Leanna Love
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Leanna 'Love' Randolph (formerly Newman) was a fictional character
in the American
soap opera
, The Young and the Restless
. She was portrayed by actress Barbara Crampton
from October 1987 to 1993. She then returned from 1998 to 2002 and briefly reappeared from February 2006 until January 2007.
's husband and starts stalking the newly-weds. During the course of the show, she becomes more of a mainstream
character, still ambitious and obsessed, but this time with money and fame. She is a cloud with a silver lining, as her sensitive side emerges multiple times.
Jack Abbott (Terry Lester
/Peter Bergman
), the arch-nemesis of Victor Newman
(Eric Braeden
), arranged for Leanna to write a sensational tell-all biography
of Victor under the pseudonym
of Nora Randall entitled Ruthless: The Victor Newman Story. Ironically, Victor had also hired her to write an authorized biography of his life, under the pseudonym Kelly Carpenter. Without Jack's knowledge, Leanna added an extra chapter to "Ruthless" that exposed Jack's sister Ashley's
(Eileen Davidson
) affair with Victor, including Ashley's subsequent abortion
. Victor's ex-wife, Nikki
(Melody Thomas Scott
), who was pregnant with Victor's baby, hoped that they would eventually resume their marriage. But when Ruthless was published, Victor assumed that Nikki was the one to give "Nora Ranall" the information about Ashley's abortion (an assumption that was true) and quickly divorced her. In a surprising move, Victor married Leanna, in order to prove the press that he did not divorce Nikki in order to marry Ashley. Because Leanna felt guilty about the expose novel, and had come to genuinely care for Victor, she wrote another book called Victor Newman - Man and Myth, under her real name. