| Kim Johnston Ulrich |
| Kim Johnston Ulrich portrays Ivy Winthrop Crane, the daughter of a Governor and the beautiful and socially prominent ex-wife of Julian Crane. Ivy longs to rekindle her past with first-love Sam Bennett. Johnston Ulrich is best known as Diana McCall, on “As the World Turns,” a role she played for two years. She was a series regular on the NBC series “Nightengales” and Mark Harmon’s recurring love interest on NBC’s “Reasonable Doubts." Her other television credits include NBC’s “Matlock,” “3rd Rock From the Sun” and “Cheers”, as well as “Smart Guy,” “Seventh Heaven,” “Moloney,” “Murder One,” and “Diagnosis: Murder.” Johnston Ulrich was born in Ripon in California’s San Joaquin Valley and her birthday is March 24. She resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Robert, a casting director, and their son. Her hobbies include gardening, cooking and interior decorating. |
| Ivy Winthrop Crane |
| Ivy Winthrop grew up in wealth and privilege as the daughter of the governor. But Ivy didn't care about wealth or privilege when it came to matters of the heart. As a young woman, Ivy fell deeply in love with Sam Bennett. Unfortunately, her powerful father didn't deem blue-collar Sam a suitable match...so Ivy was manipulated into marrying Julian Crane. For years, Ivy kept a huge secret--her first-born son was not the son of Julian, but the son of her true love, Sam. Ivy's secret eventually came out. Ivy has never stopped loving Sam and is constantly scheming to win him back. She stooped to a new low when she blackmailed David Hastings to pose as the first husband of Sam's amnesiac wife, Grace. Ivy even brought David's son, John, to town and is forcing David to pretend John is Grace's son! Ivy is currently in a wheelchair. She was left paralyzed after being struck by a bolt of lightning! |
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