Russell family (Passions)

{{Short description|Fictional family from an American soap opera}} {{Italic disambiguation}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2018}} [[File:RussellsPassions.jpg|thumb|From left, Eve, Simone, Whitney, and T.{{nbsp}}C. Russell|alt=An image of an African-American family standing outside a house]]

The '''Russell family''' is a fictional family depicted on the American soap opera ''Passions'', which aired on NBC (1999–2007) and later on DirecTV (2007–2008). The family was created by the soap's founder and head writer James E. Reilly; it originally consisted of four characters—the married couple Eve and T.{{nbsp}}C. Russell, and their children Whitney and Simone. The Russells are one of the four core families in the fictional town of Harmony, and are characterized by their friendship with the Bennetts and Lopez-Fitzgeralds and their feud with the Cranes.

As the series progressed, four more characters were added to the family: Eve's vengeful, adoptive sister Liz Sanbourne; Eve's child with Julian Crane, Vincent Clarkson; Whitney's husband and Liz's son, Chad Harris-Crane; and Eve's aunt Irma Johnson. Most of the characters left during the show's transition from NBC to DirecTV, leaving Eve and Vincent as the only representatives of the Russell family in the series finale.

The characters initially received negative feedback for their representation of an African-American family. They were praised by cast members, but Rodney Van Johnson, who played T.{{nbsp}}C., felt they were not used to their full potential. Despite the criticism, the cast was frequently nominated for NAACP Image Awards and featured prominently in a series of public service announcements for Black History Month in 2003. The Russell family also drew media and critical attention for storylines involving various LGBTQ topics: Chad Harris-Crane's affair with Vincent and subsequent confusion about his sexual orientation, Simone's coming out as lesbian to her family, and the revelation that Vincent was intersex. While the show's treatment of sexual and gender identity has received mixed feedback from critics, ''Passions'' won the award for Outstanding Daily Drama at the 17th GLAAD Media Awards.

== Creation and development ==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin-left: 2em; text-align: center; float: right" ! scope="col" colspan="2" style="width:50%;" | Character ! scope="col" colspan="2" style="width:50%;" | Actor(s) |- | scope="row" colspan="4" style="background-color:#ccccff;" | '''Core family members''' |- | scope="row" colspan="2" | Eve Russell | scope="row" colspan="2" | Tracey Ross |- | scope="row" colspan="2" | T. C. Russell | scope="row" colspan="2" | Rodney Van Johnson |- | scope="row" colspan="2" | Simone Russell | scope="row" colspan="2" | Lena Cardwell<br />Chrystee Pharris<br />Cathy Jenéen Doe |- | scope="row" colspan="2" | Whitney Russell | scope="row" colspan="2" | Brook Kerr |- | scope="row" colspan="2" | Vincent Clarkson | scope="row" colspan="2" | Phillip Jeanmarie<br />Daphnée Duplaix |- | scope="row" colspan="4" style="background-color:#ccccff;" | '''Extended family''' |- | scope="row" colspan="2" | Chad Harris-Crane | scope="row" colspan="2" | Donn Swaby<br />Charles Divins |- | scope="row" colspan="2" | Liz Sanbourne | scope="row" colspan="2" | Amelia Marshall |- | scope="row" colspan="2" | Irma Johnson | scope="row" colspan="2" | Marla Gibbs |} Along with the Bennetts, the Cranes, and the Lopez-Fitzgeralds, the Russells are one of four core families conceived by series creator James E. Reilly. They have featured prominently on the soap opera since its premiere on July 5, 1999. Sheraton Kalouria, senior vice president of NBC's daytime programming, said the decision to create and cast two minority families—the African-American Russells and the Hispanic Lopez-Fitzgeralds—was a conscious effort to simulate the diversity of the United States, and that the cast reflected the show's "truly color-blind storytelling".<ref name="Background1" /> Rodney Van Johnson, who played T.{{nbsp}}C. Russell, expressed an appreciation for the show's representation of "a full African-American family" that was involved in serious stories on daytime television rather than "just a flash in the pan",<ref name="Background1" /> and also said that the Russell family received a considerable response from African-American viewers. An article in ''Jet'' described each member of the Russell family as having an "integral part [in] the show" rather than appearing as token characters.<ref name="Background1">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H74DAAAAMBAJ&q=liz+sanbourne+passions+casting&pg=PA38 |title=Soap Opera 'Passions' Keeps Igniting Fervor Among Daytime Viewers |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company |work=Jet |date=January 13, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131182427/https://books.google.com/books?id=H74DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=liz%20sanbourne%20passions%20casting&source=bl&ots=kQw2SvsX0M&sig=6A_4zjJje4v2q6DaH-k1BZgU-E8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj_sf_x3q7KAhVC5iYKHY8rBH84ChDoAQgqMAM |archive-date=January 31, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Other ''Passions''{{'}} cast members agreed that the Russells were not portrayed as racial stereotypes; Tracey Ross said her character Eve is "just a person" and is not purely defined by her race, and Charles Divins, who played Chad Harris-Crane, said the show's treatment of the Russells as "a strong African American family" was "refreshing".<ref name="Casting4">{{cite web|url=http://www.gwhatchet.com/2002/10/24/interview-passions-superstars-chad-and-eve/|title=Interview: 'Passions' Superstars Chad and Eve|publisher=Hatchet Publications, Inc. |work=The GW Hatchet |last=Bartolomeo|first=Liz|date=October 24, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127200319/http://www.gwhatchet.com/2002/10/24/interview-passions-superstars-chad-and-eve/|archive-date=January 27, 2016}}</ref> Amelia Marshall, who portrayed Liz Sanbourne, felt that the creation of seven African-American roles allowed each character to be unique:

