We won't post to any of your accounts without asking first. In March of 2018 Leslie and Lorie Brooks returned to Genoa City for the Walnut Grove Centennial Reunion, and were sitting at the bar of the Genoa City Athletic Club as Jill walked in. Jeff went back to Gloria, and Gloria told him she'd signed the divorce papers and never wanted to see him again. Once home, Jill was able to convince Lily that none of what happened had been Cane's fault, and love can conquer anything. Colin looked dazed as he watched his son dying. Jess Walton took to social media to update friends, family, and fans on her husband's health status because he was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in his neck . Once the original pages were authenticated, and even though the statute of limitations to contest the will had run out, Devon felt obligated to give Cane the two billion, 475 million dollars he had inherited. Devon told Elena to move out and started to focus on Amanda. Kay soon became suspicious of Jill and her husband Phillip, and started bugging their conversations. His sister Lily had been driving, so she went to jail for a while. When Kay decided to take Chancellor public, she offered Jill shares. Colin admitted that he had done it to get in on a big deal, and she tossed him out in the cold, yanking his bathrobe off as she shut the door. In 1987, the role was recast with Jess Walton, who has portrayed Jill ever since. And even some longtime fans might enjoy a quick refresher! On Valentines Day, Lily, Cane, Jill, Colin, and Devon were flying to Chicago on a private jet provided by a real estate mogul who wanted Chancellor to move to Chicago. Jill resented that she was being played, but after getting one up on Gloria, she decided to stay and enjoy it. Phillip gave them all some relief by announcing the results of his blood test, that he was not a Huntington's carrier. Mortified, Jill quickly found her way back into John's heart, and they remarried, much to his children's dismay. Marc Mergeron 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. Katherine left Jill a cryptic message,"I want you to have all that I value. (as played by Jess Walton on The Young and the Restless), Who'da Thunk It? Who Is Jill Abbott's biological mother? Colin later told Jill that Samantha had gotten in with a bad crowd, and that Cane had tried to get her out, but she had been killed. Jill announced that she had decided it was an opportune time to sell Chancellor and use the money to do good works in the world. John realized that there was no way then that Charlotte could be Jill's mother. They discussed their plan to convince everyone that Lily was insane, so that they could return to Australia with the twins. He tracked down the daughter who had been given to the Gray Nuns at the Sisters of Charity orphanage near the Canadian border, and Jill presented her name and whereabouts as a gift to Kay for Christmas 2009. Then Murphy revealed a plaque saying Chancellor Park. People are asking who areChance Chancellors parents on Young and the Restless? Eventually Jill forgave Colin, and they left together on a trip. After hearing the story from Jack about Billy being in the SUV with Adam when it crashed and burned, Jill checked in with Billy at the hospital. Take a look at the info for the CBS daytime comeback character. Jeffrey Bardwell had been missing for months and assumed to have wiped out Gloria's bank account before he left town. Jill talked Billy into hiring her at Restless Style, and worked together to expose Tucker. Jill got suspicious and followed him to the estate. Referring to her as their former stepmother from hell, they exchanged barbs and mentioned that the school was honoring their father Stuart by naming the journalism lab after him. Inquiries and bribes at the American consulate disclosed that Billy had been imprisoned for illegal drug trafficking, but was there no longer. Everyone else was eventually found with minor cuts and bruises, except the pilot had been killed, and Hilary was pinned under some wreckage. She also learned that Cane wasnt really her son, and that Phillip had only faked his death because he was gay. Jill was bequeathed only Katherine's half of the mansion "which must remain in her hands in perpetuity", and what Katherine called her most prized possession, a red music box which was given to her on October 25, 1940 - her 12th birthday. David Kimble When Amanda was revealed to be Hilary's twin, she started spending a lot of time with Devon to learn more about her sister. Jill was fraught with needing to know who she really was. Nikki told Katherine that she understood her not telling anyone, but had learned