The first actress to play the character on a contract basis was Addison Hoover, who joined the show in April 2005 and left the following year.

Phoebe and her twin sister, Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood), were born in September 1999 to Ridge Forrester (Ronn Moss) and Taylor Hayes (Hunter Tylo).

[1] After being played by a range of child actors, Brynne McNabb began portraying Phoebe in January 2002, and departed in August 2003.

[5][6] Her last appearance was on December 9, 2008, when the character was killed off Phoebe had a major romance with Rick Forrester (Kyle Lowder), her legal uncle, although they are not blood related.

Lowder stated that she was "so mature for her age", and that off-screen the actors did not feel "awkward" as they formed a bond which translated well on-screen.

Mauzy observed that the writers initially had Phoebe "so creeped out by him, but now, she's turning around and falling in love with him", a switch she called "fun" and "a challenge to figure out" as an actor.

[8] Mauzy and co-star Lowder are both singers off-screen, which prompted executive producer Bradley Bell to have both sing on the soap.

The series aired a special concert with Constantine, Phoebe, Rick, and recording artists Elliott Yamin and Jon McLaughlin.

[11] Mauzy said that Maroulis' character "adds such a great dimension to the show", and described filming Phoebe and Rick's duet as "the ultimate form of expression, because you're really putting yourself out there".

The family, along with the babysitter Catherine, then took a boat trip, and two-year-old Steffy fell overboard during stormy weather and was presumed eaten by sharks.

Family problems continued to spiral when Taylor was presumed dead after being shot by Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown), Steffy and her siblings wanted Bridget Forrester to live with them and raise them.

On July 11, 2006, Phoebe returned to Los Angeles to see her family, and explained that Steffy had opted to stay in London, where they were on vacation.

While strenuously pulling, Darla was jolted back onto the road and run down by a drunken Taylor who was coming to Phoebe's rescue.

Rick believes that Constantine has an "ulterior motive" to his relationship with Phoebe and is determined to find out what he can all while he hides his affair with Ashley Abbott.

Phoebe left to tour with a band but returned to Los Angeles to attend her father's upcoming wedding to Brooke Logan.

Extremely furious, Phoebe told Steffy she had to make a stop before going to Ridge and Brooke's wedding rehearsal party.

Phoebe commence to pummel Rick furiously yelling and screaming causing it to be hard for him to control the car.

As he called to her she woke up and began to sing the song she wrote for Ridge and Brooke's wedding then died in her father's arms.

In 2019, Steffy names her adoptive daughter after Phoebe, although ends up giving her up after it transpires that she is the stolen baby of Liam Spencer and Hope Logan In 2007, Soap Opera Digest named Mauzy their annual "Hottest Newcomer" on soaps, noting that she had been "thrown into heavy story right away" upon her casting.