Nina Webster
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Nina Webster is a fictional character
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 on the 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...

, played by American
United States
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 actress Tricia Cast
Tricia Cast
Tricia Cast is an American actress, best known for her role as Nina Webster on The Young and the Restless.-Personal life:...

 from June 26, 1986 to February 1, 2001, as a guest star from November 14 to November 20, 2008, and returned on a regular basis on May 1, 2009. Cast won a Daytime Emmy Award for playing Nina in 1992. Cast was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2011.

Pregnancies and Marriages

After getting pregnant by a man named Jimmy, Nina Webster ran away from her home and spent nights on a park bench in 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 :...

, before being found by Christine "Cricket" Blair
Christine Blair
Christine Marie Ellen "Cricket" Blair is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed since July 1983 by Lauralee Bell...

 (Lauralee Bell
Lauralee Bell
Lauralee Kristen Bell is an American soap opera actress. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended The Latin School of Chicago.The daughter of soap opera creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, and sister to Bill Bell, Jr...

), with whom she soon became friends. She found a place to live at Rose DeVille's (Darlene Conley
Darlene Conley
Darlene Conley was an American actress.Conley's career spanned fifty years, but she was best known for her performances in daytime television, and in particular, for her portrayal of larger-than-life fashion industrialist Sally Spectra on The Bold and the Beautiful. Conley played the role from...

) home, but had no idea that Rose was involved in a black-market baby snatching. When Nina gave birth to a son, she decided to keep the baby, but Rose made sure that this would not happen as she stole the baby and sold him to a couple (the Lansings) who were desperate to adopt, afterwards Rose left town. Nina decided to get her life back on track, but things did not seem to work out well. She set her sights on Christine's boyfriend Phillip Chancellor III (Thom Bierdz
Thom Bierdz
Thom Bierdz is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Phillip Chancellor III on the daytime drama The Young and the Restless, appearing from 1986 to 1989, returning for a "dream sequence" in 2004, and in a surprising twist, returned to the role in May 2009.-Phillip Chancellor...

), seduced him and ended up pregnant. In a rare act of unity, Phillip's mother Jill Foster Abbott
Jill Foster Abbott
Jill Abbott Fenmore is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. She is one of the series' original characters, and the only one remaining from its debut in March 1973...

 (then Brenda Dickson
Brenda Dickson
Brenda Irene Dickson ) is an American actress who originated the role of Jill Foster Abbott on the soap opera The Young and the Restless.-Work:...

, later Jess Walton
Jess Walton
Jess Walton is an American actress, best known for her role as Jill Foster Abbott on the American soap opera, The Young and the Restless.-Early life:...

) and her sworn enemy Katherine Chancellor
Katherine Chancellor
Katherine Chancellor Murphy is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless...

 (Jeanne Cooper
Jeanne Cooper
Wilma Jeanne Cooper , best known as Jeanne Cooper, is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Katherine Chancellor on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless...

) attempted to pay Nina to leave town, but she refused.

Nina gave birth to Phillip Chancellor IV
Chance Chancellor
Phillip Robert "Chance" Chancellor IV is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The character is currently portrayed by John Driscoll, from July 16, 2009 to September 9, 2010. He made a short departure from the show in September 2010, only to return by February...

 and married Phillip, and not even Jill and Kay were able to separate the happy couple until Phillip died in a car crash. She ended up with a considerable fortune and was an easy target for David Kimble (Michael Corbett
Michael Corbett (actor)
Michael Corbett is an American actor best known for his work in daytime soap operas.Corbett's was cast as Michael Pavel Jr. on Ryan's Hope. by a casting director who had seen him in a play. He would play Michael Pavel Jr...

), a con man
Confidence trick
A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence. A confidence artist is an individual working alone or in concert with others who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty and honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility,...

. Upon learning the truth, Nina shot David and went to court, but her crime was deemed as self defense. She then started an affair with Ryan McNeil
Ryan McNeil
Ryan McNeil was a fictional character on the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless. He was played by Scott Reeves from 1991 to 2001.-Character:...

 (Scott Reeves
Scott Reeves
Gregory Scott Reeves is an American actor and country music singer. He is known for his role as Ryan McNeil on The Young and the Restless and for his role as Dr...

), who was at the time married to Victoria Newman
Victoria Newman
Victoria Nicole Newman is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless...

