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Jeanne Cooper
Jeanne Cooper plays 'Katherine Chancellor'
- Matriarch, socialite and savvy business leader, Katherine Chancellor has conquered her own demons and today serves as a respected figure on the Genoa City social and business scenes.
- Katherine (aka Kay), who dabbled in affairs with her estate stable boys, was furious to learn that her teenaged paid companion, Jill, was having an affair with her estranged husband Phillip Chancellor II.
- After Phillip won his divorce from Kay, a drunken Kay drove her car off a cliff with Phillip as a passenger. Kay survived but Phillip later died of his injuries.
- Kay tried to buy Jill’s son (Phillip Chancellor III) but failed.
- Phillip's death fuelled the Kay/Jill feud for many years.
- Next, Kay fell for hairdresser Derek Thurston, who desired Jill. Kay took a bullet intended for Derek and faked paralysis to hang onto him.
- Later, Kay fell in love with Felipe Ramirez who held her captive. When Kay won her freedom, she dumped Derek.
- Kay's next love interest was Rex Sterling. Unbeknownst to Kay, Jill had found Rex on a park bench living as a homeless man. Jill gave Rex a makeover (including his name) and set him up with Kay. During this time, Jill and Kay found a common threat in Nina Webster, whom Phillip III had impregnated.
- Kay and Rex wed, but she was kidnapped by Clint Radison, Rex's former prison mate, and replaced with Marge, a waitress who passed for Kay’s double. Marge helped Kay escape, Clint was sent back to jail but Kay and Rex's reunion was short-lived when Rex was killed.
- While living with Katherine, Jill finds documents from Phillip that indicates his desire for her to live in the Chancellor mansion. The judge ruled that both women could share the lavish estate.
- A despondent Kay moved out and lived in a homeless shelter where she was united with her granddaughter Mackenize Browning, whose father is Kay's son Brock Reynolds. After Kay moved back into the mansion, she was kidnapped by Mac's abusive stepfather.
- Kay suffered a stroke after her old pal Charlotte Ramsey revealed to her that Jill was the daughter she gave up for adoption.
- Katherine checked into rehab after she started drinking again.
- She took on a more active role in the running of Chancellor Industries by hiring Jack Abbott to run her company after his predecessor tried to embezzle Kay's funds.
- Chancellor bailed out of failing Jabot Cosmetics, which resulted in Kay becoming a "go to" person in times of crisis for Jabot.
- Unaware that Jack secretly owned House of Kim, Kay sold Jabot to the Japanese conglomerate firm, and returned her focus to Chancellor Industries. The return of Jill's son to Genoa City sparked conflicts between Kay and Jill, and old wounds have been re-opened between mother and daughter.
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