Dorian Lord

Dorian Lord
One Life to Live character
Robin Strasser as Dorian Lord
Portrayed by
Duration
  • 1973–1987
  • 1990–2000
  • 2003–2011
  • 2013
First appearanceApril 19, 1973
Last appearanceAugust 19, 2013
ClassificationFormer; regular
Created by
Introduced by
Crossover
appearances
All My Children

Claire Malis as Dorian Lord

Elaine Princi as Dorian Lord
In-universe information
Other names
  • Dorian Cramer (maiden name)
  • Claudia Carson
  • Blair Daimler
  • Lindsay
  • Dorian Lord Vickers Buchanan
OccupationPhysician
Businesswoman
Politician
Executor and trustee to the Lord family estate
FamilyCramer
Parents
Sisters
Husband
WifeAmelia Bennett (2009)
Daughters
Adoptive daughtersLangston Wilde
GrandsonsRiver Carpenter
AuntsBetsy Cramer
NephewsPaul Cramer
Nieces

Dorian Lord is a fictional character and matriarch of the Cramer family on the American daytime drama One Life to Live, played most notably and for the longest duration by actress Robin Strasser. Strasser was cast by series creator Agnes Nixon and debuted on the episode first-aired on April 13, 1979. For most of the show's history, the character is the show's primary antagonist and Byronic hero.

Strasser won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series in 1982 for her portrayal of Dorian, and was also nominated for the award in 1981, 1983, and 1985. Strasser has been nominated for Soap Opera Digest Awards for Dorian in various categories in 1986, 1988, 1994, 1995, and 2005, winning in 1996 as "Outstanding Lead Actress." Princi was also nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award as Dorian for "Outstanding Villainess: Daytime" in 1992.