 (then played by (Heather Tom
Heather Tom
Heather Marie Tom is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Victoria Newman on The Young and the Restless, Kelly Cramer on One Life to Live and currently Katie Logan Spencer on The Bold and the Beautiful....

) now played by (Amelia Heinle
Amelia Heinle
Amelia March Heinle Luckinbill is an American actress best known for her roles in American soap operas.-Career:...

). Their relationship continued after Ryan's marriage ended, and Nina ended up pregnant, once again, leaving Ryan with no choice but to marry her. Nina miscarried, and it was then when Ryan realized how much he loved her.

While married to Ryan, Nina fell for Cole Howard
Cole Howard
Cole Howard is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. He was played as a child by N.P. Schoch from September 1980 to the fall of 1981. The character returned as an adult when portrayed by J...

 (J. Eddie Peck
J. Eddie Peck
John Edward Peck is an American film and television actor, known professionally as J. Eddie Peck.He lived in Joplin, Missouri during the 1970s and graduated from Joplin Parkwood High School in 1976. He attended Missouri Southern State University.Much of Peck's work has been on both daytime and...

), who incidentally was another one of Victoria's husbands. Cole didn't want to be with her and Nina was having hard time dealing with the truth, and her marriage to Ryan suffered because of it. Ryan fell for another woman, Tricia Dennison
Tricia Dennison
Tricia McNeil is a fictional character, a resident of Genoa City on The Young and the Restless. Tricia was played by Sabryn Genet from February 1997 to November 2001.-Character:...

 (Sabryn Genet
Sabryn Genet
Sabryn Genet as Sabryn Genet Ertle in Orange County, California is an American actress.She is best known for her role as Tricia Dennison McNeil in The Young and the Restless...

), and the feelings of rejection from both Cole and Ryan caused her to try to commit suicide. She survived, and then evolved into a more mature woman. She continued writing novels and started a friendship with Tomas Del Cerro (Francesco Quinn
Francesco Quinn
Francesco Daniele Quinn was an Italian-born actor. The third son of Oscar winner Anthony Quinn and Jolanda Addorlori , Francesco is perhaps best known for his breakout role as Rhah in Oliver Stone’s Academy Award-winning Platoon...

), a world-famous novelist. Their friendship soon evolved into a relationship. Nina's career took an upswing when Tomas' publisher became interested in her novel. He decided to propose to Nina and she reluctantly accepted, but their relationship was soon over when Tomas was unable to get over Nina's success as a writer. Nina left town, and Tomas simply disappeared as well.

Return and Shocking Family Discoveries

In November 2008, Nina returned to Genoa City to attend Kay's funeral (even though it turned out to be the funeral of her look-alike, Marge Cotrooke). She revealed that she is still writing screenplays, although without much success and that her son Phillip was now enlisted in the army and currently serving in Iraq. She returned again in May 2009 for the wedding of the now living Katherine to Murphy. She discovered a drunken Jill at the door as she was arriving; she promptly tied Jill up and hid her in the hall closet so she would not disturb the ceremony. However, she wasn't in there for long, as Lauren Fenmore Baldwin
Lauren Fenmore Baldwin
Lauren Baldwin is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless and its "sister soap" The Bold and the Beautiful. She is portrayed by American actress Tracey E. Bregman...

 (Tracey E. Bregman
Tracey E. Bregman
Tracey E. Bregman is an German-American soap opera actress. She is best known for the role of Lauren Fenmore on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful and for her role as Sarah Smythe on The Young and the Restless .-Personal life:She was born...

) heard her muffled screams and let her out. After the wedding, she decided to approach Katherine with the idea of turning her recently published autobiography into a film; Katherine complied under the condition that her collaborator, Amber Moore
Amber Moore
Ambrosia "Amber" Moore is a fictional character on the CBS soap operas The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless played by actress Adrienne Frantz who debuted on July 18, 1997 on The Bold and the Beautiful where she stayed until April 14, 2005...

 (Adrienne Frantz
Adrienne Frantz
Adrienne Danielle Frantz is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for her role as Amber Moore in The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless .-Career:First breaking into the soap opera genre in 1997 as Tiffany Thorne on Sunset Beach, Frantz left the show...

), co-write the movie with her.

During Nina's long absence from Genoa City, it was revealed that Jill's son Phillip was switched shortly after birth by a jealous and alcoholic Katherine. Jill's true son was taken to Australia
Australia
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, returning years later under the name Cane Ashby
Cane Ashby
Ethan "Cane" Ashby is a fictional character in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. Daniel Goddard has portrayed the character since his January 12, 2007 debut...