from her own M.S. And his grandmother is Jill Abbott (Jess Walton). Paul received his letter from Katherine during the ceremony which inspired him to propose to Christine, and Father Todd married them right then and there. Since Cane was divorcing Chloe and they had nowhere to go, Esther brought Chloe and her granddaughter home to the estate, and Jill offered them space in her wing so she could be closer to her granddaughter. As for Chance Chancellors father, hes Phillip Chancellor III played by Thom Bierdz. Back in the day, P3 faked his death and ran away. After finding that Phillip Chancellor wanted Jill to have his estate, Jill took Katherine to court and ended up winning half of the Chancellor estate. Once Jeffrey met Angelo, although he told no one, Jeff remembered Angelo making him empty the cash drawer at Gloworm. Although suspicious of Tucker's motives, Jill was able to convince Katherine of their concern for Katherine's heath and that she cared. Malcolm stays for two days and helps Neil deal with this new situation in his life. But Cane slipped out while they were welcoming Nina's son Phillip I (who now is called Chance) who returned from Iraq unexpectedly finding his supposedly dead father as part of his welcome home. Jill pointed out that if they could prove it was an unethical subsidiary, it would create bad publicity with the FDA for Newman-Chancellor. In retaliation against Brad, Jill made a deal to get off by exposing Brad for his financial relationship with David Chow. Jill lost her money in the Caymans bank collapse and wound up doing manicures for a living for a brief time. Jill called Adriana a vulture, but Katherine was adamant. Jill also began spending some more time with Jack, and their friendly banter occasionally turned into flirting, though nothing came of it. Jill was in town again and lectured Billy again to get his act together. Hilary ends up staying with Neil, leaving Devon hurt. Gloria got Kevin to monitor the security cameras at Jabot, and they discovered that Jack was the secret owner of Jabot. Devon was thrilled to realize that his "cousin" Ana was his half sister and he quickly assumed the role of older brother. But Larry was a good influence on Jill. She made amends with Katherine, finally, and was offered a position back at Jabot, running things with Jack. All her old friends were there, including Nina who came from California. After Jeffrey began to remember Jill "intimately", she decided it was time to reunite him with Gloria and Gloworm. The alarm company called Gloria since she was their last contact as the realtor. Jack was shocked that he had been named as Billy's healthcare power of attorney and agonized over the decision to take him off life support after conferring with his deceased father John's presence. Some people are saying that Jill's biological mother could still be alive and if that is the case why don't they hire Dame Julie Andrews to come and play her biological mother. Colin returned to find Lily hovering over an awakened Jill, who was skeptical of Colin's claimed innocence. Shortly after getting a DNA test that confirmed Jill was her daughter, Katherine began having disturbing nightmares of a baby crying. It turned out that Esther had bought it and sent it back. The next morning Colin said that he could not use it, that she and Katherine's necklace were more important than his predicament. Jill Abbott/Father. Philip was happy with Jill's news and asked Kay for a divorce. Soaps.com is a part of Penske Media Corporation. In 2006, only six months into his seven year prison sentence for the murder of Tom Fisher, Jill's ex-husband and still close friend, John Abbott, was about to be released early due to ill heath when he had a stroke and was rushed to GC Memorial in grave condition. Katherine tried to buy him from Jill for a million dollars. After meeting Katherine Chancellor, Jill took a job as Kay's companion. Gloria was found guilty of tainting the face cream in the civil suit, and Jabot was awarded double damages, but Jeff revealed he had divorced her to protect her assets. Does Jill keep Emily's mom? But Larry's feelings for Jill wouldn't let him go through with it. Kelly Joyner has 2595 posts and counting. Then Jill found out that Ji Min was actually in cahoots with Jack as a front for the illegal sale of Jabot to Jack, and had lied to her and everyone claiming he had been duped. Hilary and Devon find it hard to steer clear of one another. Her step-children Gina and Danny received a one-half of one percent in cash. Brash & Sassy launched a new product "Bare" which became an overnight sensation. Because John did not want the facts brought out, Jill's