Myrtle Fargate

Infobox soap character
series = All My Children



caption1 =Eileen Herlie as Myrtle Fargate
name = Myrtle Fargate
alias = Mrs. Lucy Carpenter
first = 1976
last = June 23, 2008
creator = Agnes Nixon
occupation = Owner of "The Boutique" (retired) Landlord of "Fargate Boarding House"
siblings = Claudia Conner (sister)
spouse = Nigel Fargate (husband; deceased)
children = Rae Cummings (daughter; with Marcello Angelini [Stated on-air on "All My Children" on February 23 2000.] )
grandchildren = Skye Chandler (granddaughter; by Rae)
* Lila Alcazar (great-granddaughter; by Skye)
relatives = Ceara Conner (niece; deceased)
George Conner (brother-in-law)
several nieces and nephews
relationships = Carnival high-wire walker
* Leo the lion tamer
* A lightning rod salesman
residence = Fargate Boarding House,
Pine Valley, Pennsylvania
portrayer = Eileen Herlie
color = #C80815

Myrtle Fargate (née Lum) is a fictional character on the American daytime drama "All My Children", as portrayed by Eileen Herlie from 1976 to the actress' death. Even though Herlie died on October 8, her last episode aired on June 23, 2008.

Character history

Myrtle Lum comes to Pine Valley, Pennsylvania as a former carny and a somewhat partner-in-crime to Phoebe Tyler Wallingford, as she is trying to break up her son, Lincoln's marriage to Kitty Shea. She is to pose as her mother, Mrs. Lucy Carpenter. However, a real bond of affection blooms between Kitty and Myrtle. Naturally, the scheme fails, and Phoebe is defeated again. Kitty is dying of a brain disease, and Myrtle and Lincoln vow to make her last month's happy ones. They do, and Kitty dies at peace. Myrtle meets a man named Nigel Fargate and eventually marries him, away from Pine Valley. When Nigel dies, Myrtle returns to Pine Valley.

She owns the Boutique, a clothing store that is owned by Lincoln's late sister, Ann Tyler; and also owns a boarding house in Pine Valley. She is best friends with Phoebe's former rival, Mona Kane Tyler, and when Mona dies, she becomes the surrogate mother to Erica Kane (to Myrtle's mind and heart, Erica is "her girl"). She is also the surrogate grandmother to Erica's children, Kendall Hart, Josh Madden and Bianca Montgomery (Bianca once stayed at Myrtle's boarding house, where she was raped by Michael Cambias). She functions in a great grandmotherly capacity to Miranda Montgomery, Spike Lavery and Ian Slater as well, Kendall and Bianca's children. As such, she is often considered a member of the Kane-Montgomery family. She also functions as a mother figure to Zach Slater, Kendall's husband, when he needs some clarity in his life.

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External links

* [http://www.soapcentral.com/amc/whoswho/myrtle.php Myrtle Fargate profile at soapcentral.com]