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Russell family (Passions)
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The Russell family is a middle class African American
family living in the fictional town of Harmony
on the NBC
/DirecTV
daytime drama Passions
. The Crane family and the Russell family had a feud for a number of years. T.C. hated the Cranes because he blamed Julian for his injuries in a hit and run accident in his youth that destroyed his chances of being a professional tennis star (in reality T.C.'s future wife Eve was driving while intoxicated). Julian's father Alistair Crane
was deeply racist and hated that his son had fathered a child with a black woman (later made ironic by Alistair's rape and impregnation of Eve's adopted half-sister).
; however, she told her husband and daughters that she had no living relatives in an attempt to keep her past a secret.
In 2004, Eve's vengeful half-sister, Liz, discovered Irma's existence and brought her to Harmony to destroy Eve's life. Irma not only told Eve's family that Eve had been a prostitute and drug addict while living in Boston
, but also revealed that Eve had become pregnant with and given birth to the son of Julian Crane
, TC's bitter enemy. These revelations destroyed Eve and TC's marriage.
Despite her Christian
upbringing, Irma was often foul-mouthed; she would often call Eve a whore or slut
. When Eve's daughter Simone told Irma that she was a lesbian
, Irma, who had previously been very kind to her great-niece, told Simone that homosexuality was vile and disgusting, and ordered Simone to leave.
Irma was portrayed by Marla Gibbs
on a recurring basis in 2004 and again in 2005.
history professor in Boston, Massachusetts.
Ruby was played by Inger Tudor for two appearances in 2003.
career and was crushed when TC was in a car accident that ended those dreams. Reggie was said to have died of a broken heart
as a result.
Reggie was played by Dwight Hicks
in flashbacks for four episodes during 2001-2002.
Son of Eve; brother of Irma.
m. Ruby Lincoln (divorced)
Irma Johnson
Daughter of Eve; sister of Warren.
m. Warren Johnson (divorced)
m. unnamed Sanbourne
Son of Reggie Russell.
m. Eve Johnson (divorced 2004)
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
family living in the fictional town of Harmony
Harmony (passions)
Harmony is a fictional town and the setting for the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions, which ran from 1999 through 2008. A coastal New England town founded in 1646 with a small population, Harmony features a large fishing industry...
on the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
/DirecTV
DirecTV
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daytime drama Passions
Passions
Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
. The Crane family and the Russell family had a feud for a number of years. T.C. hated the Cranes because he blamed Julian for his injuries in a hit and run accident in his youth that destroyed his chances of being a professional tennis star (in reality T.C.'s future wife Eve was driving while intoxicated). Julian's father Alistair Crane
Alistair Crane
Alistair Ephraim Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. Alistair is portrayed by John Reilly on a recurring basis from August 20, 2007 to May 20, 2008; before Reilly's contract run from January 21, 2005 to July 17, 2006, Alistair was also portrayed by David Bailey...
was deeply racist and hated that his son had fathered a child with a black woman (later made ironic by Alistair's rape and impregnation of Eve's adopted half-sister).
Eve Johnson
Eve Johnson was the mother of Irma and Warren Johnson and the paternal grandmother of Eve Russell, her namesake.Irma Johnson
Irma Johnson is the sister of the late Warren Johnson, thus making her the aunt of Eve Russell. Irma and Eve were close when Eve was young; Irma was very proud of her niece's singing ability and loved to brag about her. Their relationship became strained when Irma went to visit her then-young adult niece in Boston and saw her wasting her voice singing in a seedy jazz club, drugged out of her mind and cavorting with several men. The last straw, however, was when Irma discovered that Eve was carrying a white man's child. Eve and Irma didn't speak for nearly twenty years as a result. Later, when Irma was unable to live on her own any longer, Eve paid for her aunt to live in a retirement homeRetirement home
A retirement home is a multi-residence housing facility intended for senior citizens. Typically each person or couple in the home has an apartment-style room or suite of rooms. Additional facilities are provided within the building, including facilities for meals, gathering, recreation, and some...