divorce settlement gave her one-fourth of Jabot Cosmetics, a seat on the board of directors, and a cushy executive position with Jabot at $150,000 a year. Jill's life was turned upside-down when Katherine was believed dead. Colin replied that he and his daughter had been estranged, so he had not known any of her friends. Cane admitted to Nina that he was a fraud in front of Kay, Jill, Murphy, Chloe, Neil and Lily, saying it was not for the money, he never wanted to hurt anyone, only meant to heal them, and they became family to him. During this time, Jill suffered a heart attack and after reconciling with Colin, they left Genoa City to travel together. The paramedics arrived, but they could not revive Cane. Initially, Neil is resistant to Devon's help, but this does not stop Devon from fighting for Neil. It jokingly said that one year had passed so she must be genuinely dead this time. He returned to Genoa City in 2006 to attend his father John's funeral. Adoptive mother: Drucilla Winters: Sisters: Lily Winters . Because when he was first born on Young and the Restless, spoilers recall Jill doubted that Nina Webster birthed a Chancellor child. Although John wasn't keen on the idea of having another child at his age, he was granted custody of Billy after catching Jill engaged in an affair with Jed Sanders. Kelly Joyner covered soaps for the biggest online news outlets and now here - covering Young and the Restless, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, as well as Bold and the Beautiful and occasionally covers reality televeision. He told Nina that he justified leaving her and their son because they would both be better off without him. Colin reminded Cane that he came from a wealthy family, not poor and parentless as he claimed, then showed him a photo of his younger sister Samantha. But while Hilary and Jack were going through a list of Chancellor-Newman employees for a possible candidate, Kyle was asking Victor for a job, telling him that he was tired of being Jack Abbott's son, wanted to be his own man, and to make a name for himself. Jill then got a tip from former mobster Bobby Marcino that someone was trying to contract a hit on her. Since Jill and Colin spent most of their time between their homes in Hong Kong and Chicago, Jill signed over the Chancellor estate to Billy, making him promise to save a room for their visits. Devon ended up sleeping with Elena a second time, thereby cheating on Amanda again. When she called the lab to get the remains from the prior exhumation re-examined, she was told they had no remains, nor any record of it at all in their files. Colin ordered Blake to go home to Brisbane, but asked him for one last favor before he left; to keep Cane from interrupting his wedding to Jill. Stuart saw through her ruse, divorced Jill, and married Liz. 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. Hilary only reinforces her story and says she never loved either of them, it was all for revenge. But Lily spotted a stranger, Richard Womack, heading for the door with it under his coat. As a result Jill was put under investigation by the SEC. He is the patriarch of the Abbott family, one of the core families introduced to the series in 1980. Dina after her divorce from John Abbott she married Mark Mergeron. Genevieve had found Cane, and he let everyone believe that Cane was dead, and began working with Genevieve plotting to have Colin be arrested for kidnapping the twins to finally get some justice for Samantha. But Jill managed to get pregnant before John got a secret vasectomy. And Chelsea Lawson's his biological mom. They were able to arrange a meeting between Jill and her birth mother, the always-tipsy, crusty, down-on-her-luck, Charlotte Ramsey. In 2008, Devon was reunited with his aunt, Tyra Hamilton, and her daughter, Ana Hamilton. * Had an affair with Katherine's husband Phillip. Chairs were cleared for a reception where everyone put marital advice on cards in a pretty glass box. Together they connived to get a strand of Jills hair for another DNA test but it too proved no match to Kays DNA. The three women were about to leave as Clint arrived, stopped and threatened them. Dru became very attached to Devon and tried to convince her husband, Neil, that they should take him in as a foster child. With both bruised from their ended relationships, Larry and Jill began to bond. Meanwhile Jill got to know her father, and he moved into the mansion. Jill hovered at his bedside. Jill turned down Katherines offer of $1 million for her child, and gave birth to Phillip Chancellor III. 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. 