Jess Walton is an American actress known for her portrayal of Jill Foster Abbott on soap opera The Young and the Restless. She is the fourth actress to play the part on a contract basis, having taken over the role from Brenda Dickson in 1987. However, she is the only actress to win an Emmy for her work as Jill Foster Abbott. Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... The Young and the Restless (commonly abbreviated to Y&R) is an American soap opera that takes place in Genoa City, Wisconsin (named after a vacation spot that series creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell visited annually). ... A contract is a promise or an agreement that is enforced or recognised by the law. ... Brenda Dickson (born February 3, 1949 in Long Beach, California) is an American television actress and beauty pageant contestant who won the title of Miss California 1967. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...