▁after ▁a ▁successful ▁aud ition , ▁S urs ok ▁became ▁the ▁third ▁actress ▁to ▁port ray ▁Col le en ▁Carl ton ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁soap ▁opera ▁television ▁series , ▁The ▁Young ▁and ▁the ▁Rest less . ▁ ▁Her ▁debut ▁was ▁quickly ▁met ▁with ▁criticism ▁from ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁The ▁Young ▁and ▁the ▁Rest less ▁view ers . ▁Despite ▁the ▁neg ativity , ▁she ▁received ▁compar able ▁positive ▁vie wer ▁feedback . ▁" The ▁fans ▁have ▁been ▁really ▁great ." ▁In ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁role , ▁S urs ok ▁tried ▁to ▁catch ▁up ▁on ▁Col le en ' s ▁history . ▁" I ▁watched ▁the ▁last ▁six ▁months ▁of ▁episodes ," ▁she ▁said . ▁" My ▁boy friend ▁used ▁to ▁date ▁a ▁girl ▁who ▁was ▁obs essed ▁with ▁Y & R , ▁so ▁he ▁knew ▁everything ▁about ▁it ▁and ▁brought ▁me ▁up ▁to ▁speed , ▁as ▁well ." ▁S urs ok ▁earned ▁a ▁Day time ▁Em my ▁Award ▁nom ination ▁for ▁her ▁port ray al ▁of ▁Col le en ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁After ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁role , ▁S urs ok ▁depart ed ▁causing ▁the ▁writers ▁to ▁kill ▁off ▁Col le en . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁So ap ▁Opera ▁Dig est ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁S urs ok ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁difficult ▁to ▁purs ue ▁outside ▁projects ▁and ▁appear ▁on ▁The ▁Young ▁and ▁the ▁Rest less ▁as ▁well . ▁Her ▁departure ▁was ▁a ▁mut ual ▁decision ▁between ▁S urs ok ▁and ▁the ▁show run ners .