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Jess Walton Jess Walton (born February 18, 1949) is an American actress, best known for her role as Jill Abbott on the CBS soap opera, "The Young and the Restless". Also she starred in the 2018 movie "Christmas with a View" Mary Jess Walton was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but raised in Toronto, Canada, where she attended Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School. She left home at the age of 17 and joined a Toronto theater company. In 1969, she moved to Hollywood and in next year, signed with Universal Studios. In 1970s, Walton guest-starred in a number of television
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Jill Abbott Jill Abbott is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless". The longest-running (and only remaining original) character, Jill was created and introduced by William J. Bell. Originally portrayed by Brenda Dickson, when Dickson departed in 1980, the role was first recast with Deborah Adair. Dickson returned in 1983, and although she stated that she would never leave the role again, she was replaced by Jess Walton in 1987, who continues in the role to present time. When she debuted, Jill was an 18-year-old manicurist working to support her struggling family. The
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Jill Abbott Jill Abbott is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless". The longest-running (and only remaining original) character, Jill was created and introduced by William J. Bell. Originally portrayed by Brenda Dickson, when Dickson departed in 1980, the role was first recast with Deborah Adair. Dickson returned in 1983, and although she stated that she would never leave the role again, she was replaced by Jess Walton in 1987, who continues in the role to present time. When she debuted, Jill was an 18-year-old manicurist working to support her struggling family. The
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Jess Walton Jess Walton (born February 18, 1949) is an American actress, best known for her role as Jill Abbott on the CBS soap opera, "The Young and the Restless". Also she starred in the 2018 movie "Christmas with a View" Mary Jess Walton was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but raised in Toronto, Canada, where she attended Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School. She left home at the age of 17 and joined a Toronto theater company. In 1969, she moved to Hollywood and in next year, signed with Universal Studios. In 1970s, Walton guest-starred in a number of television
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running storylines was the rivalry between a young manicurist Jill Foster Abbott (Brenda Dickson, Jess Walton) and wealthy socialite, Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper). Cooper was introduced by Bell when the ratings were low; the storyline between Jill and Kay became popular, so Bell decided to exploit this popularity by crafting a storyline putting her against Jill. Jill went to work as Kay's manicurist and assistant to help her struggling family pay the bills. Kay was a boozy matron trapped in a loveless marriage to Phillip Chancellor II (John Considine later Donnelly Rhodes). Jill and Phillip fell in love, but in
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Chancellor Family The Chancellors are fictional characters and a core family from the CBS Daytime soap opera, "The Young and the Restless". Since their introduction in 1973, the family has mainly been represented by Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper) and her feud with her husband Phillip II (Donnelly Rhodes)'s young mistress Jill Foster (Jess Walton). After years of feuding, Jill and Katherine form a bond and Kay becomes a mother figure to Jill, and a grandmother to Jill's sons. The family is currently represented by Jill, her son Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson), and his children and Katherine's own grandchildren Devon Hamilton
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the show, the characters left with them. But in the case of "The Young and the Restless", their replacements were often popular and remade the character in their own image. When William Grey Espy left the show in 1975, the role of Snapper Foster was given to then-unknown actor David Hasselhoff. Peter Bergman has won three Emmy Awards after replacing Lester as Jack Abbott. And Jess Walton, who took over the role of Jill Foster Abbott after original cast member Brenda Dickson was fired in 1987 after a fallout with producers, has earned two Emmys. In 2004, Joan Van Ark
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of Anjelica Devereaux Curtis on "Days of Our Lives", playing that part from 1989-1990 and briefly in 1991. She made her first appearance on "The Young and the Restless" after that, briefly subbing for Jess Walton as Jill Abbott. She joined the cast of "The Young and the Restless" full-time in January 2005, replacing Joan Van Ark in the contract role of Gloria Fisher. In March 2011, it was announced that Chapman had been taken off her contract and bumped to recurring. In October 2014, it was announced that she would make a guest appearance as Gloria on "The Bold
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Young and the Restless" for not making race an issue in Mariah's relationship with Devon. The storyline earned Grimes her second Daytime Emmy Award, winning for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in April 2018. Grimes had submitted the scenes where Mariah confides in Sharon about her feelings for Tessa. The actress dedicated her acceptance speech to "everyone who dares to love truthfully". Mariah Copeland Mariah Copeland is a fictional character from the American soap opera, "The Young and the Restless", portrayed by Camryn Grimes. Introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps, the character made her first appearance on
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Young and the Restless" from 1983 to 1986, in 1991 and again in 1996, she caused major disruptions in the lives of her three children and ex-husband John Abbott and his wife Jill. She reprised her role as Dina for three episodes on "The Young and the Restless" in 2008 when Katharine Chancellor was presumed dead. In May 2017, Adams returned to "The Young and the Restless". The following March, Adams' performance garnered her an Emmy Nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Right before joining "The Young and the Restless", she stepped into the role of the scheming Myrna Clegg, on
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Katherine lost her company and partially blamed this on Jill who was sleeping with Tucker. Tucker and Katherine have since started to develop a relationship while Jill and Katherine remain at odds. By the early 1980s, most of the Brooks and Foster families had been recast again and again, and when "The Young and the Restless" expanded to an hour in 1980, many lead actors said they could not sustain themselves on an hour show. Show creator William J. Bell told himself he would wait for one more major departure before making big changes. When Jaime Lyn Bauer, who played
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cast as Jill Foster Abbott on the daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless". In 1983, she left "The Young and the Restless" to take the role of Tracy Kendall in the primetime soap opera "Dynasty", a role she played until 1984. She followed this with the regular role of Daisy Lloyd in another Aaron Spelling series, "Finder of Lost Loves", in 1984. In 1986, she made a one-week return to "The Young and the Restless" to reprise her role as Jill. She also appeared on the daytime soap opera "Santa Barbara" for a few episodes. Adair married television
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love with Colin all over again and remarried him. He shortly returned in September 2016, and found out that Jill knew about Phyllis and Billy's affair. He offered Jack Abbott to reveal something a secret about his wife for $1 million. Jack firstly refuses the offer but eventually comes back to Colin with a bag of cash to discover the truth. Jill and Colin briefly separated in 2017 after he emptied her personal bank account. The Young and the Restless characters (2010) "The Young and the Restless" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26,
