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Passions

1999

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. Passions follows the lives and loves, and various romantic and paranormal adventures of the residents of Harmony. Story-lines center around the interactions among members of its multi-racial core families — the African American Russells, white Cranes and Bennetts, and half-Mexican half-Irish Lopez-Fitzgeralds — as well as the supernatural including town witch Tabitha Lenox. Created by writer James E. Reilly and produced by NBC Studios, the series was subsequently picked up by direct broadcast satellite service DirecTV, which broadcast new episodes airing on its exclusive channel The 101. In December 2007, DirecTV decided not to renew its contract for the series, and the studio was unable to sell the show elsewhere. The final episode aired on DirecTV on August 7, 2008.

Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent

2026

When tragedy strikes within the walls of the Ōoku, twisted human passions and festering grudges spawn the Medicine Seller's most fearsome opponent yet.

Kim Johnston Ulrich

Cast · Known for Passions

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kim Johnston Ulrich (born March 24, 1955) is an American actress. She played the role of Ivy Winthrop Crane on NBC's daytime drama Passions, from 1999 to 2008. In 1990, Ulrich appeared on the TV series Wings as Carol, Brian's ex-wife. Ulrich also played the role of Diana McColl on As the World Turns, from 1983 to 1986. Kim Johnston Ulrich was born Kim Charisse Johnston in Ripon, California, the daughter of a nurse. She has been married to casting director Robert J. Ulrich since 1981 and has two children, a son Cooper, and a daughter Tierney. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kim Johnston Ulrich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Travis Schuldt

Cast · Known for Passions, Scrubs, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Travis Schuldt (born September 18, 1974, height 6' 0¾" (1,85 m)) is an American actor. He originated the role of Ethan Winthrop on the NBC soap opera Passions from 1999 to 2002, and played a recurring role of Keith Dudemeister in the sitcom Scrubs from 2006-2008.

Houston Rhines

Houston Rhines is an actor and director. He was born Brent Houston Rhines in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA. His earliest acting credits include guest appearances on Passions and Your Face or Mine? and he appears in pop singer Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck without You" music video.

Jesse Metcalfe

Cast · Known for Passions

Jesse Eden Metcalfe (born December 9, 1978) is an American actor, most known for his role on Desperate Housewives as John Rowland. He is also notable for his portrayal of Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the soap opera Passions and his starring role as the title character in the movie John Tucker Must Die. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jesse Metcalfe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Alex Carter

Cast · Known for Burn Notice

Alex Carter (born Alex Apostolopoulos, November 12, 1964) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as LVPD Homicide Detective Lou Vartann on CSI. His television roles have included starring roles on Family Passions, Black Harbour, Traders, Made in Canada, Taking the Falls, These Arms of Mine, The Mermaid Chair, and Veritas: The Quest, as well as guest roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Jericho, Point Pleasant, Due South, Leverage and Burn Notice. His film roles have included Out of Time and The Island.

Justin Hartley

Cast · Known for Tracker, This Is Us, Smallville

Justin Hartley (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles that include Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions (2002–2006), Oliver Queen/Green Arrow on The CW television series Smallville (2006–2011), and Adam Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (2014–2016) which earned him an Emmy nomination. Hartley appeared in the recurring role of Patrick Osbourne in the third season of the television series Revenge. Since 2016, he has starred in the NBC drama series This Is Us, for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eric Martsolf

Eric Martsolf (born July 27, 1971) is an American television actor and singer best known for his role as Ethan Winthrop in the NBC soap opera Passions from 2002 to 2008. Since November 2008, he has played the role of Brady Black on NBC's Days of Our Lives for which he won a Daytime Emmy in 2014. He also appeared in season 10, episode 18 of Smallville in 2011, playing the character Booster Gold.

