Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Duration | 1999–2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | July 5, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | August 7, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created by | James E. Reilly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other names | Gertrude Theresa Crane Theresa Casey Theresa Winthrop |
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Occupation | CEO of Crane Industries (formerly) Clerk at the Book Cafe Vice President at Crane Industries Wedding Planner Social Secretary Cannery Worker Worker at Burger Hut |
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Residence | Crane Mansion 14 Raven Hill Road Harmony, New England |
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Father | Martin Fitzgerald |
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Mother | Pilar Lopez |
Brothers |
Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald |
Sisters | Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald |
Spouse |
Julian Crane (2002, 2003) Alistair Crane (2005–08) Jared Casey (2007) Ethan Winthrop (2008–) |
Sons | Ethan Winthrop II |
Daughters | Jane Winthrop |
Stepsons | Jonathan Winthrop |
Grandfathers | Brian Fitzgerald Antonio Lopez |
Grandmothers | Maria Lopez |
Uncles | Francisco Lopez |
Aunts | Florencia Lopez Maria Lopez |
Nephews | Marty Lopez-Fitzgerald |
Nieces | Maria Lopez-Fitzgerald |
Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald is a fictional character and the main protagonist from the NBC/DirecTV soap opera, Passions. She was portrayed by Lindsay Hartley throughout the program's tenure, with Priscilla Garita temporarily assuming the role from August 30–September 28, 2004, while Hartley was on maternity leave. On December 31, 2001, and January 2, 2002, Alyse Gregory portrayed Theresa in flashbacks. Taylor Balen portrayed Theresa in another flashback in 2005.
Theresa was the third child and first daughter of Martin Fitzgerald and Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald. While just a toddler, her father abandoned the family to go to Mexico with Katherine Barrett, although the reason for his disappearance wasn't revealed until much later. With her mother working two jobs, the young Theresa was raised primarily by her eldest brother, Antonio. Antonio then disappeared as well when Theresa was a teenager, at which time her older brother Luis then helped Pilar care for Theresa and her younger brother Miguel. During her teenage years, Theresa developed an infatuation with Ethan Crane, the son of her mother's employer, Ivy Crane. Unknown to her at the time, Theresa and Ethan once met each other when they were children, something that wasn't revealed until much later and she was unknowingly in love with him since childhood, she became convinced that they were fated for each other and would someday marry. Her best childhood friend and confidant was Whitney Russell.