hugged, as Robin did give her credit for always being good for Jason and Sonny and Carly thanked her for saving Jason's life. Sonny's new doctor Mayes was quite rude to Carly and Sonny voiced himself on that but Carly wanted this to work out and told him it was fine and she had to head to the Metro Court. Carly often voices with Michael how angry she is that Sabrina lied about having his baby and to Morgan to make sure he took his bipolar medications. In late 2016, Carly is devastated after the death of Morgan. More tragedy follows when her adopted sister Nelle Benson (Chloe Lanier) appears and starts taking revenge on Carly, including marrying and having a child with Michael. In 2019, Carly gives birth to a daughter, Donna Corinthos. Creation Casting Brown, known for her appearance in the children's series VR Troopers, auditioned for the role of Carly in early 1996 opposite Burton, who played Jason. Brown won the role out of seven other actresses including Burton's real-life girlfriend. Despite her own reservations, Brown officially booked the role on February 18, 1996, her 21st birthday. Brown made her first appearance as Carly on April 5, 1996. In September 1999, Brown revealed to Soaps in Depth that she was contemplating renewing her contract so she could audition for pilot. Brown's plans to officially vacate the role were announced in January 2000. However, Brown extended her contract when the producers agreed to work around her schedule. In December 2000, Brown announced that she wanted to move on and the producers were contemplating a recast. Robin Christopher who played Skye Chandler on All My Children and Gina Tognoni — Kelly Cramer from One Life to Live — were both considered as Brown's replacement. The series was also suffering from the departures of several popular actors including Burton and Jonathan Jackson—who played Carly's cousin Lucky Spencer. Brown immediately denied rumors that a dispute with executive producer Jill Farren Phelps led to her departure. Brown filmed her final scenes in early April 2001, and made her final appearance on April 24. In April 2001, Braun was announced as a Carly recast and made her first appearance on May 2, 2001. Initial speculation that Braun was only temporary and the character was slated to be written out was put to rest as Braun was put on contract with the series. According