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| Tracy Quartermaine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Jane Elliot as Tracy Quartermaine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Jane Elliot (1978–present) Christine Jones (1989) Allison Miller (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First appearance | June 19, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Douglas Marland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Book appearances | The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crossover appearances | The City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tracy Quartermaine is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. She is played by actress Jane Elliot, who originated the role in 1978 and has played her intermittently since that time, primarily on GH and briefly on The City from 1996 to 1997. In 1980, Elliot won the Daytime Emmy for outstanding supporting actress and was nominated again in 1993.[1] Briefly in 1989, while Jane Elliot was on maternal leave, Christine Jones took on the role. Tracy Quartermaine is currently the show's fifth longest-serving character after Dr. Monica Quartermaine, Luke Spencer, Laura Spencer, and Scott Baldwin.
Tracy is the spoiled, rich, and often badly behaved daughter of the wealthy Edward Quartermaine and Lila Morgan Quartermaine. She has two sons, Ned Quartermaine (also known as Ned Ashton) and Dillon Quartermaine; two stepsons, Lucky Spencer and Ethan Lovett; and a stepdaughter, Lulu Spencer. Many of her storylines over the course of 30 years involved feuds with her sister-in-law, Dr. Monica Quartermaine,[2] Tracy's unsuccessful attempts to find love, her determination to gain power in ELQ, the family company, and her attempts to one-up family members who have tried to displace her or her sons in ELQ or in her father's affections.
Tracy was originally presented as a vivacious socialite who hid her scheming nature, but her brother and parents saw through that and warned her sister-in-law Monica. Although friendly on the outside, Tracy could be snobbish on a whim, although that became more apparent when she was older rather than during her early days in Port Charles. While Tracy wanted to get in good with her father, Edward, he still deemed his son Alan Quartermaine, Tracy's brother, his favorite. In recent years, Tracy has greatly mellowed, showing her maternal side with her sons Ned and Dillon, as well as stepdaughter Lulu, supporting her sister-in-law Monica through various ordeals, and befriending female characters after never really having had women friendships while younger.
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- ^ Reichardt, Nancy (October 19, 2003). "Dastardly Tracy to return to 'GH'". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ Lang, Derrik J. (March 30, 2008). "Resilient 'General Hospital' marks 45 years of daytime intrigue". San Jose Mercury Press.