James (Nip/Tuck)
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James | |
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First appearance | Blu Mondae (episode 4.02) |
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Gender | Female |
Age | 60s |
Occupation | Criminal Mastermind/Escort Service Owner |
Portrayed by | Jacqueline Bisset |
Created by | Ryan Murphy |
James is an Antisocial sadistic character from the fourth season of the hit FX television series, Nip/Tuck. She is played by Jacqueline Bisset.
She first appears in the second episode of the fourth season, when she meets Michelle Landau in the basement of the McNamara/Troy Parking Garage. She then engages Michelle with a kiss. McNamara/Troy anaethesologist Liz Cruz sees the meeting, and becomes convinced that Michelle is a lesbian. Eventually Michelle comes close to firing Liz to hide evidence of this meeting.
In fact James is blackmailing Michelle with the information that she used to be a call girl. James was her pimp or Madame.
It's eventually discovered that James is a leader of an organ thieving ring who apparently are after people's kidneys. James poses her ring as an escort service in which sends attractive women after their targets. They then put the target to sleep or knock him out with anasthesia and then someone comes in and removes the kidney.
However, James is subserviant to a mysterious person higher-up on the criminal ladder, and was threatened by his henchmen in an episode for failing to meet her organ quota.
Main characters: Sean McNamara • Christian Troy • Julia McNamara • Matt McNamara • Liz Cruz • Kimber Henry
Minor characters: Annie McNamara • Gina Russo • Adrian Moore • Barrett Moore • Quentin Costa • Kit McGraw • Burt Landau • Michelle Landau
Antagonists: Escobar Gallardo • Ava Moore • The Carver • James
Other: List of Nip/Tuck episodes • Issues addressed in Nip/Tuck