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. And wouldn't that be something of that was the case? Then Derek's ex-wife Suzanne Lynch arrived in town, bent on getting Derek back. Bell. Roger walked in on an untied Kay, who had just convinced Annie to escape with her. But he was talked into taking it temporarily until Kay could get a permanent person. (Campbell) and Arthur Edward Abbott, and the granddaughter of Prime Minister Sir John Abbott. Bond Gideon (1980) Jill was micro-managing Jabot, not being confident in Nikki's abilities. They kiss and agree to start over, but decide to go slow and do things right this time. Lilly proposed that Chancellor-Winters become two-fold with the Hamilton-Winters division focusing on entertainment and media and Chancellor on merchandise, hospitality, commercial real estate such as concert venues and hotels. Jill admitted that she was scared to love him, because she could not trust him. Jack agreed, but insisted that if this lead to that company's demise and they were doing good work, he would fund them. Young fans were also fascinated to find out who the father was . Neil took a sobbing Lily into the church to talk. After Malcolm leaves, Hilary runs into Devon at the GCAC. Jill's affair with Jed Sanders due to John's impotency, caused their second divorce, which resulted a bitter custody battle over Billy and causing John to have a stroke. Chance had been reassigned by the state department to work with Ronan on the case due to Colin's drug trade in the Middle East. Blade Bladeson When it finally came back to her, Kay was forced to reveal to Jill that she had switched her son Phillip for another baby shortly after his birth, and had given a woman named Violet an expensive ring to secure the deal. Each one read their fortunes, and Jill's was "Do not fear the unknown, ask the right question, the answer is worth knowing.". Jill observed Colin try to give Kurtz a briefcase as she watched through the revolving doors of the GCAC, and took a picture of Kurtz. Jill figured out what Colin had done and was furious. Colin admitted that he owned money from funding Bonaventure, and had to pay up or else. The next morning, Jill realized that she still wanted it and went back, but it was gone. 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. She later romanced David Mallory, Derek Thurston, and Stuart Brooks. Lauren was not happy when Colin wanted to be a partner in it, but Cane and Jill talked her into it. Pierre Charles Roulland (nephew by adoption) She experienced cardiac arrest, but Neil brought her back with CPR. Nikki and Jill stayed after everyone had left. Kay then arranged for her son Brock, who was attracted to Jill, to propose marriage. In the letter Katherine said that she was sorry she had kept the ring that Phillip had bought for Jill all these years, and she wanted Jill to have it. Then Jill was led to believe that Phillip was not her son, and her actual child was really Cane Ashby. Cane finally discovered that he and Amber were not legally married, confronted her and made her sign an acknowledgement that she tricked him into marriage, then threw her out. She seduced him and handcuffed him to the bed, before calling the police to come and get him. Now that Esme has given birth to her baby boy, she's already become quite protective of Ace Cassadine and their mother-son bond. But later after everyone had left she had a chat with Katherine's memorial saying that she knew the mystery behind the music box was "dont look for hidden agendas, to trust, and to love". However, later that year, she had to return to Genoa City to clean up the mess Billy made when scheming against Adam. Everyone was overjoyed to see him, as Billy picked up and hugged his daughter Delia, then turned around to find Victor there as a guest. Although he recovered, the damage inflicted by the disease resulted in total hearing loss. Neil told everyone that the first thing he had seen was his cheating wife in bed with his son Devon, that Cane and Colin had known about their affair, and that Colin had been blackmailing Devon over it. She works as a real estate agent, but her true passion lies in erotica and pottery, which she has combined as her . Jill Abbott is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. It wasn't until weeks later, and after he'd agreed to sell NVP to Nikki, that Victor discovered Jack had sold Jabot to Katherine, so he had lost his leverage over Jack. In June 2010, Jills mother Liz returned to Genoa City to see Jill, but was carried off the plane on a stretcher, accompanied by Snapper. Colin called out, and Genevieve appeared telling him that she was there for revenge and justice. Meanwhile, Murphy proposed to