Natalie Zea

Cast · Known for The Other Guys

​Natalie Zea (born March 17, 1975 height 5' 5" (1,65 m)) is an American actress known for her roles as Gwen Hotchkiss on the NBC daytime soap Passions, socialite Karen Darling on Dirty Sexy Money on ABC and Winona Hawkins on Justified on FX crime drama Justified (2010-2013), and as Claire Matthews in Fox series The Following (2013). Zea was born in Harris County, Texas, and attended Monahans High School, graduating in 1993.She then graduated from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City in 1995. Zea had a few small film roles before joining the cast of NBC daytime soap opera Passions in 2000 as Gwen Hotchkiss, replacing exiting actress Liza Huber. Zea left the show in 2002, and was replaced by Huber. Zea later guest-starred in several primetime shows, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2001. In 2004, she had a recurring role on the FX police drama The Shield playing a love interest of Michael Chiklis' Vic Mackey. In 2005, Zea won her first regular role in primetime, on the short-lived ABC drama series Eyes. Her next major role was on the ABC primetime soap opera Dirty Sexy Money, playing spoiled socialite Karen Darling. The soap aired from 2007 to 2009, and was canceled after two seasons. In 2009, she had a recurring role during the first season of the HBO comedy series Hung. Zea also guest-starred on Two and a Half Men, Without a Trace, Medium, Franklin & Bash, Person of Interest, and Californication. In film, Zea had small role of 2010 comedy The Other Guys. In 2010, Zea began starring as series regular during the first three seasons of the FX drama Justified, changing to a recurring role from Season 4. In 2013 she starred in the major role of Dr. Claire Matthews, the estranged wife of a serial killer, in the Fox thriller drama The Following. The same year, she had a recurring role as Maxine Seagrave, a drug and gambling kingpin, on the CBS summer series Under the Dome. Later that year, Zea was cast in her first lead role of the Amazon comedy pilot The Outlaws. Description above from the Wikipedia article Natalie Zea, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

James Hyde

Cast · Known for Passions

James Hyde is an American actor, dancer, and former fashion model who played the role of Sam Bennett on the television soap opera Passions. He was born and raised in Lancaster, Ohio. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Hyde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Josh Ryan Evans

Cast · Known for Passions

Joshua Ryan Evans (January 10, 1982 – August 5, 2002) was an American actor who became known for his role of Timmy Lenox in the soap opera, "Passions." Evans was aged 17 to 20 during his tenure on "Passions," but had the appearance and voice of a small child due to achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism. He was 3 feet 2 inches (97 cm) tall. Born in Hayward, California, Evans began his career at age twelve, appearing in various television commercials. He made his film debut portraying a toddler in "Baby Geniuses" in 1999. The following year he played the role of the young Grinch in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." He also appeared as General Tom Thumb in the A&E original movie, "P.T. Barnum." Evans also had guest spots on "Ally McBeal," "7th Heaven," and "Poltergeist: The Legacy." In 1999, Evans began portraying Timmy on the soap opera "Passions." Evans' character was a doll that the evil witch Tabitha Lenox brought to life with magic. For his work on the series, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 2000 and won two Soap Opera Digest Awards in 2000 and 2001. On August 5, 2002, Evans died while undergoing surgery to correct a congenital heart condition.

McKenzie Westmore

Cast · Known for Passions

McKenzie Kate Westmore is an American actress and singer most popular for having played the role of Sheridan Crane Lopez-Fitzgerald on the television soap opera Passions from 1999 to 2008.

Robbie Dema

Robert "Robbie" Dema is an actor and model from Wantagh, New York. Born August 31,1993 in the Bronx, Robbie grew up with three passions, baseball, acting and horse racing. As a child, he was convinced he would become a jockey and eventually led to him attending the University of Arizona to learn the business and science side to the racing industry in the Racetrack Industry Program. During his time at the University of Arizona, Robbie portrayed mascot, Wilbur T. Wildcat, taking on a new challenge and form of performance where film, commercial, and photo shoots were required as well as rehearsed and improvisational performances. This is where the acting bug kicked back in since some of his lead roles in his high school musicals. Soon after, he switched his major and graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts and minor in Equine Racing Science. Upon his return to New York to pursue his acting career, he found himself off to a comfortable and fortunate start to build from. Within his first year, he landed roles in various commercials, TV shows, films, as well as print and runway model work.

Ben Masters

Cast · Known for Passions

Benjamin Masters (May 6, 1947 - January 11, 2023) was an American actor, known for Passions (1999), Spy Game (1997) and Noble House (1988).

The Torment

2026

Kama returns to her hometown and gets entangled in an old missing case. Family secrets, passions and crime reveal that the past never falls silent.

Dalton James

Dalton James was born on March 19, 1971 in Sacramento, California, USA. He is an actor and cinematographer, known for Passions (1999), Encino Man (1992) and My Father the Hero (1994).

