Russell family (Passions)

A promotional image of the primary members of the Russell family. Left to right: Eve Russell, Simone Russell, Whitney Russell, and Thornton Chandler "T. C." Russell.

The Russell Family is a fictional family that appeared on the American television soap opera Passions, which aired on NBC (1999–2007) and later on DirecTV (2007–08). It followed the romantic and supernatural adventures that occurred in the fictional, New England, coastal town of Harmony. The family was created by the soap's creator James E. Reilly; it originally consisted of four characters—the married couple Eve Russell (Tracey Ross) and T. C. Russell (Rodney Van Johnson), and their children Whitney (Brook Kerr) and Simone Russell. The Russells are one of the four core families; they are characterized by their friendship with the Bennetts and Lopez-Fitzgeralds, and their feud with the Cranes.

As the series progressed, more characters were added to the family; these included Eve's vengeful, adoptive sister Liz Sanbourne (Amelia Marshall) and Eve's child with Julian Crane Vincent Clarkson (Phillip Jeanmarie). Despite their importance to the soap's storylines, 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 a middle-class, African American family. They also received mixed feedback from the cast members, with some praising the roles as expanding the images of African-American characters on televisions while others felt they were not used to their full potential. Despite the criticism, the cast was frequently nominated for NAACP Image Awards. The cast was prominently featured in a series of public service announcement for Black History Month in 2003. The Russell family also garnered media and critical attention for its storylines involving various LGBT 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.

Background

Along with the Bennetts, the Cranes, and the Lopez-Fitzgeralds, the Russells are one of the four core families created by the soap's creator James E. Reilly and were prominently featured on the soap opera since its start on July 5, 1999. Sheraton Kalouria, senior vice president of NBC's daytime programming,^[1] 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. Kalouria said the cast reflected the show's "truly color-blind storytelling".^[2] Rodney Van Johnson, who played T. C. Russell, expressed an appreciation for the show's representation of "a full African-American family" that tell serious storylines on daytime television rather than being "just a flash in the pan".^[2] Johnson said the Russell family received a large response from African-American viewers. An article in Jet described each member of the Russell family as having an "integral part of the show" rather than being token characters.^[2] An official press release from NBC said the Russell family had "a strong presence in the community" of Harmony.^[3]

Other Passions' cast members also commented on the representation of each family member as acting contrary to racial stereotypes; Tracey Ross said her character Eve is "just a person" and is not purely defined by her race, and Charles Divins said the show's treatment of the Russells as "a strong African American family" was "refreshing".^[4] Amelia Marshall said the creation of seven African-American roles allowed each character to be unique:

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.^[5]

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, and himself; he also said it was an obvious sign that "this thing is going down". Johnson identified racial diversity as one of the biggest draws to the show, but added the African-American actors were not used to their full potential.^[6] Following the exits of Johnson, Kerr, and Doe in 2007, Russell and Jeanmarie were the only representations of the Russells in the final episode.^[7]

Core family members

Eve Russell (Tracey Ross 1999–2008)

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 mainly characterized through the rekindling of her romance with Julian and her tense relationship with their son Vincent Clarkson. Ross identified Eve as "a contradiction inside an enigma",^[8] and based her performance on Catherine Halsey from Ayn Rand's 1943 novel The Fountainhead^[9] and Eve White from the 1957 film The Three Faces of Eve.^[10] She also compared the relationship between Julian and Eve to that between Romeo and Juliet.^[11]

Critics praised Ross' performances as Eve for broadening the representation of African-American characters on television. An article in Jet described each member of the Russells (including Eve) as being an "integral part of the show" rather than token characters.^[12] Ross's portrayal of the character was also warmly received by viewers, who frequently rated her their favorite Passions actress in Soap Opera Digest polls.^[13] Eve and Julian's relationship was seen positively by fans, who referred to the couple as "Evian."^[14] TV Guide listed Eve and Julian as one of the best soap-opera supercouples, praising the chemistry between Ross and Masters.^[15] Soap Opera Weekly referred to the pairing as "the Odd Couple of Passions".^[16]

Simone Russell (Lena Cardwell 1999–2001, Chrystee Pharris 2001–04, and Cathy Janeén Doe 2004–07)

Cathy Jenéen Doe's (pictured above) was the third and final actor to play Simone; her performance of the character's sexuality received mixed reviews.

