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List of One Life to Live characters introduced between 1968–1979

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Source revisionSep 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ11822372 ↗
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This is a list of characters from the ABC Daytime soap opera, One Life to Live, that began their run between the show's pilot episode and the end of 1979.

Becky Lee Abbott

Becky Lee Abbott is a fictional character on the ABC Daytime soap opera One Life to Live. The role was originated by Jill Voight in February 1977, a role she played through December 1978. Mary Gordon Murray stepped into the role in August 1979 and played Becky until May 1985. Murray later made several guest appearances in 1986, 1988, 1996, 1998 and from November 15 to 19, 2001.

When Becky Lee was first shown, she was an aspiring country-and-Western singer. She was later signed to the record company owned by Asa Buchanan. Her first husband had been Luke Jackson, and she later married Richard Abbott. She and fellow singer Johnny Drummond often worked together. She became attracted to Bo Buchanan, and they conceived a son.

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