; however, she told her husband and daughters that she had no living relatives in an attempt to keep her past a secret.
In 2004, Eve's vengeful half-sister, Liz, discovered Irma's existence and brought her to Harmony to destroy Eve's life. Irma not only told Eve's family that Eve had been a prostitute and drug addict while living in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, but also revealed that Eve had become pregnant with and given birth to the son of Julian Crane
Julian Crane
Julian Linus Crane is a fictional character on the American soap opera Passions. Throughout the show's nine-year run, Julian is portrayed by original cast member Ben Masters, and the character debuted on July 8, 1999....
, TC's bitter enemy. These revelations destroyed Eve and TC's marriage.
Despite her Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
upbringing, Irma was often foul-mouthed; she would often call Eve a whore or slut
Slut
Slut or slattern is a pejorative term applied to an individual who is considered to have loose sexual morals or who is sexually promiscuous...
. When Eve's daughter Simone told Irma that she was a lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
, Irma, who had previously been very kind to her great-niece, told Simone that homosexuality was vile and disgusting, and ordered Simone to leave.
Irma was portrayed by Marla Gibbs
Marla Gibbs
Marla Gibbs is an American television and film actress and singer. She is best remembered for playing Louise and George Jefferson's sarcastic maid, Florence Johnston, on The Jeffersons and spinoff Checking In...
on a recurring basis in 2004 and again in 2005.
Warren Johnson
Warren Johnson is the late father of Eve Russell, whom he named after his mother. He divorced Eve's mother, Ruby, when Eve was a young girl, and it is unknown if he ever remarried. Warren was a very wealthy Harvard UniversityHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
history professor in Boston, Massachusetts.
Ruby Lincoln
Ruby Lincoln is the late mother of Eve Johnson. She divorced Eve's father when Eve was a young girl and remarried another man, whose surname was Sanbourne, and they adopted a daughter, Liz.Ruby was played by Inger Tudor for two appearances in 2003.
Reggie Russell
Reggie Russell is the late father of TC Russell. Reggie had high hopes for his son's promising tennisTennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
career and was crushed when TC was in a car accident that ended those dreams. Reggie was said to have died of a broken heart
Broken heart
A broken heart is a common metaphor used to describe the intense emotional pain or suffering one feels after losing a loved one, whether through death, divorce, breakup, physical separation or romantic rejection....
as a result.
Reggie was played by Dwight Hicks
Dwight Hicks
Dwight Hicks is a former professional American football player who played defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts in 1978, the San Francisco 49ers from 1979 to 1985, and for the Indianapolis Colts in 1986.-High school and college:...
in flashbacks for four episodes during 2001-2002.
Mr. Sanbourne
unnamed Sanbourne was the second husband of Ruby Lincoln and the adoptive father of Liz Sanbourne. After his stepdaughter, Eve, moved to Boston, he began sexually abusing his young daughter, traumatizing her.Family trees
Note: the letter "m" indicates a marriage, "a" an affair, "r" a rape, and "c" a child resulting from one of those unions.Johnson family tree
Warren Johnson (deceased)Son of Eve; brother of Irma.
m. Ruby Lincoln (divorced)
- c. Eve JohnsonEve JohnsonDr. Eve Russell is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. Eve is played by Tracey Ross throughout the series' entire run...
- a. Julian Linus CraneJulian CraneJulian Linus Crane is a fictional character on the American soap opera Passions. Throughout the show's nine-year run, Julian is portrayed by original cast member Ben Masters, and the character debuted on July 8, 1999....
- c. Vincent ClarksonVincent ClarksonVincent Clarkson is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. The role has been portrayed by Phillip Jeanmarie from December 26, 2006—July 18, 2008...
- Presumed dead and adopted as an infant.
