Carly Spencer

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**Caroline Leigh "Carly" Spencer** is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera *General Hospital*. She is the daughter of the late attorney John Durant and Nurse Bobbie Spencer via one night stand.

Carly is known for her fierce loyalty and impulsive nature. The role gained prominence for its controversial pair-ups (most notably with Sonny Corinthos and Jason Morgan) and has been portrayed by numerous actresses.

Sarah Brown, who originated the role on April 5, 1996, portrayed Carly until 2001. Tamara Braun took over the role from 2001-2005. Following a brief stint by Jennifer Bransford, Laura Wright was cast in the role. Wright has portrayed Carly since November 2005, making her portrayal the longest by a significant margin.

## Relationships

* Family
* Friends
* Enemies

* Amelia Corinthos - Carly's granddaughter
* Donna Corinthos - Carly's daughter with Sonny
* Michael Corinthos - Carly's son with A.J.
* Morgan Corinthos - Carly's son with Sonny (deceased)
* Wiley Corinthos - Carly's grandson
* Josslyn Jacks - Carly's daughter with Jax
* Bobbie Spencer - Carly's mother

* Elisha Adams - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
* Haley Adams
* Leah Adams
* Curtis Ashford
* Jordan Ashford - Carly's friend, former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department, and current Deputy Mayor of Port Charles
* T.J. Ashford
* Shawn Butler - Now in San Francisco
* Drew Cain - Former Navy SEAL
* Nikolas Cassadine - Cyrus' nephew and Victor's great nephew
* Spencer Cassadine - Her ex-husband Sonny's nephew, Cyrus' great nephew, and Victor's great-great nephew
* Joseph Campbell - Former District Attorney now living in Atlanta
* Harrison Chase - Detective of the Port Charles Police Department
* Amber Chua
* Kevin Collins
* Laura Collins - Current Mayor of Port Charles
* Jessica Cruz - aka Green Lantern
* Anna Devane - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department
* Emma Drake
* Patrick Drake - Now in Berkeley
* Dante Falconeri - Detective of the Port Charles Police Department
* Carol Ferris - aka Star Sapphire
* Mallory Gentry
* Barbara Gordon - aka Batgirl and Michael's current girlfriend
* James Horowitz
* Jasper "Jax" Jacks - Carly's ex-husband and Josslyn's father
* Hal Jordan - aka Green Lantern
* Paul Kelly - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
* Ric Lansing - Carly's ex-brother-in-law
* Shane McAvoy
* Sam McCall
* Kirsi Mikkonen
* Keith Miller - Diane's son with an unknown man
* Sally Miller - Diane's daughter with an unknown man
* Danny Morgan
* Jason Morgan
* Dean Murdock
* Jeffrey Nash
* Kim Nero
* Liesl Obrecht - Nathan and Britt's mother, Nina's aunt, her ex-husband Sonny's aunt-in-law
* Henry Pierce
* Diana Prince - aka Wonder Woman
* Olivia Quartermaine
* Tracy Quartermaine
* Zoe Raleigh
* Natalie Rawles
* Nina Reeves
* Horace Sanchez
* Sabrina Santiago - Her son Michael's ex-girlfriend (deceased)
* James Scorpio
* Mac Scorpio - Current Commissioner and former Chief of Detectives of the Port Charles Police Department
* Robert Scorpio - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department, former WSB agent, and current District Attorney
* Ellen Scully - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
* Damian Spinelli - Private investigator
* Willow Tait
* Clyde Thompson
* David Walters
* Nathan West - (deceased)
* Britt Westbourne - (deceased)
* Zatanna Zatara

* Diego Alcazar - (deceased)
* Lorenzo Alcazar - (deceased)
* Luis Alcazar - (deceased)
* Hank Archer - aka Shiloh who bore a striking resemblance to the late Nathan West (deceased)
* Peter August - Founder and former owner of The Invader tabloid, Faison's son with Alex Marick; and Nelle's male counterpart who was wanting revenge for his late father Cesar Faison, Cyrus Renault, Nelle Benson, and Elijah Crowe (deceased)
* Johann Bauer - Victor's former henchman and Esme's male counterpart/bodyguard whose name also starts with J
* Trent Beech - Cyrus' henchman (deceased)
* Nelle Benson - Peter's female counterpart (deceased)
* Bart Bentley - Cyrus' henchman
* John Brennan - Director of the WSB after Pikeman Security Group arranged a hostile takeover of the WSB (captured)
* Michael Carson - Mary Pat's male counterpart and a Michael of a different stripe (imprisoned)
* Helena Cassadine - Valentin's mother; Nikolas, Donald, and Charlotte's paternal grandmother (deceased)
* Stavros Cassadine - (deceased)
* Valentin Cassadine - Helena's son with Victor and Donald and Charlotte's father
* Victor Cassadine - Valentin's father, Donald and Charlotte's paternal grandfather, Nikolas' great uncle, Ava's ex-great uncle-in-law, Spencer's great-great uncle, Avery's former great-great uncle by marriage of Nikolas and Ava, and Esme's former partner-in-crime (deceased)
* Sienna Colby - Cyrus' henchwoman
* Suzanne Cottle - Cyrus' henchwoman
* Ryan Chamberlain - Kevin's twin brother and Esme's biological father (deceased)
* Harry DeFranco - Armed robber
* Cesar Faison - (deceased)
* Sonny Faison - Faison's son with an unknown woman a Sonny of a different stripe
* Mason Gatlin - Cyrus' henchman
* Chris Gentry - Armed robber wanting revenge for Olivia Jerome (imprisoned)
* Paul Gentry - Armed robber wanting revenge for Olivia Jerome (imprisoned)
* Jim Harvey - (deceased)
* Charlie Heineck - Jerry Jacks and Paul Hornsby's former accomplice (deceased)
* The Hook - (captured)
* Paul Hornsby - Former District Attorney and her ex-brother-in-law Jerry's accomplice (imprisoned)
* Mary Pat Ingles - (deceased)
* Jerry Jacks - Carly's ex-brother-in-law
* Ava Jerome - Nelle's former sister-in-law, Nikolas' ex-wife, and Spencer's former stepmother
* Olivia Jerome - Nelle's former sister-in-law, Nikolas' former sister-in-law, and Spencer's former aunt
* Gabriel Jenkins - Cyrus' henchman
* Thomas Johnson - Cassandra's African-American henchman, Epiphany's ex-husband, and Stan's father (imprisoned)
* Daisy Kwan - Now residing in Beechers Corners.
* Harmony Miller - Diane's possible daughter or sister (deceased)
* Stephen Ordway - Cassandra's henchman (imprisoned)
* Shawn Phillips - Shawn of a different stripe and Rupert's counterpart (imprisoned)
* Cassandra Pierce - (deceased)
* Carl Pine - Cyrus' African-American henchman (deceased)
* Esme Prince - Ryan Chamberlain's daughter, Stephen Clay's cousin-in-law, and Victor Cassadine's former partner-in-crime
* Cyrus Renault
* Carlos Rivera - (deceased)
* Winston Rudge - Olivia Jerome's henchman and Valentin Cassadine's associate from South Africa who bores an uncanny resemblance to Valentin (imprisoned)
* Franco Walker - Cyrus' henchman, associate, and enforcer (deceased)
* Eric Watson - Armed robber
* Heather Webber - Esme's biological mother aka "The Hook" (imprisoned)