Sophia Wayne Capwell
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Sophia Capwell was a fictional character
on the American
soap opera
Santa Barbara
. The character was first played by Rosemary Forsyth
when the character was just named Dominic and in a disguise. Forsyth played the role from August 2 to October 26, 1984, when she was replaced by Judith McConnell
, who permanently took over the role on October 29, 1984 and played it until the show's end on January 15, 1993.
. She tries to reach out to her children, first Kelly
, then the others, while her husband's son Marcello Armonti followed her to town and started working on getting his revenge on C.C. Capwell
, Sophia's ex-husband. Sophia reached out to her children and slowly tried to build a bond with them, but it took her a long time before some of them were able to forgive her for disappearing for so many years.
When things finally started to get better, and Marcello was hauled off to jail, Sophia was finally able to get closer to her family again. In a reconstruction of the events that took place on the day of Channing's death, Sophia came to a shocking realization that she had shot her son, not knowing that the gun she had was loaded and that the person arriving was Channing. It came as a great shock to the family when they found out that Channing isn't even their family, and was actually switched at birth by Minx Lockridge, who switched him with Brick Wallace.
Sophia and C.C. started dating again and eventually got married after being able to put their differences aside. The problems arose for the couple when C.C.'s former wife Pamela Conrad
came back to Santa Barbara. Sophia became closer to a gigolo named T.J. Daniels and decided to divorce C.C. so she'd be able to be with T.J., but Sophia and C.C. remained close friends. In 1990, Sophia's business life took a new turn when a movie director approached her with an idea to shoot a movie in which she would play the main heroine. Sophia realized in time that the movie was a copy of their family life and the movie was destroyed in the fire.
In a night that she would later regret, Sophia slept with her former lover Lionel. Gina Blake
, Sophia's main enemy, used that chance to blackmail her with photos she had taken of them, but when visited by Eden's guardian angel, Sophia was able to go back in time and refuse to sleep with Lionel. Gina was shocked to realize that all of her photos don't exist anymore since the event never took place. Sophia and C.C. reunited not long after that.
Sophia was the main target of her own daughter, Eden Capwell, who was suffering from a split personality disorder which resulted in Eden shooting Sophia. Sophia spent weeks in a coma, but once she woke up she decided not to hurt her family anymore by leaving C.C. In 1992, Sophia was convinced that she found love again in Ken Mathis, but had no idea that he was actually after her fortune. Ken had a lover named Andie Klein that helped him in their plot, but they were both stopped in time by Sophia's daughter Kelly and detective Connor McCabe. Sophia found herself once again in the arms of the only man she ever truly loved, C.C. Capwell.
Fictional character
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on the American
United States
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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,...
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara (TV series)
Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...
. The character was first played by Rosemary Forsyth
Rosemary Forsyth
Rosemary Forsyth is a Canadian-born American actress most notable for her role as Bronwyn opposite Charlton Heston in The War Lord in 1965....
when the character was just named Dominic and in a disguise. Forsyth played the role from August 2 to October 26, 1984, when she was replaced by Judith McConnell
Judith McConnell
Judith McConnell is an American actress, best known for her role as Sophia Wayne Capwell on the TV series Santa Barbara, on which she appeared from 1984 to 1993....
, who permanently took over the role on October 29, 1984 and played it until the show's end on January 15, 1993.
Character background
When a man named Dominic emerged in Santa Barbara and started working on helping Joe Perkins prove his innocence in the murder of Channing Capwell Jr., nobody knew that the person hiding behind the disguise was actually Sophia Capwell, a woman that was supposed to be dead and buried after falling off the Lockridge yacht. Sophia was convinced that Channing was shot by her lover Lionel LockridgeLionel Lockridge
Lionel Lockridge was a fictional character on the American soap opera Santa Barbara. He was portrayed by actor Nicolas Coster from August 29, 1984 to 1988, and then returned from June 6, 1990 to the show's end on January 15, 1993...
. She tries to reach out to her children, first Kelly
Kelly Capwell
Kelly Capwell was a fictional character on the American soap opera Santa Barbara. She was one of the original characters on the show, and was one of three characters on the show that was recast four times. She was first portrayed by American actress Robin Wright from July 30, 1984 to June 24, 1988...
, then the others, while her husband's son Marcello Armonti followed her to town and started working on getting his revenge on C.C. Capwell
C.C. Capwell
C.C. Capwell was a fictional character on the American soap opera Santa Barbara, played longest by Jed Allan, but also by three other actors. C.C. is the town's patriarch, a wealthy businessman and a father of four other prominent characters, Kelly, Eden, Ted and Mason Capwell.-Casting:The first...
, Sophia's ex-husband. Sophia reached out to her children and slowly tried to build a bond with them, but it took her a long time before some of them were able to forgive her for disappearing for so many years.
When things finally started to get better, and Marcello was hauled off to jail, Sophia was finally able to get closer to her family again. In a reconstruction of the events that took place on the day of Channing's death, Sophia came to a shocking realization that she had shot her son, not knowing that the gun she had was loaded and that the person arriving was Channing. It came as a great shock to the family when they found out that Channing isn't even their family, and was actually switched at birth by Minx Lockridge, who switched him with Brick Wallace.
Sophia and C.C. started dating again and eventually got married after being able to put their differences aside. The problems arose for the couple when C.C.'s former wife Pamela Conrad
Pamela Capwell Conrad
Pamela Pepperidge Conrad was a fictional character on the American soap opera Santa Barbara. She was first portrayed by actress Shirley Anne Field from September 29 to December 25, 1987, and was then replaced by Marj Dusay, who portrayed the role from December 28, 1987, to July 11, 1988...
came back to Santa Barbara. Sophia became closer to a gigolo named T.J. Daniels and decided to divorce C.C. so she'd be able to be with T.J., but Sophia and C.C. remained close friends. In 1990, Sophia's business life took a new turn when a movie director approached her with an idea to shoot a movie in which she would play the main heroine. Sophia realized in time that the movie was a copy of their family life and the movie was destroyed in the fire.
In a night that she would later regret, Sophia slept with her former lover Lionel. Gina Blake
Gina Blake Lockridge
Gina Lockridge was a fictional character on the American soap opera Santa Barbara. The character was first played by actress Linda Gibboney from September 20, 1984 to December 9, 1985...
, Sophia's main enemy, used that chance to blackmail her with photos she had taken of them, but when visited by Eden's guardian angel, Sophia was able to go back in time and refuse to sleep with Lionel. Gina was shocked to realize that all of her photos don't exist anymore since the event never took place. Sophia and C.C. reunited not long after that.
Sophia was the main target of her own daughter, Eden Capwell, who was suffering from a split personality disorder which resulted in Eden shooting Sophia. Sophia spent weeks in a coma, but once she woke up she decided not to hurt her family anymore by leaving C.C. In 1992, Sophia was convinced that she found love again in Ken Mathis, but had no idea that he was actually after her fortune. Ken had a lover named Andie Klein that helped him in their plot, but they were both stopped in time by Sophia's daughter Kelly and detective Connor McCabe. Sophia found herself once again in the arms of the only man she ever truly loved, C.C. Capwell.