This is a list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 1980 and December 1989, in order of first appearance.
In March 2002, a newspaper article alerted Victor that a hostile takeover was threatening Julia's Martin Designs, so he dropped everything to go to Lake Forest.
Mary spent much time either volunteering at her Catholic church or fretting over her children, especially troubled Patty who was involved with the wealthy playboy Jack, and the rebellious Paul who went through a brief teen marriage which produced a daughter.
Ten years later, after Mary had accepted a marriage proposal from Charlie Ottwell, Paul's wife Christine was shocked to discover that Carl was still alive, and living in Norfolk[clarification needed] under the name Jim Bradley.
[5] It was later revealed that Eve's estranged sister Jordan Howard, who worked as a traveling nurse on the day that Cole and Victoria's daughter was born.
After Karen finally promised him a divorce, Jill reluctantly agreed to marry Andy, but was horrified to learn that his plan was for them to move into his mother's old house to save on expenses.
Mamie convinced John to let Drucilla stay with her in the servants quarters for the time being, while Olivia came into town to work as a doctor at Genoa City Memorial Hospital.
Having relocated to Detroit, Michigan a few years back after purchasing Walter and Lillie Bell’s home, Mamie founded a small investment firm named after her sister, LBB.
Danny at first did not trust her but eventually warmed up to his sister and helped arrange to get her a job singing at one of the town's popular gathering spots, Jonas' Restaurant (formerly known as Pierre's during The Young and the Restless's debut on 1973).
He went to high school with Gary Reynolds, Katherine Chancellor, John Abbott, Dina Mergeron, Joanna Manning, Stuart Brooks, and Suzanne Lynch.
It was revealed that it was Katherine who gave Ashley the middle name of Suzanne as a tribute to a former close friend of theirs in high school who had died because she was such a "beauty."
Soon, former Genoa City Country Club tennis pro Brent Davis returned to town and began an affair with Katherine Chancellor.
Dina and Kay tried to talk him out of it, but Ashley was traumatized by the news when he told her, and she ended up losing her memory at a roadside diner, where she took the name "Annie" and worked as a waitress.
Dina's personality has changed over the years and Ashley begins to think something is up with Graham and confronts him before they fly back to Paris and implies that he is after her mother's money.
Over the holidays, Dina's memory remains scattered, but she does manage to share a pleasant Christmas with Jack, especially one where she stayed at home with him while his father worked rather than meeting friends at the country club.
Carol and Skip then came into contact with a young, unwed pregnant mother, Nancy "Nan" Nolan, who was unsure whether the father of her baby was her boyfriend or the result of a rape.
John eventually saw the pictures, but both Lindsey and Katherine tried to protect him by covering up Jack's face, and resisted any requests to testify at his divorce trial with Jill.
As a farewell gift, Nikki and Victor decided to send him a small gold clock that had sat on the fireplace mantle for many years and which Miguel had often wound up.
Shortly after arriving in town, Tyrone investigates the activities of Genoa City's local organized crime family, headed by Joseph Anthony (Logan Ramsey).
To save both their lives, Jazz takes the corpse of a man whose face is damaged beyond recognition and fools Anthony into believing the body is Tyrone.
No one else is aware of the ruse except Jazz, Tyrone's former girlfriend, Amy Lewis (Stephanie E. Williams), and private investigator Andy Richards (Steven Ford).
With Tyrone's help, Jazz and Andy manage to gather enough evidence to dismantle the organization, but their investigation is discovered by Anthony, who orders their deaths.
With the Anthony organization destroyed, "Robert" removes his disguise, revealing to a shocked Alana that his real name is Tyrone Jackson and that he is Black.
Joanna Manning went to high school with Neil Fenmore, John Abbott, Dina Mergeron, Stuart Brooks, Suzanne Lynch, Katherine Chancellor and Gary Reynolds.
Under the fake name Kathy Wilson, Lauren inquired about Sanderson's story, his wife Michelle had been missing for nearly two years, vanishing while he was on a business trip.
Once David realized that Jill's daughter-in-law, Nina Webster, had just inherited a sizable fortune from her deceased husband, Phillip Chancellor III, he wanted to acquire it from her.
Lauren began to visit Molly in hospital, so Sheila formed an elaborate scheme to make it look like her mother had committed suicide.
[21] History A former cellmate of Rex Sterling, Clint showed up in Genoa City and found out that Gina Roma was his daughter, so he developed a plot to seduce her, and eventually married her.
Nineteen years later in January 2009, after leaving prison, Clint found his way back to Genoa City to get his hands on the Chancellor fortune.
Marge briefly returned as a ghost, aware that she was dead, but realized after seeing the people attending her funeral, specifically Esther, that they incorrectly believed she was Katherine.