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Abby Cunningham (née Fairgate; formerly Ewing and Sumner) is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera Knots Landing a long-running serial about middle class life on the fictional cul-de-sac known as Seaview Circle in Los Angeles California. She was played by actress Donna Mills between 1980 and 1989. Abby was created by producer David Jacobs as one of Knots Landing’s earliest characters. She debuted in the first episode of the second season.