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Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)
Jack Abbott is a fictional character on the CBS soap The Young and the Restless, created in 1980 and played by Peter Bergman since November 1989. Eldest Abbott son, Jabot co-CEO, Victor Newman's rival, married ten times including three times to Nikki Newman.
Jacklyn Zeman
Jacklyn Zeman (1953-2023), American actress, played Nurse Bobbie Spencer on ABC's General Hospital for 45 years from 1977, after Lana McClain on One Life to Live; four Daytime Emmy nominations, later The Bay.
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, born 1987 in Windsor, Ontario, is a Canadian actress who has played Steffy Forrester on CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful since 2008, winning Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actress in 2019, 2021, and 2023; married to Elan Ruspoli, five sons.
Jason Morgan (General Hospital)
Jason Morgan, also known as Jason Quartermaine, is a fictional mob enforcer on the ABC soap opera General Hospital, played most prominently by Steve Burton since 1991.
Jeanne Cooper
Jeanne Cooper (Wilma Jeanne Cooper, 1928-2013), American actress who played Katherine Chancellor on CBS's The Young and the Restless from 1973 to 2013; won the 2008 Daytime Emmy for Lead Actress and the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Jerry Douglas (actor)
Jerry Douglas (Gerald Rubenstein, 1932-2021) was an American actor who played patriarch John Abbott on The Young and the Restless from March 1982 to 2016, distinct from the Dobro musician of the same name.
Jess Walton
Jess Walton, American actress born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and raised in Toronto, joined The Young and the Restless in June 1987 as Jill Foster Abbott and won the 1997 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress.
Jesse Hubbard and Angie Baxter
Jesse Hubbard and Angie Baxter, the All My Children supercouple played by Darnell Williams and Debbi Morgan, regarded as daytime's first Black supercouple, married 1983, separated by Jesse's 1988 presumed death, reunited 2008.
Jesse Lee Soffer
Jesse Lee Soffer (born 1984) is an American actor known as Will Munson on As the World Turns, Detective Jay Halstead on Chicago P.D. (2014-2022), and Wes Mitchell on FBI: International.
John Aniston (Γιάννης Αναστασάκης)
John Aniston (Γιάννης Αναστασάκης, born Yannis Anastassakis, 1933–2022) was a Greek-born American actor who played Victor Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives from July 19, 1985 until his death, and was the father of Jennifer Aniston.
John Callahan (actor)
John Kevin Callahan (1953–2020), American soap opera actor born in Brooklyn, best known as Edmund Grey on All My Children (1992–2005); also Falcon Crest, Santa Barbara, Days of Our Lives; ex-husband of Eva LaRue; distinct from the cartoonist John Callahan.
John McCook
John McCook (born 1944, per IMDb; some sources say 1945), American actor from Ventura, California; Eric Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful since its 1987 debut, formerly Lance Prentiss on The Young and the Restless, 2022 Daytime Emmy winner.
Jon Lindstrom
Jon Lindstrom (Jon Robert Lindstrom), American actor, director, and novelist born 1957 in Medford, Oregon; known for twin roles Kevin Collins and Ryan Chamberlain on General Hospital and Port Charles, four Emmy nominations, Joey Armstrong on Beyond the Gates, and the USA Today bestselling novel Hollywood Hustle.
Judith Light
Judith Light (born 1949, Trenton, New Jersey) is an American actress: Karen Wolek on One Life to Live (two Daytime Emmys), Angela Bower on Who's the Boss?, consecutive 2012–2013 Tony winner, and 2023 Emmy winner for Poker Face.
Julie Berman
Julie Marie Berman, American actress born 1983 in Los Angeles; played Lulu Spencer on General Hospital 2005-2013, winning three Daytime Emmy Awards, then Leia on Casual and Dr. Sam Zanetti on Chicago Med.
Kayla Ewell
Kayla Noelle Ewell (born 1985) is an American actress known as Vicki Donovan on The Vampire Diaries, Caitlin Ramirez on The Bold and the Beautiful, and Nora Truman on Roswell, New Mexico; also co-hosts the Directionally Challenged podcast.
Kelly Kruger
Kelly Kruger (born 1982, Montreal) is a Canadian actress known as Mackenzie Browning on The Young and the Restless, Eva on The Bold and the Beautiful, and Serena Baldwin on General Hospital since 2026.
Kelly Thiebaud
Kelly Thiebaud (born 1982, El Campo, Texas) is an American actress, Daytime Emmy winner as Dr. Britt Westbourne on General Hospital (2012-2026), also Station 19's Eva Vasquez, Magnum P.I., and David Guetta video star.
Kim Matula
Kim Matula (Kimberly Marie Matula, born 1988, Fort Worth, Texas) is an American actress who played Hope Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful from 2010 to 2014 with guest returns, later starring in LA to Vegas and playing Jane Curtin in Saturday Night.
Kim Rhodes
Kim Rhodes (Kimberly Rhodes, born 1969, Portland, Oregon) is an American actress known as Carey Martin on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Sheriff Jody Mills on Supernatural, with soap opera roots in Another World.
Knots Landing
Knots Landing, also known as Knots, is a CBS prime-time soap opera (1979-1993), a Dallas spin-off created by David Jacobs about families on a California cul-de-sac, running 14 seasons and 344 episodes.
Kyle Lowder
Kyle Lowder (born 1980, St. Louis) is an American actor and news anchor, known as Brady Black and Rex Brady on Days of Our Lives and Rick Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful, now co-hosting Newsmax's Wake Up America Weekend.
Leslie Charleson
Leslie Charleson (1945-2025), American actress, played Dr. Monica Quartermaine on ABC's General Hospital from 1977 to December 2023, over 2,000 episodes, four Daytime Emmy nominations, longest-tenured cast member.
Lindsay Hartley
Lindsay Hartley (Lindsay Nicole Korman, born 1978) is an American actress, singer, writer, and director, best known as Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald on NBC's Passions (1999–2008) and later a prolific director of Lifetime television movies.
Lindsey McKeon
Lindsey McKeon (Lindsey Johnson McKeon), American actress born 1982 in Summit, New Jersey; played Katie Peterson on Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Marah Lewis on Guiding Light, and Taylor James on One Tree Hill.
Linsey Godfrey
Linsey Godfrey (born 1988, Stuart, Florida) is an American soap opera actress, known as Caroline Spencer on The Bold and the Beautiful (2012-2018) and Dr. Sarah Horton on Days of Our Lives (from 2018), a Hodgkin's lymphoma survivor and Daytime Emmy nominee.
Lisa Vultaggio
Lisa Vultaggio is a Canadian former actress born in 1973 in Vancouver, best known as FBI agent Hannah Scott on General Hospital (1999–2001, 99 episodes). She is married to actor Jonathan Jackson and has three children.
List of American daytime soap opera ratings
The list of American daytime soap opera ratings compiles Nielsen household ratings and rankings for American daytime soap operas from 1950 to the present, measured as the percentage of US TV households watching.
List of General Hospital characters
Characters of General Hospital (ABC soap set in Port Charles, upstate New York, since April 1, 1963): ABC's 18 principal cast pairings (Sonny Corinthos/Maurice Benard, Jason Morgan/Steve Burton), contract versus recurring roles, recasts, and 2025-2026 comings and goings.
List of previous The Young and the Restless cast members
List of previous The Young and the Restless cast members: record of departed actors on the CBS soap (Y&R, premiered 1973, Genoa City), with characters, years, recast numbering, original Brooks/Foster families, and notable alumni like David Hasselhoff.