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Stavares `` Steve '' Andropoulos and Elizabeth `` Betsy '' Stewart Andropoulos are fictional characters and a supercouple from the American soap opera As the World Turns. Steve was portrayed by actor Frank Runyeon and Betsy was portrayed by both actress Meg Ryan and actress Lindsay Frost. The fictional couple wed on May 30, 1984 ; the episode attracted 20 million viewers, making it the second highest - rated hour in American soap opera history. Storyline Steve Andropoulos found himself falling in love with Betsy Stewart in 1982. The feeling was mutual and Betsy offered to give him her trust fund money so he could start his own business. Though touched by the gesture, Steve refused her offer. Despite everyone 's efforts to keep the news a secret, Steve 's brother Nick found out that the pair was dating and suspecting that Steve was only after Betsy 's trust fund, Nick went after Steve with Betsy in attendance. Though a panicked Betsy promised to stop seeing him, Nick found them picnicking together and violently confronted Steve. In the course of the argument, Nick had a massive heart attack. In agony, Nick muttered that he wished he 'd killed Steve. After extracting a promise from Betsy never to see Steve again. Betsy vowed to stay away from Steve and entered into a hasty marriage with Craig Montgomery after he saved her from an explosion. Betsy and Craig 's wedding kicked off 1983. By the time Craig and Betsy were pronounced husband and wife, Steve was standing outside the church in the rain, tears streaming down his face. Betsy 's marriage was strained however due to Craig 's jealousy and an unhappy Betsy left him to go to Spain. Upon returning to Oakdale, Betsy was ready to leave Craig, but lost her nerve when he planned a romantic evening for her. Torn between her love for Steve and her commitment to Craig, Betsy made love to Craig. When Betsy later became pregnant, she was convinced the child was Craig 's and decided to commit herself to her marriage. Although Betsy reluctantly chose to remain with Craig, Steve could not accept the idea that she did n't love him anymore. And Craig went to great lengths to rub in the fact that Steve and Diana seemed to be an item now. Soon after, Steve was wanted by the police for the theft of Whit McColl 's gold coins. Later, Betsy, who had been out shopping, got into her car and found a wounded Steve in the back seat. Despite knowing that he was wanted by the police, she took him to the boathouse and lovingly tended to his wounds. Betsy enlisted Steve 's friend Tucker Foster to help them find out who framed Steve. She thought it was Whit, but Tucker was sure it was Craig. Then Betsy 's grandfather, David, caught Betsy sneaking into the supply room at Memorial Hospital to get medicine for Steve. She begged her grandfather to come and examine him. David discovered that Steve was suffering from blood poisoning and gangrene and would die unless he got treatment. With Betsy 's help, David operated on Steve right there in the boathouse. Meanwhile, one of Whit 's rare coins had been bought by Bobbi Maxwell and her boyfriend, Lonnie. They traced Tucker from the pawnshop and called him for a meeting. Betsy and Steve joined the `` coin hunt '' and arrived for the meeting to try to buy back the coin. Actually, Craig was relieved, because now he could spend more time with Diana. But when Betsy told Craig she was going to call her broker and sell some stocks to get money for the cruise, Craig panicked. He had made some bad investments and had lost all her money in the stock market. The Montgomeries were broke, only Betsy did n't know it yet. In the process of attempting to help Steve, Betsy found that she was still in love with him and decided to leave her husband. Upon returning from a romantic evening with Steve at the boathouse, Betsy went into labor. It was a breech birth, and Steve had to get her to the hospital quickly. Diana discovered him there and tried to get him to leave, but Steve could n't tear himself away from Betsy, who gave birth to a healthy daughter. In remembrance of her father Dan, she named the child Danielle. Craig told his wife how much he loved her, and now that they had a child, he hoped things would be all right between them. Although Betsy told Craig it was over, things changed when he was fired from his job. Later, Betsy was so moved when she heard Craig talking to his sleeping daughter about his losses, and weakly told Steve she could n't leave Craig right now. When Steve exploded, Betsy stormed out, saying they were through. On Kim 's advice, a sad Betsy wrote a note to Steve telling him how much she loved him. However, unbeknownst to her, Craig found the note, tore it up and forged a new one saying Betsy loved Craig and regretted having to betray him. The next morning, when Betsy came by to see Steve, Diana answered the door wearing only Steve 's shirt. Devastated, Betsy decided she could n't stay with Craig, so she moved in with Kim. The next morning when Betsy arrived to get the rest of her things, Craig picked a fight with her and seemed to fall down the stairs. Craig then cried `` paralysis, '' getting Betsy to move back in with him. A major storm ushered in the New Year. After it had passed, Betsy 's boathouse was on shaky ground. She surprised Craig by telling him she planned to build a home for abandoned children on the lot and call it the Refuge. Steve 's construction company put in a bid. Diana heard about Steve 's plans, got hold of the other bids and changed them, making Steve 's the lowest. Steve and