Tracy Quartermaine

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**Tracy Angelica Quartermaine** is a fictional character on the popular ABC soap opera General Hospital. She is the daughter of the late, wealthy businessman, Edward Quartermaine and his late wife, Lila Quartermaine.

She was portrayed by actress Jane Elliot, who originated the role in 1978 and has played her intermittently since that time, primarily on *General Hospital* (1978–80, 1989-93, 1996, 2003–17, 2019–present) and briefly on *The City* (1996–97). Briefly in 1989, while Jane Elliot was on maternal leave, Christine Jones took on the role.

Although she retired in 2017; Elliot reprised the role from December 23, 2019 to February 4, 2020 replacing Ely Pouget as Jeanette Marino before being replaced by Andi Chapman as Dolores Maloney, Dan Buran as Linc Brown, and Jeff Kober as Cyrus Renault. She returned again from November 30, 2020 to January 29, 2021. She was next seen from January 3 to February 2, 2022. She returned for an extended arc which ran from April 18 to November 8, 2023.

## Casting

The role of Tracy Quartermaine was originated by actress Jane Elliot in June 1978. After two years with the series, Eliot left the role in June 1980. The actress later reflected the on the decision to leave, citing an insult from executive producer Gloria Monty over a salary dispute as the reason for her departure.

In December 1988, after months of rumors, it was announced that Elliot would reprise of the Tracy. She returned on screen on March 17, 1989.

Later that year, Elliot went on maternity leave, and veteran soap opera actress, Christine Jones assumed the role of Tracy that November. Jones portrayed the role for about a month, before Elliot's return.

Elliot left the series once again in 1993, last appearing on June 16. She briefly returned to the series from June 26 to October 7, 1996.

Later in 1996, it was announced that Elliot would bring the role of Tracy to fellow ABC soap opera, The City. The decision was an attempt to garner interest in the series, after the departure of lead actress Morgan Fairchild.

Elliot remarked, "It was all the network's idea. Morgan was leaving and it was a very big loss for the show. It was already in the works that I was returning to *General Hospital* for a while" *The City* was canceled in 1997, to make room for the *General Hospital* spin-off, *Port Charles*. Elliot remained with the series through its finale on March 28, 1997. In 2003, it was announced that Elliot would once again be reprising the role on *General Hospital*. She returned on April 15, 2003.

Elliot won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1981. She was nominated for the same award in 1993, and again in 2014, although she didn't win.

On March 8, 2017; *Soap Opera Digest* reported that Elliot would be retiring and leaving the series when her contract expires in the Spring.

On April 12, 2017; Elliot's last air date was confirmed to be May 4.

On April 28, 2017; *General Hospital* aired a special stand-alone episode dedicated to Tracy and her many years on the show. A portrait of Tracy left was unveiled at this time.

On November 21, 2019; it was revealed that Elliot would be returning to *GH* as Tracy sometime in December for the Holidays. She returned from December 23, 2019 to February 4, 2020.

On November 18, 2020; *Soap Opera News* announced that Elliot will return to *GH* again for the Holidays. She returned from November 30, 2020 to January 29, 2021.

On December 14, 2021; Nancy Lee Grahn hinted that Elliot was back at the studio and will return to *GH* as Tracy sometime in early 2022. She returned from January 3 to February 2, 2022 before being replaced by Scott Hamm and an unknown actor as armed robbers Eric Watson and Harry DeFranco before they were replaced by a single unknown actor as an unnamed serial killer who goes by "The Hook" concealing their face and identity for most of 2022 until New Year's Eve 2023 who was later revealed to be Heather Webber after the death of Jason Morgan on Cassadine Island via tunnel collapse.

On January 11, 2023; it was revealed that Elliot will return to *GH* as Tracy sometime in early April for the show's 60th anniversary after Heather aka "The Hook"'s arrest. It was also revealed that her return will be a long-term stay this time.

On March 13, 2023; it was confirmed that Elliot will officially return as Tracy on April 17. However, due to a preemption, her return was pushed back a day. She returned from April 18 to November 8, 2023 on a short-term contract after the death and will reading of Victor Cassadine and Cyrus Renault's release from prison.

## Storylines

On December 23, Tracy comes back to Port Charles to be with her son Ned who was formerly the Mayor of Port Charles in time for the story being read to the children at General Hospital by her sister-in-law Monica, and she also sees Finn's daughter Violet for the first time over six months after her son Ned's female counterpart Margaux Dawson resigned as District Attorney now living in Seattle.

