Grace Turner
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Grace Turner is a fictional character
on the CBS
soap opera
The Young and the Restless
. She was originated by Josie Davis
from June 1996 to February 25, 1997. She was then replaced by Jennifer Gareis
from February 26, 1997 to November 22, 1999. Gareis returned briefly in 2000 and 2002, and on a recurring
basis from January
to August 2004.
) best friend, who had moved from Madison
, Wisconsin
to Genoa City
(where Sharon also now lived) with her boyfriend Tony Viscardi (Nick Scotti
). Upon learning that Sharon and Nick Newman
's (Joshua Morrow
) newborn baby, Noah
, was at death's door, Grace and Tony decided to track down Sharon's first child, a daughter she had given up at birth, to ease Sharon's pain. They finally tracked down the now-5-year-old girl, who had been renamed Cassie Johnson
(Camryn Grimes
) by her adoptive
mother, Alice (Tamara Clatterbuck). Alice had abandoned Cassie and left her with her elderly mother, Millie (Ernestine Mercer). Realizing that she was barely able to take care of herself, let alone a young child, Millie eventually let Grace and Tony take Cassie back with them. Noah unexpectedly survived, so Grace decided to keep Cassie's identity a secret from Nick and Sharon. Tony reluctantly agreed to help her.
Although Cassie missed Millie, she grew to think of Tony and Grace as her parents. Grace introduced Cassie to Nick and Sharon as Grace's "niece from out of town". After a year, Grace finally told Sharon the truth about Cassie being her daughter. While Sharon was furious with Grace for keeping the secret, she was ecstatic to have her daughter back. Cassie, on the other hand, was at first devastated, and angry at Sharon for giving her up at birth. Though, after spending time with the Newmans, Cassie came to think of Nick and Sharon as her parents.
One night, while babysitting Cassie and Noah, Grace plotted to steal Nick from Sharon. Nick arrived home drunk, and thinking Grace was Sharon, slept with her. The following morning, Nick was furious with Grace and swore her to secrecy. Grace blackmail
ed Nick into giving her a job at Newman Enterprises. She constantly tried to get Nick alone so that she could seduce him, but didn't succeed. Grace's obsession with Nick caused Tony to leave her. One night, while on a business trip, Nick finally gave into temptation and slept with Grace again. The next morning, Sharon, who had come to surprise Nick, overheard Nick and Grace talking about the night before, and devastated, she wandered out onto the road and was hit by a car. When Sharon recovered, she and Nick reunited. After a short-lived affair with Michael Baldwin
(Christian LeBlanc
), Grace left town.
In late 2003, Sharon was mortified to realize that software tycoon Cameron Kirsten
(Linden Ashby
) was in town to make a business deal with Newman Enterprises, and Nick was handling the deal. It was soon revealed that, during her recent absence from Genoa City, Sharon had slept with and been beaten by Cameron. When Cameron attempted to rape
Sharon, she knocked him out with a wine bottle
, thinking she had killed him. After dragging the body behind a dumpster, Sharon asked Larry Warton
(David "Shark" Fralick) to dispose of it for her. At a bar, Sharon ran into Grace, who told her that she had been dating Cameron and accused her of murdering her lover.
Sharon began having what she thought were paranoid
delusions of Cameron's rotting body appearing in her living room. Desperate to find out for sure if Cameron was dead, Sharon and her mother-in-law Nikki Newman
(Melody Thomas Scott
) went into the sewer
, where Larry had dumped the body. They found a body that was wearing Cameron's clothes, but had decomposed
beyond recognition. It was revealed later that Cameron was still alive. The "hauntings" had been a trick set up by Cameron and Grace, and the body Sharon and Nikki had found was actually that of Frank Barritt (Phil Dozois), Cassie's biological father, whom Cameron had killed himself. Nick and Sharon convinced Grace to testify against Cameron, and he was jailed for his crimes. The Newmans were grateful to Grace for saving Sharon, and Grace now works for a Newman Enterprises subsidiary in New York City
.