{{blockquote|It's an awful lot of fun to be going to all these dark and extreme places. I finally realized that there are seven African-Americans on this show and I don't have to be the flag-bearer for African-Americans. I can just be an actress given a crazy bitch to play and play it to the best of my ability. I don't have to say, 'I don't want to represent my people like that.' We'll let the Eve character be upstanding, even though she's got shades. It's so much fun to just deal with acting the part and not deal with the politics of it.<ref name="Crazy">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/crazy-you-0|title=Crazy For You|publisher=American Media, Inc.|work=Soap Opera Digest|date=August 30, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126161838/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/crazy-you-0 |archive-date=January 26, 2016}}</ref>}}

During the soap opera's final years, Johnson expressed disappointment when the show began "taking out the people of color", such as Amelia Marshall, Brook Kerr (who played Whitney Russell), and himself; he also said it was an obvious sign that "this thing is going down." Johnson identified racial diversity as one of the show's biggest draws, but added that the African-American actors were not used to their full potential.<ref name="TC">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/moving-0 |title=Moving On |publisher=American Media, Inc. |work=Soap Opera Digest |date=February 12, 2007 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161126184841/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/moving-0/ |archive-date=November 26, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Following the departures of Johnson, Kerr, and Cathy Jenéen Doe (Simone) in 2007 the Russells' only representatives in the series finale were Tracey Ross (Eve) and Phillip Jeanmarie (Vincent).<ref name="Finale">{{cite episode|title=Episode 2231|series=Passions|network=NBC|airdate=August 7, 2008|season=10}}</ref>

== Core family members == === Eve Russell ===

Eve Russell is the matriarch of the Russell family and a respected doctor at Harmony Hospital. Her early storylines focus on her attempts to keep her past alcohol and drug abuse, and her relationship and child with Julian Crane, secret from her family and the rest of Harmony. Following the revelation of her past, she was characterized mainly through the rekindling of her romance with Julian and her tense relationship with their son Vincent Clarkson. Ross described Eve as "a contradiction inside an enigma".<ref name="character2">{{cite news|author=|title=Ben Masters and Tracey Ross "Passions"|date=April 11, 2000|publisher = NBC Live}}</ref> She based her performance on Catherine Halsey from Ayn Rand's 1943 novel ''The Fountainhead'',<ref name="character 4">{{Cite web|url =http://atlassociety.org/commentary/commentary-blog/4601-tracey-ross-tv-s-outspoken-individualist|publisher =The Atlas Society|title= Tracey Ross: TV |last=Berlau|first=John|date=March 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126234011/http://atlassociety.org/commentary/commentary-blog/4601-tracey-ross-tv-s-outspoken-individualist|archive-date=January 26, 2016}}</ref> and Eve White from the 1957 film ''The Three Faces of Eve''.<ref name="character 3">{{cite news|first=Tony|last=Calega|title=All About Eve|date=March 28, 2000|publisher=Source Interlink|work = Soap Opera Weekly}}</ref>

Eve was played by Tracey Ross for the entire run of the series. Actresses Amanda Maiden and Kimberly Kevon Williams portrayed Eve in 2003 during flashbacks.<ref name="TraceyRoss">{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/ps/whoswho/eve.php|title=Who's Who in Harmony|publisher=Soapcentral|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127162442/http://soapcentral.com/ps/whoswho/eve.php|archive-date=January 27, 2016}}</ref> A writer from ''Jet'' praised Ross's depiction of Eve for broadening the representation of African-American characters on television.<ref name="Background1" /> Ross's portrayal of the character was warmly received by viewers, who frequently rated her their favorite ''Passions'' actress in ''Soap Opera Digest'' polls.<ref name="character 42">{{Cite web|url=http://atlassociety.org/commentary/commentary-blog/4601-tracey-ross-tv-s-outspoken-individualist|title=Tracey Ross: TV|date=March 29, 2011|publisher=The Atlas Society|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126234011/http://atlassociety.org/commentary/commentary-blog/4601-tracey-ross-tv-s-outspoken-individualist|archive-date=January 26, 2016}}</ref> Eve and Julian's relationship was also seen positively by fans, who referred to the couple as "Evian".<ref name="Reception52">{{cite news|title=Somethings in the 'Evian'|last=Barnert|first=Deanna|date=2004|publisher=Source Interlink|work=Soap Opera Weekly}}</ref> ''TV Guide'' listed Eve and Julian as one of the best soap-opera supercouples, praising the chemistry between Ross and co-star Ben Masters,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment1.sympatico.msn.ca/TV_Guide/Soaps/Features/Articles/071018_supercouples_passions_NB |title=Soaps' best super-couples! |last=Branco |first=Nelson |publisher=CBS Corporation |work=TV Guide |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612071247/http://entertainment1.sympatico.msn.ca/TV_Guide/Soaps/Features/Articles/071018_supercouples_passions_NB |archive-date=June 12, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Soap Opera Weekly'' referred to the pairing as "the Odd Couple of ''Passions''".<ref name="Name2">{{cite news|title=The Odd Couple of Passions|date=October 29, 2002|publisher=Source Interlink|work=Soap Opera Weekly|author=}}</ref>

=== T. C. Russell ===

T. C. Russell is the patriarch of the Russell family. He is characterized by his violent temper and hatred of Julian Crane for supposedly injuring him in a hit-and-run attack, and destroying his chances of becoming a professional tennis player.<ref name="Hidden Passions">{{harvp|Lenox|2001|p=[https://archive.org/details/hiddenpassions00tabi/page/70 70]}}</ref> T. C. is initially portrayed as a harsh and unforgiving parent; he pushes Whitney to train to be a tennis champion, as he once wanted to be, and disapproves of her relationship with Chad Harris-Crane, feeling it is a distraction. He is also violent with Simone when she reveals she is a lesbian. After learning about Eve's past relationship with Julian and her responsibility for the car crash that ended his tennis career, T.{{nbsp}}C. files for divorce and has a brief romance and engagement to her adoptive sister Liz Sanbourne. The show humanizes T. C. and softens his temper during his recovery from a stroke; his final storylines focus on his attempts to rebuild his relationship with his ex-wife and children. In 2007, he moves to New Orleans to help Whitney with her pregnancy and reconnect with Simone. T. C. does not appear in the show after its transition to DirecTV, and he is neither seen nor mentioned in the series finale.

