Jenny Eckert
Actor History
Cheryl Richardson (1991-1994; Summer 1996)
Occupation
Former Member of The Greenbelts, an environmental group
Resides At
Unknown
Marital Status
Married (Paul Hornsby)
Past Marriages
Ned Ashton
Relatives
Fred Eckert (father; deceased)
Angela Moscini (mother)
Bill Eckert (brother; deceased)
Sly Eckert (nephew)
Joey Moscini (cousin)
Luke Spencer Sr. (cousin)
Bobbie Spencer (cousin)
Lucky Spencer Jr. (first cousin once removed)
Lulu Spencer (first cousin once removed)
Caroline Benson (first cousin once removed)
Barbara Jean Jones (first cousin once removed; deceased)
Lucas Jones (first cousin once removed; via adoption)
Michael Corinthos III (first cousin twice removed)
Morgan Stone Corinthos (first cousin twice removed)
Children
Unnamed Child (miscarriage; with Jack Kensington)
Unnamed Child (with Paul)
Flings & Affairs
Jack Kensington (one-night stand)
Crimes Committed
Blackmailed Tracy Quartermaine to stay away from Paul Hornsby [1993]
Brief Character History
Jenny Eckert was introduced in 1991 when she was a member of an
environmental group called The Greenbelts. Jenny and the other Greenbelts protested the
arrival of the Quartermaine chemical boat, the SS Tracy. As the ship arrived...it exploded
and sank! On board the ship was Jenny’s brother Bill and their cousin Joey Moscini.
Soon after the boat sank, Jenny met Ned Ashton and Paul Hornsby. Paul was just named
the CEO of ELQ. Jenny loved both men and was involved in a romantic triangle!
Suddenly, tragedy hit when Jenny’s father died of a heart attack. The Eckerts all received
a handsome share of Fred’s inheritance. Jenny’s mother Angela moved to Portland and
Jenny decided to enroll at Port Charles University and moved in with GH nurses Amy,
Sheila and Meg. Jenny was still torn between Ned and Paul though, until Paul became
engaged to Tracy Quartermaine. Jenny felt that Paul betrayed her and wouldn’t give him
the time of day. Paul eventually married Tracy but he later was stabbed by Cesar Faison!
Jenny kept vigil at Paul’s side with Tracy, who was annoyed at Jenny’s presence. Paul
whispered to Jenny that he loved her and Jenny confessed her love for him too but his
marriage to Tracy made their love impossible.
In 1992, Jenny hoped that Paul would divorce Tracy and marry her but then Tracy
announced that she was pregnant. At that time, Ned asked Jenny to marry him and she
agreed, knowing that Paul wouldn’t leave a pregnant Tracy. Jenny married Ned in a
lavish Quartermaine wedding, which was marred by the fact that Cesar Faison had
planted a bomb in Jenny’s bouquet! Paul however grabbed the flowers and saved the day.
For being a hero, Paul got to watch his true love marry another man. Before the wedding
though, Jenny told Ned that she was a virgin when in fact she had miscarried a baby at
the age of 16! Jenny was working for Senator Jack Kensington back then and slept with
him. She became pregnant but lost the child. Soon into their marriage, the truth was
revealed when Tracy hired Marco Dane to look into Jenny’s past. Tracy tried to use the
information to keep Jenny away from Paul but when the secret went public, Paul and
Jenny became closer. Ned divorced Jenny and Paul walked out on Tracy after learning
she was behind the break-up.
In 1993, Ned served Jenny divorce papers but Paul was still married to Tracy.
Ned was jealous of his stepfather’s relationship with his ex-wife. Ned threatened Paul
that he’d make Jenny’s underage affair with the Senator public if Paul didn’t give him his
ELQ stock shares. As soon as Paul handed the stock over, Ned leaked the story to the
press anyway. Jenny was treated horribly after the news got out of her dead baby. While
taking a midnight walk to clear her head she was struck by a car! It turned out to be Tracy
who hit her accidentally! Tracy, however, thought Jenny was dead and fled the scene.
During her recovery, Jenny told police that she didn’t know who hit her...but secretly she
did. Jenny told Tracy to leave Paul alone or else she’d expose her as the hit-and-run
driver. It was a move that Tracy had used on her before...blackmail. Eventually, Tracy’s
father Edward learned of Tracy’s actions and kicked her out of the house and Tracy left
town. Jenny and Paul were finally together!
In 1994, Jenny and Paul were a couple and in attendance at the wedding of Mac
Scorpio and Felicia Jones when psycho Ryan Chamberlain arrived wearing a bomb! Ryan
was captured and the wedding of Mac and Felicia was called off. However, Paul and
Jenny seized the moment and got married instead! Now that the two were finally together
forever. Greater news came later when Jenny got news that she was pregnant with Paul’s
baby! Months later, Jenny was having a solo picnic in the park when she went into labor!
At the hospital, the nurses tried to call her husband, Paul, but accidentally called her
ex-husband Ned! The nurses told Ned that his wife was in the hospital and that he had to
rush over immediately. Ned at this time was married to Lois Cerullo and believed that
Lois was injured! Ned rushed down there as soon as he could only to find his ex-wife
waiting! Ned was angry at being called down there for nothing but he was told that Jenny
needed a birthing coach and it was too late to call Paul before the baby came! Ned
stepped in and helped deliver his ex-wife’s baby.
