Who is starr manning on general hospital

When Todd forced Starr and Cole, who were now totally in love, to break-up, they ran away to Virgina but were ultimately brought back home.

Wanting to spend the first and last night together, they were in bed when Todd walked in on them! Although Cole and Starr denied having sex, a couple of months later, they had no choice but to admit it, as Starr became pregnant.

Wanting to do what was right for her and her baby, Starr decided to allow Marcie McBain to adopt her baby, which led to her break-up and months full of heartache with Cole. Now, with the baby on its way, Starr faced many more heartaches to come After being told her baby had died, it was months later when she found out that Hope was really Chloe - and was alive. Life was looking good for Starr, and though she almost married Cole, before he was sent to prison on drug charges, she called off the wedding when news came that Cole would be doing community service instead.

Cole left Starr and Hope to go undercover. After his mission was complete Starr, Hope and Cole moved in together, along with Markko and Langston. Things were fine until Cole started college and met his new study buddy Hannah who ended up having an infatuating crush on him.

After Hannah pinpointed Todd as the person who pushed Marty down the stairs Cole beat Todd silly and landed in jail, which put a big rift between Starr and Cole. During Cole's time in jail Starr got mixed up with a stranger named James who was running from his abusive father.

Starr ended up going on the run with James in order to protect herself from the man after him, Bull. All of this drama brought James and Starr closer, and caused Cole to become very jealous once he was released.

Though Starr was committed to Cole, after Cole shot and killed Eli, who he thought had killed Starr and Hope in an explosion, he went to prison, which was the beginning of the end for this couple. Cole was serving ten years, and Starr decided to move on with James.

James and Starr hit a rough patch when James' ex-girlfriend Deanna came to town. Though she wanted James back, he was committed to Starr. Starr fought to get her parents back together.

She even stole money from Todd, in order to purchase a love potion that would make her parents fall in love again. Starr began wanting a little brother, but was heartbroken to learn Blair was pregnant with Max's baby. Todd was also horrified by the news, and couldn't fathom the thought of Blair having another man's child.

In another attempt to punish Blair, Todd kidnapped Blair's newborn son and convinced Blair the child had died. The baby was actually Todd's son. Blair had lied about her child's paternity, out of fear that Todd would threaten to take the child away from her. Starr learned the truth and was unsuccessful at convincing her father that Blair's "dead" baby was actually his son.

When Todd finally discovered the truth, Todd found the child and presented him to Blair as an abandoned baby, in need of a home. The Mannings named their son Jack and soon remarried. Starr was pleased to have her family back together again.

Soon, Starr began to resent her little brother, and grew jealous of the attention her parents paid Jack. In an attempt to receive attention, Starr began causing trouble and telling tall tales. To avoid punishment, one day Starr ran away from home and encountered an abandoned fun house.

Troy McIver had lured Lindsay Rappaport to the funhouse, but she turned the tables on him -- Lindsay knocked him out and chained him to a huge wheel. Starr told her parents about Troy, but Todd and Blair didn't believe her. In the meantime, Starr supplied Troy with food and water.

Starr managed to convince Sam Rappaport of Troy's captivity and enlisted his help. An electrical fire ignited, and Sam managed to pull Troy from the funhouse, seconds before it exploded. When word spread about Starr's heroic actions, Child Protective Services placed Starr and Jack into a foster home -- luckily, Llanfair.

Eventually, Starr and Jack were returned to their parents. Life in the Manning home was calm, until Blair discovered that Todd had kidnapped Jack and claimed he had died. Disgusted by Todd's actions, Blair filed for divorce and would not allow Todd to communicate with the children. Starr would witness her parents reconcile and break up several more times. When the evil Mitch Laurence sought revenge against the Lord family, he kidnapped Starr at gunpoint. Todd managed to rescue Blair, but disappeared after Mitch had him buried alive.