T. C. was portrayed by Rodney Van Johnson from July 5, 1999, to June 19, 2007; Johnson was dropped to recurring status in December 2006 before his last appearance in June 2007. On March 19, 2001, Jerry Gaona played the character in flashbacks.<ref name="JohnsonCastingSoapCentral">{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/ps/whoswho/tc.php|title=Who's Who in Harmony|publisher=Soapcentral|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908003319/http://soapcentral.com/ps/whoswho/tc.php|archive-date=September 8, 2015}}</ref> Once T.{{nbsp}}C. was developed beyond the role of "the angry black man" and it became clear that the contents of his secret shed were not important to the plot, Johnson felt that his presence in the show was dramatically reduced. After being reduced to the status of a recurring cast member, he expressed doubt that he would return to the show in its final episodes.<ref name="Shed">{{Cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/moving-0|title=Moving On|publisher=American Media, Inc.|work=Soap Opera Digest|date=February 12, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201060344/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/moving-0|archive-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref> T. C.'s relationship with Eve, and Johnson's chemistry with Ross, did not receive much attention from the fans or the media. Other ''Passions'' cast members and representatives commented on the preference for Julian over T. C.; Masters said his character Julian should "just kick T. C. out of his house" and beat him with a 4x4,<ref name="4x4">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/say-it-aint-so-0|title=Say It Ain't So|date=March 4, 2004|publisher=American Media, Inc.|work=Soap Opera Digest|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225211516/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/say-it-aint-so-0|archive-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref> and a spokesperson from the show pushed Julian and Eve's romance to the forefront as "a new supercouple in Harmony" without any mention of T. C.<ref name="Supercouple">{{cite news|author=|title=Julian and Eve: The Next Supercouple?|date=April 2003|publisher=Source Interlink|work = Soap Opera Weekly}}</ref> Internationally, T.{{nbsp}}C. received a more positive response. African newspaper Mmegi said Johnson was invited to the 2005 Miss Culture and Heritage contest in Botswana due to his performance of T. C. as a "husband and father in the soap that warms the hearts of many in different countries".<ref name="Mmegi">{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200509130159.html|title=Botswana: TC of Passions to Visit Botswana|date=September 13, 2005|website=Mmegi|access-date=February 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225211302/http://allafrica.com/stories/200509130159.html|archive-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref>

=== Simone Russell ===

Simone Russell is the youngest daughter of Eve and T. C. Russell, and is initially always seen in her older sister's shadow. She is first introduced as a part of a love triangle with Whitney and Chad, and an accomplice in Kay Bennett's schemes to seduce Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald. Simone receives more prominence after she announces she is a lesbian and begins a relationship with Rae Thomas. T. C. beats her after hearing about her relationship with Rae, but after much resistance, her family eventually supports her sexual identity. After learning Vincent killed Rae, Simone decides to leave Harmony with her sister to help her with her pregnancy, and to settle in New Orleans. Simone does not physically appear on screen after the show moved from NBC to DirecTV, but she is referenced through her letter to Kay before Kay's marriage to Miguel.

Over the course of the show, Simone was played by three actresses: Lena Cardwell (July 5, 1999, to April 16, 2001), Chrystee Pharris (April 17, 2001, to April 2004), and Cathy Jenéen Doe (July 23, 2004, to September 4, 2007).<ref name="PowerofThree">{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/ps/whoswho/simone.php|title=Who's Who in Harmony|publisher=Soapcentral |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106232519/http://soapcentral.com/ps/whoswho/simone.php|archive-date=January 6, 2010}}</ref> The program made history as the first daytime serial to show two women having sex in bed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glaad.org/poc/coad/nominees/nominees06.php|title=GLAAD Media Awards Communities of African Descent Nominations|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060216150944/http://www.glaad.org/poc/coad/nominees/nominees06.php|publisher=GLAAD |archive-date = February 16, 2006}}</ref> She is also the first African-American lesbian character to appear in a daytime serial.<ref name="Windy">{{Cite web|title = View: Racial vs. gay diversity in daytime TV |last=Davis|first=Herndon L.|url = http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/View-Racial-vs-gay-diversity-in-daytime-TV/21128.html |work=Windy City Times – Gay Lesbian Bi Trans News Archive|date=May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214165003/http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/View-Racial-vs-gay-diversity-in-daytime-TV/21128.html|archive-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref> When discussing the decision to portray Simone as a lesbian, Kalouria emphasized "sexual identity isn't a passing fancy" and "this is where [Simone] is [...] I can assure you we're not going to make light of this particular topic."<ref name="AfterEllen3">{{cite web|url=http://www.afterellen.com/tv/4409-passions-goes-boldly-and-badly-where-no-soap-has-gone-before|title="Passions" Goes Boldly, and Badly, Where No Soap Has Gone Before|last=Warn|first=Sarah|date=September 22, 2005|publisher=AfterEllen.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224211408/http://www.afterellen.com/tv/4409-passions-goes-boldly-and-badly-where-no-soap-has-gone-before|archive-date=February 24, 2016}}</ref> The storyline about Simone's lesbianism, and the representation of her sexuality, received mixed feedback from critics and media outlets, as did Cathy Jenéen Doe's performance. Sarah Warn, former editor of entertainment website AfterEllen.com, criticized the lesbian reveal as having "reduced Simone to a one-dimensional character who happened to sleep with a girl".<ref name="AfterEllen3" />

