When he awoke still alive in the hospital, he managed to pay off a doctor and a policeman to aid in faking his death, then escaped to Australia and began a new life as Langley. She's "out there" somewhere, according to B&B boss Brad Bell, YEAR IN REVIEW: Soap Central's guide to the best, worst, hits, misses, and everything else in 2022, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless to air Christmas episodes, B&B exec talks Steffy and Thomas' preoccupation with their parents love life and more. When Kay finally turned up alive, it was revealed that they are not mother and daughter. When Tucker realized that Kay had given up the chance to get Chancellor back he stopped the pending sales of other Chancellor assets, and made a deal with Kay to buy enough shares to be equal partners in Chancellor. Billy Abbott bought out Restless Style magazine/webzine, Billys first issue became an expos of Victor Newman's role in Colleen Carlton's death then to be kept alive by the donation of Colleen's heart, plus his part in the failure of the bank in Grand Cayman. However, later that year, she had to return to Genoa City to clean up the mess Billy made when scheming against Adam. Kay then arranged for her son Brock, who was attracted to Jill, to propose marriage. While visiting his mother Gloria in jail, Kevin met the woman posing as Kay Chancellor. Victor surprised her by putting an enormous price on it with a seemingly impossible deadline, before he would open it up to public sale. Phillip tried to get them to stop Cane from leaving, reminding them didn't they love him just a few days ago? Jill threw the music box in the trash at home, but it returned again wrapped as a gift under the tree by Chloe. But Devon wasnt interested in their deal and threatened to take them to court! Jill and Cane made peace, and Cane convinced her to come back to Chancellor and run the BioTech (medical research) Division. What do you all think about this? I think that they could be a possibility too. Paul read a letter from Katherine, where she requested it be read by Jill, complete with shots at Jill, reminding them that last year they were instructed to do something that would make her proud. Who Is Jill Abbott's biological mother? Then, Devon's father Neil passed away suddenly from a heart attack. Jill asked Victoria to head Brash & Sassy, but Victoria declined, so Back in the day, Chloe Mitchell (Elizabeth Hendrickson) caught his eye and he fell for her. To protect Katherine's reputation, Charlotte agreed to take Kay's newborn baby girl to a place to be adopted in exchange for a lot of cash and a promise to disappear. Meanwhile, Murphy proposed to Kay and she accepted. With both bruised from their ended relationships, Larry and Jill began to bond. General Hospital (GH) spoilers reveal that amnesiac Esme Prince (Avery Pohl) is seeing a new side to Spencer Cassadine (Nicholas Chavez), so things could get ugly soon enough. Cane had grown up alone without a family and helped Phillip realize what he had must have put everyone through with his death. Use right arrow key to move into submenus. Jill helped him to get Katherine to agree to have dinner with him. When she grabbed for the doll, it broke, and diamonds showered onto the floor. During surgery Billy again went into cardiac arrest, they had to use paddles to bring him back, and he was left with little brain activity. However, things werent so smooth from the start. Young fans were also fascinated to find out who the father was . Jill pointed out that all three of them had survived comas in the past. However, the music box Kay left her remained a mystery for ages until they found a key in a secret compartment that opened a safety deposit box containing a letter from Katherine and a ring from Phillip. Unknown to them, Cane contacted Michael to get custody of Cordelia, and Billy contacted Rafe to see what his rights were too. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She returned to Genoa City in June 2022 to attend the Chancellor-Winters launch party, and encountered the recently-back-from-the-dead Diane Jenkins. Jill, in town for the launch party, told her that she admired her being able to pull off faking her death, then returning to all the people who wanted her dead. Devon is in denial, but his denial turns to heartbreak when Hilary sticks to her story, even after Neil leaves the room. Kay's roommate went berserk and set fire to the room. Meanwhile Jill was reporting this latest Newman scandal on the Restless Style website, and was Twittering updates, for which Billy later fired her. Katherine tried to buy him from Jill for a million dollars. Next, Colin drugged Jill and left her lying