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 to Kay'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. physically beats her after hearing about her relationship with Rae,^[17] but after much resistance, her family eventually support her sexual identity. After learning Vincent killed Rae, Simone decides to leave Harmony with her sister to help her settle in New Orleans, and with her pregnancy.^[18] 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 her marriage to Miguel.^[19]

The program made history by being the first daytime serial to show two women having sex in bed.^[20] She is also the first African-American lesbian character to appear in a daytime serial.^[21] 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."^[22] The storyline about Simone's lesbianism received mixed feedback from critics and media outlets. The storyline about Simone's lesbianism and Cathy Jenéen Doe's performance received mixed feedback from critics and media outlets. Even thoughPassions won the award for Outstanding Daily Drama at the 17th GLAAD Media Awards for its portrayal of Simone's sexuality,^[23] 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."^[24]

T. C. Russell (Rodney Van Johnson 1999–2007)

Thornton Chandler "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.^[25] 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 as a distraction. He also uses violence against Simone when she reveals she is a lesbian.^[17] T. C. files for divorce from Eve after learning about her past relationship with Julian, her responsibility for the car crash that ended his tennis career, and her brief romance and engagement with her adoptive sister Liz Sanbourne.^[26] 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 to reconnect with Simone. T. C. does not appear in the show after its transition to DirecTV, and he is neither seen or mentioned in the series finale.

Despite being one of the original twenty-five contract cast members, T. C. received less attention from critics and fans and less storylines in comparison to the other members of the Russell family over the course of the show. For instance, the early speculation on the mysterious contents of his secret shed was later retconned as "there was nothing in the shed that was substantial."^[27] During the final seasons of the soap opera, Johnson criticized the show for not properly using his character, claiming that he was often regulated to "the angry black man." He negatively compared T. C. to his previous role as Trey Stark on The Young and the Restless, saying that "I was used well" as Trey. Johnson also said the character gave him a negative stigma that limited his future opportunities for auditions.^[27] T. C.'s relationship with Eve and Johnson's chemistry with Ross did not receive much attention from the fans and 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^[28] 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.^[29]

Vincent Clarkson (Phillip Jeanmarie 2006–08)

Critics and the show's cast held mixed opinions about Vincent's (pictured above as the half-man, half-woman, masked "Blackmailer") sexuality and incestuous and criminal storylines.

Vincent Clarkson is Eve and Julian's child; he is later revealed to be the blackmailer and serial rapist of the show's 2007 summertime extravaganza. His actions are later clarified as a result of Alistair Crane's orders. In the show's final episode on NBC, Vincent is revealed to be intersex and Valerie Davis (Daphnée Duplaix 2004–08) is shown as his alter ego.^[30] After the program moved to DirecTV, Vincent's storylines focus on his plan to torment Eve out of revenge for failing to prevent his abduction at birth, his sexual relationship with Julia, and his pregnancy with his father's child.^[31] Vincent teams up with Viki Chatsworth to kill everyone in Harmony at the rehearsal for a mass wedding between Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald and Fancy Crane, Noah Bennett and Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald, Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald and Kay Bennett, and Edna Wallace and Norma Bates. Vincent and Viki are arrested after Tabitha Lenox sacrifices her magic to revive everyone.^[19]

Vincent received mixed reactions from the show's cast members. Jeanmarie praised James E. Reilly for "being bold but at the same time having a tongue in cheek approach to his story telling",^[32] and stated the character represented the way Passions "pushed the boundaries and limits of what other soap operas didn't dare to do".^[33] Tracey Ross said the storyline of Vincent giving birth to his father's child made her "physically nauseous" and she could only complete the delivery scenes after the show's acting coach Maria O'Brien convinced her of "the comedic possibilities".^[34] Critics also had a mixed response to the character. Jamey Giddens of Daytime Confidential praised Phillip Jeanmarie as deserving an Emmy for making Vincent's outlandish situations believable.^[35] However, 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".^[36]