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off a cliff in an attempt to kill them both. Phillip survived the crash long enough to marry Jill on his deathbed. Phillip was buried on the Chancellor estate property in the backyard. Jill later gave birth to his son and his only child, Phillip Chancellor III. Lauralee "Lorie" Brooks (formerly Prentiss and Hollister) first appeared in December 1973 as the daughter of Stuart Brooks. She was portrayed by actress Jaime Lyn Bauer until 1982, with reappearances in 1984 and 2002. In February 2018, it was reported that Bauer would be returning as Lorie to commemorate with the show's 45th
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The Young and the Restless characters (2015) "The Young and the Restless" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2015, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps and co-executive producer/head writer Charles Pratt, Jr. Marco Annicelli was a primary antagonist in Victor Newman's plan to bring down his rival, Jack Abbott. He was portrayed by Peter Bergman, who portrayed Jack at the same time. Marco's character
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returned from being held captive by and falling in love with a man named Felipe, she divorced Derek. Derek had a friendly reunion with both Jill, who informed him she had gotten married, and Kay, who had just recently had a face-lift, when he appeared at the wedding of Victor Newman and Nikki Reed in 1984. Dr. Cassandra "Casey" Reed first appeared in March 1978 and was portrayed by Roberta Leighton. The character is better known as the older sister of longtime Genoa City resident Nikki Newman. Originally a main character with the actress on contract, Leighton later moved to
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Brenda Dickson Brenda Irene Dickson (born February 3, 1949) is an American actress who originated the role of Jill Foster Abbott on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless". Dickson was born in Long Beach, California. As a teenager, she toured Southeast Asia singing and dancing for the armed forces with Bob Hope. At the age of 17, she won the title of Miss California USA. This led to acting offers but Dickson decided to continue performing at USO shows while studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Los Angeles. Dickson made her stage debut
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divorce hearing. Released after 16 days, she was sent back to jail and eventually released after more than three months. In 2009, the judgment in Weinberg v. Dickson was set aside after an appeals court found that the judge in the original trial had abused his discretion in not guaranteeing Dickson a fair trial and that her imprisonment had been unlawful. Brenda Dickson Brenda Irene Dickson (born February 3, 1949) is an American actress who originated the role of Jill Foster Abbott on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless". Dickson was born in Long Beach, California. As a
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member James Franco (ex-Franco). In July 2012, following the firing of executive producer and head writer Maria Arena Bell and co-head writer Scott Hamner, Sony Pictures Television appointed Phelps executive producer of "The Young and the Restless", alongside the show's former head writer Josh Griffith. She was let go from the show in June 2016. In 2003, Phelps did not renew the contract of nonagenarian veteran screen and television actress Anna Lee, who had portrayed matriarch Lila Quartermaine on "General Hospital" for a quarter of a century. According to fellow cast member Leslie Charleson, Lee had been promised the role
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it didn't work. He left town in 1985. In 2003, he returned briefly to reveal to Victor that their father Albert was actually alive and on his deathbed. Lindsey Wells first appeared in January 1984. She is an ex-wife and girlfriend of Jack Abbott. She was portrayed by actress Lauren Koslow from 1984 to 1986. The character was also seen in disguise as early as November 1983. History<br> Lindsey was a former girlfriend of Jack Abbott who worked for Jabot. She took illicit photos of Jack and Jill Foster Abbott's affair, then blackmailed the two into giving her higher positions
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she never gave a darn about, quixotic Jill Foster Abbott gives "The Young and the Restless" a few heady jolts." Additionally, he described Jill as a "two-timing, self-absorbed, vindictive little witch" who fans always sympathize with. In 1992, Donna Gable of "USA Today" described Jill as volatile. In 1994, Walton described her character as, "Very much like a latter-day Scarlett O'Hara. She is very manipulative and feels she is strongly justified in her actions. Jill is an individual who has a lot of difficulty in seeing what she truly is." Additionally, she said that once Jill "she gets a plan
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arrived on the scene when Jill Foster Abbott and Katherine Chancellor hired and paid him to get Nina Webster out of Phillip Chancellor III's life. Jill and Kay could not stand Nina, who kept pursuing Phillip and became pregnant with his son, Chance. Chase Benson's job was to keep Nina occupied while Jill and Kay sought custody of Chance, but Nina ended things with Chase after she learned that he was working with Jill and Kay. While escorting Nina, Chase fell for Christine Blair, who did not trust him at all before the truth came out about him working for
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to stay away from her given her past marriages to Phillip Chancellor II and Stuart Brooks. Yet, Jack ended up having an affair with Jill, and when John found them she immediately wanted to end their relationship. Even Jack decided to stay away from Jill, who in turn launched a sexual harassment lawsuit where she was awarded $10,000. By 1982, John and Jill finally reunite and marry despite Jack and Katherine's pleas against it. Mamie Johnson also tried to keep an eye on Jill, who quickly began another affair with Jack despite his romances with Diane Jenkins and his marriage
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The Young and the Restless characters (2016) "The Young and the Restless" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2016, by order of first appearance. In the first half of the year, characters were introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps until her replacement in the summer of 2016 by supervising producer Mal Young Young was first credited as executive producer on July 13, 2016. Co-executive producer and head writer Charles Pratt Jr. oversaw
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revealed that Cassie actually had an identical twin sister named Mariah (played by the same actress as Cassie), who was raised by an unloving woman. It was revealed in the Fall of 2014, that Sharon gave birth to twins, and did not realize it, as both babies were immediately taken away and adopted to two different mothers. The writers also created a number of retcon storylines during the 2000s. In 2003, it was revealed that Jill was adopted, and Kay was actually her birth mother; Billy and Mac were told about this moments before they consummated their relationship. In 2004,
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with Jill in his suite at the Genoa City Athletic Club, while Jill had handcuffed him to the bed, trying to get the truth out of him. Jill, eventually realizes that he can't be trusted and calls Ronan, who arrests him. Meanwhile, Genevieve rushes to the hospital to check on her housekeeper Myrna (who had never been seen, only mentioned), who was in the house at the time of the explosion. Colin is sentenced to time in prison, deported and jailed in Australia. In May 2012, Genevieve received a phone call from Colin in which he stated he had been
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was his niece's nanny. Then, he left town again. In June 2017, Sheila Carter reappears in Los Angeles, revealing herself to Quinn Fuller. Faith Newman is the daughter of Nicholas Newman and Sharon Newman (Joshua Morrow and Sharon Case). Beginning 2011, child actress Alyvia Alyn Lind, the daughter of American actress Barbara Alyn Woods, stepped into the role of Faith. In June 2013, due to schedule conflicts, the role was re-cast with child actress Mckenna Grace. Sharon Case, who plays her on-screen mother, described Grace as "not nervous at all", noting her to be "very confident" with a "big personality".
