When she was young, Jill was working as a manicurist and a hairdresser. This was during the time that Nikki was on trial for killing her father when she revealed that he had repeatedly molested Casey as a child and she killed her father after he attempted to rape her. And his grandmother is Jill Abbott (Jess Walton). Since Katherine had invalidated Jill's marriage, she was left penniless with a newborn infant. And his grandmother is Jill Abbott (Jess Walton). Mamie confessed her love to John; Jill then paid her millions to leave town. She always shoved any feeling of love down. Walton stated: "Liz was the dream mother for Jill. Jill and Katherine's friendship turned to animosity as they fought over men, including Katherine's husband Phillip Chancellor II. Per Soaps In Depth , Ashley Abbott has known for years that her mother, Dina, had an affair with Brent Davis that resulted in her birth, but she never let John know and always thought of her as a father. While giving Phillip a ride in her car, Katherine begged him for a second chance. Theo Vanderway (Tyler Johnson) is not an Abbott by blood, but connected to the family just as Ashley is through Dina. Jill had a brief romance with a young web designer, Sean Bridges (David Lee Russek). I can't give up Jill. John Abbott's widow Gloria Abbott (Judith Chapman) also wanted Will, and drugged Ji Min Kim (Eric Steinberg) and Jill with libido pills and arranged for William to walk in on them. Katherine Chancellor allowed ex-con Larry Warton to move in and do some work around the house. John Goudas of The Miami News said that the show "flourishes when her character takes center stage," while Nekeeta Borden of Zap2it noted that Jill has always craved a sense of belonging despite her personality. John Goudas of The Miami News noted that following Dickson's return in 1984 following a four-year absence, the soap opera's ratings gained. Kay was briefly presumed dead and finding himself free of Suzanne and Kay, Derek planned to marry Jill. She is a multidimensional character with a lot of fire, and a great capacity to be soft and vulnerable. 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. '"[38] Lilana Novakovich of The Record noted that the rivalry between the two women has "outlived most marriages". [6][54][55] She also won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1991,[6][56] after a nomination in 1990. Derek decided to go back to Katherine. He refused. She said: "Liz dies within a week and all of a sudden it's, 'I am a Fenmore'. Jill Foster Abbott Allison Waldman of AOL TV wrote: "Is he sincere, or is Colin just using Jill to get to Cane? Dickson briefly vacated the role on June 18, 1987, due to illness. In 2010, Jill discovered she is the daughter of Neil Fenmore (Jim Storm). After she became pregnant, he urged her to have an abortion because he was too old to become a father, but she refused. Jill is the birth daughter of Neil Fenmore and Unknown woman. "[40] Borden also noted that Jill always wanted a sense of belonging, which prompted her to legally change her name to Jill Fenmore. Ultimately, Jill's DNA matched neither the corpse's nor Katherine's (whom Jill believed to be Marge). Jill vowed she wouldn't rest until she got control of Chancellor. He proposed, but she declines after Liz warned her of a loveless marriage. Jill also learned of Colin's plot to kidnap Charlie and Matilda Ashby. "[18] Walton noted that Jill was finally happy to have a blood relative through Neil's other daughter, Lauren Fenmore (Tracey E. Bregman). Jill and Katherine then fought over Jill's son, Phillip Chancellor III, who was now a teenager. Originally portrayed by Brenda Dickson, when Dickson departed in 1980, the role was first recast with Deborah Adair. Young & Restless: Phyllis Teams Up With Jeremy to Set a Trap For Knowing she was dying, Liz told Snapper the truth about Jill's birth family. Kay offered Jill $1 million for her baby, which she declined. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. With the truth about her barrenness about to surface, Charlotte went to the Chancellor Estate and confronted Katherine on May 20, 2003. Abbott "[50], In 2008, Tommy Garrett of Canyon News awarded Walton a "Daytime Gold Standard" for her portrayal. Give him Hamilton-Winters back and deal with it. She was born September 29, 1957, the same day as Tucker McCall, the son of Katherine Chancellor Murphy. He left her after she faked a pregnancy and miscarriage. He did and, minutes after she arrived, Jill also arrived and was obviously shocked to see her. She rejected Katherine's affection despite this, and their feud is reignited. After graduation Kay bought Phillip a shiny red sports car, and has Phillip begin his training as an executive at Chancellor Industries, in hopes he will take over his father's company someday. Ms. Dickson has studied with Lee Strasberg, and then she studied with Milton Katselas. Nina became pregnant with Phillip's child and gave birth to Phillip Chancellor IV. Phillip Chancellor III Jill begins an affair with wealthy Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and was convinced he would ask her to marry him, but he told her it was just a fling. The couple held their wedding on May 20, 1972, and divorced in 1973. I really believe there's a real love between those two, and we're