=== Whitney Russell ===

Whitney Russell is the eldest daughter of Eve and T. C. Russell. She is introduced as a close friend of Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald Crane, but she became prominent on the show as the love interest of Chad Harris-Crane. When Chad is incorrectly identified as Eve and Julian's son, his relationship with Whitney is judged to be incestuous. Whitney's confusion about her relationship with Chad, and her shame at possibly committing incest, escalates after she becomes pregnant and gives birth to their son, Miles Harris-Crane. Whitney briefly becomes estranged from Chad and Harmony, and becomes a nun to absolve herself of the sin of incest. The discovery of Chad's birth certificate proves the couple are not blood relatives; they resume their relationship and eventually marry. Whitney leaves Chad after discovering his affair with Vincent Clarkson. Their later reconciliation is cut short when he is murdered by Alistair Crane. Following Chad's death, Whitney moves to New Orleans to raise Miles, and her unborn child, with the help of Simone. Whitney does not appear on screen after the show moved from NBC to DirecTV, but she is referenced in a telephone call to police chief Sam Bennett and Simone's letter to her best friend Kay Bennett.

Whitney was portrayed by Brook Kerr from the series' debut on July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007. In 2005, Sidne Siobhan Phillips portrayed the character in flashbacks.<ref name="WhitneyName1">{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/ps/whoswho/whitney.php|title=Who's Who in Harmony|publisher=Soapcentral|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603231950/http://soapcentral.com/ps/whoswho/whitney.php|archive-date=June 3, 2016}}</ref> ''Passions''{{'}} casting director Jacklynn Briskey originally rejected 26-year-old Brook Kerr for the role of Whitney, believing she would look too mature to play a teenager. Despite this decision, Kerr's husband Christopher Warren submitted his wife's head shots to the network and she was hired to play the character.<ref name="casting12">{{cite episode|series=''Soap Talk''|network=SOAPnet|airdate=December 23, 2003}}</ref> Kerr later described the week of auditioning and two screen tests to be formally cast in the role as an extremely quick process.<ref name="casting22">{{cite web|url=http://www.gurlfriends.com/nbc/passions/20questions/000330_brook5.html |title=20 Questions Interview: Brook Kerr |publisher=NBC |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170119171532/http://www.gurlfriends.com/nbc/passions/20questions/000330_brook5.html |archive-date=January 19, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> While discussing her portrayal of the character, Kerr said, "I was always the sensible one, the friend everyone could count on, always doing what I should."<ref name="Character12" /> Over the course of the series, media outlets frequently speculated on the exact nature of Whitney's relationship with Chad. The incest storyline led media outlets to sensationalize Harmony as the place where "half-siblings sleep with one another".<ref name="Character12">{{cite web|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/daytime-dial-life-is-far-from-harmony--ous-for/article_fb4c1138-affc-586a-848c-f5a811bb9e56.html |last=Block |first=Dana |title=Daytime Dial: Life is far from 'Harmony'-ous for Brook Kerr's Whitney |date=May 21, 2006 |publisher=BH Media |work=Tulsa World |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161126185132/http://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/daytime-dial-life-is-far-from-harmony--ous-for/article_fb4c1138-affc-586a-848c-f5a811bb9e56.html |archive-date=November 26, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Soap Opera Digest'' listed the 2006 revelation that Whitney and Chad were not related by blood as one of ''Passions''{{'}} most shocking secrets.<ref name="Shocking2">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/passionss-most-shocking-secrets-bra-look-back-those-memorable-revelations-rocked-harmony-0 |title=A Look Back at Those Memorable Revelations That Rocked Harmony |date=December 18, 2007 |publisher=American Media, Inc. |work=Soap Opera Digest |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161126185228/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/passionss-most-shocking-secrets-bra-look-back-those-memorable-revelations-rocked-harmony-0/ |archive-date=November 26, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Vincent Clarkson ===

Vincent Clarkson, also known as Valerie Davis, is Eve and Julian's child; he is later revealed to be the blackmailer and serial rapist of the show's 2007 summertime extravaganza. In the show's final episode on NBC, Vincent is revealed to be intersex and Valerie Davis is shown to be his alter ego. After the program moved to DirecTV, Vincent's storylines focused on his plan to torment Eve out of revenge for failing to prevent his abduction at birth, his sexual relationship with Julian, and his pregnancy with his father's child. Vincent teams up with Viki Chatsworth to kill the main characters at the rehearsal dinner for a mass marriage of four of the show's couples. Vincent and Viki are arrested after Tabitha Lenox sacrifices her magic to revive everyone.