Fictional character
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on the CBS
CBS
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soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
. She was originated by Josie Davis
Josie Davis
Josie Rebecca Davis is an American actress and producer, best known for her role as Sarah Powell in the television sitcom Charles in Charge from 1987 to 1990.-Television work:...
from June 1996 to February 25, 1997. She was then replaced by Jennifer Gareis
Jennifer Gareis
Jennifer Lynne Gareis is an American actress and former beauty queen.-Private life:She is a graduate of Franklin and Marshall College, where she majored in accounting and was an All-American Swimmer, and J.P...
from February 26, 1997 to November 22, 1999. Gareis returned briefly in 2000 and 2002, and on a recurring
Recurring status
In the U.S. soap opera world, recurring status is a term used to describe the status of a performer who consistently performs in less than three episodes out of a five-day work week, and is therefore let out of their multi-year contract in order for the show to save money...
basis from January
January 2004
January 2004: ← – January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December – →-Events:-January 1:...
to August 2004.
Character's background
Grace was first introduced as Sharon Newman's (Sharon CaseSharon Case
Sharon Case is an American actress. She is known for her roles on daytime television soap operas. Her most well-known role has been on CBS Daytime Television's The Young and the Restless. She has portrayed the role of Sharon Newman since August 1994...
) best friend, who had moved from Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
to Genoa City
Genoa City (fictional city)
Genoa City, Wisconsin is the fictional setting for the long-running American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The real U.S. village of the same name is otherwise unlike and unrelated to the mid-size city depicted in the series.- Overview :...
(where Sharon also now lived) with her boyfriend Tony Viscardi (Nick Scotti
Nick Scotti
Nick Scotti is an American actor, model and singer.Scotti left high school to travel the world for a career in modeling, moving to Japan at age 17 and France at age 19. In the process, he became a popular male model...
). Upon learning that Sharon and Nick Newman
Nicholas Newman
Nicholas Christian "Nick" Newman is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. He has been portrayed by American actor Joshua Morrow since 1994, but was earlier portrayed by various child actors, including John Nelson-Alden, a son of the show's former writer, Kay...
's (Joshua Morrow
Joshua Morrow
Joshua Jacob Morrow is an American actor and former pop singer who plays the role of Nicholas Newman on The Young and the Restless.-Private life:In 2001, Joshua married his longtime girlfriend, Tobe Keeney...
) newborn baby, Noah
Noah Newman
Noah Christian Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.He is the eldest biological child of supercouple Nicholas Newman and Sharon Collins , born onscreen on March 3, 1997. The role was played by a series of infant and toddler actors during the character's...
, was at death's door, Grace and Tony decided to track down Sharon's first child, a daughter she had given up at birth, to ease Sharon's pain. They finally tracked down the now-5-year-old girl, who had been renamed Cassie Johnson
Cassie Newman
Cassidy Ann "Cassie" Newman was a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.Camryn Grimes originated the role on March 19, 1997 until the character's death on May 24, 2005, and appearing in a few separate occasions since 2005 as a ghost.Camryn's performances made her...
(Camryn Grimes
Camryn Grimes
Camryn Elizabeth Grimes is an American actress.-Life and career:Camryn is the daughter of Preston Lee and Heather Grimes. Camryn has six siblings, four sisters and two brothers...
) by her adoptive
Adoption
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting for another and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities from the original parent or parents...
mother, Alice (Tamara Clatterbuck). Alice had abandoned Cassie and left her with her elderly mother, Millie (Ernestine Mercer). Realizing that she was barely able to take care of herself, let alone a young child, Millie eventually let Grace and Tony take Cassie back with them. Noah unexpectedly survived, so Grace decided to keep Cassie's identity a secret from Nick and Sharon. Tony reluctantly agreed to help her.
Although Cassie missed Millie, she grew to think of Tony and Grace as her parents. Grace introduced Cassie to Nick and Sharon as Grace's "niece from out of town". After a year, Grace finally told Sharon the truth about Cassie being her daughter. While Sharon was furious with Grace for keeping the secret, she was ecstatic to have her daughter back. Cassie, on the other hand, was at first devastated, and angry at Sharon for giving her up at birth. Though, after spending time with the Newmans, Cassie came to think of Nick and Sharon as her parents.
