Jill Abbott's Photo Scrapbook | Played by Jess Walton

Actress History: Jess Walton (1987-present)
Judith Chapman (used as a replacement when Walton was sick)
Melinda Fee (1984)
Deborah Adair (1980-1983)
Bond Gideon (1980)
Brenda Dickson (1973-1980, 1983-1987)

Occupation: CEO of Chancellor Industries
Former CEO of Jabot Cosmetics, but still a stockholder
Former Executive of Jabot Cosmetics, Head of the Men's Line
Former Liaison to Photo Studio at Jabot
Former Management Trainee at Jobot
Former manicurist at Derek's Salon
Former paid companion to Katherine Chancellor
Former shampoo girl and manicurist at salon Kay frequented

Resides at: Chancellor Estate, 12 Foothill Road

Spouse: None

Past Marriages:

1. Brock Reynolds (invalid)
2. Phillip Chancellor II (invalid; deceased)
3. Derek Thurston (invalid)
4. Stuart Brooks (divorced; deceased)
5. Rex Sterling (invalid)
6. John Abbott (divorced; first time, now deceased)
7. John Abbott (divorced; second time, now deceased)

Relatives: William Foster (father; via adoption)
Elizabeth Foster (mother; via adoption)
Katherine Chancellor (biological mother)
Arthur Hendricks (biological father)
Greg Foster (brother; via adoption)
William "Snapper" Foster (brother; via adoption)
Brock Reynolds (biological brother)
Phillip Chancellor IV (grandson)
Jennifer Elizabeth Foster (niece; via adoption)
Pierre Charles Roulland (nephew; via adoption)
Bruce Henderson (uncle; via adoption)
Mark Henderson (cousin; via adoption)
Lorie Brooks (cousin; via adoption)
Mackenzie Browning (biological half-niece)
Children:
Billy Abbott (son with John)
Cane Ashby (son with Phillip)
Friends: Nikki Newman, Lily Winters, Victor Newman

Enemies: Amber Moore, Jack Abbott

Her reputation in town: Former schemer who is capable of using underhanded tactics when pushed into a corner

Most memorable scenes: Being granted shares of Jabot in the early 80's; being arrested for Victor Newman's shooting

Unforgettable lines: "Katherine, you old-fossil. What are you up to now?"

Defining episodes: Marrying Phillip Chancellor on his deathbed, finding out the she owned half of the Chancellor estate, watching as her "son" Phillip III died after a drunk-driving accident, Sleeping with the Pool Boy Brad, Finding out she was Katherine's daughter.



Young and Restless character history:

Jill is the CEO of Chancellor Industries (formerly the head of Jabot's Men's Line and CEO), ex-wife of multi-billionaire John Abbott and mother of Billy Abbott. For decades, Jill also believed that she was the biological mother of the now-deceased Phillip Chancellor III, but she has recently learned that Phillip III was secretly given to her after her true son was stolen shortly after birth. Jill is an ambitious and driven woman who has taken herself from the wrong side of the tracks to the executive office of one of Genoa City's most prestigious corporations.

Jill started off as a hairdresser who became friends with Katherine Chancellor. Katherine, an alcoholic, was in an unhappy marriage to Phillip Chancellor II. Jill and Phillip fell in love and Jill became pregnant with Phillip's child. Phillip was subsequently killed in a car crash caused by a drunken Kay, marrying Jill on his deathbed. However, Phillip's divorce from Kay was declared invalid and Jill was left nothing from Phillip's estate. The rivalry between Katherine and Jill became one of the core elements of the show for many years to come.

Jill, at times, has been a promiscuous woman and has had affairs with numerous male characters, notably Jack Abbott, Blade Bladeson, Rex Sterling, Larry Warton, Victor Newman, John Silva, Keith Dennison, and Sean Bridges. Jill even married her mother's lover, Stuart Brooks.

Katherine and Jill were mortified when, in 2003, they discovered that they were in fact mother and daughter. The revelation caused Katherine to have a stroke. Yet there was a greater sadness attached to this newly-revealed family connection. For years, Jill's son Billy Abbott and Katherine's granddaughter Mackenzie Browning had been in love. Finally, the two were married. However, the mother-daughter connection between Katherine and Jill meant that Mackenzie and Billy were first cousins. A horrified Jill managed to inform the newlyweds of the shocking news before the marriage was consummated. Heartbroken, Billy and Mackenzie had their union annulled, and the two separately left town.

Jill was engaged to Ji Min Kim, a man she met when the House of Kim CEO briefly owned Jabot. Little did Jill know in the beginning that House of Kim was just a front for Jack Abbott's ownership of Jabot, an ownership he had to give up due to a skin cream contamination scandal. She had been seeing William Bardwell, the District Attorney, who had just inherited a fortune from his late uncle, however, Gloria Fisher Abbott, also had her eye on him. Gloria won out in the end by drugging Ji Min and Jill with libido pills while the two discussed business in the conference room. She then set it up for William to walk in on Jill and Ji Min pawing at each other. A broken-hearted William eventually married Gloria.

In early 2007, it was revealed that an infuriated Kay had switched Jill's son Phillip at birth more than thirty years ago, but had blocked the memory from her mind until recently. Jill and Kay have recently tracked down Jill's real son, Cane Ashby, who has recently moved to the US from Australia. It was revealed in March 2007 that the DNA results proved that Cane was not her son. However, it was eventually found out at Cane and Amber's wedding party that Cane is, in fact, Jill's son.

In June, scandal erupted at Extreme Catwalk, a reality based fashion show for which both Jill and Gloria served as judges, when footage aired showing a confrontation between Lily and Amber. In the footage, Lily accused Amber of sending naked pictures of herself to Lily's husband Daniel. Jill, believing her new daughter-in-law, took her side, but also agreed that it was best that she resign from the show. While Amber is facing scandal, Cane is doing well at Chancellor Industries. Yet, he is starting to become suspicious of Amber, as is everyone else in Genoa City. Cane eventually found out, much to Jill's dismay, that Amber had faked their marriage, and he "divorced" her, and cut her off financially. Jill continues to clash with Amber, despite the fact that Amber and Cane are no longer romantically invovled.

In September 2007, Ji Min was found dead in his room at the Genoa City Athletic Club and left a heart-broken Jill to mourn him while the investigation into his death continues.

In 2008 Kay retired as CEO of Chancellor Industries and made Jill the new CEO of the company.

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