| Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis | |||||||||||||||||
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| Judi Evans Luciano as Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis | |||||||||||||||||
| Days of our Lives | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Judi Evans Luciano (1986–1991, 2007–2008, 2010–present[1]) |
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| Duration | 1986-1991, 2007-2008, 2010-present | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | January 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gender | Female | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Owner "The Cheatin' Heart" | ||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Kiriakis Mansion | ||||||||||||||||
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Adrienne Josephine Johnson Kiriakis is a fictional character on NBC's daytime drama Days of our Lives. She has been portrayed by Judi Evans Luciano[2] from 1986 to February 1991, from May 2007 to January 2008, and again since March 23, 2010.[3]
Adrienne Johnson, an abused teenager runs away to Salem, where she becomes friends, and moves in with Kayla Brady. At that time Kayla is falling in love with Adrienne's oldest brother Steven Earl "Patch" Johnson. Their abusive father Duke comes to Salem in search of his daughter. He beats and rapes Adrienne when he finds her alone. After the attack she finds a gun, and shoots him. Steve takes the blame and goes on trial for his murder. Adrienne confesses to the crime but after explaining everything does not go to jail. After the murder trial she meets Justin Kiriakis. In 1987 they marry in Greece. Adrienne doesn't like Justin's ties to his uncle Victor Kiriakis' business, and makes him choose between her, and his work. He ultimately chose her, and they move out. It is however short lived when Victor Kiriakis is shot, Justin returns, without Adrienne. Justin & Adrienne are having trouble conceiving, so when their housekeeper JJ Bagwood gets pregnant she offers them her twins. After a custody battle with the father, Stanley, they receive custody. Later Adrienne becomes pregnant with a baby of her own, Jackson. Before leaving town Justin, Adrienne, and Victor all reconcile. The family is offscreen throughout the nineties. They do not appear for Adrienne's youngest brother Jack Devereaux's funeral in 2003, however Adrienne makes a call to his wife, Jennifer Horton Devereaux offering her condolences. At that time, Adrienne's portrayer, Judi Evans, was playing a different character (Bonnie Bonnie Lockhart) in Salem, unrelated to the Johnsons or Kiriakis' families.
Adrienne finally returned home in 2007 at her sister-in-law Kayla's request to help her amnesiac brother Steve. After accomplishing her goal, she, Justin, and the kids left Salem again for Dubai. In March 2010, Adrienne came back to Salem[4] and despite the third divorce with Justin the year before, the two are cordial with each other and have undeniable sexual tension. They fall back in love claiming "the third time's the charm" and get remarried the next year. Their youngest son, Jackson (nicknamed "Sonny"), came back to town during the end of June 2011.