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The Young and the Restless storylines The storylines of the soap opera "The Young and the Restless" have changed over the years since the show debuted in 1973. Originally examining the lives of the wealthy Brooks and the poor Fosters, a series of recasts and departures in the early 1980s turned the focus of "The Young and the Restless" to the Abbotts and the Newmans, including the corporate rivalry between their two respective companies. However, one basic plot that has run throughout almost all of the program's history is the rivalry between Jill Foster Abbott and Katherine Chancellor. "The Young
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comes to "The Young and the Restless", the biggest question on everyone's mind is whether the former mob hit man will show up as a good guy, play another a toughie with a heart or go pure villain." Barnert also said it would be "interesting" to see whether "[Burton's] legion of fans from Port Charles will follow him to Genoa City." Jill Farren Phelps developed a reputation and "bad rap" because she "uses people" according to Mark Pinter, an actor and friend of Phelps who had been hired by her to portray Marcus Wheeler on "The Young and the Restless".
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the fall for Liz, who had no memory of what happened. Eventually, Liz regained her memory of the incident. Liz began dating and later married Stuart Brooks, who also had an affair with Jill. Jill faked a pregnancy in order for Stuart to marry her; in reality, she was not pregnant and was only after his money. Stuart planned to marry Jill, although he loved Liz, until Jill fell down a flight of stairs and "miscarried." Stuart found out that he had been conned, and he and Liz soon married. During that time, she became an employee and close friend
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Sharon Case Sharon Case (born February 9, 1971) is an American actress and former model. At the age of 17, Case began working as a model, relocating briefly to Japan, before pursuing an acting career. She is best known for her roles on daytime television soap operas, scoring parts in the serials "General Hospital" and "As the World Turns" during the early stages of her career. In 1994, she stepped into the role of Sharon Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless", which she still plays. Case, who is considered a leading actress in the
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J.T. Hellstrom (Thad Luckinbill). The Young and the Restless storylines The storylines of the soap opera "The Young and the Restless" have changed over the years since the show debuted in 1973. Originally examining the lives of the wealthy Brooks and the poor Fosters, a series of recasts and departures in the early 1980s turned the focus of "The Young and the Restless" to the Abbotts and the Newmans, including the corporate rivalry between their two respective companies. However, one basic plot that has run throughout almost all of the program's history is the rivalry between Jill Foster Abbott and
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The Young and the Restless characters (2014) "The Young and the Restless" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2014, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps and head writers Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante. Ian Ward, portrayed by Ray Wise, made his first appearance on January 23, 2014, as a former cult leader, believed to be the biological father of Dylan McAvoy (Steve Burton) and
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The Young and the Restless characters (2013) "The Young and the Restless" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2013, by order of first appearance. All characters through October are introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps and head writer Josh Griffith; characters after October are introduced by Phelps and head writers Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante. Adriana Stone, portrayed by Jhoanna Flores, made her first appearance on January 7, 2013. The news of
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Martin on "All My Children", Knight's casting was announced by "TV Insider" in September 2015. In June 2016, it was announced that Knight had finished taping for the role. Elise Moxley, portrayed by Jensen Buchanan, was introduced in November 2015. The Young and the Restless characters (2015) "The Young and the Restless" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2015, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by executive producer Jill Farren
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Harvard Business School where he becomes captain of the debate team. Jack graduates with an MBA and also gains the reputation of a playboy. In the early 1980s, Jack begins working alongside Jill Foster, who is dating his father John. When John ends the relationship, Jill begins dating Jack. This causes tension between all three of them, and Jill and Jack split up as well. Jill files a sexual harassment suit against Jack and wins $10,000. By 1982, Jill and John reunite and get married. Shortly thereafter, Jack marries Patty Williams in an effort to convince his father to make
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transplanted to Connor. The surgery is a success and Connor's eyesight is saved. In 2018 he leaves town with his mother. The Young and the Restless characters (2013) "The Young and the Restless" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2013, by order of first appearance. All characters through October are introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps and head writer Josh Griffith; characters after October are introduced by Phelps and head writers Shelly
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Kelly Andrews (The Young and the Restless) Kelly Andrews is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless". The role was originated by actress Cynthia Watros, who debuted in the role on November 15, 2013. In 2014, following her booking a pilot on MTV, the role was immediately recast with Daytime Emmy Award winner Cady McClain, who debuted in the role on April 16, 2014. On May 29, 2015, McClain made her final appearance as Kelly. Originally introduced as a grief support group member in a group attended by Billy Abbott (Billy Miller, David
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The Young and the Restless characters (2012) "The Young and the Restless" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 2012, by order of appearance. All characters that appeared before August 2012 were introduced by the show's former head writer and executive producer Maria Arena Bell. Beyond that point, all characters are introduced by Bell's replacements: executive producer Jill Farren Phelps and head writer Josh Griffith. Anita Lawson and Sarge Wilder. Carmine Basco first appeared in March, while April
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were introduced. Despite these changes, one storyline that has endured through almost the show's entire run is the feud between Jill Abbott and Katherine Chancellor, the longest rivalry on any American soap opera. Since its debut, "The Young and the Restless" has won nine Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series. It is also currently the highest-rated daytime drama on American television. As of 2008, it had appeared at the top of the weekly Nielsen ratings in that category for more than 1,000 weeks since 1988. As of December 12, 2013, according to Nielsen ratings, "The Young and the Restless"
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He began taping with "The Young and the Restless" on October 27. His storyline was equally to "charm his way into Jill Abbott's heart." By September 2011, it was announced that Rogers would be leaving "The Young and the Restless". Of his exit, Rogers said he had nothing but positive things to say and that it was a great experience. He also said that the exit came as a shock to him. In March 2012, it was announced that Rogers was to make a recurring return, however only made one appearance on May 8, 2012. In November 2013, it was
