Christina Blake Marler is a fictional character from the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light with the role last portrayed by Elizabeth Keifer from August 19, 1992 to September 18, 2009.
[1] Born on screen in July 1975 as Christina Bauer, the role was originated by Gina Foy, who remained with the series until May 1978.
Sherry Stringfield took over the role in July 1989 and remained with the series until August 1992, at which point she was replaced with Elizabeth Keifer.
After Holly was imprisoned for allegedly murdering Roger, Chrissy (now Cheryl Lynn Brown), who was too young to understand what was going on, began spending much of her time with the Bauer family.
After failing to kidnap Chrissy, Roger took Holly hostage instead but was rescued by Ed and his brother, Mike (Don Stewart).
In 1988, a now 22 year old Christina (now Elizabeth Dennehy), who was now referring to herself as Blake, anonymously returned to Springfield after her relationship with her mother became strained.
After being hired as a Public Relations consultant at Spaulding, Blake befriended Johnny Bauer (James Goodwin), who came close to discovering her true identity.
When Phillip discovered the truth, he bitterly left Blake, who responded in guilt by overdosing on sleeping pills.
While recovering at Cedars Hospital, her former stepfather, Ed (now Peter Simon), discovered her true identity and she soon reconciled with not just Phillip but Holly as well.
Unable to cope with this revelation, Blake left town for several weeks before returning (now Sherry Stringfield) and unsuccessfully attempting to prove to Phillip that Alan had been the shooter.
Blake was unaware that her actions involving the fake pregnancy were videotaped by secret cameras set up by Alan-Michael's ex-wife, Harley Cooper (Beth Ehlers).
He was later able to destroy the evidence against him, forcing Blake to remain silent when Neil was killed and Phillip was accused of his murder.
Unable to turn Gary over to the police for fear of him exposing Blake's fake pregnancy, Roger savagely beat him and threatened him to quit Spaulding.
Following the events in Costa Verde, and failed attempts to get pregnant, Blake briefly left town and told Alan-Michael that she had suffered a miscarriage.
He hired Gilly Grant (Amelia Marshall) to take photos of Ross and his secret lover and she was successful.
Things got more complicated for the couple as Alan Spaulding began manipulating them and Ross' estranged daughter Dinah returned to tear them apart.
[2] Suffering through mental breakdowns, psychotic relatives and numerous affairs gave her plenty of fodder for her career as a romance novelist.
She would be constantly torn between loyalty and self-interest as she manipulated or went to ludicrous ends to protect her relationship with Ross, particularly from his daughter.
Blake's schemes resulting in Dinah (who survived being shot in the head by a man from Mallet's past) received backlash from viewers.
During this time Blake decided to finally move on from the memory of her beloved Ross, and she began talking over the computer with a man she met at a dating service.