on the couch, and the door unlocked so his "thief" could steal Jill's necklace. Kay began to convince her that she was really Katherine, and that Annie was being used by Clint and Roger - to which Annie admitted that she was the first and only legal Mrs. Roger Wilkes. Devon overhears the last part and bursts into the room to accuse Hilary of lying. Afterward, Jill was impressed with Colin, but still was not ready to trust him. Victor returned from being debilitated by Epilepsy as arrogant and controlling as ever, still intent on somehow bringing Jack down. Amanda looked identical to Hilary and this caused some difficult emotions to resurface for Devon. The longest-running and only remaining original character, Jill was created and introduced by William J. Later, Jill fired Jack and Ashley, telling them they were living in the past and unable to embrace new ideas. Nate Hastings returned to Genoa City, now a Rheumatology specialist practicing in Boston, to perform the partial liver transplant on Ronan, using part of Chance's liver. Jill was shocked to walk in on the meeting and discover who Tucker really was, but he managed to talk his way out of it later, and they continued their affair. Amber and Cane got cozy, and after she discovered the possible link to the Chancellor millions, she took him to Vegas to get married supposedly to keep him from being deported back to Australia. Billy reunited with his mother Jill and finally met her other son, his half-brother Cane. Another DNA test proved it. Attorney Amanda Sinclair arrived in town, shocking everyone she met by looking identical to Devons dead wife Hilary. Hapless Jill, no more than shared her elation at the prospect with Jack, than Victor let her know that she was just a fling, and he had no real intentions where she was concerned. Colin refused to sign and tried to convince Jill that he loved her. Deborah Adair (1980 - 1983) In exchange for a kiss, Colin revealed that Katherine had stuck a note in the music box for Jill to find, but Colin had removed it. She also learned that Cane wasnt really her son, and that Phillip had only faked his death because he was gay. And when Katherines will was contested by Chance Chancellor, Jill helped track down Colin to find out that he was behind it. Jill wound up pregnant, and after Phillip divorced Kay, he died after his ex-wife drove their car off a cliff. Spokesperson pushes back on Coloma rumors, use of the word fired, Sonya Eddy, GH's Epiphany Johnson, has died, Family affair: Heather Stevens, Lucy Romalotti set to visit Genoa City in February. Jill continued to push forward with taking the company public and when Devon objected and wanted to take Hamilton-Winters back, she and Lily proposed buying him out after the IPO so he could start fresh. It was a tumultuous time for Jill! She exhibited with the Art Association of Montreal before showing her work with the Royal Canadian . Wracked with guilt, Elena confessed to Devon after the award ceremony that she had cheated with Nate. Jill then became so obnoxious to Larry she drove him away too. Billy fired Jill when he found what she had done. They were able to arrange a meeting between Jill and her birth mother, the always-tipsy, crusty, down-on-her-luck, Charlotte Ramsey. * Paid Mamie Johnson one million dollars to leave town. Kay checked in to rehab and returned to the Chancellor estate clean and sober. Chance laid low living at the Chancellor estate, and discussed going back into the witness protection program with Heather. Meanwhile Neil found the note that Cane had left for Lily the night of his "death" which admitted that Colin was his father and that he had a twin named Caleb. In the waiting room were Jill, Paul, Heather, Nina, Phillip who had arrived from his home in Australia, Kay with Murphy who had just been told about Chance, and Chloe, who was told when she arrived wondering why everyone was there. Jennifer Elizabeth Foster (niece by adoption) Enter Mackenzie Browning, Kay's son Brock's long lost teenage daughter, whom Jill could not abide. The mysterious Sean Bridges, Jabot's new website designer, scoped out the options and chose "older woman" Jill Abbott as his companion. Part of the a360media Entertainment Group.Copyright a360media 2023. Chance located Colin in Switzerland set him up, and Colin was captured. In the end, Jill was thrilled to be a grandmother again. Jill turned down Katherines offer of $1 million for her child, and gave birth to Phillip Chancellor III. Jill and Katherine mended fences and admitted that they felt like mother and daughter again. Tucker thought they had tricked him, and prepared to sell all the Chancellor assets within the thirty days