 Ross was originally hesitant to audition for another soap opera after her stint on Ryan ’ s Hope as Diana Douglas from 1985 to 1987 , which she compared to " working in a morgue " because the show was constantly threatened with cancellation . Although NBC repeatedly contacted the actress about the character of Eve Russell over several months before her agent convinced her to audition for the role , she described Passions as " my kind of show " because of the supernatural and fantasy elements in the first week 's scripts . According to Ross , she did not realize that Passions was supposed to be " wacky " until the character Grace Bennett floated out her bedroom window . 
