Olivia Jerome

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**Olivia Jerome** is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera *General Hospital*. She is the daughter of the late mob boss Victor Jerome.

She was portrayed by soap vet Tonja Walker from April 1, 1988 to March 12, 1990 before being replaced by Cesar Faison portrayed by Anders Hove a week later.

Walker returned as Olivia from January 17 to March 23, 2017 nearly 27 years later replacing Cesar Faison and Johnny Zacchara before being replaced by two unknown actors as Chris and Paul Gentry a week later, then later Chloe Lanier as Nelle Benson and Ryan Paevey as Nathan West, and later Anders Hove returned as Faison a year later in 2018.

## Casting

The role was originated by Tonja Walker in 1988 and she left in 1990; she was known for being a villain.

On January 17, 2017; Walker made a surprise return to *GH* when Olivia was revealed to be alive 27 years later replacing Anders Hove as Cesar Faison.

On February 6, 2017; *Soap Opera Digest* revealed that Walker has wrapped her return trip to *GH* but will air through mid March.

She made her last appearance on March 23, 2017 before being replaced by two unknown actors as Chris and Paul Gentry a week later, then Chloe Lanier as Nelle Benson and Ryan Paevey as Nathan West, and later Anders Hove returned as Faison a year later in 2018.

On November 13, 2022; a rumor suggested that Walker could return to *GH* as Olivia Jerome, but nothing has been confirmed.

## Storylines

* 1988-90
* 2017

On January 17, 2017; it was revealed that she is alive nearly 27 years later and the head of the Jerome mob family three years after Cesar Faison fled Port Charles and the PCPD was no longer looking for him and a year after Johnny Zacchara was sent back to Pentonville. She also ordered the hit that killed Morgan Corinthos.

Later, the guards from D'Archam arrive to take Olivia away. They drag her off as she pleads for help. One week later, the armed robbery at the Floating Rib takes place involving revenge for Olivia by Valentin and Olivia's new accomplices Chris and Paul Gentry after she was sent to a mental asylum. They were later arrested and lawyered up with Henry Sullivan representing them. Unlike Olivia who was unfit to stand trial, the brothers were fit to stand trial and they were sentenced to life in prison without parole.

On November 11, 2022 after the crime at the Metro Court Hotel by Faison's men which left Mayor Janice Lomax outraged leaving Franco Baldwin and Nathan West unharmed which came Mayor Lomax's speech about the Charles Street redevelopment project before her resignation resulting the return of Faison and the arrival of Jim Harvey a month later, the deaths of Cesar Faison and Nathan West resulting in the earthquake a month later, Carly's torture at Ferncliff by Mary Pat Ingles and Rupert Watson leaving Spencer traumatized, the death of Hank Archer aka Shiloh who bore a resemblance to the late Nathan West, the death of Nelle Benson, the death of Franco Baldwin resulting in Yuri Tamashevich replacing Franco one month later, the death of Jason Morgan on Cassadine Island resulting in Jason being replaced by Johann Bauer, the death of Peter August resulting in the armed robbery at Charlie's Pub by Eric Watson and Harry DeFranco nearly two months later, and the attacks from a female serial killer who goes by The Hook; Cyrus Renault who bores an uncanny resemblance to the late Cesar Faison tells Laura at Pentonville that he can't protect Anna if she comes to Pentonville. Olivia Jerome can't wait to roll out the red carpet for Anna when she arrives implying Olivia was moved to Pentonville where her nephew Spencer Cassadine by marriage of Nikolas and Ava is at along with her two prison friends Chris and Paul Gentry.

