Tracy Quartermaine

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Tracy Quartermaine, played by Jane Elliot
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Tracy Quartermaine, played by Jane Elliot

Tracy Quartermaine is a fictional character on the American daytime 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 (1978 - 1980, 1989 - 1993, 1996, 2003 - present) and briefy on The City (1996 - 1997).

Tracy is the the spoiled, rich and often badly behaved daughter of the wealthy Edward and Lila Quartermaine. She has two sons, Ned Ashton and Dillon Quartermaine and one granddaughter, Brook Lynn Ashton. She is currently married to Luke Spencer.

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[edit] Background

Tracy was a divorcee and neglectful mother when she debuted on the show. The show established that she had married young to Lord Lawrence "Larry" Ashton and had a son, Ned. When she divorced Larry Ashton, Ned spent a great deal of time with his grandparents or at boarding school while his mother focused on travel or her social life. She was a more involved mother to Ned's much younger half-brother, Dillon. Tracy took Dillon with her to Europe to avoid being charged with a hit and run accident and to keep Dillon's father, Paul Hornsby, from taking custody. She succeeded in keeping Paul out of Dillon's life and raised the boy mainly in Europe. She returned to Port Charles with a teenage Dillon and left him with her parents.

Most of her stories over the years have focused on her 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 the family company or in her father's affections. Her current marriage to Luke is platonic and it continues because of finances, but she is fighting romantic feelings for Luke, who continues to be devoted to his former wife and great love, Laura Spencer, who briefly came out of a catatonic state in late 2006. Tracy is currently dealing with her son Dillon's entanglement with his step sister Lulu Spencer. She advised Lulu against having an abortion when she became pregnant by Dillon, feeling Lulu would eventually regret her decision, but was supportive when Lulu did abort the baby. Tracy told Luke that she is relieved for Dillon's sake that he will not become a father while he is still so young. During the storyline, Tracy referred to her own "three pregnancies" and it was strongly implied that she had an off-screen abortion at some point in her life.

[edit] Family, Marriages, and Romantic Entanglements

[edit] Parents

[edit] Siblings

  • Dr. Alan Quartermaine (brother)
  • Dr. Monica Quartermaine (sister-in-law)
  • Bradley Ward (paternal half-brother; deceased)
  • Jimmy Lee Holt (paternal half-brother)

[edit] Children

[edit] Stepchildren

[edit] Grandchildren

  • Brook Lynn Ashton (granddaughter; by Ned)
  • Unborn grandchild (grandchild by Dillon and Lulu; aborted)

[edit] Nieces and Nephews

[edit] Grandparents

  • George Quartermaine (paternal grandfather; deceased)
  • Ida Zemlock (paternal grandmother; deceased)
  • Harold Morgan (maternal grandfather; deceased)

[edit] Marriages

Marital Status: Married to Lucas Lorenzo "Luke" Spencer

  • Lawrence "Larry" Ashton (divorced)
  • Mitch Williams (divorced)
  • Paul Hornsby (divorced)
  • Gino Soleito (deceased)

[edit] Romantic entanglements

  • Mitch Williams (dated)
  • Nicholas van Buren (dated)
  • Scott Baldwin (lovers)
  • Harlan Barrett
  • Jasper "Jax" Jacks
  • Coleman Ratcliffe (lovers)
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