## Crimes Committed

* Returned to Port Charles while having a warrant for her arrest [Jan 1, 2022; shown on Jan 3, 2022; arrested on Jan 6, 2022]
* Withheld the information that “Bailey Quartermaine” is actually Louise Jones, Maxie Jones’ daughter with Peter August [Jan 5-Feb 7, 2022]
* Arrested by the W.S.B. for trafficking counterfeit goods (The Ice Princess) [Feb 1, 2022; the warrant was voided on Feb 2, 2022]
* Bought the right to kill Ethan Lovett at the auction in the Venezuelan Cassadine Compound in order to save his life [revealed on Apr 18, 2023]
* Blackmailed Brook Lynn into corporate espionage at Deception [May 11, 2023-present]
* Bribed the CCRB to get Chase his job back at the PCPD [revealed in Apr 2023; details revealed on May 23, 2023]
* Falsely accused Drew Cain of attacking her son, Ned Quartermaine in order to get him arrested (Ned slipped and fell into the pool, hitting his head at the Metro Court Pool and Lounge; video surveillance footage cleared Drew) [Jun 8, 2023]
* Working with an unknown person in regards to The Deceptor [revealed Jun 27, 2023]

## Health and Vitals

* In the line of fire when a woman tried to take Emma Drake; Emma at the PCPD in the interrogation room describing the woman to Commissioner Jordan Ashford [Nov 16, 2015]
* Held hostage by Paul Hornsby in revenge for Jerry Jacks [Sep 28-Oct 3, 2016]
* Hit in the head and knocked out by A.J.'s mausoleum plaque [Apr 28, 2017]
* In the line of fire when gunshots are heard at the Metro Court Pool in revenge for the late Victor Cassadine and Linc Brown [Jul 7, 2023]

## Relationships

* Family
* Friends
* Enemies

* Michael Corinthos
* A.J. Quartermaine - Tracy's nephew (deceased)
* Alan Quartermaine - Tracy's brother (deceased)
* Brook Lynn Quartermaine - Tracy's granddaughter
* Dillon Quartermaine - Tracy's son with Paul
* Monica Quartermaine - Tracy's sister-in-law by marriage of Alan
* Ned Quartermaine - Tracy's son with Larry
* Olivia Quartermaine - Tracy's daughter-in-law by marriage of Ned and Olivia

* Curtis Ashford
* Jordan Ashford - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department and current Deputy Mayor of Port Charles
* T.J. Ashford
* Scott Baldwin - Former District Attorney
* Hayden Barnes
* Shawn Butler - Now living in San Francisco
* Mike Corbin - (deceased)
* Morgan Corinthos - (deceased)
* Sonny Corinthos
* Alexis Davis - Former District Attorney
* Anna Devane
* Naomi Dreyfus - (deceased)
* Emma Drake - Now living in Berkeley
* Patrick Drake - Now living in Berkeley
* Hamilton Finn
* Violet Finn
* Pres Floyd - Former Mayor of Port Charles
* Martin Grey
* James Horowitz
* Kiki Jerome - (deceased)
* Maxie Jones
* Richard Kerr - Court judge
* Molly Lansing-Davis - Assistant District Attorney
* Ric Lansing - Former District Attorney and Sonny's maternal half-brother
* Jeanette Marino - Tracy's friend and counterpart living in Princeton, New Jersey
* Jackson Montgomery
* Sabrina Santiago - (deceased)
* James Scorpio - Detective of the Port Charles Police Department
* Mac Scorpio
* Carly Spencer
* Clyde Thompson
* Nathan West - (deceased)
* Johnny Zacchara - Tracy's former step-grandson (imprisoned)

* Lorenzo Alcazar - (deceased)
* Peter August - (deceased)
* Nelle Benson - (deceased)
* Helena Cassadine - Valentin's mother (deceased)
* Stavros Cassadine - (deceased)
* Valentin Cassadine
* Victor Cassadine - Valentin's father (deceased)
* Ryan Chamberlain - Faison and Jerry's counterpart (deceased)
* Landon Dixon - Helena's male counterpart (captured)
* Harry DeFranco - Armed robber
* Cesar Faison - (deceased)
* Paul Hornsby - Tracy's ex-husband, her son Dillon's father, and former District Attorney (imprisoned)
* Jerry Jacks - Paul's former boss
* Liesl Obrecht
* Cyrus Renault
* Carlos Rivera - (deceased)
* Unnamed sniper - Revealed to be working for John Brennan as the shooter is concealing his face, identity, and physical appearance to remain unseen
* Eric Watson - Armed robber
* Heather Webber - (imprisoned)
* Anthony Zacchara - (deceased)