Cathy Jenéen Doe

Cathy Jenéen Doe, also credited as Cathy Doe, is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring role as Simone Russell on NBC's Passions. She appeared in the hit TV show Glee. She also appeared in several small feature films and many national television commercials.

Adrian Lyne

Director · Known for Unfaithful

Adrian Lyne (born 4 March 1941) is an English film director. Lyne is known for sexually charged narratives, conflicting passions, the power of seduction, moral ambiguity, betrayal, and the indelibility of infidelity. In the mid 1970s, he directed television commercials for DIM Lingerie (France), but Lyne's career in feature length films began in 1980 with Foxes, and would later direct Flashdance, 9½ Weeks, Fatal Attraction, Jacob's Ladder, Indecent Proposal, Lolita, and Unfaithful. Lyne received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director for Fatal Attraction. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adrian Lyne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Jodi Haigh

Jodi Haigh (born 22 September 1979) is an Australian actress, writer, director and producer, who developed a deep passion for cinema at a young age. Over the years, Jodi has worked on numerous international projects and continues to pursue her creative passions as an actress, writer, director, and producer. Her commitment to the arts is unwavering, and she remains dedicated to using her talents to make a positive impact on audiences worldwide.

Todd Williams

Cast · Known for San Andreas

Todd Williams III (born September 11, 1977) is an American actor best known for his role as Officer Isaac Joiner on the crime drama television series The Chicago Code. Born in Queens, New York, Williams began the pursuit of his acting career while attending Talent Unlimited High School in Manhattan. Concerned about having a backup plan, he chose to explore another one of his artistic passions after graduating and applied himself to the course study of Music Business at New York University. Not satisfied, Williams subsequently left NYU to focus on his acting career goals full-time. After booking several national commercials and voice-over spots, he made his film debut opposite Kerry Washington in the critically acclaimed feature Lift. Several television appearances followed on shows such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The Twilight Zone. In 2004, while recurring on Third Watch, Williams booked a role alongside Michael Madsen in the ESPN original series Tilt. After relocating to Los Angeles in 2005, he secured numerous guest leads on shows such as CSI, CSI: Miami, and the CW’s The Game. In addition, he landed another lead role with Anthony Anderson in the indie film, The Last Stand. Williams also portrayed the role of Connor Jordan in season 4 of the CW's The Vampire Diaries. In 2010, after spending two seasons on the USA Network series In Plain Sight, he landed a series regular role on the Fox series The Chicago Code, which premiered on February 7, 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article Todd Williams (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Erin Cardillo

Erin Cardillo (born February 17, 1977 in White Plains, New York, United States) is an American actress. She best known for her role as Emma Tutweiller on The Suite Life on Deck and for her role as Esme Vanderheusen in Passions.

Flora Martínez

Daughter of a Canadian mother (Melinda Prowse) and a Colombian father (Hernando Martínez). Flora herself speaks Spanish, English and French. She studied acting at the Actors Conservatory in New York, as well as at the Alfonso Ortiz School and at Actuemos, in Colombia. Since her first appearance on Colombian TV at the age of 15, Flora has been a benchmark in Colombia. Her leap to the international market occurred after starring in the film Rosario Tijeras. In 2008 she starred in the Caracol TV Vecinos telenovela, alongside Robinson Díaz. Her two great passions are Theater and Music, although she has also shown great talent for dance, especially salsa. In 2006 he traveled to Spain for the nomination of Rosario Tijeras to the Goya Awards and there he met the love of his life, José Reinoso, Uruguayan jazz pianist and producer with whom he formalized marriage in Barcelona in 2008. Both lived until 2012 in Spain with her three children (Malena and Borja from José's previous marriage, but raised by Flora) and Sofía, the couple's youngest daughter. Since 2013, the five interspersed residency between Uruguay and Colombia

Gwendolyn M. Parker

Gwendolyn M. Parker has had various careers including lawyer, business executive, novelist, screenwriter and producer. As a black, gay woman, Parker often needed to pave her own way. She was the first black female admitted to Kent College and the only black female at a prominent NY law firm. Parker discovered the traditional corporate world was not the right fit for her. “I realized I wasn’t going to be happy unless I had ‘all of me’ through the door. I needed to have my intellect, interests, passions and personality present to be fully integrated.” Parker’s present work as a writer has been her lifelong passion. As a screenwriter and producer she is known for Without a Trace, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Windfall.