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Stephanie took over the role of Lulu from the Griffiths when the character was aged in late 2001. In her time on the show, Lulu's parents have never been together. She spends all of her time with Laura and often is being taken care of by Grandma Lesley. |
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In late 2002, Laura became catatonic and now resides in a sanitarium out of the country. Luke, unable to deal with the loss of his wife, as been involved in some strange things. He rarely sees his daughter these days. In February 2003, she surprised him by appearing at his club. She enjoyed looking at the pic he had of him and Laura. The two shared a poker game as well. |
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After not seeing Lulu onscreen for about 4 months, Lulu paid her dad a short Christmas visit on December 23, 2003. It would be the last time we saw Stephanie Allen in the role. Lucky and Grandma Lesley brought her by so she could give her dad a picture in a frame. She gave her dad a big hug. Luke was pretty cold toward Lulu, only briefly putting on a smile for her. Luke crushed his daughter when he told her he couldn't join the family for Christmas eve dinner. Lucky blew up at him for being a lousy father, and told him that he couldn't hide behind Laura as an excuse for his behavior. Later, Luke went to his old house to peer in the window at his children's celebration. Nikolas challenged Luke to stop wallowing in his misery long enough to give his daughter a happy Christmas, but Luke told Nikolas he was unable to. Instead, Lulu spent Christmas with her brothers and Grandmother. {photos courtesy GH World} |
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Tessa Allen was born on August 7, 1996. Before long, she followed in her older sisters' footsteps and found her way into acting. She landed many commercials, including McDonalds' "Dress Up Tigger Happy Meal Toy" (right). Commercials for Jif Peanut Butter and Grands Biscuits followed. {pics courtesy tessaallenonline.com}
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At age 4, Tessa won the role of Gracie Hiller, Jennifer Lopez's daughter, in the feature fillm Enough. On the set, Tessa charmed everyone with her amazing acting talent and her shining personality. She impressed the producers with her ability to cry on cue and memorize her lines quickly. Jennifer and Tessa developed a great relationship off-screen, which transferred onscreen as well. {pics courtesy childstarlets.com} |
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Tessa found her way to primetime TV when she was cast as Hannah Hansen on the NBC drama Providence. She appeared during the 4th and 5th seasons until the show ended in December 2002. She was the first non-twin in the role. {pics courtesy tessaallenonline.com} |
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Tessa continues to appear in commercials on a regular basis. She has appeared in spots for: Toyota, TruValue, Kelloggs Snacks, Boston Marke, US Mail, Smuckers, Hallmark, Sears, Pella Windows, and Pacific Bell. In May 2003, Tessa guest-stared on CSI:Miami as a young girl named Emma Kaye who was abducted by a child rapist from her school and was buried alive in a field. {pic on left courtesy tessaallenonline.com, pic on right courtesy www.risingstars.net}
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In February 2004, Tessa appeared on GH as Molly, a little girl trapped in the fire at the Port Charles hotel with her younger brother, Mickey. Jason and Brian helped save the pair over the course of three episodes. Tessa impressed the GH execs during this short stint, so it was just a few weeks later that they announced she would take over the role of Lulu. {pics courtesy childstarlets.com} |
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The character of Lulu was actually de-aged when Tessa took over the role. This is a soap rarity. The GH execs clearly knew they had a talented girl on their hands and didn't want to let her get away. So they made an exception. Lulu should be 10, yet Tessa had not yet turned 8 when she joined GH. {pic on left courtesy childstarlets.com, pic on rightt courtesy GH World} |
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Tessa's first scenes as Lulu were at Nikolas' funeral. Lulu has lost one of her brothers, her father and her mother. Although her brother and father's absences are just temporary, Lulu needs the support of her remaining family. Lucky doesn't spend lots of time with his little sister, but it's clear he has a special place in his heart for her. |
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