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Ava Jerome is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera ''General Hospital''. The role is portrayed by three-time Daytime Emmy Award winner Maura West, who made her on-screen debut on May 8, 2013. Ava is part of the Jerome crime family; she is the only daughter of Victor Jerome (Jack Axelrod) and ''Ryan's Hope''s Delia Ryan (Ilene Kristen), and the younger half-sister of Evan Jerome, Olivia St. John (Tonja Walker) and Julian Jerome (Jason Culp, William deVry). Introduced by executive producer Frank Valentini and created by head writer Ron Carlivati, Ava is introduced as the ex-lover of Robert "Franco" Frank (James Franco, Roger Howarth), and mother of his presumed daughter Lauren Katherine "Kiki" Jerome (Kristen Alderson, Hayley Erin), the missing heiress to the Quartermaine family fortune. An art dealer by day, in July 2013, Ava is revealed to be the previously unmentioned youngest child of the infamous Jerome crime family, introduced to the series in the late 1980s. Ava's attempt to use her daughter's faked paternity to get power at ELQ Industries is a part of her scheme with big brother, Julian Jerome to reclaim their family's territory from resident mob boss, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard). West's performance has been met with critical acclaim, winning her the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2015. == Casting and creation == In early April, Jamey Giddens and Jillian Bowe of Daytime Confidential reported a rumor that the Daytime Emmy Award winner Maura West, best known for her role as Carly Snyder on ''As the World Turns'', was set to join the cast in a top secret role.〔 On April 24, nearly two weeks after Confidential's original report, ''Soap Opera Digest'' and other soap opera media confirmed the news and revealed that West had joined the cast in the newly created role of Ava Jerome, and was slated to appear sometime in May.〔 ''Soaps In Depth'' editor Richard M. Simms immediately speculated that the character shared a connection to the infamous '80s crime family, the Jerome family.〔〔〔〔〔 West made her debut on May 8, 2013.〔〔 In an interview with ''Soap Opera Digest'', West revealed that her agent, Mamie Sparer was contacted by ''General Hospital'' casting director, Mark Teschner who had her come in to meet with executive producer, Frank Valentini and that the meeting prompted her to sign on to appear as Ava.〔 Of her role, West admitted the part was only scheduled as a five-day stint, however, was offered a contract before she even began work on the soap.〔 In an interview with ''TV Guide''s Michael Logan, West was asked what made her take on the role of Ava. She admitted, "Next to nothing. You have to put your faith in people, which was hard because I'd never met (producer ) Frank Valentini and (writer ) Ron Carlivati, but they are so fun, so infectious! But, then, Ava was not intended to hang around all that long."〔 When asked about the casting of West in the role, Valentini and Carlivati admitted they both felt West was perfect the role. "When Ron and I had talked about this character, there were several actresses we had in mind initially, and a couple of things didn’t work out. Then I thought about Maura, and when I said it to Ron, we both said, 'Absolutely!' So we both kind of stumbled upon it at the same time, because we are both not physically in the same city, we are often on the phone," Valentini revealed in an interview in December 2013.〔 Valentini also admitted that he knew there might be some on West's part when it came to accepting the role. He explained, "I understood she wasn’t necessarily into the idea of doing another soap, because she had not the best experience on another show. But, I thought let’s do it and let’s see what happens." Carlivati also mentioned being a fan of West's from her time on ''World Turns'', stating, "I was a fan of hers from ''As the World Turns''. And when you first see Maura, she is so classically beautiful. I was not that familiar with ''As the World Turns'', but when you would turn it on, you would see this beautiful woman who just seems to be appropriate as a soap actress."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ava Jerome」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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