Katherine Chancellor (maiden name Shepard; formerly Reynolds, Thurston and Sterling) better known as Kay Chancellor is a fictional character on CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless portrayed since 1973 by actress Jeanne Cooper. Kay is one of the only two original characters remaining from the show's early years (along with Jill Foster Abbott). The character made a guest appearance on The Bold and the Beautiful in 2005. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Wilma Jeanne Cooper (born October 25, 1928 in Taft, California) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress of Cherokee descent, best known for her role as Katherine Chancellor on The Young and the Restless. ... Chancellor Industries is a major engineering and design company located in the fictional Genoa City on CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. ... Jabot Cosmetics is a fictional cosmetics business on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. ... Forrester Creations is a fictional fashion house business on the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. ... Phillip Robert Chancellor II was a fictional character on CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. ... Jill Foster Chancellor Brooks Abbott is a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... 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... For other uses, see Young and Restless. ... Wilma Jeanne Cooper (born October 25, 1928 in Taft, California) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress of Cherokee descent, best known for her role as Katherine Chancellor on The Young and the Restless. ... Jill Foster Chancellor Brooks Abbott is a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. ... The Bold and the Beautiful (often called Bold or annotated to B&B) is an American television soap opera, created by Lee Phillip Bell and William J. Bell. ...

Character

Katherine Chancellor (or Kay to her closest friends) is a wealthy pillar of the Genoa City community. She owns Chancellor Industries and Jabot Cosmetics, is the mother of Brock Reynolds (Beau Kazer), Jill Foster Abbott, (Jess Walton) and the grandmother of Mackenzie Browning (Rachel Kimsey), Billy Abbott (Scott Seymour) and Ethan "Cane" Ashby (Daniel Goddard), born as Phillip Chancellor III. She is widely considered the grande dame and matriarch of Genoa City. Genoa City is a village located in Wisconsin. ... Beau Kazer is a native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Jill Foster Chancellor Brooks Abbott is a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. ... Jess Walton is an American actress known for her portrayal of Jill Foster Abbott on soap opera The Young and the Restless. ... Mackenzie Browning as played by Rachel Kimsey (2005) Mackenzie Mac Browning is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. ... Rachel Kimsey is an American actress who plays college student Mackenzie Browning in soap opera The Young and the Restless. ... William Billy Foster Abbott is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. ... Scott Seymour is an American actor. ... Ethan Cane Ashby (born Phillip Foster Chancellor III) is a fictional character in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by Australian actor Daniel Goddard since January 12th, 2007 (US airdate). ... Daniel Goddard (born on August 28, 1971 in Sydney, Australia) is an model and an actor. ... Genoa City is a village located in Wisconsin. ...

Before the revelation that they were mother and daughter, Kay and Jill's rivalry was a key plot element.

Kay's rivalry with Jill has been a key plot element since the 1970s, when Jill had an affair with Kay's then-husband, Phillip Chancellor II (Donnelly Rhodes), resulting in Jill becoming pregnant with his son. Phillip subsequently died in a car crash caused by a drunken Kay,(Katherine was presumed dead but was then found to be alive in the crash), putting Jill and Kay at odds from that moment on. After years of torment from Kay, Jill turned the tables on her in 1999 when she discovered a letter penned by the now-deceased Phillip, naming Jill as the sole owner of the Chancellor Estate. Jill evicted Kay, who then found a legal loophole which resulted in Kay and Jill being forced to live at the Estate together. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Phillip Robert Chancellor II was a fictional character on CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. ... Donnelly Rhodes (born December 4, 1937 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian actor. ... This article is about the year. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is about law in society. ... The term loophole could refer to a number of things: See Embrasure; a slit in a castle wall Loophole (1954 movie) Loophole (1981 movie) for other meaning see Loophole at Wikionary Cash Loopholes ...

