Name: Hayley Erin
Character Name: Abby Carlton
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Birthdate: July 13, 1994
Career Highlights in Soaps: The Young and the Restless is Hayley’s first Daytime gig, but she has appeared in shows including “Emily’s Reason’s Why Not,” “Two and a Half Men,” “Big Love,” “The King of Queens,” “The District,” and “Malcolm In The Middle.”
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Name: Vanessa Marano
Character Name: Eden Baldwin
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Birthdate: October 31, 1992
Career Highlights in Soaps: The Young and the Restless is Vanessa’s first Daytime role. Fans may remember her from “The Gilmore Girls,” “Ghost Whisperer,” “Misguided,” and “Party down” just to name a few! She is currently working on the post-production of “Man of Your Dreams,” and “Dear Lemon Lima,” as well as “Stopping Power,” which is in production.
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Take a look at who’s coming to the land of The Bold and the Beautiful in November…

The trusty Madison, played by Stephanie Wang, turns up for another appearance on November 25.

Fashion adds to the drama this week when a model, played by Heather Chantal Jones (“America’s Next Top Model” runner up) interacts with Rick, played by Kyle Lowder on November 25.

CBS shows merge as the models from “The Price is Right” game show will appear on B&B. Look for Rachel Reynolds, Brandi Sherwood and Phire Dawson to appear on November 17.

Jake is coming for another visit, as Todd McKee will reprise the role on November 11 and 12. His last appearance surrounded Stephanie’s shooting – what will this visit bring?
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Name: Erin Sanders
Character Name: Eden Baldwin
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California
Birthdate: January 19, 1991
Career Highlights in Soaps: Although The Young and the Restless is Erin’s first Daytime gig, fans may recognize her from her roles on “Zoey 101,” “8 Simple Rules,” “Slightly Thicker Than Water,” and “Judging Amy” to name a few!
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Name: Billy Miller (contract)
Character Name: Billy Abbott
Birthplace: Grand Prairie, Texas
Birthdate: September 17, 1979
Career Highlights in Soaps: Prior to his role on The Young and the Restless, Billy appeared on ABC’s All My Children from 2007 to 2008 and also had a guest spot on “CSI: NY” as Will Graham in 2006.
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Name: Michael Gross
Character Name: Lowell/River Baldwin
Birthdate: June 21, 1947
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Career Highlights in Soaps: While The Young and the Restless is Michael’s first daytime gig, he is best known for being an 80’s dad on the hit series Family Ties. He’s also had many primetime and movie roles in shows such as Boston Legal, CSI: New York, The Drew Carey Show, and in the films Tremors and An American in China. Fans can look for Michael in his new 2009 film Broken Windows playing Teddy.
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Name: Jamia Simone Nash
Character Name: Ana Hamilton
Birthdate: August 21 1996
Birthplace: Virginia Beach, VA
Career Highlights in Soaps: Ana’s a newcomer to Soaps and also a newcomer to Y&R.
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Name: Ted Shackelford
Character Name: Jeffrey Bardwell (ex-William Bardwell)
Birthdate: June 23, 1946
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Career Highlights in Soaps: Ted started out and is well known for his role in Another World as Raymond Gordon. He played this part in 1975-1977. He then played from 1979-1981 on Dallas, as Gary Ewing, and moved to the spin off, Knott’s Landing:Back to the Cul-de-Sac in 1997. He recently played William Bardwell from 2006-July 18-2007, and we like to think that fan power brought him back as Jeffrey Bardwell, Will’s twin brother, August 7, 2007.
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Name: Emily O’Brien
Character Name: Jana Hawkes
Birthdate: May 28, 1985
Birthplace: Bedfordshire, England
Career Highlights in Soaps: Emily started out playing Jana on October 2006, for Y&R.
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Name: Peter Bergman
Character Name: Jack Abbott
Birthdate: June 11, 1953
Birthplace: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Career Highlights in Soaps: Started out playing Dr. Clifff Warner on All My Children, in 1979-1987. He left for a short time and returned a year later, to play until 1989. This lead him right into the role of Jack Abbott for Y&R, that same year. He has also played parts in primetime shows and made for TV movies such as “The Nanny”, “Fantasies”, and “Daniele Steel’s Palamino”.
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