Kay and she accepted. Jack AbbottJill Abbott / Father. Tucker confronted Victor with it hoping he could leverage him into giving up the Newman cosmetics line, but instead Victor went to the authorities and explained the illegal gift. Use right arrow key to move into submenus. Jill inherited the Chancellor Estate but couldnt afford the upkeep. Murphy asked everyone to forgive her and to remember the love and special moments that she had shared with each of them. Jack_Abbott She shoved him during their argument, and Colin fell over the balcony. They found an old photo, stamped "Piccadilly Photo, London," of a woman with "Rachael" written on the back, and a fond mention in his journal of "R" who translated messages from the enemy. Devon has been very concerned and supportive of his sister Lily's cancer fight. Lauren Fenmore (half-sister) Jill demanded Billy become head of ChancComm the new communications wing of Chancellor, to focus on print, digital, and apps, and to help Billy rebuild his life. Colin went to Devon and told him he wants to look out for Neil. During that time, Kay got pregnant by Gary's golfing buddy Arthur Hendricks. But the shooter turned out to be Sven, Jill's former masseur. But in 2003 it was disclosed that Jill was adopted. Lorie Brooks (cousin by adoption) Neils family had refused to let him marry the girl, so she abandoned her baby at the hospital and committed suicide. Chemistry flared, and it wasn't long before they ended up in bed. She soon became smitten and accepted a proposal of marriage. Jill asked Colin to move back in with her at the Chancellor estate. I can see everything," as he glared at Devon and Hilary. They hired JT Helstrom to try to track down the real Phillip Chancellor III, and Amber Moore also did her own research consulting tarot cards, psychics, and the Internet. Cane returns to the crash site with Lily, who awakens still angry at him for his lies. THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL Spoilers: Steffy Vows To Stop Sheila! Colin and Gloria found a secret room that appeared to have been a speakeasy. Back then, Nina raised Chance as a single mom. Jill and Katherine didnt always get along! Candy Cane turned out to be Yolanda Hamilton, the biological mother of Genoa City local Devon Hamilton, making him Tucker's missing son. Lily slipped on the ice, and the twins carriage went careening down the steps, but Neil arrived in time to catch it and save the twins. Murphy later delivered letters from Katherine to each of her loved ones. Colin was quickly freed when he was given diplomatic immunity, but both he and Cane were continually rebuffed by Jill, Katherine, and Lily as they told him to get out of their lives. 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. ", and went to Jill. Jill liked Kay as well, and was very supportive in Kay's struggle with alcohol. As an increasingly worried Devon lunges for the case, the plane hits some turbulence, and everyone sits back down. Cane went back to the cellar, found the vault and blew it open, finding the bank records which he turned over to Ronan. Elizabeth Foster (mother by adoption) She started attending widow's grief counseling to be with him, but her competition was Jill, one of her few friends. Katherine left one fifth of one percent to Amber, so that she and Daniel could pursue their artistic goals, and gave Amber the sole rights to her memoirs, which Jill had forbidden her to publish. But Victoria decided that she wanted to buy it back herself. Jill took up for Tucker and tried to get Katherine to reconcile with him. Afterward Murphy and Katherine had sung together in a karaoke bar and gotten a standing ovation, but later that same night Katherine had died in her sleep. 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. 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. So Cane wrote a note for Lily and made a video for the kids, just in case he never saw them again. Devon and Hilary went for their honeymoon, but Hilary disappeared. At her worst, Jill was there for Cane who she still considers a son, and Neil realized how much Cane really loved her, then as she began to recover they decided to start looking for a surrogate rather than wait until Lily would be strong enough to carry their child. Suddenly, all of Devons money was returned by one of Colins colleagues. 