Starr wanted to return home; she stole Cassie's credit card and purchased a plane ticket back to Llanview. Starr was upset to return home and find a gentleman by the name of Walker Laurence, who had an obvious attraction to Blair. Walker claimed to be Mitch Laurence's brother, but was actually Todd Manning - with a new face. Starr didn't trust Walker and watched him closely. Starr missed her father terribly and attempted to rid Walker from their lives. Despite her hatred for him, Walker Todd had a soft spot for Starr, and attempted to win her over.

When "Walker" began telling Starr stories about her dad, she began to warm up to him. But when she discovered "Walker" with Todd's ring, she began to attack him. Realizing Starr could blow his cover, Todd revealed himself to his daughter. Todd had a difficult time convincing Starr that he was her father, but managed to do so by providing answers to questions only Todd would know. Starr was delighted to have her father back in her life.

Starr never told her mother about "Walker's" true identity, because Todd swore her to secrecy. Blair married Walker, unaware he was actually Todd.

When Blair learned the truth, she divorced Todd again. Starr blamed Blair for the breakup. A short time later, Blair was rushed into emergency surgery to remove a brain aneurysm.

After the surgery, Blair accused Todd of raping her. Todd was convicted and sentenced to Statesville prison. Devastated, Starr set out to free her father from prison. Starr discovered the route the police van carrying her father would be traveling. Aided by Matthew Buchanan, Starr flagged down the van and managed to unlock the door.

Although Todd refused to flee, Dr. Troy McIver, who was also a prisoner in the van, decided to take advantage of the opportunity. During the escape, Troy took Matthew hostage. For her part in the crime, Starr was placed on probation and ordered to work at the hospital. While performing her community service, Starr vandalized hospital property.

Todd was released from Statesville, after Blair realized Todd hadn't raped her after all. Blair was unwilling to forgive Todd and refused him any contact with the children. Upset with her mother, Starr began contacting her father over the Internet.

Starr began communicating with Travis regularly and wanted to visit him in New York. Starr tricked Blair into taking her to New York, and ran off with Travis.

A man named Laser noticed a missing poster of Starr. Laser kidnapped Starr and demanded a large sum of money for Starr's return. Laser was arrested, and Starr returned home to her parents. Travis promised to keep in touch with Starr. A short time later, Travis appeared in Llanview and began dating Starr. Todd was against the idea, but Starr pleaded with her dad. Meanwhile, Kevin Buchanan and Todd were at odds as usual. Attempting to protect her father, Starr, aided by Travis, hacked into the Banner 's computer database, and printed malicious statements about Kevin.

Starr's summer romance soon came to an end, and Travis returned to New York. Starr had high hopes for her parents when they decided to marry again. The night before the wedding was to take place, Todd vanished but left a note saying he couldn't marry Blair. Blair was devastated, but Starr suspected foul play. Starr's suspicions were correct. Todd had been kidnapped by a deranged woman named Margaret Cochran. Margaret was obsessed with Todd and wanted to eliminate Blair from his life.

Margaret wanted to become pregnant with Todd's child. Although he was being held against his will, Todd refused to sleep with Margaret. To entice Todd, Margaret locked Blair in the trunk of a car. Fearing for Blair's life, Todd gave in to Margaret's advances. While holding Todd captive, Margaret raped him. Both Todd and Blair were later rescued, but Starr feared Margaret could resurface at any time.

A handsome stranger named Dr. Spencer Truman arrived in Llanview. Both Starr and Todd noticed the instant attraction that Spencer had toward Blair. To Todd and Starr's displeasure, Spenser began integrating himself into Blair's life.

Todd and Spencer quickly became sworn enemies. At the same time, a pregnant Margaret returned to Llanview. Todd had never told Blair about the rape and kept Margaret's pregnancy from Blair. Livid at Todd's rejection, Margaret lured Starr to Todd's office and attempted to kill her. Starr fought back and managed to escape unharmed. During Starr's interaction with Margaret, Starr noticed Margaret was pregnant. Starr confronted her father about Margaret's pregnancy, and Todd revealed the truth to her.

