▁is ▁a ▁fict ional ▁character ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁N BC ▁soap ▁opera ▁Sun set ▁Beach , ▁played ▁by ▁Domin ique ▁Jenn ings . ▁Virginia ▁is ▁character ized ▁as ▁a ▁" bad ▁girl " ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁central ▁to ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁story line ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁im pre gn ates ▁a ▁fellow ▁female ▁character ▁without ▁their ▁consent . ▁ ▁Character ▁development ▁Jenn ings ▁was ▁cast ▁into ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Virginia ▁after ▁she ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁another ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁program . ▁She ▁was ▁originally ▁contract ed ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁ten ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁program . ▁However , ▁after ▁her ▁first ▁day ▁on ▁set , ▁Jenn ings ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁three - year ▁contract , ▁which ▁she ▁accepted . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Sun set ▁Beach ▁had ▁decided ▁to ▁end ▁Jenn ings ' ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁serial , ▁after ▁they ▁ax ed ▁Virginia ▁from ▁the ▁series . ▁However , ▁produ cers ▁decided ▁to ▁not ▁to ▁kill ▁her ▁off ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁rule ▁out ▁a ▁future ▁return . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁character ▁is ▁port rayed ▁as ▁" the ▁b itch ▁of ▁the ▁beach ", ▁Jenn ings ▁said ▁that ▁Virginia ▁has ▁" depth ▁and ▁edge " ▁to ▁her . ▁She ▁described ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁mother ▁from ▁South ▁Central ▁L . A ., ▁who ▁is ▁" try ing ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁better ▁life ▁for ▁her ▁son " ▁but ▁making ▁Van essa ▁and ▁Michael ' s ▁lives ▁miser able ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁She ▁op ined ▁that ▁Virginia