Jane Elliot | |
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 Elliot on Rosetti and Ryan in 1977 | |
| Born | January 17, 1947 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1960–present |
Jane Elliot (born January 17, 1947 [1] ) is an American actress, best known for her role as Tracy Quartermaine in the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital .
Elliot appeared in a number of episodic prime time television series, such as The Mod Squad , Kojak , Barnaby Jones and Police Woman . She had a lead role in the short-lived NBC series Rosetti and Ryan in 1977.
Elliot also made film appearances, including Change of Habit (1969); opposite Elvis Presley, Mary Tyler Moore, and Barbara McNair; and One Is a Lonely Number (1972). In 1987, Elliot appeared in the films Some Kind of Wonderful and Baby Boom .
Elliot made her daytime debut in the short-lived ABC soap A Flame in the Wind in 1965. She is best known for her role as Tracy Quartermaine on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. Elliot debuted as Tracy in 1978 and became a fan favorite. [2] Her first stint included a scene which underscored Tracy's ruthlessness, where Tracy withholds her father's heart medication when he appears to be suffering a heart attack. Elliot left in 1980 and won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for the role in 1981. [3] The same year, she landed the recurring role of Judy Trent on the prime time CBS series Knots Landing .
From 1981 to 1982, Elliot appeared on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light as Carrie Todd, a character who was involved with Ross Marler; Ross learns that Carrie is a murderer and has a split personality. Elliot considers her time as Carrie as one of her favorite roles, saying "the most was asked of me when I was doing that role." [4]
From 1984 to 1986 she played Cynthia Chandler Preston Cortlandt on All My Children . Cynthia seduced wealthy, older Palmer Cortlandt, broke up Palmer and Daisy's marriage and married Palmer, while sleeping with Ross Chandler.
In 1986 producer Gail Kobe contacted Elliot, to offer her the role of Stephanie Douglas Forrester on the newly created CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful . Elliot accepted the role, but on Christmas Eve 1986, Kobe called Elliot to tell her that Susan Flannery was returning to daytime as Stephanie, and creator Bill Bell had given Flannery the part instead. [5]
Elliot next appeared on daytime as Anjelica Deveraux on Days of Our Lives from 1987 to 1989. Although married to Harper Deveraux (played by Joseph Campanella), Anjelica has an affair with the much younger Justin Kiriakis (played by Wally Kurth), and becomes pregnant with his child. Complications ensue when Anjelica discovers that Harper is sterile, and has always known about it. Elliot played the part of Anjelica for two years, with the character being involved in many additional complications and intrigues.
After leaving Days of Our Lives, she returned to General Hospital in 1989, and in 1991 was reunited with Kurth, who was cast as Tracy's son, Ned Ashton. Elliot left again in mid-1993, later becoming a producer on the 1995 ABC soap opera The City . From 1996 to 1997 she reprised the role of Tracy Quartermaine on The City after briefly appearing as Tracy again on General Hospital. In 2003, Elliot returned to General Hospital as a regular cast member. [6] In 2014, she was nominated for another Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, 33 years after her win and 21 years since her last nomination. [7] [8] Elliot announced her retirement in March 2017. [9] [10]
In November 2019, it was announced that she would be returning to General Hospital in December 2019. [11] She has made several short-term appearances since; the character of Tracy's appearances have primarily been written as holiday visits.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1960 | World War III Breaks Out | Tomoko (US release--voice only) | Feature film In the US this film was released under the title "The Final War" |
| 1969 | Change of Habit | Sister Barbara | Feature film |
| Dr. Heidegger's Experiment | Widow Wycherlyl | Short film | |
| 1972 | One Is a Lonely Number | Madge Frazier | Feature film |
