▁Kos low ' s ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁doc ent , ▁and ▁was ▁raised ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁love ▁for ▁colonial ▁life ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁sister , ▁L inda ▁and ▁her ▁brother , ▁Donald . ▁Kos low ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Am her st ▁and ▁Virginia ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ▁& ▁State ▁University , ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁theatre ▁and ▁cost ume ▁design . ▁She ▁is ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁family ▁on ▁her ▁ran ch ▁in ▁North ridge , ▁California ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Fernando ▁Valley ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁make ▁up ▁artist ▁Nick ▁Sch il lace , ▁and ▁their ▁ 3 ▁children . ▁They ▁have ▁an ▁ever - in cre asing ▁men ager ie ▁of ▁animals , ▁including ▁a ▁mac aw , ▁a ▁gift ▁from ▁T ori ▁Sp elling . ▁ ▁Career ▁She ▁began ▁her ▁acting ▁career ▁with ▁tour ing ▁theatre ▁work ▁in ▁such ▁produ ctions ▁as ▁Cat ▁on ▁a ▁Hot ▁T in ▁Ro of ▁and ▁D ial ▁M ▁for ▁Mur der . ▁ ▁Turn ing ▁to ▁television ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁Kos low ▁land ed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁L inds ay ▁Well s ▁on ▁the ▁hit ▁CBS ▁soap ▁opera ▁The ▁Young ▁and ▁the ▁Rest less ▁which ▁she ▁played ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 - 1 9 8 6 . ▁She ▁was ▁then ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁serial ' s ▁cre ators ▁William ▁J . ▁Bell ▁and ▁wife ▁Lee ▁Phill ip ▁Bell ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁original ▁cast ▁member ▁on ▁the ▁du o ' s ▁new ▁sister