Vincent was portrayed by Phillip Jeanmarie from December 26, 2006, to July 18, 2008;<ref name="VincentName1">{{cite web|url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/passions/characters/vincent-clarkson|title=Vincent Clarkson|date=June 4, 2015 |publisher=Soaps.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222040155/http://soaps.sheknows.com/passions/characters/vincent-clarkson|archive-date=February 22, 2016 }}</ref> Valerie Davis was played by Daphnée Duplaix from December 16, 2004, to May 28, 2008, and temporarily by Siena Goines from January 30 to April 3, 2007.<ref name="ValerieName2">{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/ps/whoswho/valerie.php|title=Who's Who in Harmony|publisher=Soapcentral|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908010108/http://soapcentral.com/ps/whoswho/valerie.php|archive-date=September 8, 2015}}</ref> The character received mixed reactions from the show's cast and television critics. Jeanmarie described Vincent as representing the way in which ''Passions'' "pushed the boundaries and limits of what other soap operas didn't dare to do".<ref>{{Cite web|title = Exclusive Interview: With Workshop star Phillip Jeanmarie|date=April 22, 2011|url = http://www.manofthehourmag.com/apps/blog/show/6793561-exclusive-interview-with-workshop-star-phillip-jeanmarie-|publisher = Man of the Hour|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815140437/http://www.manofthehourmag.com/apps/blog/show/6793561-exclusive-interview-with-workshop-star-phillip-jeanmarie-|archive-date=August 15, 2012}}</ref> On the other hand, Tracey Ross said the storyline of Vincent giving birth to his father's child made her "physically nauseous" and she could complete the delivery scenes only after the show's acting coach Maria O'Brien convinced her of "the comedic possibilities".<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tracey Ross Looks Back at Her Time on Passions| date=July 14, 2008 |url = http://soaps.sheknows.com/passions/news/2133/tracey-ross-looks-back-at-her-time-on-passions|publisher = Soaps.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127220937/http://soaps.sheknows.com/passions/news/2133/tracey-ross-looks-back-at-her-time-on-passions|archive-date=January 27, 2016}}</ref> Jamey Giddens of ''Daytime Confidential'' felt that Jeanmarie deserved an Emmy for making Vincent's outlandish situations believable.<ref name="Blackmailer2">{{cite web|url=http://daytimeconfidential.com/2009/07/30/dc-exclusive-passions-villain-phillip-jeanmarie-talks-workshop-gay-firsts-and-reilly |last=Giddens |first=Jamey |title=DC Exclusive: Passions Villain Phillip Jeanmarie Talks "Workshop", Gay Firsts and Reilly |date=July 30, 2009 |publisher=Confidential Media, Inc. |work=Daytime Confidential |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161126185356/http://daytimeconfidential.com/2009/07/30/dc-exclusive-passions-villain-phillip-jeanmarie-talks-workshop-gay-firsts-and-reilly |archive-date=November 26, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Josh Robertson of ''Complex'' called Duplaix, who had been a ''Playboy'' Playmate, one of the most successful soap actresses for her performances as Valerie in 34 episodes of ''Passions,'' along with her portrayal of Rachel Gannon in 95 episodes of ''One Life to Live''.<ref name="TheRachel2">{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/02/a-history-of-black-playboy-playmates/|title=A History of Black Playboy Playmates|last=Robertson|first=Josh|date=February 1, 2013|publisher=Verizon Hearst Media Partners|work=Complex|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528222437/http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/02/a-history-of-black-playboy-playmates/|archive-date=May 28, 2016}}</ref> Herndon L. Davis of ''Windy City Times'' criticized the show's representation of Vincent's sexual relationship with Chad as "a down-low storyline which involved an African-American man but eventually turned it into an outrageous intersex serial killer storyline."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/View-Racial-vs-gay-diversity-in-daytime-TV/21128.html|title=View: Racial vs. gay diversity in daytime TV|work=Windy City Times – Gay Lesbian Bi Trans News Archive|date=May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214165003/http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/View-Racial-vs-gay-diversity-in-daytime-TV/21128.html|archive-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref>

== Extended family == === Chad Harris-Crane ===

Chad Harris-Crane is the main love interest and later husband of Whitney Russell; he is also the father of Miles Davis Harris-Crane and another child. Chad's early appearances focus on his search for his biological parents, and his love triangle with sisters Whitney and Simone. Chad is initially believed to be Eve and Julian's child, which would make his relationship with Whitney incestuous. Chad's birth certificate later proves he was conceived when Alistair Crane raped Eve's adoptive sister Liz Sanbourne. He reunites with Whitney without the stigma of incest. During his separation from Whitney, Chad initiates a sexual relationship with Vincent Clarkson and continues it after his marriage. He is unaware he is committing incest because he is Vincent's half-uncle, adoptive half-cousin, and half-brother-in-law. After catching Chad having sex with Vincent, Whitney files for divorce; they later begin to reconcile through helping Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald and Ethan Winthrop reunite as a couple. Their potential reconciliation is cut short when Chad is murdered by Alistair.

Chad was portrayed by two actors over the course of the show: Donn Swaby (1999 to 2002) and Charles Divins (2002 to 2007).<ref name="ChadName1">{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/ps/whoswho/chad.php|title=Who's Who in Harmony|publisher=Soapcentral|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604063956/http://soapcentral.com/ps/whoswho/chad.php|archive-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> Despite the controversy, and negative reception of Chad's sexual encounters with Vincent, Divins noted "the characters and their relationship [are] important aspects of the show."<ref name="Hatchet">{{cite web|url=http://www.gwhatchet.com/2002/10/24/interview-passions-superstars-chad-and-eve/|title=Interview: 'Passions' Superstars Chad and Eve|last=Bartolomeo|first=Liz|date=October 24, 2002|work=The GW Hatchet|publisher=Hatchet Publications, Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127200319/http://www.gwhatchet.com/2002/10/24/interview-passions-superstars-chad-and-eve/|archive-date=January 27, 2016}}</ref> To prepare for the storyline, Divins consulted with his gay friends,<ref name="OutinHollywood2">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.dailynews.com/outinhollywood/2007/02/24/a-lover-to-be-revealed-tuesday/|title=A lover to be revealed Tuesday on "Passions"|last=Hernandez|first=Greg|date=February 24, 2007|publisher=Digital First Media|work=Out in Hollywood|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707205329/http://blogs.dailynews.com/outinhollywood/2007/02/24/a-lover-to-be-revealed-tuesday/|archive-date=July 7, 2016}}</ref> and watched Oprah Winfrey's discussion of the down-low on her talk show ''The Oprah Winfrey Show''.<ref name="Philly">{{cite web|url=http://philadelphia.edgemedianetwork.com/entertainment/television/news//40814/ten_minutes_with_charles_divins|title=Ten Minutes with Charles Divins|last=von Metzke|first=Ross|date=March 17, 2007|publisher=Edge Publications Inc.|work=Edge Media Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709195847/http://www.edgemedianetwork.com//entertainment/television/news//40814/ten_minutes_with_charles_divins|archive-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref> Divins praised the show for its inclusion of a black, gay character on daytime television,<ref name="Philly" /> while Swaby was disappointed by the direction Chad's storyline took.<ref name="Character2">{{cite web|url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/passions/news/1292/former-chad-says-goodbye-to-passions-character|title=Former Chad Says Goodbye to Passions Character|date=December 6, 2007|publisher=Soaps.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604062953/http://soaps.sheknows.com/passions/news/1292/former-chad-says-goodbye-to-passions-character|archive-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> The character was a subject of parody on E!'s weekly television series ''The Soup'', in which host Joel McHale turned a scene in which Chad insisted he was "not gay" despite his affair with Vincent into a running gag by referring to the character as "Not Gay Chad". Divins—the principal actor to play Chad during the storylines focusing on the character's sexuality—made a cameo appearance on ''The Soup''<nowiki/>'s season five premiere.<ref name="The Soup2">{{cite episode|title=Episode 1|series=The Soup|network=E!|airdate=January 4, 2008|season=5}}</ref>

