Sarah Roberts

Sarah Roberts is a fictional character from the American serial drama One Life to Live and is the daughter of Tina Lord and Cord Roberts. Casting Child actors Alexa and Zoe Fisher portrayed the role in 1991, followed by Courtney Chase from February 8, 1993, to 1994. Sarah was played by Hayden Panettiere from February 1, 1994, to January 13, 1997, and Shanelle Workman from February 4, 2003, to January 28, 2004. Justis Bolding portrayed the role from June 14, 2007, to January 7, 2009. Storylines 1991–97 In 1990, Tina is seeing Johnny Dee Hesser, son of mobster Carlo Hesser, and also sleeps with her ex-husband Cord. She soon discovers she is pregnant, but is not sure who the child's father is. Though believing the baby to be Johnny's, Cord is willing to reunite with Tina to raise the child as his own. Finding out about the baby, a distraught Johnny bursts into Llanfair, knocks Tina unconscious, and attempts to kidnap her. Tina's sister, Victoria Lord, had suffered a stroke, leaving her unable to walk or speak. Viki struggled with and overcome dissociative identity disorder in the past; realizing that Tina's life is in danger, Viki's alternate personality, Niki Smith, emerges. As Niki, Viki is able to stand, and then shoots Johnny to death. Initially, both Viki and Tina have no memory of what happened, and Tina becomes the prime suspect in the murder. However, an audio tape recorded in the room later exonerates her and proves that Viki had acted in self-defense.