After the death of former General Hospital Head Nurse Epiphany Johnson on March 28, 2023; it is revealed that Olivia is living longer than Epiphany despite being four months older than Epiphany.
## Crimes Committed

* Had illegal business transactions with Valentin Cassadine [1990-2017]
* Kidnapped a pregnant Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake in attempted revenge for Cesar Faison [Mar 3-10, 2017]

## Relationships

* Family
* Friends
* Enemies

* Steven Culp - Olivia's son with an unknown man
* Leo Falconeri - Olivia's nephew
* Ava Jerome - Olivia's half-sister
* Julian Jerome - Olivia's brother (deceased)
* Kiki Jerome - Olivia's niece (deceased)
* Victor Jerome - Olivia's father (deceased)
* Avery Jerome-Corinthos - Olivia's niece
* Sam McCall - Olivia's niece
* Danny Morgan - Olivia's great-nephew; Sam and Jason's son
* Emily Morgan - Olivia's great-niece

* Frank Anderson - Olivia's new friend at Pentonville and fellow inmate
* Greg Barnes - Olivia's new friend at Pentonville and fellow inmate
* Nelle Benson - Olivia's former sister-in-law and her son Steven's friend (deceased)
* Raymond Berlin
* Steve Book - Olivia's new friend at Pentonville and fellow inmate
* Nora Buchanan - Olivia's defense attorney and her former sister-in-law Nelle's former attorney
* Valentin Cassadine
* Hilda Dorsey - Olivia new friend at Pentonville and fellow inmate
* Cesar Faison - Olivia's male counterpart (deceased)
* Mason Gatlin - Olivia's new friend at Pentonville and fellow inmate
* Chris Gentry - Olivia's friend and fellow inmate
* Paul Gentry - Olivia's friend and fellow inmate
* Fred Gray
* Paul Hornsby - Olivia's new friend at Pentonville and fellow inmate
* Thomas Johnson - Fellow inmate
* Stephen Ordway - Fellow inmate
* Winston Rudge - Olivia's former accomplice who bores an uncanny resemblance to Valentin and was working with Valentin's father Victor Cassadine before being in Steinmauer Prison (imprisoned)
* Suzanne Stanwyck - Fellow inmate
* Johnny Zacchara - Olivia's new friend at Pentonville and fellow inmate

* Haley Adams
* Leah Adams
* Randy Ashcroft - Sheriff of the Eerie County Sheriff's Department
* Curtis Ashford
* Jordan Ashford - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department and current Deputy Mayor of Port Charles
* T.J. Ashford
* Franco Baldwin - (deceased)
* Scott Baldwin - Former District Attorney
* Hayden Barnes
* Shawn Butler
* Drew Cain - Former Navy SEAL
* Joseph Campbell - Former District Attorney now living in Atlanta
* Lucy Coe
* Brad Cooper
* Kevin Collins
* Laura Collins - Current Mayor of Port Charles
* Carly Corinthos - Michael and Morgan's mother
* Michael Corinthos
* Morgan Corinthos - (deceased)
* Sonny Corinthos - Michael's adoptive father, Morgan and Dante's father, and Robin's longtime best friend
* Alexis Davis - Former District Attorney
* Anna Devane - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department
* Naomi Dreyfus - (deceased)
* Dante Falconeri - Michael's adoptive brother and Morgan's brother
* Hamilton Finn
* D.A. Garcia
* Barbara Gordon - Michael's current girlfriend
* Martin Grey - Cyrus' brother and Laura's paternal half-brother
* Audrey Hardy - Former General Hospital Head Nurse
* Maxie Jones
* Ric Lansing - Former District Attorney
* Janice Lomax - Former Mayor of Port Charles
* Andre Maddox - Former General Hospital psychiatrist
* Griffin Munro
* Oliver Nash
* Alan Quartermaine - (deceased)
* Monica Quartermaine - Current General Hospital Chairperson of the Board
* Ned Quartermaine - Former Mayor of Port Charles
* Olivia Quartermaine
* Tracy Quartermaine
* Natalie Rawles
* Horace Sanchez
* James Scorpio - Anna's son with Robert, and Robin's brother
* Robert Scorpio - Anna's ex-husband, former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department, former WSB agent, and current District Attorney
* Robin Scorpio-Drake - Anna's daughter with Robert, James' sister, and Sonny's longtime best friend now living in Berkeley
* Luke Spencer - (deceased)
* Lulu Spencer - Luke's daughter with Laura (hospitalized)
* Valerie Spencer
* Damian Spinelli
* Henry Sullivan
* David Walters
* Mary Wells - Current General Hospital Head Nurse
* Nathan West - Dante's former partner and Nelle's maternal cousin once removed/legal uncle (deceased)