- a. Julian Linus CraneJulian CraneJulian Linus Crane is a fictional character on the American soap opera Passions. Throughout the show's nine-year run, Julian is portrayed by original cast member Ben Masters, and the character debuted on July 8, 1999....
- c. unnamed (b. 2008)
- a. Julian Linus Crane
- c. Vincent Clarkson
- m. Thornton Chandler RussellT. C. RussellThornton Chandler "T.C." Russell is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. He has been portrayed by Rodney Van Johnson from July 5, 1999 to June 19, 2007. Van Johnson was dropped to recurring status in December 2006 and last aired in June 2007. Jerry Gaona portrayed T.C...
(divorced 2004)- c. Whitney RussellWhitney RussellWhitney Harris-Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. She is played by Brook Kerr from the series' debut in July 1999 and departed in September 2007 when Whitney moves to New Orleans...
(born 1982)- a. Chad Harris-CraneChad Harris-CraneChad Harris-Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. He was portrayed by Charles Divins from September 2002 until August 28, 2007, but was previously portrayed by Donn Swaby from September 23, 1999 to September 9, 2002, and August 2008.-Biography:Chad Harris-Crane was...
- c. Miles Davis Harris-Crane (born 2005)
- m. Chad Harris-CraneChad Harris-CraneChad Harris-Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. He was portrayed by Charles Divins from September 2002 until August 28, 2007, but was previously portrayed by Donn Swaby from September 23, 1999 to September 9, 2002, and August 2008.-Biography:Chad Harris-Crane was...
(2006–07; widowed)- c. unnamed (born 2008)
- a. Chad Harris-Crane
- c. Simone RussellSimone RussellSimone Russell is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. She was recently portrayed by Cathy Jeneen Doe , but has previously been portrayed by Lena Cardwell and Chrystee Pharris .- Background :Simone Russell is the youngest daughter of T.C...
(born 1983)
- c. Whitney Russell
- a. Julian Linus Crane
Irma Johnson
Daughter of Eve; sister of Warren.
Lincoln family tree
Ruby Lincolnm. Warren Johnson (divorced)
- c. Eve JohnsonEve JohnsonDr. Eve Russell is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. Eve is played by Tracey Ross throughout the series' entire run...
- a. Julian Linus CraneJulian CraneJulian Linus Crane is a fictional character on the American soap opera Passions. Throughout the show's nine-year run, Julian is portrayed by original cast member Ben Masters, and the character debuted on July 8, 1999....
- c. Vincent ClarksonVincent ClarksonVincent Clarkson is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. The role has been portrayed by Phillip Jeanmarie from December 26, 2006—July 18, 2008...
- Presumed dead and adopted as an infant.
- a. Julian Linus CraneJulian CraneJulian Linus Crane is a fictional character on the American soap opera Passions. Throughout the show's nine-year run, Julian is portrayed by original cast member Ben Masters, and the character debuted on July 8, 1999....
- c. unnamed (born 2008)
- a. Julian Linus Crane
- c. Vincent Clarkson
- m. Thornton Chandler "TC" RussellT. C. RussellThornton Chandler "T.C." Russell is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. He has been portrayed by Rodney Van Johnson from July 5, 1999 to June 19, 2007. Van Johnson was dropped to recurring status in December 2006 and last aired in June 2007. Jerry Gaona portrayed T.C...
(divorced 2004)- c. Whitney RussellWhitney RussellWhitney Harris-Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. She is played by Brook Kerr from the series' debut in July 1999 and departed in September 2007 when Whitney moves to New Orleans...
(born 1982)- a. Chad Harris-CraneChad Harris-CraneChad Harris-Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. He was portrayed by Charles Divins from September 2002 until August 28, 2007, but was previously portrayed by Donn Swaby from September 23, 1999 to September 9, 2002, and August 2008.-Biography:Chad Harris-Crane was...