playing it like there is." That's why she is in such pain and why she is drinking. Walton stated: "Liz was the dream mother for Jill. "[38] Of the storyline where she returned to Jabot Cosmetics, Cooper stated: "Since I went back into the business of business, I've been taking away some of Jill's power. Then it's off the cliff again. "[3] Jillian Bowe of 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. Liz Henderson Foster was the matriarch of The Foster family. So, that makes Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) his great-uncle. Jess Walton When it comes to Lily and Daniel , traipsing around Genoa City like two sad sacks is doing exactly nothing for their appeal as a couple. Katherine found out and, using what control over the company she still had, fired Jill. She later romanced David Mallory, Derek Thurston, and Stuart Brooks. She also starred in the 2018 movie Christmas with a View. Following Phillip's accidental death, the women fought over custody of Jill's son, Phillip Chancellor III (Thom Bierdz), as well as numerous of Katherine's other husbands. Years later, the box was found. Jill Foster Abbott Neil Winters and Malcolm Winters brought Sofia Dupre Winter to the coffeehouse after visiting the hospital and, when they ran into Colin and Jill, Colin realized Blake was responsible for Sofia's injuries. Jill and Collin were married while outside, Blake, one of Colin's cronies, shot down Cane. Little did Kay know that the young woman would manage to wrest her husband from her. After she became pregnant, he urged her to have an abortion because he was too old to become a father, but she refused. Abbott After Liz died, Snapper told Jill informed Jill of her true parentage. "[24] In 1998, Walton's co-star Jeanne Cooper described Jill as "Wile E. Coyote". Jill got Derek drunk and then married him. However, Jill began seeing John Abbott again and Katherine returned. Jill Foster Abbott He wanted her to have an abortion but she didn't, and gave birth to Billy Abbott (Billy Miller). Jack finally confessed to the crime in order to prevent his affair with Jill from becoming public. He blackmails her into remarrying him as he alludes that he has information on the music box that Katherine once told him. "[2], Walton describing Jill's response to her diagnosis (2017), In February 2017, after learning that her husband Colin stole her life savings (millions of dollars), Jill suffers from a near-fatal heart attack. Katherine allowed ex-con Larry Warton (Shark Fralick) to move in for housework, and Jill had an affair with him but kept it secret because of his social class. '"[12] In February 2012, Walton signed a new contract with the soap opera, which would continue her portrayal of the role for an unspecified amount of time. John got custody of Billy and, unable to bear seeing Jabot Cosmetics under Newman Enterprises' control, they moved to New York City. But in 2003 it was disclosed that Jill was adopted. She wanted her estate split three ways between Phillip, Billy Abbott and Cane -- despite the fact that Cane was not her biological son. Their marriage was later declared invalid after Genevieve Atkinson (Genie Francis) revealed that she and Colin were still married. "[43] Since Phillip wanted nothing to do with his wife, Kay shamefully carried on with Jeff the stable boy, meanwhile Jill & Phillip Chancellor II were falling deeply in love, even though they were fighting their feelings for each other at every turn. Katherine left Genoa City once again when the second DNA tests came in saying she and Jill were not mother and daughter. Nancy Brown of The Huffington Post noted: "In typical fashion, she blamed the warmth on others keeping the heat turned up and dismissed the jaw pain to likely grinding her teeth at night. Jill even insulted Larry, causing him to show up at a Jabot board meeting and expose the affair. Snapper ended up telling Jill the truth, Neil Fenmore was her biological father. She lets it out, so it does not fester in there. ", "Soap Round-Up: 'Y&R's' Colin Proposes to Jill and More", "The Young and the Restless Sneak Peek: Week of 1/24/11", "Acting out of character on 'The Young and the Restless', "You Decide: Should Lauren Get to Know Jill as a Sister? Jill helped Katherine to recover and the two eventually resolved their differences. [51] Prior to being paired with Colin, Nekeeta Borden wrote that, "Jill Foster Abbott (cough, cough) Fenmore's (Jess Walton) Jimmy Choos must have crossed paths with a black cat, because she can't find a good man to bless her somewhat shriveled heart." After a final pair of DNA tests between Katherine and her son Brock Reynolds were a match, not even Jill could deny the truth any longer. [35] Walton said that Colin was a "good match" for Jill and she hoped that she could "reform" him. Jill Jill reunited with her adoptive brothers Greg and Snapper who returned to town. Give him Hamilton-Winters back and deal with it. Jill and Katherine fight over custody of her son Phillip, who is now a teenager and had a past of acting out. She also described Jill as being "so strong" and "such a survivor". Jill Foster Abbott Fenmore Jill became engaged to Australian businessman Colin Atkinson (Tristan Rogers). Per Soaps In Depth , Ashley Abbott has known for years that her mother, Dina, had an affair with Brent