 (Daniel Goddard). The other child, whose true identity remains unknown, was raised as Phillip and eventually married Nina. Following his wedding to Lily Winters
Lily Winters
Lily Winters Ashby is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Starting off as a rebellious yet naive teenager, the character became one of the series' popular heroines. Stories centered around Lily included the mystery of her paternity and social issue...

 (Christel Khalil
Christel Khalil
Christel Adnana Khalil is an American actress.-Career:Khalil is best known for her role as Lily Ashby on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She played the role from August 15, 2002 until September 2, 2005. Soon after she left the soap, Khalil was replaced by Davetta Sherwood...

), Cane recalled his telephone conversation two years earlier with a man regarding their joint plan to con Jill and Katherine. The man bore a startling resemblance to the supposedly deceased Phillip. On June 10, 2009, it was revealed that Phillip was indeed the other gentleman, and that he is still very much alive; unknown to everyone except Cane.

In mid-June 2009, Nina shocks Katherine and Jill by stating that she is having Phillip's body exhumed for a DNA test. Nina explains that her motives are not only to find out if the body is actually that of Phillip III, but to obtain some crucial information about her son. Nina informs Jill and Katherine that before being deployed in Iraq, her son had a physical and explained some symptoms he had been experiencing. The doctor asked if he had any family history of the deadly Huntington's disease. She explains that she isn't a carrier of the disease, and if his father wasn't either then Little Phillip will be in the clear. Jill informs Nina that the results from the previous exhumation of Phillip's body should still be on file at the lab. After a couple phone calls, it was revealed that the lab had no record of such a test, and the doctor who signed the autopsy report that Jill had on file had previously falsified forensic evidence and had disappeared. Nina goes back to her original plan of having Phillip's body exhumed. After much pleading from both Jill and Katherine, Nina agrees to only have the test for little Phillip done rather than both DNA tests. Once Katherine and Jill leave the room however, Nina calls the lab back to order the second DNA test. On June 16th, 2009 the body of Phillip Chancellor III is exhumed, and Nina requests to be present for the opening of the casket. When it is discovered that Phillip's casket is empty (and, in fact, never contained a corpse at all), Nina demands that Cane submit to DNA testing to verify his status as Jill's biological son. Upon learning of Nina's demand, Cane retrieves a vial of Phillip's blood from a carousel of vials he has kept in a hidden freezer for use in DNA testing. Thus, it becomes apparent that Phillip -- not Cane -- is Jill's biological son. On July 2nd, Nina confronts Cane accusing him of tampering with the blood samples for the DNA test. The blood had been frozen at one time, and the lab detected that. Cane finally breaks down and admits that he is not Phillip, but has no time to explain why he did what he did as Phillip Chancellor III makes his grand return to Genoa City. Nina stands there with a horrified look upon her face as she sees her husband who was long thought deceased standing before her very much alive.

When Phillip appears, Nina is shocked, and Kay collapses. Phillip briefly disappears, but is found at the hospital by Murphy, who keeps him there until Nina arrives. They all go into Katherine's hospital room to have a sort of 'family meeting'. Nina listens as Phillip explains why he and Cane deceived everyone. When Phillip explains that he didn't want to live the life he had 20 years earlier. Nina is furious at Phillip for faking his death, leaving her to raise their son by herself. Phillip claims that he faked his own death for his son, stating that he wouldn't have been a good father while suicidal and alcoholic. Nina, Jill, and Katherine are left in a very familiar place, in a hospital room, filled with pain, rage and guilt, exactly the same as 20 years earlier when Phillip 'died'.

Nina then demands more answers from Phillip, who is reluctant to reveal anything else. He follows her when she storms out of the Chancellor Mansion, and tells her to ask him anything she wants. After their conversation, Phillip reveals that he always wanted to call Nina and their son but didn't know what to say. He then reveals that he is gay, and has always been. Nina seems to support him, and even convinces him to tell Jill and Katherine.

On July 15th, Nina and Phillip's son Phillip Chancellor IV (John Driscoll
John Driscoll
John Edmund Driscoll is an American television and soap opera actor.-Early life:Driscoll grew up in Virginia. He went to Woodbridge Senior High School in Woodbridge, Virginia and graduated in 1999...

) returns from his tour of duty in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

. Nina is thrilled, and is anxious for her son -- who now prefers the nickname "Chance" -- to meet his father. Nina and Phillip get in an argument about how to handle explaining what happened to Chance, Nina wants to get it out in the open while Phillip wants her to back off and let Chance be.