=== Liz Sanbourne ===

{{Main|Liz Sanbourne}} [[File:LizIrmaFamilyPhoto.png|thumb|right|Marla Gibbs (left) and Amelia Marshall|alt=A dark-skinned woman with curly hair has her arm around an older woman in a wheelchair.]]

Liz Sanbourne is the antagonist and foil to her adoptive sister Eve Russell. Initially identified only by her first name, Liz is first seen as the owner of a resort on the fictional St. Lisa's Island, located near Bermuda and the Bermuda Triangle. Liz is still in love with her former boyfriend Brian O'Leary. Her early appearances center on her attempts to reunite amnesiac Sheridan Crane with Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, despite Brian's interest in her. When Liz arrives in Harmony, it is revealed that she is Eve's half-sister, and is later retconned to become her adoptive sister. Liz exposes Eve's past relationship with Julian Crane, inadvertently leading them to reunite and proving Chad Harris-Crane and Whitney Russell were not committing incest by her identification as Chad's mother. Liz harbors a deep desire for revenge against Eve for unknowingly abandoning her in an abusive household. Liz also seeks vengeance against the Crane family after she was raped by Alistair, and later forced to undergo surgery that made her barren. Liz leaves the show in February 2006, abandoning her vengeance against Eve, Julian, and Alistair to find a new life for herself.

Liz was portrayed by actress Amelia Marshall from October 3, 2001, to February 17, 2006. In 2003, Arreale Davis and Taquel Graves played the character in flashbacks.<ref name="LizName1">{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/ps/whoswho/liz.php|title=Who's Who in Harmony|publisher=Soapcentral|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131160725/http://soapcentral.com/ps/whoswho/liz.php|archive-date=January 31, 2016}}</ref> Amelia Marshall was hired for the role because of her past work with James E. Reilly on ''Guiding Light''.<ref name="casting1">{{cite episode|series=''Soap Talk''|network=SOAPnet|airdate=December 26, 2002}}</ref> Marshall described her opinion of ''Passions'' prior to being approached with the role: "...{{nbsp}}there were always these strange things happening on the show. It really pulls you in."<ref name="casting23">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=20020203&id=WzIzAAAAIBAJ&pg=3224,854894&hl=en |title=Passions lured Marshall into Harmony as restaurateur |last=Havens |first=Candace |date=February 13, 2002 |publisher=BH Media |work=The Free Lance-Star |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161126185610/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=20020203&id=WzIzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iggGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3224,854894&hl=en |archive-date=November 26, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She has commented that her decision to take on the role of Liz came from wanting to play characters that were different from her past appearances as Belinda Keffers in ''All My Children'', and Gilly Grant Speakes in ''Guiding Light''.<ref name="Background1" /> In an interview with ''Soap Talk'', Marshall said, "I just love the fact that he saw me and realized that I could be such a witch."<ref name="casting1" /> An article on Metacritic noted that Marshall was removed due to changes in the show's budget.<ref name="Reception2">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/person/amelia-marshall?filter-options=tv&sort_options=date&num_items=30|title=Amelia Marshall|publisher=Metacritic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131183831/http://www.metacritic.com/person/amelia-marshall?filter-options=tv&sort_options=date&num_items=30|archive-date=January 31, 2016 }}</ref>

=== Irma Johnson ===

Irma Johnson is the sister of the late Warren Johnson and Eve Russell's aunt. When she was young, Eve had a close relationship with her aunt because of their love of gospel music. Irma is proud of Eve's singing in the church's choir; she discouraged Eve from singing jazz and blues music, calling them sinful. Their relationship became strained when Irma saw a drugged and intoxicated Eve singing in a seedy Boston jazz club and cavorting with several men. Irma disowns Eve when she discovers her relationship with Julian, who is white, and her pregnancy with his child. Eve and Irma did not speak for nearly 20 years. Eve paid for Irma to live in a retirement home, but told everyone she had no living relatives in an attempt to keep her past secret.