Davis that resulted in her birth, but she never let John know and always thought of her as a father. She was the adopted daughter of Bill and Liz Foster. After seducing him, she faked a pregnancy and they planned to marry. WebShe was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan to her father Frank Walton, and her mother. During an interview with On-Air On-Soaps speaking about how her character has been thrown in different directions, Walton said: "It used to bother me. As part of one of her more devious schemes, Jill hired a con man named Brian Romalotti (the father of Danny Romalotti and Gina Roma) whom she dressed up as a wealthy man and rechristened "Rex Sterling". Jill begins to work for cosmetics company Jabot and its owner, John Abbott (Jerry Douglas), promotes her to head of merchandising, impressed by her work. Eventually Katherine recalled that years ago--unable to accept the fact that Jill had given birth to a child with her deceased husband Phillip Chancellor II--she kidnapped the baby and gave him to a woman named Violet Montgomery whom she met in a bar. John did wonder if the baby, named Billy Abbott, might actually be Victor's, since he knew they had been together earlier. Phillip turned to drinking. What Happened to Jill on She bitterly rejected Katherine's overtures of affection and the ensuing argument reignited the feud between the women in full force. Lauren refused to believe it and insisted on a DNA test which confirmed that they were indeed sisters. The Young and the Restless Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Billy and Victoria Newman brought Lucy Abbott to see Jill and Lauren Fenmore cames to check on her sister. [29] Jill is known for infidelity, Nekeeta Borden of Zap2it noted that she has slept with Katherine's husbands and had an affair with Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) while she was married to his own father, John Abbott (Jerry Doulgas). She filed a sexual harassment suit against Jack when he would not be with her and he had to pay a $10,000 settlement.

Jill, pictured here with her mother Liz, started out as the wealthy Katherine Chancellors manicurist. However, the true victim was her look-a-like Marge Cotroke. Jill temporairly worked at Billy's magazine but she printed a story that got Billy, the Newmans and Jack Abbott into legal trouble. Upon her return, she agrees to help Katherine come out of retirement to take control of Chancellor Industries, but Katherine ends up with a brain tumor. In May 1980, Bond Gideon briefly took over before Adair portrayed the character for an additional three years, from 1980 to 1983. She was the adopted daughter of Bill and Liz Foster. Lily completely ignored his feelings on the IPO (and the threat presented by the IPO) and Chancellor isnt her company, but Jills. Jill wanted him to prove himself to her and arranged to marry Derek and Stuart on the same night, in case Derek failed. Naturally, hes related to Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper) who is his great-grandmother. It led to Collin finding a safe deposit box with a letter from Katherine and a ring from Phillip for Jill. Jill also hoped that this wasn't the beginning of another feud similar to the one she had with Katherine Chancellor but it was starting to look that way. Hapless Jill, no more than shared her elation at the prospect with Jack Abbott, than Victor let her know that she was just a fling and he had no real intentions where she was concerned. After being admitted to the hospital, Jill reunited with Liz as well as her adoptive brother, Snapper Foster, who had been given permission to treat Liz at Genoa City Memorial Hospital. WebJill has been reunited with her real son, Cane Ashby, and made peace with her mother over the matter. She was a really successful businesswoman. Lily completely ignored his feelings on the IPO (and the threat presented by the IPO) and Chancellor isnt her company, but Jills. I'm having too much fun with her. But Jill managed to get pregnant before John got a secret vasectomy. Chancellor Family Later that day, Nina Webster brought Jill to her bedroom where a presumed dead Chance Chancellor was waiting to greet her. Jill eventually remarried when she wed John Abbott (Jerry Douglas), another much older, wealthy man and she had his son, Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson). "[29], "My character thinks she's invincible, super-strong, super-tough and doesn't want to show any weaknesses. Theo Vanderway (Tyler Johnson) is not an Abbott by blood, but connected to the family just as Ashley is through Dina. This time, a key was found hidden in a secret compartment. Jill began a romantic relationship with William Bardwell, the District Attorney, who had just inherited a fortune from his late uncle. Jill briefly goes broke after a bank in Cayman Islands where she has stored all her money collapsed. Jill managed to get Stuart to marry her, but he dumped her after she faked a [7] Dickson returned on June 22, 1987 and ultimately made her final appearance as Jill on June 24, 1987. Jill wanted to have a baby though John felt he was too old. When it comes to Lily and Daniel , traipsing around Genoa City like two sad sacks is doing exactly nothing for their appeal as a couple. [3] Goudas praised Dickson, noting that, "Y&R