rien ▁port rayed ▁the ▁role ▁initially ▁on ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁status ▁from ▁May ▁ 1 1 ▁to ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁contract ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁when ▁the ▁character ▁disappeared ▁from ▁the ▁canvas ▁tempor arily ▁until ▁her ▁return ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁O ' B rien ▁earned ▁two ▁Day time ▁Em my ▁Award ▁nomin ations ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Young er ▁Act ress ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁news ▁broke ▁that ▁O ' B rien ▁had ▁been ▁let ▁go ▁from ▁The ▁Young ▁and ▁the ▁Rest less , ▁with ▁her ▁final ▁air date ▁on ▁May ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁her ▁firing , ▁O ' B rien ▁was ▁pre - n omin ated ▁for ▁another ▁Day time ▁Em my ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁category . ▁ ▁Story lines ▁J ana ▁Haw kes , ▁a ▁British ▁woman ▁with ▁a ▁myster ious ▁past , ▁came ▁to ▁Gen oa ▁City ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁an ▁employee ▁at ▁Kevin ▁Fish er ' s ▁coffee ▁house , ▁C rim son ▁L ights . ▁J ana ▁soon ▁bond ed ▁with ▁Kevin ▁and ▁they ▁began ▁d ating . ▁La uren ▁Fen more ▁also ▁gave ▁J ana ▁a