Valerie Hill Ames

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Valerie Hill Ames Northcote was a fictional character on the now-defunct American Soap Opera, The Secret Storm. She was played from 1961 until the show's end in 1974, by actress Lori March.

[edit] The shelter for the Ames family

Valerie was the divorced woman who became the third wife of widower Peter Ames. Although her daughter, Janet Hill Porter (Bibi Besch) disapproved of her mother remarrying, she eventually was forced to accept him. However, Janet still caused a lot of problems for the family. Valerie married Peter and for several years, was the shelter for the Ames family. She and Peter were happy for several years until a heart attack while on a business trip, killed Peter. Valerie grieved for a respectful amount of time, until she met a psychiatrist who was treating her stepdaughter, Amy Ames. His name was Dr. Ian Northcote (who was played by Lori March's real-life husband, Alexander Scourby).

Despite her remarriage, she stayed in the Ames family's lives, notably Amy, who looked to Valerie as a mother figure, up until the show's end.