Melinda Sue "Mindy" Lewis is a fictional character in the town of Springfield on the CBS daytime drama, Guiding Light, originated and, most notably, portrayed by actress, Krista Tesreau.
Angry, when Mindy learned that Phillip had arranged for Beth to have a secret room at the stables where she could draw paintings, she spitefully leaked this info to Bradley.
Soon after, when Beth and Phillip ran off to New York, Mindy and Rick followed and formed a bond while working at Circus Underground.
At the reception, tragedy struck when Billy, who unbeknownst to everyone had been brainwashed by the Largo Organization, pulled a gun and aimed it at Kyle.
Kyle, on Jackson's and Beth's advice, decided to have a beauty contest to name the new "Sampson Girl" who would advertise the cosmetics.
As the "Sampson Girl", she traveled, schmoozed and interviewed with the likes of Dick Cavett, while hubby Kurt was busy building their dream house and keeping Company running smoothly.
Things came to a halt though when Alexandra Spaulding and Hawk Shayne, out of a mutual enmity towards Kyle, fabricated evidence that the "Sampson Girl" contest was a fraud and Mindy's name was mud.
Eventually, Mindy soon realized she could not play housewife to a traditional, working-class husband and admitted to starting the fire.
Grieving over Kurt's death, Mindy went to Cross Creek for some rest but was kidnapped and taken to a stable by a criminal named Pierce who wanted her Uncle Josh dead.
Ironically, he was also member of an organization called Diamondhead who wanted to take over Lewis Oil and was also responsible for Kurt's death.
Luckily, Mindy ended up saving Josh and Reva by hitting Pierce with a board, sending him falling into a wildcat pit where he broke his neck.
After an unsuccessful relationship with Frank Cooper, Mindy became involved with Will Jeffries, Josh's best friend who had amnesia and they impulsively married with H.B.
After attending Josh and Reva's wedding at Cross Creek, Mindy returned to Springfield but, to everyone's shock, she claimed that she still loved Will and even moved back in with him.
In the meantime, the Lewis family was rocked to discover that Billy had a son, Dylan, from a one-night stand with Reva Shayne.
Although Mindy was, initially, jealous of the attention Billy gave his new son, in time she and Dylan formed a close relationship.
In 1990, Mindy decided venture out on her own by becoming a fashion designer, which did not sit well with Billy because he had problems dealing with the fact that his "princess" had grown up.
Afterwards, Mindy went to New York and almost fainted when she saw a man named Nick McHenry, since he was the spitting image of Alexandra's deceased son, Lujack.
Nick still refused to believe it and, after Mindy pleaded with him, Eric confessed that he lied because Alex paid him to and left town.
Unable to face him, Mindy wrote Nick a letter in which she confessed everything, she returned her engagement ring in the envelope and left Springfield without a trace.
Finally, although Nick was still angry at Mindy, he kissed her one evening in the club, only to make her clear that Eve belonged in his life now.
At the same time, Mindy befriended cop Macauley "Mac" West, who had once investigated the murder of a man named Davenport for which an innocent David Grant had been imprisoned.
Although Alex did attend Mindy and Nick's engagement party at the Country Club, she made a public scene by provoking and arguing with Roger.
In January 1994, Mindy lost her home, the lighthouse, after a killer named Ray had started a fire there to kill her friend Tangie Hill and Bill (but Josh saved them).
Later, the Lewis family was shocked when Billy confessed to shooting Roger to prevent him of taking away his adoptive-son Peter.
Some months later, Eve died of an illness and Rick confessed to Mindy that Ed actually turned off her life support machines and he was covering for him.
She also reunited with Billy, for the first time after his release from prison, and gave him advice on his feelings for Cassie Layne before returning to France.
Later that year, Mindy returned again and, after checking in with brother Bill and being shocked by his relationship with Beth, she revealed that she was in town to attend, along with all of Phillip's other ex-wives, the board meeting to determine whether Alexandra or Alan would control Spaulding Enterprises.
With the Four Musketeers down to three, Mindy, Rick and Beth reminisced about the Phillip they knew and loved, not the ruthless man that he became just prior to his death.
At the reunion, Mindy announced that they were going to recreate a moment from their class and had Philip and Beth crowned King and Queen of the Prom.
Mindy returned again to town to attend the annual Bauer BBQ and Bill's wedding to Phillip's daughter, Lizzie.