Tucker 's company got the job. When Betsy could n't go through with a romantic evening, Craig left in disgust. Upset that Steve was hindering her marriage, Betsy tried to destroy everything that reminded her of him. She found the book of Greek poetry Steve had given her when they first met and decided to give it back to him. When Betsy arrived at Steve 's apartment, she tried to say she was through with him, but the chemistry between them was too strong, and they fell into a passionate embrace. Betsy and Steve agreed not to make love until after she had left Craig. After Craig accused her of having an affair with Steve, Betsy told Craig their marriage was over. Then she went upstairs to pack and discovered that Danielle was gone. Craig said he could n't let Betsy take her away, so he hid her. Craig threatened to leave town with Danielle if Betsy called the police, and if she went to Steve, she 'd never see her daughter again. Luckily, Craig 's mother, Lyla, traced Danielle to the home of Mrs. Hoffman, a maid whom Betsy had fired previously, and Danielle was returned to her mother. At the same time Diana McColl informed Steve that she knew Craig was faking his paralysis. Steve found Betsy at Kim 's, and when she told him she 'd left Craig for good, they had a joyful reunion. One day while driving, Betsy was in a terrible accident in Vermont. When she woke up, she needed plastic surgery because of the burns on her face and she had no memory of who she was. Alone and vulnerable, Betsy found herself becoming close to her doctor and agreed to marry him. After a while though she started getting flashbacks of Oakdale and had to go there. While in Oakdale, Craig recognized Betsy and he reunited her with her family. Betsy 's life continued to be difficult though. Though she loved Steve, she found herself arguing more and more about money. Steve wanted the best for Betsy and spent lavishly but refused to tell Betsy where the money was coming from. Soon they found themselves in debt. Ashamed, Steve left Betsy. Despite of all his faults, Betsy still loved him and went looking for him. Unfortunately, she was heartbroken to learn that Steve was serving a life sentence in a Greek jail for trafficking drugs and with much sorrow she divorced him in the fall of 1986. After a failed attempt at romance with Tad Channing and then Josh Snyder, Betsy decided to get away from Oakdale and in 1988, she and Dani moved to Wisconsin to live near her uncle Ronnie Talbot. See also List of supercouples References Jump up ^ Christopher Schemering ( 1985 ). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Ballantine Books. pp. 644 pages. ISBN 0 - 345 - 32459 - 5. As the World Turns Characters Hughes family Bob Hughes Kim Sullivan Hughes Chris Hughes Tom Hughes Margo Hughes Casey Hughes Snyder family Holden Snyder Jack Snyder Carly Snyder Lily Walsh Snyder Katie Snyder Luke Snyder Faith Snyder Natalie Snyder Ethan Snyder Parker Snyder Sage Snyder Jacob Snyder Ryan / Coleman family Barbara Ryan Coleman Henry Coleman Paul Ryan Eliza Ryan Stewart family Susan Burke Stewart Emily Stewart Ryan Alison Stewart Montgomery family Craig Montgomery Rosanna Cabot Johnny Montgomery Gabriel Caras Donovan / Ciccone Family Dusty Donovan Janet Ciccone Liberty Ciccone Lorenzo Donovan Teri Ciccone Other characters John Dixon Lisa Miller Grimaldi Noah Mayer Lucinda Walsh Notable previous characters Ameera Ali Aziz Kirk Anderson Samantha Anderson Dani Andropoulos Cleo Babbit Audrey Coleman Maddie Coleman Eve Coleman Browning Molly Conlan Rose D'Angelo Mick Dante Rick Decker Andy Dixon Matthew John Dixon Iris Dumbrowski Sofie Duran Sierra Estaban Kit Fowler Simon Frasier Gray Gerard Dallas Griffin Jessica Griffin Damian Grimaldi Ben Harris Marley Hudson Vicky Hudson Daniel Hughes Edith Hughes Nancy Hughes McCloskey Frannie Hughes Sabrina Hughes Lien Hughes Penny Hughes Sam Hutchins Vienna Hyatt Mike Kasnoff Nick Kasnoff Julia Larrabee Cheri Love Donna Love Ellen Lowell Lyon Hunter Bonnie McKechnie Jake McKinnon Winston Mayer Lucy Montgomery Keith Morrissey Adam Munson Hal Munson Will Munson Gwen Norbeck Munson Jennifer Munson Cole Norbeck Matt O'Connor Reid Oliver Aaron Snyder Brad Snyder Caleb Snyder Ellie Snyder Emma Snyder Iva Snyder J.J. Snyder Meg Snyder Seth Snyder James Stenbeck Betsy Stewart Jade Taylor Cass Winthrop Abigail Williams Main crew Creator : Irna Phillips Executive producer : Christopher Goutman Head writer : Jean Passanante Leah Laiman Related topics InTurn Our Private World Daytime Emmy Award History 1956 -- 1960 1961 -- 1965 1966 -- 1970 1971 -- 1975 1976 -- 1980 1981 -- 1990 1991 -- 1996 1997 -- 1999 2000 -- 2007 2008 2009 Related websites CBS Official website Procter & Gamble P&G ATWT Official Website Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steve_Andropoulos_and_Betsy_Stewart&oldid=843352444 '' Categories : As the World Turns characters Soap opera supercouples Hidden categories : Articles that need to differentiate between fact and fiction from October 2009 All articles that need to differentiate between fact and fiction Wikipedia articles needing rewrite from May 2018 All articles needing rewrite Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from May 2018 All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention Articles with multiple maintenance issues Television articles that need to differentiate between fact and fiction Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 28 May 2018, at 15 : 55. 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Question: who played betsy stewart on as the world turns
Answer: Meg Ryan