Whitney Russell (Brook Kerr 1999–2007)

Whitney Russell is the eldest daughter of Eve and T. C. Russell. She is introduced as a close friend of Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald Crane (Lindsay Hartley), but she became prominent on the show as the love interest of Chad Harris-Crane. Chad is incorrectly identified as Eve and Julian's son, and 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 become a nun to absolve herself of the sin of incest. The discovery of Chad's birth certificate proves the couple are not blood relatives;^[37] they resume their relationship and eventually get married.^[38] Whitney leaves Chad after discovering his affair with Vincent Clarkson. Their later reconciliation is cut short when he is murdered by Alistair Crane.^[39] Following Chad's death, Whitney moves to New Orleans to raise Miles and her unborn child with the help of Simone.^[18] 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.^[19]

Media outlets and fans 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".^[40] Soap Opera Digest listed the 2006 revelation that Whitney and Chad were not related by blood as one of Passions' most shocking secrets.^[41] Kerr described the uncertain relationship between the two characters as allowing her to act the character in new and different ways.^[40]

Extended family

Chad Harris-Crane (Donn Swaby 1999–2002 and Charles Divins 2002–06)

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 unnamed Harris-Crane. 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.^[38]

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.

Charles Divins credited the over-the-top qualities of his character's storylines for inspiring his performances: he said, "People watch soaps as an escape. People need drama. Whether you love it or hate it, people will talk about it."^[42] E!'s The Soup turned a scene in which Chad insisted he was "not gay" despite his affair with Vincent as into a running gag by referring to the character as "Not Gay Chad". During the show's season five premiere, Divins made a cameo to explain to host Joel McHale that he was not his character and was neither dead nor gay.^[43]

Irma Johnson

Marla Gibbs' (pictured in 2014) character received positive reception from critics.

Irma Johnson is the sister of the late Warren Johnson and aunt of Eve Russell. When she was young, Eve had a close relationship with her aunt because of their love of gospel music. Irma is portrayed as being 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 twenty 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.^[44] 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 come back.^[45]

Irma was portrayed by Marla Gibbs on a recurring basis in 2004 and 2005. Gibbs called Irma "real mean" and "terrible", and expressed surprise at fans' positive feedback for the character.^[46]

Liz Sanbourne (Amelia Marshall 2001–06)

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 (McKenzie Westmore) with Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald (Galen Gering), despite Brian's interest in her. When Liz arrives in Harmony, it is revealed that Liz is Eve's half-sister, and is later retconned to become her adoptive sister. Liz exposes Eve's past relationship with Julian Crane (Ben Masters), 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 being 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. Metacritic noted that Marshall "was let go due to budget cuts."^[47] Media outlets' questions about the nature of Liz's exit arose from the slashing of the soap opera's budget by "a reported $4-to-$5 million" to secure its renewal.^[48]

Amelia Marshall was hired for the role because of her past work with James E. Reilly on Guiding Light. 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".^[49] In 2003, Arreale Davis and Taquel Graves played the character in flashbacks.^[50]

Minor characters

Miles Harris-Crane

Miles Davis Harris-Crane is the eldest child of Chad Harris-Crane and Whitney Russell. Miles is named after Miles Davis. Since everyone in Harmony believed Whitney's relationship with Chad was incestuous during the time of Miles's conception, she forms a relationship with Fox Crane to pass of the child as his. Chad adopts their son in an attempt to reconcile with Whitney. Following Chad's death, Whitney takes Miles to New Orleans to rebuild her life away from Harmony. As a baby, Miles was portrayed by unknown babies and as a young child, he was portrayed by multiple child actors: Julard Roddy (2005), Lauren Bieber (2005–06), Mekhai Wilson (2006), and Sinqua Wells (2006–07).^[51]

