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| “ | Believe it or not, I'm not the perfect mother. The only thing I can change is what happens next. We've all been hurt, we just don't wanna pass on that hurt! | „ |
| ~ Alexis Carrington |
Alexis Carrington Colby is a fictional character and major antagonist of the American TV series Dynasty and its reboot. She is the ex-wife of Blake Carrington whose schemes cause one problem after another for him and their children Adam, Amanda, Steven, and Fallon.
She was portrayed by Joan Collins in the original series and by Nicollette Sheridan, Elizabeth Gillies, who also portrayed Jade West in Victorious, Alana Fitzgerald in Family Guy, Lucy Dunn in 13, and Catwoman in Catwoman: Hunted, and Elaine Hendrix, who also portrayed Meredith Blake in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap, in the reboot.
Personality[]
Alexis is scheming, conniving, narcissistic, and ruthless when it comes to getting what she wants. She always has a plan or tricks up her sleeve. She was absent from her children's lives for years and was considered non-maternal for not reaching out to her children for over a decade. Unlike Blake, Alexis has acknowledged her mistakes as a parent and even tried to make up for them. Despite her many questionable traits and constant meddling with her children, she will occasionally demonstrate twisted acts of love for her children. Fallon and Steven have come to realize these acts are Alexis's version of motherly love - even though they included harming others.
When it comes to her relationships, Alexis pined over Blake for years, partly because of his wealth and status. After marrying him, she had an affair that triggered her exile from Atlanta. When she returned years later, she didn't let the fact he had remarried stop her from pining over him again. She attempted to ruin his relationship with Celia by using petty antics, lies, and deceit to sway him back to herself. She even went as far as hiring a con artist to pretend to be their then-kidnapped son in an attempt to gain power and Blake's affections. She was later callous toward her real son out of fear that her secrets would resurface.
After all of her lies and treacherous behavior was revealed, Alexis was driven to suicide as she no longer had Blake's heart, money, or her children's affection. When she saw Mark Jennings and Blake's pregnant wife, Cristal horseback riding, she redirected her anger. She attempted to murder Cristal but accidentally shot and killed Mark instead. The accident caused Cristal to miscarry, an act that Alexis showed no remorse for upon confronted. Alexis even admitted to doing it again if she had the chance.
When she returned to Atlanta, Alexis had another con running with her former almost son-in-law-turned-husband, Jeff Colby. While she wants a relationship with her now-estranged children, she is truly motivated by one singular emotion - revenge and is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve it.
Trivia[]
- TV Guide named Alexis #7 in their 2013 list of "The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time", and in 2016 Rolling Stone ranked her #27 of their "40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time".
- In the original series, Alexis had a British accent and was born and raised in England. In the reboot series, Alexis was born and raised in Atlanta so she had an American accent.
Gallery[]
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External Links[]
- Alexis Colby on the Wikipedia