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Jill. Jack's ex-girlfriend, Lindsey Wells takes pictures and blackmails him into marrying her in 1985. Jack retrieves the photos and reveals that the marriage is invalid. Lindsey then sells the remaining pictures to Katherine Chancellor, who makes them into a puzzle and sends it piece by piece to John. John throws Jack out of the Abbott Mansion and divorces Jill. When Jill is found shot, Jack, John and Katherine are among the main suspects. Jack originally confesses in order to prevent his affair with Jill from going public, but the truth comes out that the killer was a masseur named
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help of her son Kevin Fisher, had been monitoring the security cameras in Ji Min's office, determined to prove that Jack was the one pulling the strings at Jabot. Gloria had also been slipping Jill sexual enhancement drugs to ensure that she and Ji Min had sex in the office, thus destroying Jill's relationship with William Bardwell. Although Gloria's plan ended any possibility of a Jill and William pairing, it also united Jill and Ji Min, who found they had an attraction to each other outside of a libido enhancer. Jill and Ji Min stumbled upon Gloria's scheme, when Jill's
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coma. Jill, who was making an 11th hour effort to get back in John's good graces, overheard them, fired Mamie, and tried to pay her to leave town. When John came to, he devastated Mamie by agreeing to remain married to Jill for Billy's sake. The broken-hearted Mamie accepted Jill's million dollars and left on a world cruise with debonair Chancellor executive Trent Jordan. Of course, it wasn't long before John divorced the ever-intolerable Jill. John got custody of Billy and, unable to bear Jabot being owned by Newman, moved to New York City. Years later, John returned to Genoa
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Esther Valentine Esther Valentine is a fictional character from the American CBS Daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless". The role has been portrayed by actress Kate Linder since April 8, 1982. For over three decades, Esther has been known as the long-serving maid, housekeeper and confidant for businesswoman Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper). Linder was initially hired to play a "one-day, one-line role". The actress remained on recurring until 1985, when she was upgraded to a full-time contract. In the beginning, the character remained unnamed. Jeanne Cooper, who plays Katherine, coined the name "Esther" when she began calling the
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who was in charge of the men's line at Jabot Cosmetics. David romanced Jill, knowing that she was connected to the Chancellor fortune, and hoping to get his hands on it. But Jill moved on to attorney Michael Crawford, and fired David. Once David realized that Jill's daughter-in-law, Nina Webster, had just inherited a sizable fortune from her deceased husband, Phillip Chancellor III, he was intent on getting it from her. Nina started dating David. She fell for him despite the warnings of her best friends Christine "Cricket" Blair, Danny Romalotti and Chase Benson who were all suspicious of David's
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opera, was responsible for Pinter's hiring on both "Another World" and "General Hospital". It was later announced that Pinter had finished his four-month stint as the character, with his last airdate scheduled for April 12, 2013. Speaking of Phelps hiring him Pinter told "Soap Opera Digest" that "You get jobs generally because of where you've been and if you're a director or producer, you want to work with people you've worked with before. I'm very appreciative of Jill. She's a woman who has a great allegiance to people and I don't know anybody who has worked with Jill who doesn't
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Zap2it was critical of Dickson's portrayal, stating: "When contemplating the four decades of feuding between Genoa City’s grande dame Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper) and hellcat [Jill] on "The Young and the Restless", cartoon characters don't necessarily spring to mind — okay, maybe during the Brenda Dickson years." Jamey Giddens, also of Zap2it, described her portrayal as "cheesetastic". Head writer Josh Griffith stated that he "adores" Walton, saying that he's "always thought Jill was an integral character to the show". Of Jill's long-standing feud with Katherine, Global TV wrote: "Katherine vs. Jill The ongoing feud between Katherine Chancellor and Jill Foster
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mother. Mamie was at John's side after his heart attack, which was caused by Jack almost selling Jabot out from under him. When John married Jill Foster, Mamie disapproved. She kept a sharp eye on Jill, was suspicious when Jill mysteriously "fell" from a ladder and miscarried, and kept John up to date on her. Mamie nursed John back to health from the stroke caused when John discovered Jill had a one-night stand with his son, Jack, so the baby could have been his. Then she stood by his side during his divorce and the crushing settlement which gave Jill
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Charles Pratt Jr. Charles Pratt Jr. (born January 6, 1955 ) is an American television writer, producer and director. In September 2014, it was revealed that Pratt had been hired as head writer and co-executive producer of "The Young and the Restless". In September 2016, it was confirmed that Pratt was leaving his position at "The Young and the Restless" to become show-runner and executive producer of the primetime series, "Star". "All My Children" (hired by Brian Frons) "General Hospital" "Santa Barbara" "Sunset Beach" "The Young and the Restless" (hired by Jill Farren Phelps) "Beverly Hills, 90210" "Cruel Intentions 2"
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role was originated by Chene Lawson until January 24, 2006. The character later returned on October 7, 2011 portrayed by Debbi Morgan, who remained until her firing the following year. She made her onscreen exit on October 30, 2012. "All My Children" actress Debbi Morgan confirmed via her official website that she would be joining the cast of "The Young and the Restless". The actress expressed her excitement about joining the new role, and it was good to play another character other than her "All My Children" iconic character, Angie Hubbard for a change. She also denied rumors that she
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Since no new evidence and leads were found, the case became cold. In 2006, Jill Abbott decided to join an online dating agency, and she was shocked to discover that Will was her anonymous date. Will's wife, Miranda, a well-known fashion editor, had died several years earlier. Jill was his first physical relationship after his wife's death. Will was involved in a love triangle between Jill and Gloria Bardwell, whom he met at a grieving spouse support group. Gloria's husband was John Abbott, who had recently died of a stroke. Gloria's interest in Will was certainly strengthened by her knowledge
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portrayed by Colby Chester. The character was one of Genoa City's most active lawyers during the 1980s. History<br> Michael was one of the Genoa City's active lawyers during the 1980s. He entered the picture when Jill Foster Abbott approached him for representation in her divorce from John Abbott. During that time, he began having an affair with Jill during and after her first divorce from John. Michael and Jill later ended their affair. In 1986, he saved Jill's life after she was shot by who was thought to be Katherine, John or Jack but it turned out to be Sven,
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and B.B. King among his friends. The mysterious Sean seemed to have scoped out the options and chose "older woman" Jill Abbott as his companion. While Jill remained wary of this hot younger man and his motives, he managed to sweep her off her feet. Sean was a good influence on the embittered Jill, showing us a bit of the fun-loving innocent woman she once was. Sean moved into the Chancellor Estate and lived with Jill. But Sean pressured her to get married, and Jill balked one too many times. Sean quit Jabot and returned to New York City. Amanda
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a masseur at the Genoa City Hotel that Jill rejected earlier. From 1989 into early 1990, Michael represented Nina Webster in her lawsuit against Katherine Chancellor and Jill for possession of Phillip Chancellor III's estate after his presumed death. Michael was last seen in 1990 before moving to Chicago. In October 1991, Jill had some problems with Nina and her mother, Flo. Jill called Michael's secretary in Chicago, and Jill was informed that Michael moved his law practices to New York (off-screen). Farren Connor first appeared on January 8, 1986, portrayed by Colleen Casey. The character is the ex-wife of
