She attended Sycamore High School and she was the lead singer for two bands, Avatar and Frame of Mind. She was the voice of such products as Play-Doh and Sit 'n Spin. French learned piano at a young age as well as performed in musicals around Cincinnati, studied dance, and sang in commercials mainly for Kenner Toys.
French is well known for her song "Breathe", which was the theme song for the NBC soap opera Passions.Īs a child, French grew up in Montgomery, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. The New York Times once called Passions the " Twin Peaks of daytime," so it truly seems criminal that the good people with the decision-making power continue to keep this art from us today.Jane French is an American singer/songwriter. This show has all the makings of a cult classic that modern viewers would still obsess over: a closet that transports you to Hell, dancing demons you can only keep away from you by having sex in front of them, the ghost of Princess Diana, someone trying to take over the world by stealing a magical chalice from the Pope, and - I cannot bring this up enough - an orangutan that the show submitted for Emmys consideration. I honestly don't remember, which is why we need Passions available to stream. Or watch Jesse Metcalfe impregnate his best friend because he was under her literal spell. Or watch Natalie Zea tell a bride-to-be that her groom's dad wasn't wealthy but was only - gasp! - middle class.
But now? Now I would absolutely kill to see Justin Hartley drug a couple's surrogate and implant his girlfriend with the couple's embryo. At the time, I had no idea who Justin Hartley, Natalie Zea, Jesse Metcalfe, or Mary Elizabeth Winstead were.
There was just something about how committed Passions was to all-out insanity that made it feel far cooler than what I perceived as dusty, traditional soaps like Days of Our Livesor All My Children.ĭid those other shows have a main character who was an evil witch? And did this witch have a sidekick who was a sentient doll named Timmy? And did she once survive a tsunami by surfing on a door? Then again, did Passions even have any of these things? I do vaguely remember all of the above, but I haven't actually been able to check if these are real memories or if I'm stuck in some sort of fever dream since the iconic soap isn't currently available to stream anywhere.ĭiscover your new favorite show: Watch This Now!Īnd let's not forget about all the joy I could feel rewatching the show knowing the careers that some of its stars have gone on to have. Days home from school were always extra special because I knew I could check in on the latest happenings in Harmony, and entire summers off were a dream. The supernatural soap ran for nine seasons, airing on NBC from 1999 to 2007 and on DirecTV from 2007 to 2008, and I remember trying to catch episodes whenever I could. I was never a soap opera person growing up, but I was a Passions person.
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