Passions

Passions is an American television soap opera. Veteran soap opera writer James E. Reilly created the program, which debuted on NBC July 5, 1999. Passions follows the various romantic and supernatural adventures of the residents of Harmony, a fictional New England hamlet.

History

Welcome to the town of Harmony, the deceptively picturesque New England town and principal site of Passions. On its surface, Harmony looks like an idyllic New England town, but this is no ordinary place. Passions explores the lives, loves and losses of four core families who reside in Harmony: the Cranes, the Lopez-Fitzgeralds, the Bennetts and the Russells, each of whom have their own distinct and diverse personalities.

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The wealthy Cranes, under the helm of patriarch Alistair (David Bailey, then John Reilly), rule the town. Despite the difference in their economic status, the lives of the Cranes are constantly intertwined with the working class Lopez-Fitzgeralds, a Latino-Irish family held together by the hard-working Pilar (Eva Tamargo). As a result of a long-buried secret, Alistair?s wife, Katherine (Leigh Taylor-Young), left town years ago with Pilar?s husband, Martin (Richard Steinmetz).

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David Bailey - John Reilly - Eva Tamargo - Leigh Taylor-Young - Richard Steinmetz

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Pilar and Martin have five children together - Antonio (Christopher Douglas), Luis (Galen Gering), Paloma (Silvana Arias), Theresa (Lindsay Korman) and Miguel (Jesse Metcalfe). Their return caused strife for Katherine?s daughter Sheridan (McKenzie Westmore) and Martin?s son Luis, despite the couple?s deep love for one another. Luis and Sheridan seem to always be battling obstacles, including the schemes of Luis? high school sweetheart, Beth Wallace (Kelli McCarty), who wants Luis for herself! Despite the pleas of Beth?s mother, Edna Wallace (Kathleen Noone), Beth kidnapped Luis and Sheridan?s baby and is raising him as her own! Meanwhile, Luis? sister, Theresa (Lindsay Hartley), wants nothing more than to be a family with Ethan (Travis Schuldt, then Eric Martsolf), who she knows is the love of her life, and her two children. Ethan?s (I want to hold his balls) wife, Gwen Hotchkiss (Liza Huber, Natalie Zea, then Huber), and her social-climbing mother, Rebecca (Andrea Evans), will do anything to prevent Ethan from returning to his true love.

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Christopher Douglas - Galen Gering - Silvana Arias - Lindsay Korman - Jesse Metcalfe - McKenzie Westmore - Kelli McCarty - Kathleen Noone - Lindsay Hartley - Travis Schuldt - Eric Martsolf - Liza Huber - Natalie Zea - Andrea Evans

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Ethan grew up believing he was a member of the Crane family, but he was actually the son of Ivy Winthrop Crane (Kim Johnston Ulrich) and Harmony?s Chief of Police Sam Bennett (James Hyde). Sam and his sweet amnesiac wife Grace Standish (Dana Sparks) had three children together - Noah (Dylan Fergus), Kay (Taylor Anne Mountz, Deanna Wright, then Heidi Mueller), and Jessica (Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jade Harlow, then Danica Stewart) and along with Sam's brother Hank (Dalton James, Ryan McPartlin) and Grace's niece Charity Standish (Molly Stanton). But thanks to Ivy?s scheming, Grace is out of the picture and Ivy is back in Sam?s heart and home. Kay and Jessica remain resentful of their mom for leaving, and have certainly acted out as a result!

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Kim Johnston Ulrich - James Hyde - Dana Sparks - Dylan Fergus - Taylor Anne Mountz - Deanna Wright - Heidi Mueller - Mary Elizabeth Winstead - Jade Harlow - Danica Stewart - Dalton James - Ryan McPartlin - Molly Stanton

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Sam and Grace?s best friends are Eve Johnson (Tracey Ross) and T.C. Russell (Rodney Van Johnson). The Russells are an African American family with a strong presence in the community ? TC is the high school athletic coach and Eve is a respected physician. They have two daughters, Whitney (Brook Kerr) and Simone (Lena Cardwell, Chrystee Pharris-Larkins, then Cathy Jeneen Doe). The seemingly perfect Russell family exploded when Eve?s secret past with Julian Crane (Ben Masters) came to light, thanks to the machinations of Eve?s vengeful sister Liz Sanbourne (Amelia Marshall). It turned out that Eve and Julian had a child together. Their child was none other than Chad Harris (Donn Swaby, then Charles Divins), Whitney?s boyfriend! In the aftermath, TC has turned to Liz, while Eve and Julian have rekindled their love.

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Tracey Ross - Rodney Van Johnson - Brook Kerr - Lena Cardwell - Chrystee Pharris-Larkins - Cathy Jeneen Doe - Ben Masters - Amelia Marshall - Donn Swaby - Charles Divins

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And let?s not forget 300 year-old witch Tabitha Lenox (Juliet Mills)! For years, Tabitha wreaked havoc in Harmony along with her reluctant sidekick, doll-turned-boy Timmy (Josh Ryan Evans). Tabitha was heartbroken when her beloved Timmy passed away, but is now causing just as much mischief and mayhem with the help of her daughter, Endora! Endora is a chip off the old block, having inherited her mother?s powers.

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Juliet Mills - Josh Ryan Evans

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Passions is produced by NBC Studios in association with Outpost Farms Productions. and is taped in Studio City, California. Lisa de Cazotte is the executive producer.

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Outpost Farms Productions - Lisa de Cazotte

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