FULL NAME: Melinda Sue Lewis

BIRTHDAY: August 26, 1965

PORTRAYED BY:
Krista Tesreau: May 1983-1990
Kimberley Simms: 1990-1992; 1997
Ann Hamilton: 1993
Barbara Crampton: 1993-95

FIRST SCENES:
In 1983, Krista's Mindy nearly gave her Aunt Trish a panic attack when she traded in her plane ticket to Springfield so she could buy a bus ticket for herself and a struggling musician she met at the airport. She arrived later than expected, but Trish was there to greet her upon her arrival. Simms’ Mindy first arrived at Reva and Josh’s 1989 Cross Creek wedding.

LAST SCENES:
Simms’ Mindy ran away in shame on her wedding day to Nick McHenry when she realized that Alexandra Spaulding had proof that Mindy had doctored Nick’s maternity test, and that Alex indeed was his biological mother.

FAMILY:
Mindy was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her mother, Dina, died when she was young, and her father married Reva Shayne. Mindy was not fond of her step-mother growing up. When Mindy and Billy (now divorced from Reva) moved to Springfield, Billy met Vanessa Chamberlain and Mindy got a new step-mother that she liked.

Mindy's family is quite large, led by her granddaddy, H.B. Lewis. Her grandmother, Miss Martha, passed away when she was a girl, but is fondly remembered. It was revealed in 1985 that Sally Gleason was Billy's natural mother, making her Mindy's grandmother. Mindy also has an Aunt Trish, Uncle Josh, brother Bill (Billy & Vanessa's son), cousins Marah and Shayne (by Josh & Reva), and cousin/half-brother Dylan (Billy & Reva). Reva never drifted far from the Lewises, going from Mindy's step-mother to step-grandmother to aunt.

LOVE LIFE:

PHILLIP SPAULDING ~ Coming Soon!

RICK BAUER ~ Coming Soon!

KYLE SAMPSON:
After her schemes to break up Rick and Roxie failed, Mindy turned to Kyle Sampson for comfort.  Kyle was only using Mindy to get business information about her father.  Mindy was so angry when she found out, she shot Kyle in the back (which he did not report to the authorities).  But it was lucky their romance failed—it was later revealed that Kyle is Mindy’s half-uncle!

KURT CORDAY:
Mindy fell in love with Roxie’s Canadian ex-boyfriend, Kurt.  After setbacks concerning his citizenship, Kurt and Mindy got married in a dream wedding at the Spaulding retreat.  But their happiness was short-lived.  Mindy was arrested on their wedding night (for stealing $10 million from Kyle Sampson).  She later burned their new house down after misinterpreting a moment between Kurt and Roxie.  Kurt was killed in an explosion in a Venezuelan Lewis Oil rig.

RUSTY SHAYNE:
Mindy fell for Reva Shayne’s younger brother, a man she had a tumultuous relationship with as a child.  They broke up when she could not handle dating a police officer, but remained friendly.  They reunited briefly after Mindy helped prove her husband, Will, had murdered Rusty’s wife Rose.

FRANK COOPER:
Mindy had a short relationship with blue-collar Frank.  They broke up over her interest in Will Jeffries.

WILL JEFFRIES:
Mindy married her Uncle Josh’s best friend, but left Springfield suddenly after learning that her husband had actually tried to kill her uncle.  Will kidnapped Mindy’s cousin Marah in a misguided attempt to lure Mindy back to town—and killed Rusty Shayne’s wife Rose when she stumbled upon his plot!  Mindy returned to Springfield and seemingly reconciled with Will.  However, she was actually gaslighting him in hopes of proving his guilt in Rose’s murder.  When he discovered her deceit, he tried to kill her by forcing her to take pills.  Rusty and Josh came to the rescue…and Will fell to his death.

Men of the 90's & Beyond ~ Coming Soon!

MEDICAL HISTORY:
Mindy staged an accident at the Country Club in the spring of 1983, by pretending to be thrown from Vanessa's horse, Boss. In 1984, she miscarried her baby to Phillip. She suffered another miscarriage a few years later, after becoming pregnant with Roger Thorpe's child. In 1989, Mindy nearly died after Will Jeffries forced her to overdose on drugs.

LEGAL HISTORY:
Mindy was arrested for stealing and spending $10 million of Kyle Sampson’s money.

OCCUPATIONS:
Mindy volunteered as a candy striper at Cedar's Hospital in 1983. While on the run in New York City, she worked as a waitress at Circus Underground and even performed by singing and playing piano. In 1985, she was a featured performer in Lujack's music video for "Out in the Streets" and took a job working at Company.  She won the title of Sampson Girl in 1986. She opened her own fashion design company, Melinda Lewis Designs in 1990.