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Cindy Fisher (actress) Cindy Fisher (born in 1960) is an American stage, film and television actress. She is probably best known for the role of Rebecca in the soap opera "The Young and the Restless", in which she starred in early 1980s. During the show she met actor Doug Davidson, who became her husband in 1984. They have two children, Calyssa and Caden. After "The Young and the Restless" she starred in several films and television-films, including leading roles in the drama film "Liar's Moon" (1982), alongside Matt Dillon, and in the TV-movie "Intimate Agony" (1983), one of the first
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that he not tell anyone of his return. Bierdz remained on a recurring status through May 2011. History<br> Phillip III is the son of Jill Foster and the late Phillip Chancellor II. He was born onscreen in December 1975 and appeared as a toddler by 1978. In 1982, Jill began seeing John Abbott and introduced Phillip to John, making both John and Phillip uncomfortable around each other. Later that year, Phillip acted out, forcing Jill to send him to boarding school. In the following year at Christmas time, on behalf of her mother, Liz Foster, Jill called Phillip at boarding
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left town. Neil and Lauren were fairly close. However, he tragically died of a stroke in 1986. Lauren was the sole heir to the department store chain. After learning that Neil was her father, Jill made Fenmore a part of her last name. She then sued Lauren for half of Neil's estate. Jill was at Neil's gravesite being interviewed for television. Lauren appeared and said she was there to make sure they got the real story. Lauren said Jill didn't give her time to adjust before she went on the attack. Jill said she was not on the attack; she
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daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless". He is 14 years younger than the actress who plays his mother on the show, Michelle Stafford. In 2013 he left from soap for career in primetime television. In 2005 and in 2006, he was nominated an Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series. In film, Graziadei starred in the films "Boogeyman 2" (2007), "" (2009), and "The Outside" (2009). Graziadei guest-starred in number of television series, including "NCIS", "Criminal Minds", "90210", "Castle", "", and "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.". He had a recurring roles on FX's "" as Travis
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actress Decima Moore. Her parents were the chemist Edward Henry Moore and his wife, Emily (née Strachan) Moore. She attended Miss Pringle's school in Brighton and then studied gymnastics and dancing in Liverpool. Returning to Brighton, she taught dancing. In 1891 she married actor/playwright Henry V. Esmond (1869–1922). They had three children: Jack (an actor), Jill (the actress Jill Esmond, first wife of Laurence Olivier) and Lynette, who did not survive infancy. Her husband wrote more than a dozen plays in which she appeared, and they appeared together in more than a dozen plays. Moore made her first stage appearance
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Jill Murphy (actress) Jill Murphy (born 1983) is an experienced actress having had her first professional role at the age of 10 - appearing as Cousin Caroline in the highly acclaimed BBC series "Family" directed by Michael Winterbottom. She had her grounding with the Young People's Theatre Group (Anne Kavanagh), moving on to the Dublin Youth Theatre before graduating in 2001 from the Gaiety School of Acting. She has worked extensively with RTÉ TV where she played three very dramatic and varied roles as Claire in the much lauded "Stardust," the tragic role of the young drug addict Candy in
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1976, after he returned from obtaining a divorce in the Dominican Republic, Katherine picked him up at the airport, and in an attempt to kill both Phillip and herself, drove the car off a cliff. On his deathbed, Phillip married Jill and bequeathed her and their love child his fortune. At first, Kay offered Jill $1 million for the baby, but ended up getting a judge to declare that Jill and Phillip's marriage was illegal since Kay was drunk when signing her divorce papers. Since Jill nor her son had any rights to an inheritance, the baby was legally given
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to Patty Williams. Eventually, Katherine obtained pictures of Jill with Jack. Upon seeing the photos, John had a stroke. In 1986, John and Jill divorced, and John fired Jack and threw him out of his house. Jill received 25% of Jabot Cosmetics, a seat on the board of directors, and a cushy executive position with Jabot at $150,000 a year. With this huge settlement, John and Jack hoped that Jill would stay quiet in order to protect Jabot's image. John replaced Jack at the company with Traci's new husband Brad Carlton (Don Diamont), formerly an Abbott gardener. After his divorce
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Jill and Kay. After the chaos with Jill, Kay and Nina was over, Chase went from being a bad guy to a good guy and became friends with Nina, Christine and Danny Romalotti. Chase was hired at Jabot Cosmetics by Jack Abbott to work in the advertising department. Chase later began flirting with Lauren Fenmore, but he stopped after learning that she was the CEO of Fenmore's Department Stores. In 1990, Chase was fixed up with a woman named Vivian, who was later murdered by David Kimble. Chase was last seen in early 1991. Clint Radison first appeared on December
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"The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful", the character was later handed over to Michelle Stafford, who also plays Phyllis. Although this recast was mainly storyline-directed, since Sheila had plastic surgery to look like Phyllis, fans of Sheila have expressed mixed opinions regarding Brown's absence in the role. Unlike other soaps in the 1980s or 1990s, "The Young and the Restless" avoided preachy social issues. When they did touch on such issues as abortion or the homeless crisis or AIDS, it was only as a plot device with a few facts and statistics thrown in for
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to her first child, Stephen L. Hightower III. She played the role of Jan in The Notorious B.I.G. biopic, "Notorious", opposite newcoming actor Jamal Woolard who plays the title character. Julia has appeared on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless" as business executive, Sofia Dupre. Her first appearance was July 19, 2010. In September 2012, Mitchell was taken off her contract and bumped to recurring; having made no appearances since then. Julia Pace Mitchell Julia Pace Mitchell (born Julia Annette Mitchell; February 10, 1978) is an American stage, television and film actress. She is best known for her
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on SOAPnet until 2013, when "Y&R" moved to TVGN (now Pop). Pop still airs the encore episodes on weeknights, starting July 1, 2013. The series is also syndicated internationally. "The Young and the Restless" originally focused on two core families: the wealthy Brooks family and the working class Foster family. After a series of recasts and departures in the early 1980s, all the original characters except Jill Foster and Katherine Chancellor were written out. Bell replaced them with the new core families, the Abbotts and the Williamses. Over the years, other families such as the Newmans, Winters, and the Baldwin-Fishers
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from Jill, he began seeing Joanna Manning (Susan Seaforth Hayes), a high school friend and Lauren Fenmore's (Tracey E. Bregman) mother. He soon moved on to the director of the local soup kitchen, Ellen Winters. John's relationship with Ellen was the first interracial relationship on "The Young and the Restless". John put his love life on hold when Ashley disappeared. He found her in a mental institution in New York, and she had amnesia. Thankfully, she quickly recovered, and John brought her back home to Genoa City. Then, Brad quit his job, and John was forced to hire Jack again.
