Kathy Martin (All My Children)

Kathy Mershon
First appearance	December 26, 2006
Portrayed by	Alexa Gerasimovich

Kathy Mershon is a fictional character on the soap opera All My Children. She has been portrayed on a recurring basis by Alexa Gerasimovich from December 26 2006, to the present.

Character history

As Kathy Mershon

Kathy Mershon was the adopted daughter of the late Jim and Linda Mershon, friends of Julia Santos from her time in the Witness Protection Program. Kathy was orphaned when the three of them were in a car accident outside of Pine Valley.

Kathy was taken in by James "Jamie" Martin and Julia Santos, but Jamie has left Pine Valley to work in Tanzania with his Uncle Jake. Kathy currently lives with Julia at Wildwind along with Del Henry, Aidan Devane, Amanda Dillon and Jonathan Lavery.

Kathy and Julia Santos have just returned from their visit to see Julia's sister Maria and Maria's children Sam and Maddie in California.

As Kate Martin

Unbeknownst to everyone, Kathy is the only living biological child of Tad Martin and Dixie Cooney. Tad and Dixie previously had another child who was miscarried years earlier. She was born Switzerland and given up for adoption when Dixie was made to believe that she would not make though the car crash by Dr. Gregory Madden. Although Tad and Dixie referred to their daughter as Kate Martin, she was never legally named as such.

Tad Martin is currently still searching for his daughter, he has no idea that Julia Santos is raising her. Kathy has three biological living half-siblings. Dixie's son Adam "J.R." Chandler Jr., Tad's son James "Jamie" Martin and Tad's newborn daughter, Jenny Carey.

According to soap central, this fall, Tad is in for a shocker when he finds out Kathy Mershon is actually his daughter Kate Martin.

Family

Parents

• Thaddeus "Tad" Martin (biological father)
• Dixie Cooney (biological mother, deceased)
• Jim Mershon (1st adoptive father, deceased)
• Linda Mershon (1st adoptive mother, deceased)
• Julia Santos (2nd adoptive mother)

Sibling(s)

• J.R. Chandler Jr. (biological maternal half-brother)
• Jamie Martin (biological`paternal half-brother)
• Jenny Carey (biological paternal half-sister)

Other relatives

• Ray Gardner (biological paternal biological grandfather, deceased)
• Opal (biological paternal biological grandmother)
• Joseph "Joe" Martin, Sr. (biological paternal adoptive grandfather)
• Ruth Parker Martin (biological paternal adoptive grandmother)
• Paul "Seabone" Hunkle(biological maternal grandfather)
• Bess Cooney (biological maternal grandmother, deceased)
• Hector Santos (2nd adoptive grandfather, deceased)
• Isabella Santos (2nd adoptive grandmother)
• Jennifer "Jenny" Gardner (biological paternal biological aunt, deceased)
• Adrian Sword (biological paternal biological uncle)
• Peter "Petey" Cortlandt' (biological paternal biological uncle/biological maternal cousin)
• Jeffrey "Jeff" Martin(biological paternal adoptive uncle)
• Tara Martin(biological paternal adoptive aunt)
• Phillip Brent (biological paternal adoptive uncle, deceased)
• Joseph "Jake" Martin Jr. (biological paternal adoptive uncle)
• Maria Santos (2nd adoptive aunt)
• Mateo Santos Sr. (2nd adoptive uncle)
• Anita Santos (2nd adoptive aunt)
• Rosa Santos (2nd adoptive aunt)
• Adam "Little Adam" Chandler III (biological nephew)
• Joshua "Josh" Madden (biological paternal adoptive cousin)
• Charlie Brent (biological paternal adoptive cousin)
• Kate "Kelsey" Jefferson (biological paternal adoptive cousin)
• Samuel "Sam" Grey (2nd adoptive cousin/biological paternal adoptive first cousin once removed)
• Madelyn "Maddie" Grey (2nd adoptive cousin)
• Mateo "Max" Santos Jr. (2nd adoptive cousin)
• Lorenzo "Enzo" Santos (2nd adoptive cousin)