before sale closed. However, Jill got the shock of her life in 2003 when Katherine found out that Jill was her long lost daughter! Kay and Tucker got close, and Kay talked him into selling her 51%. She befriended Kay, and gave her candy laced with drugs, which drove Kay into a sanitarium. Greg Foster (brother by adoption) Cane was shocked when the man turned out to be his own father, Colin Atkinson. The three women were about to leave as Clint arrived, stopped and threatened them. Because, his dad exited Genoa City to keep his personal life secret. She perished in a car accident at the young age of 30 along with the couple's 1-year-old daughter Naomi. Kay got $75,000 in cash from the bank to get Marge into rehab, but on her way she left the bag with the money at Crimson Lights, and Kevin, unable to catch her, was keeping it in his safe. Following a tradition Katherine had learned in her bucket list travels, each guest wrote on paper their desires and fears, then the papers were lit on fire, in hopes of clarifying them, or to imagine her giving them the advice she knew they were missing from her. A text was sent from Jill's phone to let everyone know that she had gone out of town. Joanna claimed Neil cared more for a dead woman and her child than his wife, which was they divorced when Lauren was only a little girl and she stayed with her father. But Kay's memory was fuzzy, she was trying to be Marge working at the diner, and trying to remember her life. Jill asked Colin about his family, and he admitted that his son and daughter Samantha were both dead. When Zoe Hardisty spiked the drinks at the Grand Phoenix opening, the drugs interacted badly with his anxiety meds and he began having trouble breathing. Jill accepted, and Brock married them himself. Devon triggered a silent alarm, and Paul and the police arrived outside the locked ballroom. Sofia confessed her part in the hoax to Malcolm, then Neil, saying that she only wanted to help Cane who was a good man in a rough place. Jill was torn between being livid with Kay and relieved that her son Phillip was not dead after all. To get the money to buy it back from Jack, Jill offered Brash & Sassy for sale to Billy, Cane and Victoria. Hilary slaps Devon because she feels guilty, but she also couldn't resist him anymore. Jack only has two known children: a son named Keemo as a result of an affair he had in Vietnam, and another son named Kyle. But not long afterward, Tucker left Genoa City. Cane reminded Colin that he had ruined her life and that she was dead because of him. After Neil recovered from learning Jills mother had died, he tried to track down the child and failed. Oct 2010 - Present12 years 6 months. But in 2003 it was disclosed that Jill was adopted. Frustrated, Jill sold the music box online, but it was mysteriously returned to her. Moreover, Jess received a Daytime Emmy Award in 1997 . So they concocted the plan to give Jill and Kay a new son in Cane, making them all happy. Mariah had Summer give her money to bride the bartender into stripping. He called in Sofia, and when she tried to explain, he fired her and Cane. Phillip explained to him that he was gay and why he left, but Chance failed to see it as anything but irresponsible, though he appreciated his coming back to take the Huntingtons test for him. Jill was horrified by what Billy had done to Kathryn's mansion, telling him that he would never grow up and had no sense of priorities, that she had given it to him as a home for his family, not a place to bring bimbos. He brings up their feelings for each other, and at first Hilary seems unreceptive, but then she kisses him. Katherine was touched and handed her a tip as she left a check for $100,000 to pay her taxes. Don Diamont Celebrates Son Laurens Engagement See the Party Pics! Jill listened to them talk of their plan, then accused Colin of using her, before she ran off into the woods. He tells the rescue team where the others are stranded and a helicopter comes and saves the rest of the group from the crash site. Family patriarch and cosmetics mogul John Abbott led Genoa City's Abbotts for years until his untimely death in 2006, per Soaps.com. Devon made Nate his COO and renamed LP Streaming to Hamilton Streaming to honor his mother. He has two sisters, Lily Winters and Ana Hamilton, and one brother, Moses Winters. Esther and Billy assured the doctor that Jill would comply. Phillip gave them all some relief by announcing the results of his blood test, that he was not a Huntington's carrier. When he felt he was too old to have another child, Jill quickly got pregnant before he had his vasectomy, eventually giving birth to Billy Abbott. Nikki received all of