In 2004, Eve's vengeful, adoptive sister, Liz Sanbourne, discovers Irma's existence, and brings her to Harmony to destroy Eve's life by revealing her past to her family. Irma tells them Eve was once a prostitute and drug addict while living in Boston, and was involved in a relationship with Julian, who is T. C.'s sworn enemy. The revelations destroy Eve and T. C.'s marriage. Despite her Christian upbringing, Irma is often foul-mouthed; she frequently calls Eve a whore or a slut. When Eve's daughter Simone tells Irma she is a lesbian, Irma, who has previously been kind to her, tells Simone homosexuality is vile and disgusting, and orders her to leave and never return. Irma was portrayed by actress Marla Gibbs on a recurring basis in 2004 and 2005. Gibbs viewed Irma as a malicious character, and was surprised at fans' positive feedback.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Marla Gibbs|url = http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/marla-gibbs|publisher =Archive of American Television|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106230116/http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/marla-gibbs|archive-date= November 6, 2015}}</ref>

== Usage in other media ==

The Russell family received further attention when the actors participated in public service announcements (PSAs) to celebrate the achievements of African-Americans in commemoration of Black History Month. The PSAs ran on NBC stations throughout February 2003.<ref name="PSA1">{{cite web|url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=BALLMT20030220-01.1.37 |title=NBC's "Passions" Actors Celebrate Black History Month |work= Hoosier State Chronicles|publisher=Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau|date=February 20, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124235146/https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=BALLMT20030220-01.1.37 |archive-date=January 24, 2016}}</ref> Tracey Ross and Rodney Van Johnson made cameo appearances as Eve and T.{{nbsp}}C. Russell in the series finale of the NBC primetime drama ''Providence'', marking one of the first crossovers between daytime and primetime television.<ref name="ProvidenceFinale">{{cite episode | title=The Eleventh Hour | series=Providence | author=Writer: John Masius & Elle Triedman. Director: Tony Wharmby | network=National Broadcasting Company | airdate=December 20, 2002 | season=5}}</ref>

Members of the Russell family were featured in ''Hidden Passions'', a 2001 tie-in novel promoted as Tabitha Lenox's journal exposing the town's secrets sent into HarperCollins by her magical doll Timmy Lenox.<ref name="HiddenPassions1">{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/2001/02/23/book-review-hidden-passions/ |title=Book Review: 'Hidden Passions' |last=Valby |first=Karen |date=February 23, 2001 |publisher=Time Inc. |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170104054119/http://ew.com/article/2001/02/23/book-review-hidden-passions/ |archive-date=January 4, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The book documents Eve's past drug abuse, relationship with Julian Crane, and the kidnapping of her son Vincent Clarkson.<ref name="book1">{{harvp|Lenox|2001|p=12}}</ref><ref name="book3">{{harvp|Lenox|2001|p=237}}</ref> It also covers T.{{nbsp}}C.'s accident and his first meeting and courtship with Eve.<ref name="Hidden Passions" />

Following DirecTV's decision to not renew the show, ''Passions'' partnered with Premiere Props to hold a public two-day estate sale of props and costumes from the show. Stacey Ward, a director of NBCUniversal, pitched the auction as "an opportunity to own a piece of their favorite show".<ref name="auction">{{cite web|url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/passions/news/archive/2008-04/|title=Passions Props Sale|date=March 2, 2008|publisher=Soaps.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215082941/http://soaps.sheknows.com/passions/news/archive/2008-04/|archive-date=February 15, 2016}}</ref> Several items related to the Russell family were offered for sale, including Vincent's disguise as the "Blackmailer" (without the mask)<ref name="WithoutMask">{{Cite web|title = Passions Vincent (P. Jeanmarie) TV Movie Costumes|url = http://www.icollector.com/Passions-Vincent-P-Jeanmarie-TV-Movie-Costumes_i8281842|publisher = iCollector.com Online Auctions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528222850/http://www.icollector.com/Passions-Vincent-P-Jeanmarie-TV-Movie-Costumes_i8281842|archive-date=May 28, 2016}}</ref> and Eve's medical coat splattered with blood from her botched surgery on Julian.<ref name="coat">{{Cite web|title = Passions Eve Russell (Tracey Ross) TV Costumes|url = http://www.icollector.com/Passions-Eve-Russell-Tracey-Ross-TV-Costumes_i8257019|publisher = iCollector.com Online Auctions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215110217/http://www.icollector.com/Passions-Eve-Russell-Tracey-Ross-TV-Costumes_i8257019 |archive-date=February 15, 2016 }}</ref>

== Reception == === Critical reception ===

The show initially received mostly negative reviews for its lack of focus on the Russells in comparison to the other three core families. Reviewing the soap opera's first weeks, television critic Hal Boedeker of the ''Orlando Sentinel'' criticized the show for relegating the Russell family to "spend[ing] most of their time listening to the problems of the white Bennetts" and questioned its attempt at "racial progress".<ref name="NegativeReviews1">{{cite web|last=Boedeker |first=Hal |url = https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1999/07/14/passions-pits-nbcs-new-soap-proves-more-silly-than-seductive/|title = 'Passions' Pits: Nbc's New Soap Proves More Silly Than Seductive|work= Orlando Sentinel|publisher=Tribune Publishing |date =July 14, 1999|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406044209/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1999-07-14/lifestyle/9907130232_1_diana-susan-lucci-mckenzie-westmore|archive-date=April 6, 2016}}</ref> The Russells were described as having received less screen time than other characters by ''The Baltimore Sun''{{'}}s Tamara Ikenberg, who commented that the series appeared to revolve around three families as opposed to four.<ref name="FreshScrubbedSoap">{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1999/08/17/a-fresh-scrubbed-soap-passions-a-made-for-teens-soap-opera-has-hooked-an-audience-with-its-hip-young-look-and-imagination-but-dont-expect-depth-or-storytelling/ |title=A fresh-scrubbed Soap |last=Ikenberg |first=Tamara |date=August 17, 1999 |publisher=tronc, Inc. |work=The Baltimore Sun |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161126185735/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1999-08-17/features/9908170257_1_soap-passions-opera |archive-date=November 26, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ken Tucker of ''Entertainment Weekly'' felt the Russells only served to represent the fact that "Harmony also seems to contain exactly one black family."<ref name="NegativeReviews2">{{cite magazine|last=Tucker |first=Ken |url = http://www.ew.com/article/1999/08/06/passions|title = Passions|publisher=Time Inc.|magazine= Entertainment Weekly |date =August 6, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603233839/http://www.ew.com/article/1999/08/06/passions|archive-date=June 3, 2016}}</ref> In contrast, David Alexander Nahmod of the ''Bay Area Reporter'' praised the show for "present[ing] an almost utopian picture of racial harmony in the town of Harmony" by not showing racial inequality or strife.<ref name="Praise">{{cite web|first=David Alexander|last=Nahmod|url=http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=television&article=80|title='Passions' pushes the envelope|publisher=BAR Media, Inc.|work=Bay Area Reporter|date=February 15, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707193539/http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=television&article=80|archive-date=July 7, 2016}}</ref> Despite the focus on an African-American family, Lynette Rice of ''Entertainment Weekly'' said the show failed to attract the "hard-to-reach audience [of] African-American women"; Sheraton Kalouria said, "quite frankly, many of them aren't aware ''Passions'' is even on."<ref name="Reception4">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2003/01/07/passions-tries-attract-new-type-audience|title=''Passions'' tries to attract a new type of audience|last=Rice|first=Lynette|date=January 7, 2003|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122045103/http://www.ew.com/article/2003/01/07/passions-tries-attract-new-type-audience|archive-date=November 22, 2015 }}</ref>

