▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁life ▁with ▁a ▁lim p . ▁ ▁Kn own ▁career ▁Dec iding ▁on ▁an ▁acting ▁career , ▁Temple ton ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁purs ue ▁it . ▁Upon ▁her ▁arrival , ▁she ▁not ▁only ▁faced ▁the ▁same ▁problems ▁as ▁any ▁asp iring ▁actress — a ▁short age ▁of ▁acting ▁roles ▁and ▁an ▁abund ance ▁of ▁compet itors ▁for ▁those ▁roles — but ▁also ▁the ▁obst acle ▁of ▁her ▁irre vers ible ▁dis ability ; ▁she ▁went ▁to ▁her ▁aud itions ▁we aring ▁a ▁bra ce ▁and ▁sometimes ▁carrying ▁a ▁can e . ▁Though ▁her ▁dis ability ▁would ▁have ▁seemed ▁to ▁spell ▁professional ▁do om ▁in ▁a ▁business ▁where ▁almost ▁" every body ▁is ▁body ▁beautiful ," ▁as ▁she ▁phr ased ▁it ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁she ▁gave ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Temple ton ▁pers isted . ▁It ▁paid ▁off ▁with ▁her ▁winning ▁several ▁roles ▁in ▁feature ▁films ▁and ▁guest ▁roles ▁on ▁TV ▁dram as . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Temple ton ▁began ▁appearing ▁regularly ▁on ▁the ▁CBS ▁day time ▁serial ▁The ▁Young ▁and ▁the ▁Rest less , ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Carol ▁Rob b ins , ▁loyal ▁secretary ▁to ▁Jack ▁Abb ott ▁( then ▁Terry ▁L ester , ▁and ▁later ▁Peter ▁Berg man ). ▁During ▁a ▁day ▁off ▁from ▁her ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁soap , ▁Temple ton ▁spoke ▁to ▁rep orter ▁Joseph ▁Le vy ▁about ▁the ▁way ▁TV ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁disabled ▁and ▁the ▁difficulties ▁she ▁faced ▁because ▁of