Langston Wilde
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| Langston Wilde-Cramer | |||||||||||||||
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| One Life to Live character | |||||||||||||||
| File:Langston-BrittanyUnderwood-2006.jpg Brittany Underwood as Langston Cramer in the One Life to Live opening sequence | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Brittany Underwood | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | May 17, 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Created by | Dena Higley | ||||||||||||||
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Langston Wilde-Cramer is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama One Life to Live. She has been played by Brittany Underwood since May 17, 2006.
Character's background
Langston is first seen while Starr Manning is being bullied by classmates from school[1]. The two soon become best friends. Starr jumps off of a cliff at the stone quarry to take a dive into the water below. Before landing in the water, Starr hits her head, and is taken to the hospital, where she fakes amnesia. Langston learns of Starr's ruse to try and reunite her parents. Starr soon comes clean with her parents about faking amnesia.
Langston and Starr begin high school, where the two gain an enemy in Britney Jennings. Starr soon meets a football player named Cole, and they begin dating. Britney, who has a crush on Cole, desperately tries several times to break the two up. Starr and Cole go into a bedroom during a party, and refusing to have sex, Starr is frightened when an angry Cole tears the room apart, and rips Starr's shirt. Britney poses as Starr as she calls the police on Cole, who later arrest him. Langston quickly turns on Cole, who has been kicked off of the football team for using steroids. Starr is horrified to learn that Cole's mother is Marty Saybrooke, the woman that her father Todd had raped several years earlier; Starr is able to forgive Cole, but her parents forbid the two from seeing one another. Langston soon forgives Cole for hurting her friend. Cole and Starr, desperate to be together, decide to run away with the help of Langston. Todd catches the two before they leave, nearly strangling Cole. For Cole's safety, Starr breaks up with him.
Langston signs Starr up for the school musical, and Starr in turn sets Langston up to write the musical. Working with English teacher Marcie McBain, the musical is a success, and Langston soon begins dating Markko Rivera, a boy who annoys her.
A few months into their relationship, Markko becomes concerned about the constant absence of Langston's parents. Sensing that something isn't right, Starr's aunt, Dorian hires private investigator Rex Balsom to dig up information on Langston. Dorian learns that Langston has been orphaned, and living on her own for over a year. Langston can't believe that Dorian would pry into private information regarding her life. During a conversation at school, Langston talks with Starr about her parents' death, and they are overheard by Britney. Britney contacts Social Services, and Langston is horrified when she is placed in foster care. Starr's mother, Blair, is all set to become Langston's foster mother whenever she is called out of town. In turn, Dorian chooses to become Langston's guardian. After things are official, Langston moves into Dorian's home, and happly continues her relationship with Markko.For a while after this Langston and Cole had a little flirtation as they grieved the death of their parents together but they ended it.
After Starr becomes pregnant with Cole's baby, she decides to have an abortion before Cole or her family discover that she is pregnant. At the last minute, Langston gives Cole the address where Starr is. Cole stops Starr from aborting their baby, telling her to take the time to think of what is best. Cole and Starr, with fake ID's, run away to Virginia Beach. Dorian catches Langston trying to hide a pregnancy book, and suspects that Langston is pregnant; Dorian takes Langston to have an abortion. But Langston decides to tell Dorian the truth. Cole and Starr are soon found and brought back to Llanview.
In August 2008, Clint Buchanan hatches a plan to get the family business (Buchanan Enterprises) back from Dorian. Clint sends Jared to Colombia to bring Langston's long-lost uncle Ray Montez to Llanview. During this time, Dorian makes the decision to adopt Langston. On Christmas Day 2008, Dorian becomes her adoptive mother.
Langston forms a bond with her cousin, Lola, who develops a crush on Markko. Once Langston puts an end to Lola's schemes, she makes plans with Markko to have sex on prom night. After learning of their plans, Lola sabotages the French condoms given to Langston by Dorian[2]. While high on LSD, Lola admits to what she has done, and Dorian stops Langston and Markko from using the condoms. Using Markko's condoms, Langston and Markko enjoy their first night together.
