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Diane Jenkins
Susan Walters
Susan Walters as Diane Jenkins
The Young and the Restless
Portrayed by: Alex Donnelley (1982-1986 & 1996-2001)
Susan Walters (2001-2004, 2010 & 2022-)
Maura West (2010-2011)
Duration: 1982-1986, 1996-2001, 2001-2004,
2010, 2010-2011 & 2022-
First appearance: May 1982
Created by: William J. Bell
Profile
Family: Jenkins family
Other names: Taylor Jenson (alias)
Gender: Female
Occupation: Businesswoman
Residence: Abbott Manor
603 Glenwood Drive
Genoa City, Wisconsin
Relationships
Parents: Kyle Jenkins
(father)
Unknown woman
(mother)
Siblings: None/unknown
Marital status: John "Jack" Abbott Jr.
(married) [07/2023-]
Past marriage(s): Andrew "Andy" Richards
(divorced) [1983-1994]
Victor Newman Sr.
(divorced) [1997-1999]
Victor Newman Sr.
(annulled) [2011]
Children: Kyle Abbott
(son, with Jack, via artificial insemination)
Keemo Nguyen
(step-son)
John Abbott III
(step-son)
Grandchildren: Harrison Abbott
(grandson, via Kyle)
Romances: John "Jack" Abbott Jr.
(one night stand; 1981)
John "Jack" Abbott Jr.
(affair/one night stand; 1982)
Andrew "Andy" Richards
(lovers; 1983)
John "Jack" Abbott Jr.
(affair/lovers; 1986)
John "Jack" Abbott Jr.
(dated/engaged; 1997)
Tucker McCall
(affair/one night stand; 2011)
Nicholas "Nick" Newman
(lovers; 2011)
Victor Newman Sr.
(lovers; 2011)
John "Jack" Abbott Jr.
(affair/one night stand; 2011)
Nicholas "Nick" Newman
(one night stand; 2011)
Deacon Sharpe
(lovers; 2011)
Jeremy Stark
(lovers; 20??-20??)

Diane Jenkins Abbott (formerly Richards & Newman) is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.

Actress History:[]

  • Alex Donnelley (1982-1986 & 1996-2001)
  • Susan Walters (11/2001-10/2004 & 03/2022-present; contract & 02/2010-03/2010; recurring)
  • Maura West (10/2010-08/2011)

Other Information:[]

  • Presumed deceased August 1, 2011 to March 23, 2022

Character History:[]

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