flourishes when her character takes center stage. How much more moving it would have been if these two women faced Katherine's request for Jill to name her child Phillip as former adversaries trying to put the past behind them instead of as bitter enemies of days gone by. Katherine was shocked when she saw Charlotte back in Genoa City a short time later but still didn't piece together her connection with Jill. Jill felt that Katherine was constantly looking over her shoulder and second-guessing her decisions. Liz revealed him to be Neil Fenmore, the father of Lauren Fenmore Baldwin. WebJill has been reunited with her real son, Cane Ashby, and made peace with her mother over the matter. Kay showed up alive at the wedding and reclaimed her life with Derek. Unaware that they were supposedly blood relatives, the young couple was married while a paralyzed Katherine could do nothing but watch. Jill Abbott WebJill is the birth daughter of Neil Fenmore and Unknown woman. Jill ended things with Colin and he was sent to jail for his crimes. In addition, Cane was forced to come clean about most of his past to Lily Winters. For the first time in decades, Jill was virtually penniless with her 50% share in the Chancellor Estate and her shares of Jabot Cosmetics as her only assets. Mortified, Jill quickly found her way back into John's heart and they remarried much to his children's dismay. She soon determined that they were actually fragments of a repressed memory. She is a mother and grandmother who wants what is best for her family. After Phillip was killed when a drunk Katherine drove their vehicle right over a cliff, Jill found herself pregnant and gave birth to his son, who she also named Phillip. It is eventually learned the Cane is not Jill's son, and that Phillip is really alive and had faked his death and told Cane to come to Genoa City and pretend to be Jill's son. WebMary Jesse Walton is an American actress, best known for her role as Kelly Harper in CBS soap opera Capitol and as Jill Abbott on the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless. Jill and Colin return soon after to find the box missing, but Colin convinces her to finally let go of it. Jill Abbott In the beginning, the then 18 year old Jill, was trying to help her. Colin eventually came to clean to Jill, and she agreed to help him. Both Dickson and Walton have characterized her as "manipulative". Jill In 2003, Jill's birth certificate confirmed the year of her birth as September 29, 1957. When she debuted, Jill was an 18-year-old manicurist working to support her struggling family. "All of Jill's many acts of kindness and great patience toward Katherine did not escape Phillip's notice and he became inexorably drawn to the innocent and beautiful young lady. Jill agreed in order to ensure a better life for the child. Whether it's over men, money, or the custody of a child, Katherine and Jill are always in direct competition. Everyone was shocked that she is the daughter of her sworn enemy, and Katherine suffered a heart attack. It used to be, This month I like her this month I hate her. Now, it's more from moment to moment. [40] The sisters were initially bitter towards each other having to share half of the Fenmore Boutique, but have since gotten closer. The character is known for her rivalry with Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper), which is the longest feud in the history of American soap operas. The next day, Kay found out that Jill had married Colin and told Jill that she was against the marriage. Jill was happy when Liz Foster and Snapper Foster came to visit. In the interim, Deborah Adair portrayed Jill. Initially angry, Jill forgives Cane, who she has a bond with. Katherine left Jill a music box, and some clues. Katherine convinced Derek to stay with her, albeit in a platonic relationship, for one year. Rex's real name was Brian Romalotti, father of Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian) and Gina Roma (Patty Weaver). Jill Foster Abbott Fenmore WebShe was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan to her father Frank Walton, and her mother. She was born September 29, 1957, the same day as Tucker McCall, the son of Katherine Chancellor Murphy. They had a bitter custody battle, but John suffered another stroke. But "Upon Phillip's return from the Dominican Republic, a stone sober Katherine met him at the airport and offered to drive him home." Jill Jill developed real feelings for Ji Min develop genuine feelings, they plan to marry. Jill resented Colin and Cane for awhile for their deception, but eventually forgave them. Once Jill had snagged and married John Abbott, and she could afford it, Phillip was shipped off to a Swiss boarding school. David Chow, Chancellor Industries and Brothers, Phillip Is Missing, Phillip's Return and Tucker McCall, Katherine's death, Colin returns, reclaiming Chancellor Industries. So, that makes Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) his great-uncle. Jess was, however, raised in Toronto, Canada. She is the only character to have been on the show since the beginning. Abbott Abbott Of the storyline, Walton stated: "She's [Abbott] going down a bad road. Gloria Abbott, who wanted Will for his money, drugged Ji Min Kim and Jill with libido pills and arranged for William to walk in on them.