Lauren Fenmore is a fictional character from The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, American soap operas on the CBS network.
Bell, the character made her debut during the episode airing on January 25, 1983, portrayed by Tracey E. Bregman.
Much of Lauren's history on both soap operas revolves around her rivalry with villain Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown).
They first fought over Scott Grainger (Peter Barton) in the early 1990s, with a love triangle forming around the three characters.
In March 2013, it was announced that, after twelve years on recurring, Bregman had been placed back on contract with the series.
Bell made the decision to pair the characters together spontaneously in the "spur of the moment", wanting to see the outcome.
"[11] The couple faced various challenges, including constant disapproval from Paul's mother Mary Williams (Carolyn Conwell), and Lauren's crazed stalker, Shawn Garrett (Grant Cramer).
"[16] He further told TV Guide about the pairing, "What's great about Lauren and Michael is that these are people who are not saints, who were adults when they met and have pasts they are not proud of.
"[18] In 2012, Lauren and Michael's son Fenmore (Max Ehrich) began acting out, and developed a "bad side".
As she matures, Lauren falls in love with and marries private investigator Paul Williams (Doug Davidson), to the dismay of his interfering mother Mary (Carolyn Conwell).
Lauren discovers she is pregnant and is buried alive by Shawn (after he overhears her true feelings for him), though eventually saved by Paul, having lost the child.
However, a mentally unstable nurse named Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) plots to steal Scott away from Lauren.
Lauren is left to believe her child died, though Sheila's mother Molly (Marilyn Alex) tells her the truth.
Lauren later learns that Sheila is alive in Los Angeles and engaged to Eric Forrester (John McCook).
Lauren is stalked by a teenager named Kevin Fisher (Greg Rikaart), who developed an obsession with her.
During the abduction, Kevin tries to commit suicide, though his elder half-brother Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc) talks him out of it and rescues Lauren.
Sheila then returns to Genoa City and torments Lauren, involving Kevin's father Tom Fisher (Roscoe Born) in her next scheme.
Paul locates a woman claiming to be Sheila in Genoa City; she underwent plastic surgery to look like Lauren's best friend Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford).
Sheila manages to escape and kidnaps Phyllis, her daughter Summer Newman (Hunter King) and Fenmore.
Michael rescues Lauren and Kevin's wife Jana Hawkes (Emily O'Brien), who Sarah was also holding captive.
Lauren's life is complicated when she learns that Jill Foster Abbott (Jess Walton) is Neil's daughter, therefore her half-sister.
Lauren's estranged mother confirms that Neil was aware of an illegitimate child, and Jill is granted ownership of Fenmore's Department stores.
In 2022, Charlie Mason from Soaps She Knows placed Lauren 15th on his list of the best 25 characters from The Young and the Restless, commenting "A mean girl way before there even was such a thing, Tracey E. Bregman's impetuous character hasn't softened over the years so much as she's grown, into a savvy businesswoman who, thankfully, has retained her sense of playfulness and mischief.