Alex Olanov
Actor History
Tonja Walker Davidson (1990-1997, 2001)
Occupation
Formerly a stripper
Former mayor of Llanview
Former Federal Anticrime Bureau (FAB) agent
Resides At
Unknown
Marital Status
Single
Past Marriages
Carlo Hesser (1992 to 1996; divorced)
Asa Buchanan (November 1994; invalid)
Asa Buchanan (29 March 1996 to 1996; divorced)
Relatives
Nat Olanov (father; deceased)
Children
None
Flings & Affairs
Carlo Hesser (while married to Asa)
Ty Moody
Crimes Committed
Kidnapped Andy Harrison and held her hostage.
Killed Mortimer Bern or Carlo Hesser
Tried to drown Cassie Callison
Stole the Cleopatra jewels from the Llanview Museum
Brief Character History
Alex Olanov first appeared in Llanview in 1990 when the FAB agent was sent to assist Bo Buchanan when his wife, Sarah, was kidnapped by Carlo Hesser. Alex learned that Sarah was actually being held in a FAB safe house, the head of the agency had made a secret deal with Carlo to keep Sarah from testifying against him in return for information from Carlo. But before Alex and Bo could get to Sarah, she was taken away on a plane which crashed, and Sarah was presumed dead. Alex fell in love with Bo and hung around town, hoping that Bo would return her feelings. But instead, Bo fell in love with Cassie Callison. Alex's behavior became more and more erratic and eventually she even kidnapped Cassie and tried to drown her in a lake in an effort to get Bo for herself. Alex was arrested and taken to Mountainview Clinic.
But she didn't stay there for long, Alex escaped and found Bo's former wife Sarah, whom he believed was dead but had really not been on the plane that crashed and was being held by Carlo's men. Alex brough Sarah to Llanview as a "gift" to Bo at his and Cassie's wedding reception. After succeeding in spoiling Cassie's wedding day, she was captured and sent back to the mental institution.
After somehow getting released from the mental institution, Alex next returned to town in 1992 as Carlo Hesser's wife. But their happiness was short-lived when Carlo was apparently shot to death by his niece, Stephanie Hobart. Alex decided to take control of Carlo's mob empire, and even went so far as finding Carlo's twin brother, Mortimer Bern, to impersonate Carlo.
This worked for a while, but when Mortimer decided to leave Llanview, Alex set her sights on Asa Buchanan, the wealthiest man in town. Asa resisted Alex as long as possible, but Alex eventually won him over to her. In 1994, they had a huge Egyptian-style wedding in Central Park. In the fall of 1995, Alex was elected the mayor of Llanview. Carlo Hesser returned back from the dead and Alex and he secured a divorce, then Alex re-married Asa in 1996. But the entire time she was married to Asa, she and Carlo continued sleeping together. An indignant Asa found out, and spread the news of their trickery all over town.
Asa and Alex divorced each other, and as Carlo and Alex (going to be remarried) went down the aisle, Asa announced to the gathering that Alex was faking her pregnancy and slashed open the stomach of the wedding dress, revealing a large pillow strapped to her stomach. Carlo called off the wedding and threw Alex out of his life.
Carlo was later murdered in 1997 and Mortimer Bern, Carlo's twin, testified that he saw Alex do it. Alex was arrested for the crime, but not before she kidnapped Andy Harrison and held her hostage. Alex made a deal with Todd Manning, she would tell him the full story for The Sun in return for his paying for her legal fees. Todd hired Téa Delgado to defend her, who found enough technical loopholes in the case that the charges against Alex had to be dropped. Alex left town with Mortimer, but it was suspected that it was really Carlo she left with and that Mortimer had been the one who had been killed.
Alex returned to Llanview in 2001 when Asa found her where she was working as a stripper and convinced her that he wanted to marry her again. It was all a diversion, though, and Asa really married Gabrielle Medina (to get back at Max Holden) and locked Alex in a hotel room during the ceremony.
Alex next returned a few months later when Asa faked his death and Alex was named in the will. Alex fully expected to be given money, instead, Asa gave her a little pouch of stripper gear. Alex was furious. She was determined, however, to find out who had really killed him, believing, along with everyone else, that Max Holden and Gabrielle Medina had murdered him. She tried helping Bo with the case, but he refused to let her. Finally, Alex went and stole Asa's "ashes" from the house and flew to Saint Blaizes Island. There, she discovered the real live Asa. She blackmailed him into marrying her, but Asa tricked her into marrying the janitor, who with Asa's help had changed his name to "Jeb Stuart" (the fake name Asa was using). Bo and Hank found them just after the "ceremony" and Asa was hauled back to Llanview.
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