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Alicia Nieves (Ana Alicia Ortiz) NIEVES, Alicia
Portrayer: Ana Alicia Ortiz (1977-1978)
Hispanic Alicia Nieves moved from Mexico to New York City at a young age. Unfortunately, her parents died in a fire, leaving her to take care of her little brother, Angel. Alicia became a paraprofessional in the OB Clinic at Riverside Hospital, where she first met Delia Reid Ryan, who was having a miscarriage at the time. After moving from the OB Clinic to Neurology, Alicia almost lost her job when she was accused of stealing money from a patient. All turned out well, and she even gained a new boyfriend in the process - Lt. Bob Reid, who had offered to help her prove her innocence. Soon afterwards, however, Angel became sick with meningitis, but it was misdiagnosed. Angel almost died, so as a result Alicia was forced to sue the hospital and Dr. Patrick Ryan, Delia's husband, for malpractice. In early 1978, Alicia left Riverside Hospital to work for Rae Woodard. However, Alicia quit in July of that same year when she discovered Rae in bed with Frank Ryan.
Family: Angel Nieves (brother)
Angel Nieves (Jose Aleman) NIEVES, Angel
Portrayer: Jose Aleman (1977-1978)
Angel Nieves is the younger brother of Alicia Nieves. In the summer of 1977, he became very ill and passed out while playing baseball. He was rushed to Riverside Hospital, where his condition was misdiagnosed by Dr. Patrick Ryan. Dr. Ryan ordered surgery to be done on Angel, and two holes were drilled in his head before it was discovered that he had meningitis. Angel almost died, and although there was no permanent damage, he had to work hard to regain strength in his right side.
Family: Alicia Nieves (sister)
NOVAK, Jacqueline Dubujack
Portrayer: Gerit Quealy (1983-1985)
Jacqueline Dubujack Novak, daughter of Max Dubujack, wed Joe Novak in 1983 as part of an arranged marriage agreement. However, Joe was still in love with his first wife, Siobhan Ryan, and he began to have an affair with her. Knowing about his love for Siobhan, Jacqueline faked a pregnancy, hoping it would end their affair. The affair ended, but Jacqueline had one problem -- where would she get a baby from? She asked Joe's cousin, Laslo Novotney, to get her pregnant, but he declined. She then tried to buy a baby from Laslo and his ex-wife; unfortunately for her, Laslo's ex-wife had a miscarriage. After all this happened, Jacqueline decided to fake a miscarriage. After Joe was assumed dead in a car accident, Jacqueline slept with Laslo. After things with Laslo didn't turn out so well, Jacqueline set her sights on young Rick Hyde, to no avail.
Family: Max Dubujack (father), Gabrielle Dubujack (mother)
Husband: Joe Novak (1983-1984)
Joe Novak (Roscoe Born) NOVAK, Joseph 'Joe'
Portrayer: Richard Munez (1979-1980); Roscoe Born (1981-1983, 1988); Michael Hennessy (1983-1984); Walt Willey (1986-1987)
Mobster Joe Novak had a very tumultuous relationship with Siobhan Ryan. The two met in 1979. Soon afterwards, they became engaged despite rumors that Joe was involved with the mob, due to the fact that Joe's uncle, Tizo Novotney, was rumored to have numerous mob ties. On the day of their wedding, Tizo had Siobhan's sister, Mary Ryan Fenelli, killed when she discovered information concerning Tizo's criminal organization. When Mary's husband, Jack Fenelli, discovered this in the summer of 1980, he killed Tizo. Joe, not wanting to have to retaliate against Jack for killing Tizo, decided to fake his own death. In early 1981, Joe returned to Riverside, determined to go back to Siobhan and get revenge on Jack. He also bought Delia's Crystal Palace and worked under mobster Alexei Vartova. When Siobhan discovered Joe still had his mob ties, she left him, but they couldn't stay apart for long. Unfortunately, Joe had to leave town in early 1983 when he offended a very wealthy, powerful mob family. In late 1983, Joe returned -- this time he was married to Jacqueline Dubujack, who he had been forced to marry. Joe still could not resist Siobhan and got her pregnant with a son, Sean. Joe was injured in early 1984 when a bomb exploded in Ryan's Bar, so the Dubujacks sent Joe to a hospital in Europe. Joe escaped from the hospital, but his getaway car crashed, causing everyone to assume he had died. After Joe's second 'death,' Siobhan married Max Dubujack, who was the father of Jacqueline. Siobhan soon discovered, however, that Joe wasn't really dead! However, the car crash had disfigured his face, causing him to get plastic surgery. The two decided to expose Max�s mob ties. Max and Joe got into a struggle, and Joe killed Max. The two then left for Seattle with Sean, but returned to Riverside in 1988. Siobhan began to get mysterious gifts, and it turned out they were from Max -- he was alive and wanted Siobhan back! Joe once again killed Max, but he was killed in the process when a bomb Max had planted in their apartment exploded.
Family: Sean Ryan/Novak (son), Tizo Novotney (uncle), Laslo Novotney (cousin)
Wives: Siobhan Ryan (1979-1981, 1987-1988) & Jacqueline Dubujack (1983-1984)
NOVOTNY, Laslo
Portrayer:
Fred Burstein (1984-1985, 1987)
Laslo Novotney was the mobster cousin of Joe Novak. He helped Joe's wife, Jacqueline, scheme to provide Joe a baby. After Joe was assumed dead, Jacqueline and Laslo had a brief fling.
Family: Joe Novak (cousin)
Tizo Novotny (David Clarke)NOVOTNY, Tizo
Portrayer:
David Clarke (1979-1980)
Tizo Novotney was an infamous New Yorker with numerous mob ties. He became involved with the Ryans when his nephew, Joe Novak, married Siobhan Ryan. Unfortunately, he had a very bad effect on their lives when he had Mary Ryan Fenelli, Siobhan�s sister, killed after she came across information linking him to illegal activities. When Mary�s husband, Jack Fenelli, discovered this, he killed Tizo in mid-1980.
Family: Joe Novak (nephew)
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