One night, while babysitting Cassie and Noah, Grace plotted to steal Nick from Sharon. Nick arrived home drunk, and thinking Grace was Sharon, slept with her. The following morning, Nick was furious with Grace and swore her to secrecy. Grace blackmail
Blackmail
In common usage, blackmail is a crime involving threats to reveal substantially true or false information about a person to the public, a family member, or associates unless a demand is met. It may be defined as coercion involving threats of physical harm, threat of criminal prosecution, or threats...
ed Nick into giving her a job at Newman Enterprises. She constantly tried to get Nick alone so that she could seduce him, but didn't succeed. Grace's obsession with Nick caused Tony to leave her. One night, while on a business trip, Nick finally gave into temptation and slept with Grace again. The next morning, Sharon, who had come to surprise Nick, overheard Nick and Grace talking about the night before, and devastated, she wandered out onto the road and was hit by a car. When Sharon recovered, she and Nick reunited. After a short-lived affair with Michael Baldwin
Michael Baldwin
Michael Baldwin is a fictional character on the CBS television soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by Christian LeBlanc originally from late December 1991 until June 1993 and then he returned on April 25, 1997. The character has also crossed over briefly to As the World Turns on April...
(Christian LeBlanc
Christian LeBlanc
Christian Jules LeBlanc is an American actor.LeBlanc currently plays Michael Baldwin on The Young and the Restless. He first played the role from 1991 to 1993, and then resumed the role in 1997. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for the role six times, and won for Outstanding Lead Actor...
), Grace left town.
In late 2003, Sharon was mortified to realize that software tycoon Cameron Kirsten
Cameron Kirsten
Cameron Kirsten is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless played on recurring status by American actor Linden Ashby from November 2003 to August 2004.-Character history:...
(Linden Ashby
Linden Ashby
Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III , best known as Linden Ashby, is an American actor and martial artist.-Early life:...
) was in town to make a business deal with Newman Enterprises, and Nick was handling the deal. It was soon revealed that, during her recent absence from Genoa City, Sharon had slept with and been beaten by Cameron. When Cameron attempted to rape
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
Sharon, she knocked him out with a wine bottle
Wine bottle
A wine bottle is a bottle used for holding wine, generally made of glass. Some wines are fermented in the bottle, others are bottled only after fermentation. They come in a large variety of sizes, several named for Biblical kings and other figures. The standard bottle contains 750 ml,...
, thinking she had killed him. After dragging the body behind a dumpster, Sharon asked Larry Warton
Larry Warton
Larry Warton is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. He was played by actor David "Shark" Fralick from December 1995 to January 1996 and again from December 29, 1999 to June 9, 2005.-Fictional character biography:...
(David "Shark" Fralick) to dispose of it for her. At a bar, Sharon ran into Grace, who told her that she had been dating Cameron and accused her of murdering her lover.
Sharon began having what she thought were paranoid
Paranoia
Paranoia [] is a thought process believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of irrationality and delusion. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy concerning a perceived threat towards oneself...
delusions of Cameron's rotting body appearing in her living room. Desperate to find out for sure if Cameron was dead, Sharon and her mother-in-law Nikki Newman
Nikki Reed Newman
Nicole "Nikki" Reed is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She has been played by actress Melody Thomas Scott since 1979...
(Melody Thomas Scott
Melody Thomas Scott
Melody Thomas Scott is an American actress, best known for playing Nikki Newman on the soap opera The Young and the Restless since 1979.-Early Training:Melody Thomas Scott has been a working actress since the age of three...
) went into the sewer
Sanitary sewer
A sanitary sewer is a separate underground carriage system specifically for transporting sewage from houses and commercial buildings to treatment or disposal. Sanitary sewers serving industrial areas also carry industrial wastewater...
, where Larry had dumped the body. They found a body that was wearing Cameron's clothes, but had decomposed
Decomposition
Decomposition is the process by which organic material is broken down into simpler forms of matter. The process is essential for recycling the finite matter that occupies physical space in the biome. Bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death...
beyond recognition. It was revealed later that Cameron was still alive. The "hauntings" had been a trick set up by Cameron and Grace, and the body Sharon and Nikki had found was actually that of Frank Barritt (Phil Dozois), Cassie's biological father, whom Cameron had killed himself. Nick and Sharon convinced Grace to testify against Cameron, and he was jailed for his crimes. The Newmans were grateful to Grace for saving Sharon, and Grace now works for a Newman Enterprises subsidiary in New York City
New York City
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.