Katherine's jewelry, including a family heirloom emerald and diamond ring given to Kay by her mother. Sharon quickly decided to go to Crimson Lights instead. Why does Devon have Abby's baby? Needing money to pay off Blake Joseph, one of the cattle rustlers who had been after Cane in Australia, Cane checked the Internet for how to take on a new identity. Afterward, Jill overheard Colin telling a man in the park that the deal was off, that he cared too much for Jill to milk her for her fortune to pay off his debt. Jill and Kay fought over the disruption of having Esther around, so Kay and Esther moved into the Genoa City Hotel to give Jill some space. Being practically broke anyway having to finance the estate, Jill went for it to get her freedom. Hilary and Devon find it hard to steer clear of one another. David Mallory Because of her heavy drinking and shame, Kay had blocked this out all these years. Jill couldnt trust Colin as far as she could throw him, but she never wanted him too far away anyway! Genevieve turned over Colin's books, and Colin was deported. Jill hoped he would be just the ticket to bring Kay back to caring about life again. Kay asked Cane to take a position with Chancellor Industries as Clear Springs Property Manager, but he refused, saying that he was not qualified and not wanting a hand-out. Now that Esme has given birth to her baby boy, she's already become quite protective of Ace Cassadine and their mother-son bond. Julie Andrews is 74 years old and Jess Walton is either 60 or 61 years old. Meanwhile "Caleb" met with his mother, Genevieve, who reminded him that she was in charge, as she recalled witnessing Caleb shoot at Cane years ago, but Samantha had been killed instead. Working as a manicurist to support her family, Jill took a job as Katherine Chancellors personal assistant and ended up having an affair with Kays husband, Phillip Chancellor II! But after everything was shut down, Billy started breathing on his own, and came out of the coma. I can see everything," as he glared at Devon and Hilary. He claimed to Jill that it and some sheet music held the secret of the music box, and convinced her to free him. Before Neil has a chance to open the briefcase, the plane they are on starts to shake. She clings to her father instead. She was a dreamer who gazed longingly at magazines filled with pictures of a life she thought she could never have. After a time, Jill suggested a merger between Chancellor and Hamilton-Winters and helped convince Devon to do it. Suzanne was a high school friend of Katherine Chancellor, Dina Abbott, John Abbott, Neil Fenmore and Joanna Manning. Jeffrey and Jill each wooed Gloria to sell her Jabot shares, and Jack also offered to drop the charges if she sold to him, but she sold them to Victor instead for money deposited in an offshore account. As a result Jill was put under investigation by the SEC. Living there gave Jill flashbacks to her early days of love with Phillip, which prompted her to rummage in boxes in the Chancellor attic. She admits that the past few weeks were just a ruse to try and save Devon's relationship with his family. But Sean finally gave up trying to get Jill to get over her paranoia over Kay and marry him, and left for New York City. Devon turned it into a family trip by inviting Neil and Hilary to come along. Jill then had affairs with Sean Bridges and Larry Warton. Jill offered to settle for Victor giving her a job at Newman. In front of everyone, Neil exposed Devon and Hilary's affair. Cane guessed that Genevieve had trapped Colin in the wine cellar, he took Jill there, and they let Colin and Gloria out. Devon kept his companies and assets the money had allowed him to secure. Gloria was not totally convinced that Jeffrey wasn't lying, and flaunted her new relationship with Angelo. Kevin helped her once by moving Kay's car to make her think she'd misplaced it, but Jana found out and disapproved. They all pleaded with Kay, then bid her farewell, and left. Katherine caught Tucker sneaking out after spending the night with Jill. After Elliott fled, Jack admitted that he had gotten all of Elliott's offshore accounts frozen pending the investigation. During this time, Jill suffered a heart attack and after reconciling with Colin, they left Genoa City to travel together. Kyle poured on the charm with Esther, and Jack managed to calm Jill by explaining that he had discovered that Philip may have been his biological father, reminding her how desperate she had once been to find her - until the DNA results arrived by messenger. However, she has returned on her own on a few occasions to deal with Chancellor business. Tucker discovered that Blake was a