| 1997 | Some Kind of Wonderful | Carol Nelson | Feature film |
| Baby Boom | Park Mom | Feature film | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | The Doctors and the Nurses | Miss Marks | Episode: "Night of the Witch" |
| ITV Play of the Week | Marie | Episode: "Come Back Little Sheba" | |
| A Flame in the Wind | Linda Skerba | Series regular | |
| 1967 | N.Y.P.D. | Jilly | Episode: "The Pink Gumdrop" |
| 1968 | Judd for the Defense | Jo Ann Storm | Episode: "Kingdom of the Blind" |
| The Guns of Will Sonnett | Netta | Episode: "Where There's Hope" | |
| The Mod Squad | Daphne | Episode: "The Guru" | |
| 1969 | CBS Playhouse | Rita | Episode: "Shadow Game" |
| 1970 | Dan August | Pleasance | Episode: "The King Is Dead" |
| The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | Grave Young | Episode: "Trial of a PFC" | |
| The Interns | Louella | Episode: "Act of God" | |
| 1972 | Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol | Sister Theresa | Television film (CBS) |
| 1973 | The Fabulous Doctor Fable | June Fable | Television pilot film (ABC) |
| 1974 | Kojak | Carla Elliot | Episode: "Therapy in Dynamite" |
| 1975 | Barnaby Jones | Ann Danvers | Episode: "Fantasy of Fear" |
| Police Woman | Trudy Franklin / Jana Hummel | Episode: "Ice" | |
| 1976 | Widow | Judy | Television film (NBC) |
| Once an Eagle | Cheryl Logan | Television 7-part miniseries (NBC) Episode: "Chapter 2" | |
| Electra Woman and Dyna Girl | Princess Cleopatra | Episode: "The Pharaoh: Part 1" Episode: "The Pharaoh: Part 2" Episode: "Return of the Pharaoh: Part 1" Episode: "Return of the Pharaoh: Part 2" These episodes were also aired as part of the umbrella series titled The Krofft Supershow along with two other series, Dr. Shrinker and Wonderbug , in the same year. | |
| 1977 | Panic in Echo Park | Ebony | Television pilot film (NBC) |
| In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan | Maria Armstrong | Television film (NBC) | |
| Rosetti and Ryan | Jessica Hornesby | Main role, 7 episodes | |
| 1978–1980, 1989–1993, 1996, 2003–2017, 2019–2021, 2023-present | General Hospital | Tracy Quartermaine Williams Ashton Hornsby Soleito Zacchara Spencer | Series regular Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1981) Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress: Daytime (1992) Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1993, 2014) Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress (1993) Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess (2005) |
| 1980 | Dan August: The Jealousy Factor | Plesance | Television film (ABC) ABC created this television film by combining two episodes (Murder by Proxy and The King is Dead) of the original 1970-1971 Dan August television series. Jane originally appeared in the episode "The King is Dead". |
| 1980–1981 | Knots Landing | Judy Trent | Episode: "Remember the Good Times" (1980; credited as Jane Elliott) Episode: "Breach of Faith" (1981) Episode: "Choices" (1981) |
| 1981–1982 | Guiding Light | Carrie Todd Marler | Series regular |
| 1982 | CBS Children's Mystery Theatre | Margaret "Maggie" Brenner | Episode: "The Zertigo Diamond Caper" |
| A New Day in Eden | Madge Sinclair | Episode: #1.1 | |
| 1984–1986 | All My Children | Cynthia Chandler Preston Cortlandt (17 episodes) | Series regular Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess in a Daytime Serial (1986) |
| 1987–1989 | Days of Our Lives | Anjelica Curtis Deveraux #1 (192 episodes) | Series regular Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess: Daytime (1990) Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1989) Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess: Daytime (1991) |
| 1988 | Baby Boom | Julie | Episode: "Pilot" Episode: "The Right School for Elizabeth" Jane also appeared in the 1987 feature film Baby Boom which the television series was based upon. |
| 1996–1997 | The City | Tracy Quartermaine Williams Ashton Hornsby Soleito Zacchara Spencer | Series regular (84 episodes) |
| 1998-2001 | Law & Order | Randi Smolin | Episode: "Castoff" (1998) |
| State Attorney General Isabel Shore | Episode: "Ego" (2001) | ||
| 2015 | Mrs. Gary | Eva Pressington | Episode: "Yard Sale" |
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