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. After she left in 1980, it was played by Deborah Adair for three years until Dickson returned in 1983. Thanks to a comment from Cane, Billy made Jill admit how Victor had coerced her into firing everyone at Jabot, stealing the Abbott family company away from them, and putting Billy in charge as a figurehead. When Hilary stops breathing, Neil performs CPR and gets her pulse back. Kevin helped her once by moving Kay's car to make her think she'd misplaced it, but Jana found out and disapproved. Cane told Jill and Victoria that he had followed them there, and they boarded a plane back to the U.S. together. Jill refused to believe it until she woke up from surgery after stints had been inserted to correct the 80-100% blockage of her heart valves. Detective Harding burst in and arrested Kurtz who was wanted. Kay and Jill said their farewells to John in the hospital and he died. In retaliation, Jill planted alcohol at the estate to knock Kay off the wagon, and attempted to drive her insane. Traci raised Colleen on her own but tragedy struck when Colleen was a teenager and drowned. Billy reacted by interrupting the Newman board meeting and exposing Victors part in this in front of Ashley. Neil eventually collapses but not long after he is found by a rescue worker. The SEC investigated and ordered Victor to repay the Cayman bank depositors for their losses, including Jill, Gloria and Jeffrey. She was portrayed by Teri Garr. TPTB can call her character Barbara Harris Mergeron as in Dina Abbott Mergeron's sister-in-law. Jill Abbott/Mother. Young and the Restless Spoilers: Chance Chancellor Still MIA Donny Boaz Gone for Good? She didnt so much mind Esther Valentine being hired as receptionist, but learning that Billy had resigned as COO didnt sit well with her and she told Lily she could do better than dating her flaky son. Tucker thought they had tricked him, and prepared to sell all the Chancellor assets within the thirty days before sale closed. * Loved Ji Min Kim until he was murdered. Genevieve found out and in turn succumbed to Jack's. typing on Victorias laptop, and having secretive meetings with Tucker, Billy rehired Jill and assigned her to investigate what was going on between Tucker and the Newmans. What do you all think about this? So Tuckers first steps were to hire Adam Newman, JT Hellstrom, and Kevin Fisher, dump Jill as a lover, and sell Jabot. Then Chance showed up in town saying he knew nothing about the claim, and had not hired Amanda. A DNA test later proved him to be the real Phillip Chancellor, son of Jill. She is running Chancellor Industries, and still mourns the death of her lover, Ji Min Kim. ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: Stars share their favorite The Young and the Restless memories, Five Y&R writers let go, Josh Griffith to assume their duties, Y&R RECAPS: What you missed the Week of February 27, 2023, Y&R SCOOP! Meanwhile Jill was reporting this latest Newman scandal on the Restless Style website, and was Twittering updates, for which Billy later fired her. Jill tried to bribe Cane's assistant, Hilary, into passing some of Cane's work off to her, but Hilary told Cane about it instead. The institution of a restraining order - the violation of which threatened to send Dru to prison - was a particular bone of contention. Feeling guilty, he dropped the letter in Jill's mailbox. Protreyers Riley Olivia and Isabelle Jones,Alix & Madeline Dubois,Sophie Pollono, Cordelia 'Delia'Katherine Valentine Abbott Is the daughter of Billy Abbott and Chloe Mitchell. Billy went to console Lily, and promised her that he would write an article on Canes heroism. Gloria was not totally convinced that Jeffrey wasn't lying, and flaunted her new relationship with Angelo. 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. Jill next set her sights on wealthy older man, John Abbott. Jill reacted nastily telling Amber it was time that Cane threw out the trash, but Kay kindly told her that she reminded her of herself, and she really needed to get her act together. Melinda Fee (1984) Devon kept his companies and assets the money had allowed him to secure. But when he turned her down, she hit the accelerator while rounding a curve, and the car sailed off a cliff. 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. As Clint left, Gina spotted him and warned Amber and Kevin that he was her dangerous scammer ex-husband. Is Corbin Bernsen married? 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. He called in Sofia, and when she tried to explain, he fired her and Cane. Each of them spent some final time with Liz talking mostly about the past and Jill. They have four sons: Oliver, Angus . Then when Billy showed up, Esther realized he was Cordelia's father. However, actor Jerry Douglas, who passed away in 2021, would often make ghostly appearances to his family. Billy relented and began attending GCU as a business major and working his way up at Jabot from the mail room.