fraud. Naturally, hes related to Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper) who is his great-grandmother. Their reception was held at Indigo, where Jill asked Cane to consider taking the Chancellor name, Kay agreed, saying she always thought of Phillip as her own, and Cane too. After Jill first doubted his paternity on Young and the Restless, spoilers say she came around. Abbott was born in Quebec City, the daughter of Marianne J. Larry and John did their best to let her know that she was the same person no matter what her parentage, and they did care. Ever plotting against Jack Abbott, Victor offered Jabot to Jill if she would seat Billy as CEO, then all the Abbotts, including Jack, could stay on board. But he was talked into taking it temporarily until Kay could get a permanent person. Phillip went home and commiserated with Jill about what lousy parents they both were, but he offered forgiveness, knowing she did the best she knew how. With Jack's help, she discovered financial discrepancies which indicated that CEO Elliott Hampton was living high on company funds. Julie Andrews is 74 years old and Jess Walton is either 60 or 61 years old. Jill became involved with Jack Abbott romantically once again, something they both seemed to need. In retaliation, Jill planted alcohol at the estate to knock Kay off the wagon, and attempted to drive her insane. Both Cane and Esther were appalled, but Jack made her an offer, declaring that both Katherine and John would have approved. Billy tried to convince Cane that he didn't mind that Cane took over Jabot, and Cane talked Billy into taking the Director of Marketing position, with emphasis on the new teen line Starblaze. She congratulated Diane on faking her own death and accused her of wanting Jack back. Jill discovered that all her personal assets were gone, and she confronted Colin, gasping and yelling. He punched Nate who fell on glass, cut his hand, and lost the ability to perform surgery. Kimberlin Brown celebrates 30 years at The Bold and the Beautiful, It's no dream: Patrick Duffy to reprise role as B&B's Stephen Logan. Five years ago he met Cane who came to work for Phillip as a bartender in Phillips bar, and they became friends. Hilary was eventually found alive, but she suffered from Amnesia. After meeting Katherine Chancellor, Jill took a job as Kay's companion.. Jill Foster Abbott Fenmore (previously Chancellor, Reynolds, Brooks, Thurston, Sterling and Atkinson) is a fictional character on The Young and the Restless, portrayed by Jess Walton since June 1987. Grandchildren Cane, Billy, McKenzie, and Phillip received one-quarter of one percent in trust. Back then, Nina raised Chance as a single mom. But Kay was approached by Tucker McCall and ended up selling all the shares to him instead. Jack has barely ever mentioned Keemo in years, but Kyle (Michael Mealor) is still on his mind because at least he sees him on a semi-regular basis and was a recent "The Young and the Restless" leading man. Katherine began having some recurring memory loss, but was covering it up pretty well. About The Actor: Learn more about Jess Walton. The doctors made the family aware that John would never come out of his vegetative state and had signed a DNR. Jill asked Colin to move back in with her at the Chancellor estate. Meanwhile, Amber and Kevin realized that the first letter of every sentence of the note "Marge" left when she disappeared spelled out CLINT. During that time, Kay got pregnant by Gary's golfing buddy Arthur Hendricks. Judge Arthur Hendricks, Jill's biological father, suddenly showed up in Genoa City to visit Kathryn after a nearly 50 year absence. Neil is in shock as Hilary further states that she could never love him after what he did to her mother. As part of her new job, Jill began planning a charity ball to benefit brain tumor research to celebrate Katherine's recovery. Jill met wealthy industrialist Tucker McCall on a business trip, but he let her assume he was just a bartender, and they had an affair. All Rights Reserved. Jack later found out that Katherine was taking Chancellor Industries public and she was aware that he was hoping to get enough shares to get Jabot back for his family. Jill went to Phillip to say good-by, but they ended up consummating their love - which Kay witnessed. After Jeffrey began to remember Jill "intimately", she decided it was time to reunite him with Gloria and Gloworm. He gave the Abbott family two more grandchildren with Katie and Johnny, his children with Victoria Newman, but Johnny is really the result of an affair with Chelsea Lawson. They have four sons: Oliver, Angus . She was born February 16 2008,at the Abbott Cabin was deliver