Jill, pictured here with her mother Liz, started out as the wealthy Katherine Chancellors manicurist. Kay tended to Jill. WebSince their introduction in 1973, the family has mainly been represented by Katherine Chancellor ( Jeanne Cooper) and her feud with her husband Phillip II ( Donnelly Rhodes )'s young mistress Jill Foster ( Jess Walton ). She bitterly rejected Katherine's overtures of affection and the ensuing argument reignited the feud between the women in full force. [7] Dickson returned on June 22, 1987 and ultimately made her final appearance as Jill on June 24, 1987. Liz worked hard in a menial factory assembly line job at Chancellor Industries ever since her husband Bill However, she never loved him. 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". [29] Walton described Jill's romance Sean Bridges (David Lee Russek), who was a young web designer, as a "boy toy". Katherine left Genoa City once again when the second DNA tests came in saying she and Jill were not mother and daughter. For nearly 27 years, these two women have been constantly getting in the way of the each other's happiness. Ultimately, Jill's DNA matched neither the corpse nor Katherine (whom Jill believed to be Marge). WebJill Foster Abbott ( Jess Walton) wanted a baby with her then-husband, John Abbott ( Jerry Douglas ). She holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. However, Abbott family housekeeper, Mamie Johnson (Veronica Redd), seemed to be a thorn in Jill's new marriage. Jill turned down Katherines offer of $1 million for her child, and gave birth to Phillip Chancellor III. Devon asks Lily to take care of Hilary, and tells Neil that he is going to spend the rest of his life making this up to him. She is the only character to have been on the show since the beginning. He was really in love with her mother Liz, but Jill tricked him into marriage following a one-night stand. I loved doing that, because that was almost all comedy, all the time. To confuse us, the show has thrown out this budding friendship as if it never happened. On a business trip to Chicago, Neil revealed he had regained his eyesight, and exposed Devon and Hilary Curtis' affair. [6][57] Dickson won a Soap Opera Digest Award in 1988 for Outstanding Villainess for the role,[58] and Walton won one for Outstanding Lead Actress in 1994.[6][59]. WebIt was always thought that Jill Foster was born the youngest child of Liz and Bill Foster. Being my mothers only child and growing up with her basically as my sister, my mom has always been someone I admire. "[18] Nekeeta Borden of Zap2it noted: "The redhead told Jill in no uncertain terms that she intended to keep her father's memory, and only child status, firmly intact and had no interest in a close relationship. In May 1980, Bond Gideon briefly took over before Adair portrayed the character for an additional three years, from 1980 to 1983. Phillip turned to alcoholism, but quit with help from Jill and Katherine. When John passed away, he was none the wiser about his daughter's true paternity. In June 2010, Liz fell ill again and was dying. "Jill tolerated Kay's habits of regularly drinking herself into oblivion and smoking to such an extent that her husband Phillip Chancellor, couldn't stand to be near her. He refused. 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. "[29] Of her relationship with ex-con Larry Warton (Shark Fralick), Walton said: "Larry Warton was hilarious; he was really, really fun. 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. Dickson briefly vacated the role on June 18, 1987, due to illness. Jill expected Katherine to have left everything to her in her will, but she only ends up with the Chancellor Estate, for which she can't afford the upkeep, and a mysterious music box. Enclosed with a note, Katherine left them there for Jill to find before her death as they are worth a significant amount. Naturally, hes related to Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper) who is his great-grandmother. Jill then became romantically involved with Stuart Brooks. The man bore a startling resemblance to the supposedly deceased Phillip Chancellor III. Liz worked hard in a menial factory assembly line job at Chancellor Industries ever since her husband Bill Naturally, hes related to Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper) who is his great-grandmother. The two women did a backstroke even Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps would have to admire, during their 26 years as acting partners," he wrote. She has two adoptive brothers, Snapper and Greg, and one half sister, Lauren Fenmore . The police questioned Colin Atkinson and Jill. "[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. Almost a year after Katherine's death, Jill finds her most expensive jewelry to have been hidden in a chandelier at the Chancellor Estate. She was born September 29, 1957, the same day as Tucker McCall, the son of Katherine Chancellor Murphy. [52], Walton won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1997 for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Jill,[6][53] and was nominated in 1996, 2000, and 2017. Ms. Dickson has worked with Bob Hope, singing and dancing in his 1971 Christmas Show. "[18] In 2009, Walton stated that she had "really missed Jill being bad", but upon the character crashing Katherine's wedding to Patrick Murphy (Michael Fairman), she said that "this is pretty bad". This woman is a smart and confident CEO of a successful company. Lily completely ignored his feelings on the IPO (and the threat presented by the IPO) and Chancellor isnt her company, but Jills. On June 10, 2009, it was revealed that "Langley" was indeed Phillip and was still very much alive (unknown to everyone except Cane). John and Jill later reunited and married. Jill strives at her business, but is later found in her shower having been shot, just as her son Phillip returned to town after years away at boarding school. When it was discovered that Phillip Chancellor III's casket was empty (and, in fact, never contained a corpse at all), Nina Webster demanded that Cane Ashby submit to DNA testing to verify his status as Jill's biological son. "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. 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. An angry Larry walked in on a Jabot meeting and emptied a box of Jill's sex toys onto the table. Thus, Katherine's claim about her true identity was bolstered and it was proven conclusively that Katherine and Jill were not biological mother and daughter after all. 