deborah adair played jill abbott on the young and restless from 1980-1983 and 1986.
deborah adair played jill abbott on the young and restless from 1980-1983 and 1986.
who played jill abbott on the young and restless from 1980-1983 and 1986?
deborah adair
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jill abbott is a fictional character from the american cbs soap opera "the young and the restless". the longest-running (and only remaining original) character, jill was created and introduced by william j. bell. originally portrayed by brenda dickson, when dickson departed in 1980, the role was first recast with deborah adair. dickson returned in 1983, and although she stated that she would never leave the role again, she was replaced by jess walton in 1987, who continues in the role to present time.
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in 2008, tommy garrett of "canyon news" awarded walton a "daytime gold standard" for her portrayal. he stated: "walton played each scene in this “bette davis-like” emotional marathon of a week. how did walton do it? with aplomb and greatness." the following year, when jill opened her own nail salon, mike jubinville, also of zap2it, noted that the character had "stepped into a time warp". 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." 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. she is a multidimensional character with a lot of fire, and a great capacity to be soft and vulnerable. goodness knows she’s been through the . can jill find love with colin, or will her newest dalliance lead to heartbreak?" in 2013, jamey giddens wrote of walton's portrayal throughout her run, stating: "unlike most soap opera recasts, where success or failure depends on chemistry with an opposite sex romantic lead, newcomer jess walton would sink or swim, based on her ability to connect with fellow female powerhouse jeanne cooper, who played jill's bitter rival katherine "kay" chancellor." he also commended walton and cooper's portrayal of their characters' rivalry, "to say walton swam alongside cooper would be an understatement. 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.
jill abbott