by Billy Abbott with the help of Lily Winters.She was first played by Triplets Riley Olivia and Isabelle Jones.Cordelia was Notably Played by twins Alix and . The reveal that Katherine was actually Jill's biological mother forced these women to confront their past, their present and eventually their future. Everybody there ended up in jail. Rebecca . Jill returned from Hong Kong telling how she and Tucker had had spent the second anniversary of Katherine's death at the same karaoke bar where Katherine had spent her last night alive, singing all the songs they could think of that she would have sung. Murph didn't believe her but found the obituary with a photo that looked like Marge and the story of the accident which occurred near where he found her. Jeffrey Bardwell As Colin checked his drained bank accounts, Cane met with Ronan about getting evidence against Colin to get him sent back to prison. Colin's diplomatic immunity no longer got him off since they had discovered that his ambassadorship was phony. Jill threatened Phyllis to break it off with Billy without mentioning Jill or she would tell Jack the truth. Paul bargained with Womack to let Billy and Victoria go, and the lights would be turned on. Kay didn't let Jill know she was getting better, testing her to see if just maybe she might care for her like a mother. Jill arrived and tried to rescue Colin who was holding on to the edge by his hands. Colin promised Cane that his children would be spared from his destructive life. Jill Abbott/Mother. Tyra eventually revealed that Ana's biological mother was actually Yolanda and that Tyra assumed custody of Ana because Yolanda was an unfit mother. The Young and the Restless news reports Jess Walton's (aka Jill Abbott) husband, John James, had cancer surgery to remove a tumor.Jess shared a warm thanks to Y&R fans on social media for their support during this difficult time. The next time Jill saw him though, she told Jeffrey to forget it, she was not interested in playing his games. Paul shut off the ballroom lights just as they scrambled for the gun, but Colin had caught it under his foot. "Yes, I can see. But Victoria decided that she wanted to buy it back herself. 72 years (February 3, 1949) Brenda Dickson/Age. After Victor hastily excused himself, Billy told everyone that he had been setup and imprisoned in Myanmar, then had trouble getting back, leaving out that Victor had gotten him out of prison to save Delia with a bone marrow transplant, then had held him prisoner ever since. Jill received a call from an antique dealer who told her that her music box had been one of a set owned by a famous person. Chloe announced that her baby was going to be a girl and her middle name would be Katherine. Michael found an engraving which said the music box had been made in Geneva Switzerland, and he urged Jill to go there and look for more clues. @DonnyBoaz is doing a wonderful job as Chance Chancellor! He is the adopted son of Drucilla and Neil Winters. Jill asked Esther to bring in the turkey, but Esther had not made anything because Jill had told her she was taking care of all the details. Consulting practice focused on education, technology, data, interoperability, privacy, personalized learning, assessment, systemic . More Profiles: Read up on dozens of other past and present Y&R characters. Colin replied that he and his daughter had been estranged, so he had not known any of her friends. Jeffrey spotted Marge drunk and assumed it was Kay. Also known as Jill Foster Abbott Fenmore Lifeline Was 18 years old in 1973 Born September 29, 1957, according to a birth certificate seen onscreen since then Occupation Mentor to CEOs of Chancellor-Winters Former CEO of Chancellor Industries Formerly executive in charge of Chancellor Industries BioTech Division Board member of "The Delia Project" As an increasingly worried Devon lunges for the case, the plane hits some turbulence, and everyone sits back down. Contact the Star: Find out where to write to Jess Walton. Is B&B prepping to revisit the Carter/Katie romance that almost was? And naturally, Chances Grandpa was Phillip Chancellor II. Since then, Traci has gone on as a single woman making her way in the world as a successful romance novelist. Phillip was overjoyed and asked Kay for a divorce, which sent her back to the bottle. The Real Reason Why the Babies Are So Big on GENERAL HOSPITAL, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS Stars Share Their Favorite Classic Scenes, Ashley Jones Reveals How THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS Changed Her Life. Court is called back into session and Winston offers Neil the deal to save his career and reputation.