Devastated by the news, Starr was sworn to secrecy by her father. After Margaret's attack on Starr, Todd had plans to kill Margaret. One night, Todd lured Margaret to the lake and the two began to struggle. Later, the bodies of a woman and her unborn child were discovered.

The bodies were believed to be that of Margaret and her child. Todd was charged with murder and sentenced to the death penalty. Starr was horrified, but refused to believe her father could kill his unborn child. Blair, however, began to doubt Todd's innocence. While Todd was incarcerated, Blair began dating Spencer. Starr was upset by her mother's betrayal. It was later discovered that Spencer had helped Margaret fake her death.

While being transported to Todd's execution, Margaret was killed. Spencer was later murdered. Todd was reunited with Starr and Jack, but remained estranged from Blair. When Starr entered high school in the fall, her classmates constantly ridiculed her about her parent's latest scandal.

One classmate in particular, Brittany, terrorized Starr to no end. Starr found a friend in Langston Wilde. Langston supported Starr and proved to be a true friend. Starr also developed an attraction for the school's star football player, Cole Thornhart. Cole was the son of Marty Saybrooke and Patrick Thornhart.

Shortly after Starr and Cole began dating, Cole began using steroids. Brittany was jealous of Starr's relationship with Cole and set out to cause them trouble. Brittany encouraged a fellow classmate to slip Cole drugs. At a party, Cole was high on drugs and attacked Starr. Todd forbade Starr from seeing Cole again. Starr and Cole refused to stop seeing one another, and even attempted to run away together.

Their parents begrudgingly allowed them to date again. Starr and Cole encountered several setbacks. Cole had a difficult time dealing with the fact that Todd had raped his mother in college. Once Starr and Cole's relationship was back on track, an enemy of Cole's father kidnapped Cole and Marty. Before being rescued, the van Marty was in exploded, and Marty was believed dead. Cole had a difficult time accepting his mother's death and began shutting Starr out of his life.

As Cole and Starr began growing apart, he and Langston, who had tragically lost her parents, began bonding over their losses. Starr was suspicious and jealous of Cole and Langston's relationship but then realized they were just friends, and she and Cole began dating again. Todd and Blair joined forces and found Todd's long-lost son, Sam, his child with Margaret. The couple remarried, in order to gain custody of Sam. Todd then decided to move his family to Hawaii, in fear for their safety. Starr and Cole wanted to spend one last night together before the big move.

So they went to Langston's old house, where they slept together for the first time. Todd walked in on them and nearly beat Cole to death.

Todd decided to forbid Starr to see Cole or get anywhere near him, even though she assured him that he had walked in before anything happened. Todd took Starr out of school and decided that she should be homeschooled to prevent her from seeing Cole. Langston walked in on Starr while she was holding a pregnancy test. Todd eventually decided to trust Starr and put her back in school, as long as she agreed not to talk to Cole. Starr found out that she was pregnant and did not want to tell Cole.

She contemplated having an abortion so that her father would never find out about the pregnancy. Starr and Langston sneaked Starr out of the house so that Starr could take a bus to Atlantic City to get an abortion. Cole got wind that Starr had gone to Atlantic City, and Langston gave him the address where Starr had gone; he didn't know that he was heading to an abortion clinic.

Cole showed up and came face to face with Starr, who decided to return to Llanview without having an abortion. Cole then told Starr he wanted them to run away to Virginia Beach and raise the baby together. Cole obtained fake IDs for both him and Starr and they run off into the night. Back in Llanview, Starr told Blair she wanted to have the baby and give it up for adoption.

She then decided to give her baby to Marcie McBain, who had adopted Todd's son Sam and had been forced to give him up when his identity was discovered. Heartbroken and then angry that Starr did not want to raise their child together, Cole threatened to sue for custody of his child before later deciding to give up his parental rights and to break up with Starr. When school resumed in the fall, classmates made fun of a very pregnant Starr, and Cole rushed to her defense.

