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Dory Wayne 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 begins to develop a crush on Douglas Turner. The two stay as friends until 2006, when they date for three before Douglas and Dory are killed by Maxwell Webster.

In 2008, it is revealed that she was alive, and she falls in love with Trevor Quinn, who she dumps after three weeks due to a two-decade age difference. The character was brought back for two episodes in May 2015 as a supporting character who attempts to help Brianna Turner escape Micheal Eisen. She returned for the series' 50th anniversary.

Wayne 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 Kaylee Sweden, 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
Dory Wayne was created by Douglas Percival and Pamela Bright, who wanted to create a "bolder, less cliché" antagonist. The two decided to have the new character have ties with Douglas Turner, who the writers believed was not used enough. They also wanted to have a more unique character, so Percival decided on having Wayne be a criminal who would fall in love with Douglas Turner.

Donnie Carter portrayed Dory when the character first appeared on March 9, 1999. Carter's last appearance as Wayne 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 Kaylee Sweden, who stayed until October 1, 2013. Sweden also played Dory Wayne when she reappeared on March 31 and April 1, 2015.

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

1999–2006
On March 9, 1999, Dory Wayne 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, Dory puts on a full-face mask starts spray painting "TREVOR DID IT" around Port Richard. 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.

On March 11, Dory introduces herself to Trevor Quinn, who recently started working as an editor for The Weekly Port, which Dory Wayne works for as a photographer. Trevor and Dory eventually start dating,