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"Fair City" and Mary in the much acclaimed "No Tears" directed by Stephen Burke. She has also appeared on ITV, BBC and Channel 4. Jill also had a major role in Stephen Burke's Feature film "Happy Ever Afters". Jill Murphy (actress) Jill Murphy (born 1983) is an experienced actress having had her first professional role at the age of 10 - appearing as Cousin Caroline in the highly acclaimed BBC series "Family" directed by Michael Winterbottom. She had her grounding with the Young People's Theatre Group (Anne Kavanagh), moving on to the Dublin Youth Theatre before graduating in 2001 from
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reflected in the love story between Jill Foster and the millionaire Phillip Chancellor II; the Leslie Brooks, Brad Elliot, and Lorie Brooks love triangle; and Snapper Foster's romance with Chris Brooks. Sexuality also played a major role in the stories. Formerly, soap operas did not delve into the sexual side of their romances. Bell changed that, first during his time as head writer of "Days of Our Lives" and again on "The Young and the Restless". William Gray Espy's Snapper Foster is considered the "first to discover sex on a soap opera." During the story, the character is engaged to
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Jill Farren Phelps Jill Farren Phelps (born July 7, 1950) is an American television producer. She is known for her work with American soap operas, having served as executive producer of "Santa Barbara", "Another World", "Guiding Light", "One Life to Live", "General Hospital", and "The Young and the Restless". Jill Farren was born in New York City and earned a BFA in directing from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She became a stage manager at McCarter Theater in Princeton, New Jersey before becoming a production assistant for various New York stage productions. She began her television career in 1974
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her professional acting career by guest-starring in series such as "Roswell", "Hannah Montana" and "Workaholics". She starred as Adriana Masters in the Nick at Nite drama "Hollywood Heights". It was there that she met "The Young and the Restless" executive producer Jill Farren-Phelps. "Jill brought me over there. I never auditioned for Y&R. As I was coming off the plane from Florida with a friend, Jill called and said, 'Do you want to come work on Y&R and play Summer?' I was like, 'Yeah.' She said, 'Okay. You start in two days.'" On October 15, 2012, she made her debut
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mid-'70s was homosexuality. In the mid-1970s, Kay befriended an overweight, unhappy housewife named Joann Curtis. Kay moved Joann into her home and helped her get a better self-image. Soon, Kay's son Brock wondered about all the time the ladies were spending together, as Kay planned a special vacation to Hawaii for herself and Joann. The ratings dropped and outraged fan letters poured in. Bell quickly dropped the relationship, wrote out Joann, and the show stabilized. The year 2000 brought forth a new teen scene on "The Young and the Restless", including Jill Abbott's now teenage son Billy Abbott, his rich
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Yvonne Zima Yvonne Zima (born January 16, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Daisy Carter on "The Young and the Restless". Zima was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, the daughter of Dennis and Marie. Her surname means "winter" in Polish and comes from her maternal grandfather, who was of Polish descent. Zima's breakthrough role was as Caitlin, the daughter of Geena Davis' character, in the film "The Long Kiss Goodnight" (1996). She also played Rachel Greene on "ER" from 1994–2000. Zima played Daisy on "The Young and the Restless" on and off between 2009
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Patty Weaver Patty Weaver (born September 23, 1955) is an American actress who played the role of Gina Roma on "The Young and the Restless" on a contract basis from 1982 until August 2005, when she was dropped to recurring status, and she last appeared in 2013. She was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Before her role on "The Young and the Restless", Weaver played the role of Trish Clayton Banning on "Days of Our Lives" from 1976 to 1982. Before launching her acting career, Patty formed the rock 'n roll band called the Loved Ones. She has continued her
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Jerry Birn from 1994 until his death in 2009. Patty Weaver Patty Weaver (born September 23, 1955) is an American actress who played the role of Gina Roma on "The Young and the Restless" on a contract basis from 1982 until August 2005, when she was dropped to recurring status, and she last appeared in 2013. She was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Before her role on "The Young and the Restless", Weaver played the role of Trish Clayton Banning on "Days of Our Lives" from 1976 to 1982. Before launching her acting career, Patty formed the rock 'n roll
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school; he told her he did not want to spend the holidays with her. In 1986, the character is SORASed to age 16, and he returns to town after Jill is shot. After Jill recovered, Phillip stayed in town but was resentful about the lack of time Jill spent with him while he grew up. Eventually, Katherine and Jill fought over Phillip as he moved into the Chancellor Estate and Katherine even tried to adopt him. Phillip even changed his name from Phillip Foster to Phillip Chancellor. Yet, Phillip began drinking heavily and became the center of a love triangle
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released from jail and was somewhere comfy and cozy in the world. In February 2014, Jill is abruptly kidnapped from the Chancellor Mansion grounds. It is revealed that Colin kidnapped her as he is facing deportation and he needs her to marry him again for him to stay in the country. She refuses, but he alludes that he knows the truth behind the mystery of a music box Katherine left to Jill before she died. As a result, Jill marries Colin again and they return to Genoa City, where Jill lies to her loved ones by saying she fell in
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make peace with his mother as he had found religion in his life and become a minister. Katherine, however, had become an alcoholic and heavy smoker, and was now losing her husband to her paid companion Jill Foster. Kay talked Brock into marrying Jill, but Jill quickly learned she was pregnant with Phillip's child. Brock allowed Jill to back out given that their marriage wasn't even legal. Later, Katherine and Phillip got into a car accident after he refused to give her another chance. Kay then decided to buy Jill's baby, but Brock talked Kay out of it. Over the