=== Accolades ===

''Passions'' received two Daytime Drama awards at the American Scene Awards. These awards were given to recognize the diversity in the show's cast, which was praised for "ensuring diversity in casting and storylines from the very beginning" and "exemplifi[ng] the richness of the American scene on daytime television". ''Passions'' was the only soap opera to win the award twice in a row.<ref name="WinningandWinning">{{cite web|url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/passions/news/917/passions-receives-the-american-scene-award |title=Passions Receives The American Scene Award |date=July 31, 2007 |publisher=Soaps.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161126185833/http://soaps.sheknows.com/passions/news/917/passions-receives-the-american-scene-award |archive-date=November 26, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kerr was nominated for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress, and, along with co-stars Lindsay Hartley and Justin Hartley, was nominated for Favorite Triangle at the 2005 ''Soap Opera Digest Awards''.<ref name="Awards2">{{cite web|last=Weber|first=Carol Banks|url=http://soapzone.com/gh/gossip/20041101.shtml|title=News for the week of 01-Nov-2004|publisher=Soap Zone|date=November 1, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603233200/http://soapzone.com/gh/gossip/20041101.shtml|archive-date=June 3, 2016}}</ref> Doe was listed as a pre-nominee for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for the 34th Daytime Emmy Awards alongside co-star Emily Harper, but was not chosen as one of the final nominees.<ref name="Emmys">{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/soapcentral/news/2007/0129-emmy_prenoms.php|title=Emmy Pre-Screening Nominations Announced|date=January 29, 2007|publisher=Soapcentral|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216155823/http://soapcentral.com/soapcentral/news/2007/0129-emmy_prenoms.php|archive-date=February 16, 2016 }}</ref> ''Passions'' won the award for Outstanding Daily Drama at the 17th GLAAD Media Awards,<ref name="GLAAD">{{cite news|date=February 13, 2007|title=Industry Insider|page=4|work=Soap Opera Weekly|publisher=Source Interlink}}</ref> with Doe accepting the award on the show's behalf.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Actress Cathy Jenen Doe, who plays the lesbian character, Simone, on...|date=June 11, 2006 |url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/actress-cathy-jenen-doe-who-plays-the-lesbian-character-news-photo/71175229|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225203737/http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/actress-cathy-jenen-doe-who-plays-the-lesbian-character-news-photo/71175229|archive-date=February 25, 2016|publisher=Getty Images|language=en-US}}</ref>

The actors were also frequently nominated for NAACP Image Awards. Ross received eight nominations for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series and won the award at the 38th NAACP Image Awards for her portrayal of Eve.<ref name="Name2" /> Ross has cited Eve as expanding the TV representation of African-Americans and interracial relationships.<ref name="Cite">{{cite news|first=Michael J.|last=Maloney|title=Harmony's Favorite Physician|date=February 12, 2002|publisher=CBS Interactive|work = TV Guide Online}}</ref> For her performance as Whitney, Kerr was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series at the 39th NAACP Image Awards.<ref name="AwardsWhitney">{{cite web|url=http://www.naacp.org/press/entry/list-of-naacp-image-awards-winners|title=List of NAACP Image Award Winners|publisher=NAACP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630131610/http://www.naacp.org/press/entry/list-of-naacp-image-awards-winners|archive-date=June 30, 2015}}</ref> Gibbs received positive feedback for her performance as Irma; she earned a nomination for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series at the 37th NAACP Image Awards.<ref name="AuntIrmaAwards1">{{cite web|url = http://www.emmys.com/news/37th-annual-naacp-image-awards-noms-announced|title =37th Annual NAACP Image Awards Noms Announced |publisher =Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|date=January 12, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616172053/http://www.emmys.com/news/37th-annual-naacp-image-awards-noms-announced|archive-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref>

== References == === Citations ===

=== Book sources === * {{cite book |last1 = Lenox |first1 = Tabitha |title = Hidden Passions: Secrets from the Diaries of Tabitha Lenox |year = 2001 |publisher = HarperCollins |location = New York |isbn = 978-0-06-107605-3 |url-access = registration |url = https://archive.org/details/hiddenpassions00tabi }}

== External links == * [http://www.soapcentral.com/ps/ftrees/russell.php The Russell family on Soapcentral] * [http://www.soapcentral.com/ps/ftrees/johnson.php The Johnson Family on Soapcentral]

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