In July 2010, Nina's long lost son stolen by Rose DeVille is revealed to be FBI Agent Ronan Malloy (Jeff Branson
Jeff Branson
Jeffrey Dale "Jeff" Branson is an American actor.-Life and career:Branson was born in St.Louis and originated the role of Jonathan Lavery on the ABC soap opera All My Children on June 15, 2004. Although he was off the air from mid-April until August 2005 while his character was believed dead in an...

), who is working undercover as a Genoa City police detective.

Nina is now dating Paul Williams. Christine Blair returns to Genoa City fully aware about the truth about Nina's son. She hates keeping this from her ,but refuses to tell her because it could deeply compromise the investigation she is doing. Later Christine and Ronan work together to get Nina's other son Chance arrested for possession of drugs. They do this because they feel he is a hindrance to the investigation. To everyone's surprise, Chance pleads guilty to crime and is sent to jail. While in jail, Nina morns over the birthday of her missing son while Chance is almost killed. This makes Christine hurt even more over the fact she knows about Nina's missing son ,but still does not tell her. Chance is later released on bail.

At the premiere Gloria Fisher and Jeffrey Bardwell
Jeffrey Bardwell
Jeffrey Bardwell is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actor Ted Shackelford from August 8, 2007 to March 16, 2011. Kin Shriner took over the role from April 20 to September 16, 2011....

's nightclub
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...

, Gloworm (previously Neil Winters
Neil Winters
Neil Winters is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actor Kristoff St. John since his first appearance in January 1991...

' nightclub.) Paul and Christine shared a kiss in remembrance of it being their wedding anniversary. Nina sees this and disappointingly walks away. The next day, when Nina sees the two of them she believes that the two of them had sex. The two of them deeply apologizes to her and assure her that they did not have sex. However Paul and Christine later kiss again almost to the point of them having sex. Christine abruptly leaves with Paul chasing after her. Nina sees Paul chasing after Christine. Paul confess to Nina about this. Nina is so mad slaps Paul on his face and storm out the room. Paul later begs for Nina's forgiveness and reminds her that he is still committed to finding her son.

On September 9th, her son, Chance, was accidentally shot dead by his half-brother Ronan Malloy. Chance was pronounced dead at the scene.

On September 17, it is revealed that Chance faked his death. Only his parents, Nina & Phillip, as well as Ronan and Christine, must know that he is still "alive" as he is going into the witness protection program. Following this Nina dumped Paul. On January 10, 2011 Nina found out from Paul's daughter Heather Stevens
Heather Stevens
Heather Stevens is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She was born onscreen in 1979 as the daughter of Paul Williams and April Stevens....

 (Eden Riegel
Eden Riegel
Eden Sonja Jane Riegel is an American actress. She portrayed Bianca Montgomery on the daytime drama All My Children, and propelled the character into a gay icon, as well as a popular figure within the medium...

) that Ronan has a disease that he got from his father, Jimmy. on January 12 Nina told Ronan she was donating part of her liver to him and was not taking no for an answer. Unfortunately, Nina was found not to be a match for Ronan. On February 4, 2011 Chance returned to the Chancellor mansion and the people who got to see him were Nina and Jill (Jess Walton
Jess Walton
Jess Walton is an American actress, best known for her role as Jill Foster Abbott on the American soap opera, The Young and the Restless.-Early life:...

). Now seven people know Chance is alive: Nina, Paul, Cricket, Jill, Katherine
Katherine Chancellor
Katherine Chancellor Murphy is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless...

 (Jeanne Cooper
Jeanne Cooper
Wilma Jeanne Cooper , best known as Jeanne Cooper, is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Katherine Chancellor on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless...

), Ronan, Chloe
Chloe Mitchell
Chloe Mitchell is a fictional character on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. She was first portrayed by a set of twins, Darla and Sandra Greer, from 1990 to 1991, and briefly by Danielle Ryah in 1994...

 (Elizabeth Hendrickson
Elizabeth Hendrickson
Elizabeth Hendrickson is an American actress. Her big break came when she was cast as character Frankie Stone on the daytime drama All My Children...

), and Murphy
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy may refer to:* Patrick Murphy , Canadian Olympic cyclist in 1956* Patrick Murphy , Irish giant* Patrick Murphy , Irish Fianna Fáil politician from Cork...

.

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