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anybody else (including Cane's wife, Lily Winters) about their connection. Colin wanted Cane to get involved with the family crime organization in Australia gain, or he would reveal Cane's "troubling" past. It is revealed Cane had a sister, Samantha, who died years ago. Jill and Colin have sex and later fall deeply in love (despite Colin using her) and as they wed Cane is shot by Blake (while rushing to the church to stop the wedding) and "died". Colin actually was deeply saddened, as he didn't want Cane to be killed but just manipulated and he comforted Jill too. Cane's
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constantly rejected him. Colin had sex with Genevieve for comfort, and Genevieve told Jill about this, putting an end to any sort of reunion between Jill and Colin. Genevieve however moved on with no problem, with businessman Jack Abbott. Colin was also locked in Genevieve's wine cellar, and this led Jill to believe that he was overseas with Genevieve. The combination to get out of the cellar was the date that they (Genevieve and Colin) had first consummated their relationship with lovemaking. For a long time, Cane had been working with Ronan Malloy to expose Colin, as Cane thought Colin
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to Jill and the two were engaged. Katherine fired him from Jabot and he began working with Jill to start their own company, which would compete with Jabot. Ji Min was found dead in his room at the Genoa City Athletic Club. The cause of death was strangulation; it was not known who the killer was, but evidence suggested that it was either Jack Abbott or Victor. Later video footage suggested it was Victor and he was arrested. In 2008, Paul Williams concluded that Ji Min had been murdered after discovering that Walter and David had mob connections. He had
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suspicious when Jill reported her jewelry stolen and a pawnbroker identified Liz as the seller. It turned out that Jill was being blackmailed for a fling she had with Jack Abbott and asked Liz to pawn the jewelry for her. After this, Liz decided to move to England to be near Snapper. She visited Genoa City in 1986 along with Jill's son, Phillip Chancellor III, upon learning about Jill's shooting. Liz visited town again in 1993 when Jill gave birth to Billy Abbott after Katherine discovered that Jill hadn't even notified her mother about being pregnant. In 2003, Liz came
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was rejected by Victor Newman. They remarried in 1993, and Jill wanted to have a baby. Still, John complained that he was too old to be a father. She managed to get pregnant before John had a secret vasectomy. John wanted Jill to have an abortion, but she refused. Thus, William Foster Abbott was born in 1993. John thought that Victor might be Billy's father, but when he found out that Billy was his biological son, he grew to love him. Then, Jill had an affair with Jed Sanders due to John's impotence. As Jill and John separated, John's first
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Billy Abbott returned, played by Billy Miller. There have been many recasts of the role of Billy Abbott, Phyllis Newman, and Victoria Newman. The role of Colleen Carlton, Brad and Traci's daughter, who had been played by Lyndsy Fonseca for several years was recast in January 2006 with Adrianne Leon. Leon was let go in June 2007 and replaced with former "Home and Away" actress Tammin Sursok, who left in October 2009 after her character died. In late 2006, "The Young and the Restless" recast the role of popular daytime villainess, Sheila Carter. Originally played by Kimberlin Brown on both
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and selling ecstasy, Larry developed a soft spot for his young daughter, Cassie Newman, who eventually persuaded him to testify for Nick rather than against him. Larry gradually began to reform after Nick's mother, Nikki Newman, gave him a job as a janitor at Jabot Cosmetics. He also rescued young lovers Billy Abbott and Mackenzie Browning from Mackenzie's stepfather, Ralph Hunnicutt, and ended up sleeping with Mackenzie's mother, Amanda Browning. Larry then began an affair with Billy's mother, Jill Abbott, who kept their affair a secret for fear that it would damage her reputation that she was dating a man
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Maggie could have renewed their relationship while back in Paris, but on September 18, 2008, Bianca's return to the series was announced; she would be without Maggie, due to Hendrickson currently being with the cast of "The Young and the Restless". Bianca was instead given a new female lover, Reese Williams, portrayed by Tamara Braun. In 2010, Riegel permanently left the role of Bianca and joined Hendrickson on "The Young and the Restless". Maggie Stone Maggie Stone is a fictional character from the American daytime drama "All My Children". She was portrayed by actress Elizabeth Hendrickson, who also portrayed Maggie's
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well as Jill's son Billy (David Tom/Ryan Brown/Scott Seymour/Billy Miller) dating Kay's granddaughter Mackenzie "Mac" Browning (Ashley Bashioum/Kelly Kruger/Rachel Kimsey/Clementine Ford). In 2003, the Jill-Kay rivalry changes forever. Liz Foster, afflicted with a near-terminal illness, informs Jill that she was adopted. After much investigation, it is revealed that Kay is Jill's biological mother. Learning the truth on their wedding night, Billy and Mackenzie have their marriage annulled (since they are biological first cousins). Since then, Kay and Jill have made peace and formed a genuine (though sometimes contentious) mother-daughter bond. Their relationship even managed to survive and grow stronger even
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Chloe Carter on the TeenNick series "Hollywood Heights" in 2012. In March 2013, Ordway was cast in the role of Abby Newman on the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless", replacing previous actress Marcy Rylan. Melissa Ordway Melissa Pam Ordway Gaston (born March 31, 1983) is an American actress and model. She has modeled in many campaigns and acted in such films as "17 Again" and on television in "Privileged". She currently portrays the character of Abby Newman on the drama series "The Young and the Restless". Ordway was born in Atlanta, Georgia, an only child, to John
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last seen on February 22, 2005. History<br> Anita and Frederick Hodges are the parents of Brittany Hodges. Their marriage was not going well because Anita needed more attention, and Frederick was more focused on his job as a banker. Anita had an affair with the young J.T. Hellstrom, who once dated Brittany. The affair caused a conflict with J.T. and his girlfriend at-the-time, Colleen Carlton. Meanwhile, Frederick sought comfort in the arms of Jill Abbott, but their relationship did not evolve. Frederick was the first family member to see Brittany stripping in Bobby Marsino's strip club. Neither Frederick nor Anita
