Mary Duvall

Mary Duvall was a fictional character on Santa Barbara. She was portrayed by Harley Kozak from June 25, 1985 to July 21, 1986. Kozak briefly returned to the show as Mary for two episodes in 1989.

Character history
Sweet and innocent, Mary Duvall was a nun when we first met her in June 1985. She was also the older sister of teenage runaway Christie Duvall, who had landed a job with the wealthy Capwell family. When Mary dropped by the Capwells' to see her sister, she met the devious Mason Capwell for the first time. Mason was instantly attracted to Mary and used his sexual charms on her. Needless to say, Mason was shocked when Mary let him know that she was a nun.

Soon after, Christie accused Mason's brother, Ted Capwell, of raping her. This put Mary at odds with Mason, who defended his brother. Eventually, it was revealed that Christie lied and Ted was acquitted. Furthermore, Mary figured out that her stepbrother, Steve Bassett, was the real rapist. Christie eventually shot Steve in self-defence. During this time, Mary decided to quit the sisterhood.

When Mason's father, C.C. Capwell, suffered a stroke, Mary became his nurse at the Capwell mansion. In addition, she started volunteering at a clinic. Meanwhile, Mason fell helplessly in love with Mary and romanced her. Mary admitted to Mason that she was a virgin. They continued to grow closer until a jealous Gina Demott intervened. She arranged for Mary to walk in on what appeared to be a passionate scene between Gina and Mason. As a result, Mary ended things with Mason. She resisted his many attempts to rekindle their romance.

In late 1985, Dr. Mark McCormick arrived in town. He was Mary's old friend and wanted to marry her. When the duo spent some time at the Capwell cabin, they were in an explosion that Kirk Cranston had intended to kill Cruz and Eden. Mark, Mary, Cruz and Eden survived the explosion, but Mark was badly injured. He was thought to be dying and got Mary to marry him in a hospital bedside ceremony.

Although Mark didn't die, the accident did leave him impotent. Mark didn't tell Mary about his sexual problem and rebuffed her advances, making her feel inadequate. Mary tried to make the marriage work, but she still felt drawn to Mason. One day, Mason and Mary ended up kissing in the Capwell stables. Upset, Mary fled to a convent to sort out her feelings. Mason followed and ended up spiriting her away to a mountain paradise. There, they made love for the first time.

Mary intended to have her marriage to Mark annulled but he flipped out and raped her. Mary was devastated by the rape. To make matters worse, she learned that she was pregnant and didn't know if Mason or Mark was the baby's father. When Mary told Mason about the rape, Mason wanted Mark to pay for what he had done.

Soon after, Mary met her demise on the roof of the Capwell Hotel. She and Mark were arguing when the "C" from the Capwell sign fell on her. Mason was distraught by Mary's death, but eventually fell in love with Julia Wainwright and fathered her child, Samantha.

In 1989, Mason was shot and had an out-of-body experience in which he went to Heaven and talked to Mary. She let him know that she was his guardian angel. She also encouraged Mason to return to Julia and Samantha. Mason and Julia got married a few months later.