They began to mend their relationship and consider each other friends as Starr prepared to deliver their child. Starr went into labor while visiting Cole at his mother Marty's gravesite.

Cole took Starr to the hospital and stayed there as Starr prepared for the delivery, with Blair and Marcie by her side. On Nov 6, , Starr gave birth to a healthy baby girl, whom Marcie named Hope.

But Starr's obstetrician, Dr. Leah Joplin, claimed something was wrong with the baby and removed her from the delivery room before Starr or Marcie could hold her.

Joplin claimed she was taking the baby to the Neonatal ICU, but in fact she took the baby to her office, where nurse Janet Ketring was to retrieve the baby and take her to Todd Manning, who had blackmailed the women into helping him kidnap Starr's child.

Todd had second thoughts about his plan, however, and went to the hospital and called off the deal. While Janet was talking to Todd, however, Todd's niece Jessica, who was under the control of her alternate personality Bess, snuck into the hospital and replaced Starr's child with the stillborn baby Jessica had delivered hours earlier.

Joplin, who had just informed Starr and Marcie that their baby was fine, returned to her office and was horrified to discover that the baby was dead. She broke the news to a heartbroken Starr and Marcie. Starr blamed herself for the baby's death, but Dr. Joplin told her she had done nothing wrong. Marcie gave Starr a locket containing a lock of the baby's hair, and Starr began wearing the locket every day to keep the memory of her baby close to her.

Starr's heartbreak turned to outrage when she learned her father had planned to kidnap her baby and run off with Cole's mother, Marty, who had not died as everyone had thought. She confronted Todd, who confessed but said he had always planned to give Starr the baby once she was older. When Todd was freed on charges of holding Marty captive and raping her yet again, Starr stood up in court and said her father had admitted he planned to kidnap her baby. Todd was charged with attempted kidnapping, and Starr prepared to testify against him during his trial.

Faced with this news, and after getting pressure from her brother Jack not to send their father away to prison, Starr shocked everyone on the stand when she recanted her earlier statements and lied that Todd had never told her he planned to steal her baby. Starr's decision infuriated Cole and Langston, who turned away from her for a time. Cole even began taking illegal drugs to block out all of his pain, and Starr told him she couldn't be around him until he quit.

Starr began to find comfort in her new biology teacher, Schuyler Joplin. Starr and "Mr. J" bonded even more after Starr learned that her teacher was the son of Starr's obstetrician, who committed suicide after blaming herself for the death of the baby believed to be Starr's. Starr told her teacher that she had a friend who was struggling with a drug addiction, and Schuyler admitted to Starr that he was a recovered drug addict. During a March dance at the school, Schuyler admitted to Starr that Todd had used Schuyler's former drug use to blackmail his mother into helping kidnap her baby.

Overwhelmed with emotions, Starr kissed her teacher just as a drugged-out Cole walked up and saw them kissing. Cole accused Mr. J of taking advantage of Starr, but Starr admitted that she was the one who had kissed him. That night, Starr received a double whammy when she learned Cole had crashed his car while driving high, at the same time her mother, Blair, was found nearly stabbed to death in the shower.

Schuyler told Starr that he had been suspended indefinitely from school because of the incident and that they couldn't see each other anymore, but Starr continued to pine for him.

In the interview, she says that if someone told her that she would never get to play the character of Starr Manning again, it would be heartbreaking for her. That character is a part of her.

So, if she had a chance of doing it again, she would, and it would be the happiest thing for her. It will be great news if the Manning family does come back. There are a number of viewers who miss Alderson at General Hospital and would like to see her back in action.

If Howarth does comes back as Todd, bringing Alderson to play the character of Starr would be an intelligent move. Why not reunite some of the family and bring some great storyline by using the opportunity? General Hospital spoilers suggest some great drama is coming up on the soap opera.