Sally Spectra

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Soap opera character
Sally Spectra
Address	Los Angeles, California
Date of birth	unknown
Gender	female
Parents	unknown
Siblings	unknown
Married	Adam Alexander (divorced) Clarke Garrison (divorced)
Children	Macy Alexander Sharpe (deceased) Clarke Garrison Junior
Occupation	Receptionist
Portrayer	Darlene Conley

Sally Spectra Alexander Garrison is a fictional character on the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. Sally is played by actress Darlene Conley since 1988.

[edit] Larger than life and always optimistic

Sally, among other things, is a woman who lives life large. She is known for her large figure, open and very jovial personality, and her trademark red coiffure. She is often compared to the gal pal in old time movies.

For many years, Sally owned and operated Spectra Fashions (later renamed Spectra Couture). For most of that time, the company was called a knock-off firm, since her designers often stole from the more established Forrester firm.

Her relationships with the Forrester family were mixed. Eric Forrester (John McCook) admires her scrappiness, since that was how his father was when he began working in fashion. Sally, in fact, is absolutely crazy about Eric.

Her daughter, Macy Alexander (Bobbie Eakes), was married to Thorne Forrester (Winsor Harmon) for quite a number of years. Her surrogate daughter, Darla Einstein (Schae Harrison), was married to Thorne until her life was tragically cut short recently (see Taylor Hayes Forrester article).

In fact, Sally currently lives with Thorne and his daughter, Alexandria (Harley Graham). Sally had some medical issues recently which caused her to be confined to a wheelchair. (This was due to a real-life leg injury that Darlene Conley suffered)

Sadly, her company went under, after a very disastrous gamble. At present, she works at Forrester Creations as the new receptionist, replacing Megan Conley (Maeve Quinlan). This came about after trying, and failing, to find a suitable receptionist. Sally offered her services, but warned that she didn't come cheap. She wanted a limo and a handsome driver with biceps, a sign of her very flirtatious and fun-loving nature.

[edit] Relationship with Stephanie Forrester

Her relationship with Stephanie Douglas Forrester (Susan Flannery) is unique. For years, they often fought and fussed. This often ended with Sally taking an unceremonious dip in the water, usually instigated by Stephanie. One time, Stephanie and Sally were drunk in Stephanie's office at Forrester, and Stephanie allowed Sally to cut her hair, which ended disastrously. This was the explanation for Susan Flannery's sudden change of hair style.

Time helped cement the two women's friendship. Sally calls Stephanie "Highness" or "Queenie"; at first the nicknames were meant to be sarcasm, but now have become terms of affection. She is now considered to be part of the extended Forrester family, often joining Stephanie at family functions. Even after Forrester was unwillingly sold to Dominick Marone, Sally is still considered family, and is beloved by everyone. She also has given nicknames to others in her extended family, namely Felicia Forrester, whom she affectionately calls "Fifi"

Sally has been married twice, first to Adam Alexander (Michael Swan) by whom she had a daughter, Macy and later to Clarke Garrison (Daniel McVicar), with whom she has a son named C.J. (Clarke Jr.) (Mick Cain) She is also a doting grandmother figure to Thorne's daughter, Alexandria, with whom she has a very loving relationship.