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Simone Russell is a fictional character on the 1999-2008 NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. She is a lesbian African-American. She was portrayed by three actresses on the show: Lena Cardwell from July 5 1999 to April 16 2001 Chrystee Pharris from April 17 2001 to April 22 2004 and Cathy Jenéen Doe from July 23 2004 to September 4 2007.