Unnamed Harris-Crane

In May 2007, Whitney discovers she is expecting her second child with Chad. After Chad's murder on August 28, 2007, Whitney moves to New Orleans to start a new life with her family.^[18] The child's birth is confirmed to have occurred before the series finale in Simone's letter to Kay, but the exact date of birth, and the child's gender and name are never revealed.^[19]

Eve Johnson

Eve Johnson was the mother of Irma and Warren Johnson, and the paternal grandmother of Eve Russell; Johnson is her granddaughter's namesake.

Warren Johnson

Warren Johnson is the late father of Eve Russell. The 2001 book Hidden Passions establishes Warren as a very wealthy Harvard University history professor living in Boston.^[52] In the television program, Warren was a poor man from the American South. Warren divorced his wife Ruby Lincoln after Eve left home to pursue a career in music in Boston. Events in his life that occurred between the divorce and his death are unknown.

Ruby Lincoln

Ruby Lincoln is the late mother of Eve Russell. The novel Hidden Passions established Eve's mother as Tanya Lincoln, a wealthy woman from Boston,^[52] but in the television program she is renamed Ruby and becomes a poor woman from the American South. Ruby reprimands Eve for listening and singing music other than gospel music; according to Liz Sandbourne her spirit was dying the day Eve left home to pursue a singing career in Boston. Following her divorce from Warren, Ruby remarried to a Mr. Sanbourne and they adopted Liz. Ruby was played by Inger Tudor for two appearances in 2003.^[53]

Reggie Russell

Reggie Russell is the late father of T. C. Russell. Reggie had high hopes for his son's promising tennis career and was crushed when T. C.'s career was ended in a car accident. Reggie was said to have died of a broken heart as a result of this. Reggie was played by Dwight Hicks in flashbacks in four episodes during 2001–2002.^[54]

Mr. Sanbourne

Mr. Sanbourne, first name unknown, was Ruby Lincoln's second husband and Liz Sanbourne's adoptive father. After his stepdaughter Eve Russell moved to Boston, he began sexually abusing Liz, which deeply traumatized her.

Reception

The show initially received negative reviews for its lack of development and focus on the Russells in comparison to the other families. 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".^[55] Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker wrote the Russells only served to represent the fact that "Harmony also seems to contain exactly one black family".^[56]

However, the actors would later be nominated for various awards based on their performances. Kerr was nominated for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress, and alongside co-stars Lindsay Hartley and Justin Hartley for Favorite Triangle at the 2005 Soap Opera Digest Awards.^[57] 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.^[58] Passions won the award for Outstanding Daily Drama at the 17th GLAAD Media Awards for its portrayal of Simone's sexuality and her relationship with Rae.^[23]

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.^[59] Ross has cited Eve as expanding the TV representation of African-Americans and interracial relationships.^[60] 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.^[61] Gibbs received positive feedback for her performance as Irma; she earned two nominations for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series at the 37th and 38th NAACP Image Awards.^[62]

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."^[63]

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 including Sidney Poitier, Marian Anderson, Alex Haley, Thurgood Marshall, Condoleezza Rice, and Bill Cosby in commemoration of Black History Month. The PSAs ran on NBC stations throughout February 2003. Sheraton Kalouria said the PSA campaign was "another example of Passions' commitment to diversity and inclusion" alongside its featuring of a racially diverse cast.^[64] Tracey Ross and Rodney Van Johnson also made cameo appearances as Eve Russell and T. C. Russell in the series finale of the NBC primetime drama Providence, marking one of the first daytime/primetime crossovers.^[65]

See also

• List of Passions characters

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Bibliography

• Lenox, Tabitha. Hidden Passions: Secrets from the Diaries of Tabitha Lenox. HarperCollins: 2001. ISBN 978-0-06-107605-3

External links

• The Russell family on SoapCentral
• The Johnson Family on SoapCentral