Grace "Gracie" Ancelotti is a supporting character in Grand Theft Auto IV and The Ballad of Gay Tony.
She is voiced by Rebecca Benhayon.
History[]
Background[]
Gracie is the daughter of Ancelotti Crime Family boss, Giovanni Ancelotti, and a close friend of Tony Prince.
Gracie was born to the Ancelotti family in Alderney City in 1977. Gracie tells Niko Bellic during his test drive of her Feltzer that she was close to her father but avoided his mafia associates. Giovanni also seems permissive of her party-girl lifestyle, as she is spoiled by him and she has freedom to date and go home with any man she pleases.
In 2003, she was arrested for being in possession of cocaine. Her father later bought her a pink Feltzer and she befriended Tony Prince, who granted her a membership to Maisonette 9 as she had failed to get in before. The LCPD believe her not to be involved in running the family, however they were suspicious of her friendship with Tony. During The Ballad of Gay Tony, Gracie is seen with Tony, Evan and Rocco Pelosi taking substantial amounts of cocaine. When Luis takes Tony to deal with some business, Gracie calls him a "buzzkiller".
Events of Grand Theft Auto IV and The Ballad of Gay Tony[]
Kidnapping[]
In 2007, she was arrested for driving while intoxicated, which prompted her to sell the pink Feltzer within the year. The following year, Niko Bellic kidnapped Gracie for Patrick McReary of the Irish Mob, who held her hostage in a safehouse to extort Giovanni Ancelotti. Later, they discover Giovanni's friend Gay Tony has the missing diamonds, and decide to exchange her for them instead.
Giovanni did not believe them at first, thinking Gracie was at a man's house on a date, until they sent him a picture of her tied up and gagged in a chair. Giovanni then told Gay Tony and Luis Lopez to follow one of the kidnappers to find out where Gracie was being held. After Gracie was moved to a new location, Giovanni agreed to surrender the diamonds. Once again, he sent Tony and Luis to do the trade with Niko and Packie. Despite the deal being ambushed by Ray Bulgarin, Gracie was returned to safety, and she, Luis and Tony fled the scene, while Niko and Packie were left to fight off Bulgarin's men.
Random characters[]
After several days had passed, Niko encountered her again standing in front of her house. She is under tight security and likely paranoid, but still feels comfortable enough to stand just outside. She also has a new car, a pearl-white Cognoscenti (it's notable that the car is not a convertible and is built to be chauffeured, adding to the theory that she feels too paranoid to be alone or in the open too long). She recognizes Niko walking in front of her house and panics. Niko, wanting to avoid any trouble, pretends to not know her but she sends her guards to attack him (named Anthony, Mark, Tony, Benny and Sal), so Niko kills them all.
Character[]
Personality[]
Gracie's voice and demeanor considerably change between GTA IV and The Ballad of Gay Tony.
In GTA IV she has a much thicker Italian-American accent and her voice is deeper, with a nasally whine. However, her accent is very slight in The Ballad of Gay Tony and her voice has a much higher pitch. In GTA IV during the car ride before Niko makes his intentions clear, she appears very friendly towards him, if not naive, easily trusting him with her concerns and views on relationships. This obviously changes dramatically as she realizes Niko is intending to take her hostage, quickly resorting to screaming, cursing and insulting. During further interactions in the game she remains hostile and uptight towards Niko, and during her random encounter she appears to suffer from paranoia and anxiety, easily recognizing Niko and panicking in fear.
In The Ballad of Gay Tony she is portrayed as very sweet, caring and kind, especially towards Tony, defending him when Rocco and Evan say he "holds everyone back", and seems genuinely concerned when she realizes he's passed out, affectionately saying "Tony get up baby". In a similar fashion as in the main game, she flirts with Luis and is visibly annoyed at him rejecting her advances. As Luis and Tony rescue her, she is visibly distraught and fearful, frantically ordering Luis to murder Niko and Packie for kidnapping her.
LCPD Database Record[]
2007 - Driving While Intoxicated
- Not believed to be directly involved in the family business but linked to many Capos and Underbosses.
PROTECTING LIBERTY CITY
GRACIE ANCELOTTI
HANGOUT
Unknown
WANTED FOR
Human Trafficking
Mission Appearances[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
- I'll Take Her
- Ransom
- She's a Keeper
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- Gracie Ancelotti - Unique Encounter (Boss)
The Ballad of Gay Tony[]
Gallery[]
Random Encounter Walkthrough[]
Trivia[]
- Gracie's leather jacket and shirt from TBoGT are available for female player characters in multiplayer mode.
- Purchasing the Episodes from Liberty City disc will come with a poster of Gracie Ancelotti, Lola Del Rio, or Joni on one side, and a map of Liberty City on the other. Purchasing the Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition disc will come with a poster of all three women on one side, and a map of Liberty City on the other.
- If Gracie is called between 21:00 and 08:00 (9pm and 8am), her answering message will play. It is "I'm not picking up my phone, and even if I was I'd probably be too out of it to remember talking. Call me tomorrow".