nature, and having made Amy's life completely miserable, went on to a glamorous singing career.
Belle's full name was Belle Clemens Britton Kincaid. She was one of the rare villainesses who was a villain because she enjoyed it.