Isabella Braña is a fictional character from the American CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.

She was portrayed by Eva Longoria, created by Kay Alden and introduced by former executive producer Edward J. Scott on March 8, 2001.

During her run, the character gave birth to Paul Williams' (Doug Davidson) son and later tried to kill his ex-wife, Christine Blair (Lauralee Bell).

[1] The role was introduced when regular Christine Blair (Lauralee Bell) was written out of the series due to her pregnancy, and Longoria was brought to fill her position.

[1] In June 2003, it was announced that along with two other actors, Longoria would be leaving The Young and the Restless in what was called a "shocking plot twist".

[2][5] The character was penned by Michael Logan of TV Guide as a "nutjob" who made Christine's life a "living hell".

[5] In 2011, the child Isabella and Paul had, Ricky Williams was re-introduced to the series as an adult, now portrayed by Pete Porte.

"[10] Doug Davidson stated that Paul harbored possible guilt in regards to Ricky's upbringing, having been raised by his grandparents.

[11] Lauralee Bell spoke about the love triangle between Paul, Christine and Isabella and what kind of twists would occur through Ricky returning.

Michael reluctantly agreed to pay for her expenses and went along with all of her demands, while Paul became closer to his ex-wife, Lauren Fenmore (Tracey E. Bregman).

Mary did her best to break up the couple, and Paul eventually realized that he couldn't be one happy family with Isabella and their baby.

Michael came just in time to save Christine's and Paul's lives and Isabella was committed to a psychiatric hospital in Los Angeles.

In 2012, much speculation occurred whether Longoria would return to the series following flashbacks and a brief appearance showing Isabella from behind, portrayed by an unidentified actress.