Kay and Jill were mortified when, in 2003, they discovered that they were in fact mother and daughter. The revelation caused Kay to have a stroke. Yet there was a greater sadness attached to this newly-revealed family connection. For years, Jill's son Billy and Kay's granddaughter Mackenzie Browning had been in love. Finally, the two were married. However, the mother-daughter connection between Kay and Jill meant that Mackenzie and Billy were first cousins. A horrified Jill managed to inform the newlyweds of the shocking news before the marriage was consummated. Heartbroken, Billy and Mackenzie (played at the time by Ryan Brown and Kelly Kruger respectively) had their union annulled, and the two separately left town. Jill helped her mother to recover and the two eventually resolved their differences. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Stroke (disambiguation). ... Ryan Brown (born January 2, 1975) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless, from 2002 to 2003. ... Kelly Kruger is a Canadian actress. ...

Despite several obstacles along the way, the two former enemies have begun to form a true mother-daughter bond. Nevertheless, their feud was decades old. It remains to be seen if Kay and Jill can continue to be cordial, but recent events have caused their deeply-rooted enmity for one another to resurface. Kay began to have disturbing nightmares involving a baby. She soon determined that they were actually fragments of a repressed memory. Eventually Kay recalled that years ago - unable to accept the fact that Jill had given birth to a child with her deceased husband Phillip - she kidnapped the baby, and gave him to another woman, who was to place the child with a different family. The woman then gave Kay a different baby that Jill raised as her son Phillip Chancellor III. While Jill adamantly refused to believe this at first, DNA testing of Phillip's remains confirmed that he was not Jill's biological son. It was then revealed that Jill's real son was, in fact, new-in-town Cane Ashby, who had recently married Amber Moore (Adrienne Frantz). It is now being debated whether or not Kay should be prosecuted for her past crime. Ambrosia Amber Moore (formerly Forrester and Ashby) is a fictional character originally from the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, portrayed by Adrienne Frantz from July 18, 1997 until April 14, 2005. ... Adrienne Frantz (born June 7, 1978 in Mount Clemens, Michigan) is an American actress, best known for her role as Ambrosia Amber Moore Forrester on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. ...

Katherine was furious upon learning her daughter Jill was planning on eloping with Ji Min. She offered Ji Min a bribe not to marry her daughter.

Now she is trapped in the Clear Springs wreckage with her grandson Cane.

Family & Relationships

Parents

• Unnamed Man (Father, deceased)
• Unnamed Woman (Mother, deceased)

Sibling(s)

• None/Unknown

Marital Status

• Single

Past Marriage(s)

• Gary Reynolds (Divorced) [1956]
• Phillip Chancellor II (Dissolved) [1961-1976)
• Derek Thurston (Divorced) [1977-1981]
• Rex Sterling (Annulled) [1988-1990]
• Rex Sterling (Dissolved) [1992-1994]

Children

• Brock Reynolds (Son, with Gary Reynolds)
• Jill Foster (Daughter, with Arthur Hendricks) {Given Up For Adoption)

Jill Foster Chancellor Brooks Abbott is a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. ...

Grandchildren

• Cane Ashby (Grandson, via Jill)
• Phillip Chancellor III (Legal Grandson, via Jill, deceased)
• William "Billy" Abbott (Grandson, via Jill)
• Mackenzie Browning (Granddaughter, via Brock)
• Phillip Chancellor IV (Legal Great-Grandson, via Phillip)

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Flings & Relationships

• John Abbott Sr. (Dated, deceased)
• Arthur Hendricks (Affair/Lover)
• Douglas Austin (Dated)
• Felipe Ramirez (Dated)
• Jerry Cashman (Dated, deceased)
• Brent Davis (Dated, deceased)
• Mitchell Sherman (Dated)
• Arthur Hendricks (Dated/Engaged)

John Abbott was a fictional character on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. ...

Occupation

• Owner of Chancellor Industries
• Owner of Jabot Cosmetics
• Acting CEO of Chancellor Industries
• Legal Trustee for Forrester Creations
• Jabot Cosmetics Board Member

Forrester Creations is a fictional fashion house business on the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. ...

Legal Name

• Stated on heir, Katherine's legal name is Katherine Chancellor Sterling.