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. Everyone was shocked that she is the daughter of her sworn enemy, and Katherine suffered a heart attack. A 2003 plot twist shockingly revealed Jill to be Katherine's long lost biological daughter, although in 2009, former head writer Maria Arena Bell rewrote their history, reversing that decision. He married Katherine, but Jill then wanted Rex for herself and convinced him to divorce Katherine. Other romantic dalliances include private eye Andy Richards, Dina Mergeron's stepson Marc Mergeron, secretary David Kimble, pool boy-turned-executive Brad Carlton, attorney John Silva, businessman Keith Dennison and embezzler Elliot Hampton. In return for the Jabot Cosmetics shares which Victor Newman purchased from Gloria, Jill allowed the corpse buried in Katherine's grave to be exhumed and it was subjected to a third DNA test. She is on a roller coaster though, I will say that much. He divorced Jill. In addition, Cane was forced to come clean about most of his past to Lily Winters. He divorced her, and married Jill, but the real Katherine finally returned and reunited with Rex. She said: "Liz dies within a week and all of a sudden it's, 'I am a Fenmore'. Jill was happy when Liz Foster and Snapper Foster came to visit. Jill found a blue necklace that Katherine and left for her, and Colin otter to steal it to pay back some guys he owned money to. Jill later romances David Mallory, who was the recipient of her late father Bill's eye cornea. WebIt was always thought that Jill Foster was born the youngest child of Liz and Bill Foster. However, the true victim was her look-a-like Marge Cotroke. Not long after, Jill was found in her shower, bleeding from a gunshot wound. Back then Katherine was a chain smoking drunk, who slept with the stable boys. [13] The actress was then announced to be taking a leave of absence beginning that April, slated to last six months. She cries and then tells everyone her new plan and how she's going to rule the world. [22] Dickson was "delighted" when viewers compared Jill to Alexis Colby (Joan Collins) on the television series Dynasty, and believed that Jill could give "lessons in rottenness" to Alexis. Colin worked with Jill to decipher Katherine's clues. Liz Henderson Foster was the matriarch of The Foster family. John did wonder if the baby, named Billy Abbott, might actually be Victor's, since he knew they had been together earlier. Jack rescued her and Sven escaped. Jill Foster was born in Genoa City, Wisconsin. "[24] In 1998, Walton's co-star Jeanne Cooper described Jill as "Wile E. Coyote". Kay had a different maid in the very beginning, but then Esther came along years later. Jill felt that Katherine was constantly looking over her shoulder and second-guessing her decisions. Following his wedding to Lily Winters, Cane Ashby recalled his telephone conversation years earlier with a man named "Langley" regarding their joint plan to con Jill and Katherine Chancellor. John got custody of Billy and, unable to bear seeing Jabot Cosmetics under Newman Enterprises' control, they moved to New York City. My mom is incredibly hardworking and driven, two qualities that I have noticed and hope I can someday live up to. 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. But in 2003 it was disclosed that Jill was adopted. Once Jill had snagged and married John Abbott, and she could afford it, Phillip was shipped off to a Swiss boarding school. He later died after driving under the influence, devastating both women. WebShe was the mother of Snapper, Greg and Jill . Ultimately, Jill's DNA matched neither the corpse's nor Katherine's (whom Jill believed to be Marge). So much to Jill's dismay, Phillip III lives his high school years at the Chancellor mansion with Kay. Melinda Fee served a temporary recast also in 1984, and Adair briefly reprised the role in 1986 as a fill-in for Dickson. "[10] However, soon after, Walton was able to sign a new contract to continue her portrayal of Jill. WebSince their introduction in 1973, the family has mainly been represented by Katherine Chancellor ( Jeanne Cooper) and her feud with her husband Phillip II ( Donnelly Rhodes )'s young mistress Jill Foster ( Jess Walton ). Of the character's possible pairing with Colin, she added: "I, for one, hope that Maria Arena Bell and Co. keep Colin in Genoa City and surprise us all by making him a dream lover for Jill. Back then Katherine was a chain smoking drunk, who slept with the stable boys. Jill turned down Katherines offer of $1 million for her child, and gave birth to Phillip Chancellor III. 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. Additionally, Walton described Jill's business as the "core of the whole character", stating: "Jill is really a part of me this is a unique job in that part of me does live as Jill, and I know Jill is a very savvy businesswoman. And she sometimes did her hair and nails too. [4][5][6] And she sometimes did her hair and nails too. Kay had a different maid in the very beginning, but then Esther came along years later. WebJill has been reunited with her real son, Cane Ashby, and made peace with her mother over the matter. He is murdered in September by David Chow, devastating Jill. [44] But eventually Phillip and Jill (who was a virgin) gave into their feelings and made love. Mortified, she quickly remarried John, much to the dismay of his children. Little did Kay know that the young woman would manage to wrest her husband from her. She also described Jill as being in a "soul-searching period" during the storyline, saying: "Now she's numbing herself with the alcohol because all those feelings of love are coming up for her mother, and she doesn't know how to deal with them." [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). Jill's marriage ended after Stuart found out she was never pregnant. Kevin Fisher, Chloe Mitchell and Daniel Romalotti arrived and Chloe offered her support to Jill. [26], A writer from the Jamaica Gleaner noted that viewers had been getting restless with Jill's newfound closeness to Katherine, noting that, "Katherine and Jill are at their best when they are at each other's throats. After she became pregnant, he urged her to have an abortion because he was too old to become a father, but she refused. ", "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? [23], In 1994, Walton described her character as, "Very much like a latter-day Scarlett O'Hara. Afterward, she didn't ask permission before posting a story on the internet and Billy fired her. She was a really successful businesswoman. So, that makes Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) his great-uncle. She later romanced David Mallory, Derek Thurston, and Stuart Brooks. Both Dickson and Walton have characterized her as "manipulative". Jill resented Colin and Cane for awhile for their deception, but eventually forgave them. 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. Jill continued to deny it and even insulted Larry. In a court battling for her son she never gave a darn about, quixotic Jill Foster Abbott gives The Young and the Restless a few heady jolts." 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.