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Leslie Michaelson Leslie Michaelson is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless". Created and introduced by former head writer Maria Arena Bell, the role is portrayed by Angell Conwell, who made her first appearance on the episode that aired on December 2, 2010. Bell introduced Leslie as a high-powered attorney who would air on a recurring status. In December 2012, after two years on recurring, Conwell was placed on contract by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps however, was dropped back to recurring in August 2014. Conwell described the character as "sharp as a
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not renewed. Davidson confirmed that he was "not included" in the new direction for "The Young and the Restless". He has been married to actress Cindy Fisher since 1984. They have two children, daughter Calyssa and son Caden. Doug Davidson Douglas Donald Davidson (born October 24, 1954 in Glendale, California) is an American television actor. He portrayed private investigator Paul Williams on the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless" from May 1978 until 2018, which made him the series' longest-serving cast member. Davidson appeared as captain of "The Young and the Restless" team when they played for charity
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be Ronan's brother) and Marcy Rylan, who plays Abby Newman on "The Young and the Restless". A first look photo of Branson on set of the series was released by Soap Opera Network on June 14, 2010. Branson made his debut on June 22. He departed in February 2011, however it was later announced that Branson was to return on August 2, 2011. However, by that December it was confirmed that Branson was again to leave "The Young and the Restless", departing on February 7, 2012. In May 2012, it was announced that Branson would be returning as Ronan on
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her as a surprise, but Jill and Kay quickly left for the hospital after receiving a call about an ailing Liz, who was rushed to the hospital after she had collapsed shortly after she and Snapper got off their plane. The hospital allowed Snapper doctor privileges in order to work on Liz, who on her deathbed confessed a secret to Snapper about Jill's true parentage. Snapper Foster Snapper Foster is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless". An original character since the show's inception, the role was played by William Gray Espy from
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his name. Roxanne first appeared on September 17, 2007, portrayed by former "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" actress Tatyana Ali as the love interest for Devon Hamilton. The role was initially a guest meant to air only on September 17 and 18, but Ali's stint on the show was extended and eventually upgraded to a recurring status. For her recurring work on "The Young and the Restless", Ali won an NAACP Image Award in 2011, beating out the likes of Debbi Morgan for the award, surprising the public. The award was for "Outstanding Actress" in a drama series despite her
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heard from again, and Jack Abbot never mentions Keemo as his son. Eric Steinberg played Hong Kong business executive Ji Min Kim with business ties to Jack and as a love interest for Jill. The character was killed off in a contrived murder-mystery plot in 2007. While heavy recasting is considered to have doomed some series such as "Ryan's Hope" and "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing", "The Young and the Restless"' has been successful at replacing some of its lead characters with other actors. Most often, major characters are played by the same actor for decades; if they left
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A few days later, Young sent several other tweets to the Twitter account of the American soap opera, "The Young and the Restless", announcing his hiring on the show. It has been confirmed by CBS Daytime that Young has been hired as a producer. Young's first episode as a supervising producer aired on 1 February 2016 and his last episode aired on 12 July 2016. On 8 June 2016, after news of the firing of Y&R executive producer Jill Farren Phelps, came confirmation that Young has replaced Phelps as executive producer of the American soap. His first episode as executive
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girlfriend Brittany Hodges, his friend Raul Guittierez, Raul's girlfriend Rianna, and the "plain Jane" oddball Mackenzie Browning. Mac, who was later revealed to be Katherine Chancellor's granddaughter by her son. Mackenzie blossomed from quiet girl into the Prom Queen and, on prom night, shared a kiss with the Prom King, Billy. That summer, as Mac and Billy's relationship grew, the whole group moved into the Glow by Jabot house along with JT, who began dating Brittany. In 2004, Billy and Mac were married but were interrupted on their wedding night by Jill, who revealed that they were first cousins. The
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Brenda Epperson Brenda Epperson (born September 9, 1965) is an American actress and singer. Epperson is best known for being the second actress to portray the character of Ashley Abbott on the CBS daytime drama "The Young and the Restless". Her father, Don Epperson, was both a country singer and a co-star of "Big Jake" with John Wayne. After his sudden death in 1973, Brenda's mother was left to raise two daughters. When Eileen Davidson decided to quit "The Young and the Restless" in 1988, Epperson was chosen to replace Davidson because they looked so similar to one another. At
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Tracey E. Bregman Tracey Elizabeth Bregman is an American soap opera actress. She is best known for the role of Lauren Fenmore on "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful". Bregman was born in Munich, Germany to American musical arranger, record producer and composer Buddy Bregman and Canadian-born actress Suzanne Lloyd. She lived in Great Britain until the age of 10 when her family relocated to California. She has been acting since she was 11 years old, and currently resides in Malibu, California. Prior to "The Young and the Restless", Bregman appeared on "Days of Our
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the two fell in love. After declaring their love for one another, Phillip made plans to end his marriage to Kay and to marry Jill. Later, Phillip and Jill conceived a child together, and he officially left Kay to be with Jill. Phillip served an upset Kay with divorce papers, and then he left for the Dominican Republic where he got the divorce granted before returning to Genoa City. Katherine picked him up from the airport and gave him a ride home, and she begged him for a second chance. Phillip refused, and an angry Kay sped up and drove
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