Lindsay Rappaport is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live. She was portrayed by Catherine Hickland, who debuted May 14, 1998, and played her continually through October 2008. Hickland briefly reprised the role in July 2009. Hickland returned to the role of Lindsay from January 4–6, 2012, for the show's ABC Daytime finale. Character background Lindsay was born off-screen to a stern and disapproving father, Dennis Farrell, who doted on her younger sister, Melanie, while shunning Lindsay. Even after Lindsay married hotshot lawyer Sam Rappaport and raised his two children, Lindsay was disappointed and angered when Sam's fell out of love with her and in love with Nora Hanen. A series of desperate affairs followed for Lindsay, including one with brother-in-law, Colin MacIver, and the loveless marriage of Sam and Lindsay finally ended as their two children reached adulthood. Storylines Lindsay arrives in Llanview following Sam, immediately sparking a rivalry with Nora Hanen. She befriends and marries Clint Buchanan, but the marriage falls apart. Obsessed with the woman she blamed for ending her marriage, Lindsay engages in a vendetta against Nora, aiming to break up her marriage to Bo Buchanan; this begins a feud which would last a decade. A business partnership, meanwhile, blossoms with Dorian Lord, and Lindsay forges a friendship with R.J. Gannon. Sam and Lindsay's children, Will and Jennifer, appear in 1998 and 2001, respectively. Jen ends up turning to prospective stepmother Nora as a maternal figure for advice on life and relationships, to the displeasure of Lindsay. Lindsay's relationship with R.J. eventually blossoms into a romance, and she helps him gain custody of his granddaughter, Jamie, after the death of R.J.'s daughter, Keri Reynolds. Lindsay becomes attached to Jamie, but her relationship with R. J. ends in early 2007. Single again, Lindsay rededicates herself to a motherly relationship with Jen's best friend, Marcie Walsh McBain, her new husband Michael McBain, and their adopted son "Tommy". At the same time, she busies herself with numerous children's charities, advocacy groups for single mothers, and showcases the work of artist Cristian Vega in her gallery. In August 2007, Lindsay is shocked to discover that she had won Llanview's famed "Woman of the Year" award. After Nora presents the award, an emotional Lindsay tells the audience she can not accept it, after which John McBain arrests her for the murder of Spencer Truman. During Lindsay's