Marie Tisdale

*"Excuse me, but I don't think your mother would want you doing things like that." - Marie Tisdale*

**Marie Tisdale** is a resident of Ashford Falls, New York and a maid and housekeeper at the Hedison Mansion for the Hedison Family, almost exclusively to Rachel Hedison. Attentive and hardworking, it is often mentioned how patient and even-tempered she is to deal with Rachel's impulsive and often strict demands.

Not much is known about Marie's past. Several events from her life have been described, but the exact chronology and some gaps in her life have yet to be revealed. She was once described as being from France, but this past seems to belong to a separate unnamed brunette servant of the Hedisons.

It is known that Marie was born in Chicago, Illinois, and that she was abandoned by her father when she was young. Her mother raised her and her sisters while working as a seamstress in a brassiere factory. She later married an unidentified widower with three sons all much older than Marie and her sisters.

It is not known just how Marie came to live in Ashford Falls, but it is known she was hired along with two other girls by Monica Hedison in 1985.

It has also been revealed that Marie is supposed to be the daughter of Theodore "Teddy" Tisdale, the brother of local judge and preacher, Lee Tisdale, but whether Teddy is her biological father or her step-father is unrevealed. She is also said to be related to Alex Iaocca, a local police officer, but this is unconfirmed.

According to one account, Marie arrived in Ashford Falls fleeing threats on her life by an abusive ex-boyfriend. Hired by Rachel's mother when she was twenty, she was only a few years older than Rachel herself. Monica took a clear shine to Marie and often treated her with respect, often offering to help her elevate her to her life ambitions. Marie was a clear witness to the unmotional marriage between Monica and Carter Hedison, and after Monica's death, Rachel frequently called up Marie to tell her stories about the mother she barely used. Despite the closeness in ages and status, Rachel respected Marie but still maintained some distance between them. In the mansion, Marie doted and did more for Rachel over any of the other maids.

Over the years, there was a high turnover of maids and housekeepers in the Hedison Mansion, but Rachel raised Marie's wages several times to keep her employed. In 1991, Edward Ashworth, the family retainer, hired local girl Annie Houghton to assist him in the housekeeping. However, Annie had only taken the position because of an unreciprocated and somewhat obbsessive infatuation with Rachel. Jealous of Marie's closeness with Rachel as her personal aide, she used the cord of a vaccuum cleaner to trip Marie down a stairway in the mansion that broke her leg and left her in a convalescent state for several months. In her absence, Annie moved in and served Rachel closely without incident while mooning over her from afar. As Marie healed in one of the Hedison estate's bungalows, she spent her time drawing and designing room designs. When she was able to return to work, she heard Annie had been fired for making a romantic lesbian pass at Rachel. It was also later revealed that Annie had been dressing as Rachel and successfully pretending to be her even around Rachel's father, Carter Hedison, and her brother, Blake Hedison.

Under unknown means, Marie followed her interest in home design by leaving the Hedisons and starting her own business, becoming friends with locals Janet Dubois and Medeline Crump. In 1995, she was hired by Mayor Sabrina Collins to undertake the restoration of the Hathway House.