Colleen Carlton

Colleen Carlton
The Young and the Restless character
Tammin Sursok as Colleen Carlton
Portrayed by	Lyndsy Fonseca (2001–2005) Adrianne León (2006–2007) Tammin Sursok (2007–2009) Uncredited (2010) (and child actors)
Duration	1992–1995 2001–2010
First appearance	March 5, 1992
Last appearance	December 23, 2010
Classification	Former; regular
Created by	William J. Bell
Introduced by	Edward J. Scott (1992, 2001) David Shaughnessy and John F. Smith (2004) John F. Smith (2006) Lynn Marie Latham and Josh Griffith (2007)
In-universe information Other names Colleen Cecile Carlton Occupation Student at Genoa City University Waitress at Crimson Lights Spokesperson for Jabot Cosmetics Father Brad Carlton Mother Traci Abbott Stepfather Steve Connelly Half-sisters Abby Newman (adoptive) Grandfathers Arthur Kaplan John Abbott Grandmothers Rebecca Kaplan Dina Mergeron Uncles Jack Abbott Billy Abbott Eric Vanderway Aunts Ashley Abbott Stephanie Kaplan Nephews Dominic Abbott Newman Winters Chancellor First cousins Keemo Volien Abbott John Abbott III Kyle Abbott Abby Newman Delia Abbott Johnny Abbott Katie Newman Theo Vanderway Allie Nguyen (once removed) Harrison Locke (once removed)

Colleen Carlton is a fictional character from The Young and the Restless, an American soap opera on the CBS network, last portrayed by Tammin Sursok. The character was born during the March 5, 1992, episode as the daughter of Brad Carlton (Don Diamont) and Traci Abbott (Beth Maitland). After leaving the soap opera three years later, the character returned as a teenager in 2001, portrayed by Lyndsy Fonseca, who remained in the role until 2005. The following year, the role was recast with Adrianne León, who portrayed the character for a year until Sursok took over. Sursok exited the role in 2009, following the death of the character.^[1] In 2010, an uncredited actress reprised the role in a dream.

The character was portrayed as a "sweet Daddy's girl" who rebelled during her teen years.^[2][3] She was also notorious for her romance with J.T. Hellstrom, a relationship considered a soap opera supercouple.^[4][5] Viewers voted them onto top couple lists multiple times.^[6][7] The character's onscreen death in 2009 met with both positive and negative reviews from critics.^[8][9][10]