- c. Miles Davis Harris-Crane (born 2005)
- m. Chad Harris-CraneChad Harris-CraneChad Harris-Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. He was portrayed by Charles Divins from September 2002 until August 28, 2007, but was previously portrayed by Donn Swaby from September 23, 1999 to September 9, 2002, and August 2008.-Biography:Chad Harris-Crane was...
(2006–07; widowed)- c. unnamed (born 2008)
- a. Chad Harris-Crane
- c. Simone RussellSimone RussellSimone Russell is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. She was recently portrayed by Cathy Jeneen Doe , but has previously been portrayed by Lena Cardwell and Chrystee Pharris .- Background :Simone Russell is the youngest daughter of T.C...
(born 1983)
- c. Whitney Russell
- a. Julian Linus Crane
m. unnamed Sanbourne
- c. Elizabeth "Liz" SanbourneLiz SanbourneElizabeth "Liz" Sanbourne is a fictional character on the American soap opera Passions. She was portrayed by Amelia Marshall from October 2001 to February 2006.-Character's background:...
(adopted)- r. Alistair Ephraim CraneAlistair CraneAlistair Ephraim Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. Alistair is portrayed by John Reilly on a recurring basis from August 20, 2007 to May 20, 2008; before Reilly's contract run from January 21, 2005 to July 17, 2006, Alistair was also portrayed by David Bailey...
- c. Chad Harris-CraneChad Harris-CraneChad Harris-Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. He was portrayed by Charles Divins from September 2002 until August 28, 2007, but was previously portrayed by Donn Swaby from September 23, 1999 to September 9, 2002, and August 2008.-Biography:Chad Harris-Crane was...
(1974 or 1975–2007)- m. LaToya (divorced 2003)
- a. Whitney RussellWhitney RussellWhitney Harris-Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. She is played by Brook Kerr from the series' debut in July 1999 and departed in September 2007 when Whitney moves to New Orleans...
- c. Miles Davis Harris-Crane (born 2005)
- m. Whitney RussellWhitney RussellWhitney Harris-Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. She is played by Brook Kerr from the series' debut in July 1999 and departed in September 2007 when Whitney moves to New Orleans...
(2006–07; his death)- c. unnamed (born 2008)
- c. Chad Harris-Crane
- r. Alistair Ephraim Crane
Russell family tree
Thornton Chandler "TC" RussellT. C. Russell
Thornton Chandler "T.C." Russell is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. He has been portrayed by Rodney Van Johnson from July 5, 1999 to June 19, 2007. Van Johnson was dropped to recurring status in December 2006 and last aired in June 2007. Jerry Gaona portrayed T.C...
Son of Reggie Russell.
m. Eve Johnson (divorced 2004)
- c. Whitney RussellWhitney RussellWhitney Harris-Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. She is played by Brook Kerr from the series' debut in July 1999 and departed in September 2007 when Whitney moves to New Orleans...
(born 1982)- a. Chad Harris-CraneChad Harris-CraneChad Harris-Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. He was portrayed by Charles Divins from September 2002 until August 28, 2007, but was previously portrayed by Donn Swaby from September 23, 1999 to September 9, 2002, and August 2008.-Biography:Chad Harris-Crane was...
- c. Miles Davis Harris-Crane (born 2005)
- m. Chad Harris-CraneChad Harris-CraneChad Harris-Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. He was portrayed by Charles Divins from September 2002 until August 28, 2007, but was previously portrayed by Donn Swaby from September 23, 1999 to September 9, 2002, and August 2008.-Biography:Chad Harris-Crane was...
(2006–07; widowed)- c. unnamed (born 2008)
- a. Chad Harris-Crane
- c. Simone RussellSimone RussellSimone Russell is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. She was recently portrayed by Cathy Jeneen Doe , but has previously been portrayed by Lena Cardwell and Chrystee Pharris .- Background :Simone Russell is the youngest daughter of T.C...
(born 1983)