Dora Wade

Dora Marie Wade is a fictional character appearing in the NBT soap opera Port Richard. She was originally introduced by executive producer Pamela Bright in 1999 as a newspaper photographer for the Weekly Port newspaper who develops a crush on Trevor Quinn.The two date until 2006, when they are both murdered by Donald Webster.

A 2008 episode retconned Wade's story so she survived the attack, and she falls in love with Douglas Turner, who she dumps after three weeks. After being dropped in 2013, the character was brought back for two episodes in May 2015 as a supporting character who attempts to help Brianna Turner escape Francesco Marchitelli's violent wrath. She was brought back for the series' 50th anniversary in 2018.

Wade was originally portrayed by Donnie Carter, who left the show in late 2006 to become an author. As a result, when the character was brought back in 2008, she was portrayed by Lexi Sampson, who left the show in 2015. During the show's 50th anniversary week in 2018, she was portrayed by author Louise Hardy.

Creation and casting
Dora Wade was created by Mark Landee and Pamela Bright, who sought to create a "bolder, less cliché" antagonist. The two decided to have the new character have ties with Trevor Quinn, who the writers felt was not used enough. They also wanted to have a more unique character, so Landee decided on having Wade be a criminal who would fall in love with Douglas Turner.

Donnie Carter portrayed Dora when the character first appeared on March 9, 1999. Carter's last appearance as Wade was the episode in which the character was killed off on July 5, 2006. When the character returned on September 24, 2008, she was played by Lexi Sampson, who stayed until October 1, 2013. Sampson also played Dora Wade when she reappeared on March 31 and April 1, 2015.

When Gordon Hampton reintroduced Dora Wade during the show's 50th anniversary week on March 5, 2018, she was played by Louise Hardy, who played the Dora Wade until the character left the city of Port Richard on March 8, 2018.

1999–2006
On 9 March 1999, Dora Wade witnesses Trevor Quinn's (Vincent Maddox) kidnapping of Preston Perry (then Logan Marzi), and takes photographs of the kidnapping. She sends these photos to Anthony Perry, who is shocked by the incident. The next day, when Anthony puts on a full-face mask starts spray painting "TREVOR DID IT" around Port Richard, which Dora requested. She later sees Trevor take a gun to Edward Bryce's (Nicholas Ford) house, where he shoots Edward Bryce in the head and drags him to his own backyard. She takes a photo of this as well.

The day after the vandalism, Dora introduces herself to Trevor Quinn, who recently started working as an editor for The Weekly Port, which Dora Wade works for as a photographer. The two soon become friends, and begin spending time with each other frequently. She begins stalking Trevor and continues to take photos of him. The duo's togetherness becomes more frequent, and Trevor's then-girlfriend, Susan Webster, becomes suspicious and begins to believe that he is cheating on her. As a result, she interrogates him, and he almost immediately breaks up with her to stay with Dora.

Weeks later, Dora's ex-boyfriend, Marco Velez, meets Dora in person. She informs him on Trevor's recent behaviors, and she shows the photos she took while stalking. Marco drives to Trevor's house and questions him in regards to his actions in the photos. Trevor denies any wrongdoing, which leads to a feud between Marco and Trevor.

In October 2000, Marco Velez leaves the city of Port Richard. Due to this, Anthony decides to be Dora's companion instead. Dora abandons Anthony after a week due to Anthony's trying to sexually harass her.