Fancy Crane | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Passions character | |||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by |
Emily Harper (2005–08) Krissy Carlson (2008; temporary) |
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Duration | 2005–08 | ||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | May 13, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | August 7, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Lisa de Cazotte | ||||||||||||||||||||
Profile | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Fancy Lopez-Fitzgerald | ||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Heiress Socialite Fashion designer (2005–06) Police officer (2006–08) |
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Residence | Lopez-Fitzgerald House 462 Railroad Street Harmony, New England |
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Family | Crane |
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Parents |
Julian Crane Ivy Winthrop |
Siblings |
Fox Crane Pretty Crane Vincent Clarkson Endora Lenox Ethan Winthrop |
Spouse | Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald (2008–) |
Children | Baby Summer Lopez-Fitzgerald |
Stepchildren | Marty Lopez-Fitzgerald |
Grandparents |
Alistair Crane Katherine Barrett Harrison Winthrop Helen Revere-Mott-Beaton |
Aunts and uncles |
Sheridan Crane Beth Wallace Chad Harris-Crane |
Nieces and nephews |
Ethan Winthrop II Sarah Winthrop Jane Winthrop Jonathan Winthrop |
First cousins |
Marty Lopez-Fitzgerald James Boothe (adoptive) Emily Harris-Crane Baby Gerald Boothe-Crane |
Fancy Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions and is portrayed by actress Emily Harper from the May 13, 2005 episode through the series finale. Following her debut, Fancy quickly becomes one of the soap's lead heroines — Harper appears in 209 out of the 254 episodes that aired in 2006, a feat surpassed only by Lindsay Hartley (Theresa).
Introduced in the May 13, 2005 episode alongside fellow Harmonyite Noah Bennett in Las Vegas, Fancy is quickly characterized as a vain, spoiled celebutante comparable to Paris Hilton and is soon revealed to be one of the frequently mentioned but heretofore unseen daughters of Julian and Ivy Crane; she is also established to be the favorite granddaughter of billionaire villain Alistair Crane and is later revealed to be the sole heiress to his empire. Fancy's first year of storylines is dominated by her off-and-on relationship with Noah and the conflict that it creates between herself and Alistair. With the middle-class Noah, Fancy begins her transformation from a spoiled princess into a caring, responsible young woman, but their relationship is eventually torn apart by Noah's lies and Alistair's machinations.
Nursing her heartbreak in Rome, Fancy befriends her aunt's ex-fiancé, Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, and joins him in his search for his son, and Fancy's cousin, Marty, furthering her process of maturation. Luis and Fancy eventually fall in love and become one of the program's central couples, bitterly dividing fans of the couple and those who prefer Luis with Sheridan and/or Fancy with Noah. Nonetheless, Fancy's storylines since mid-2006 center on her romance with Luis and subsequent rivalry with her aunt, Sheridan, and her sister, Pretty, for his affection. Despite numerous obstacles, Luis and Fancy are married in the July 23, 2008, episode, and Fancy announces her pregnancy in the series finale.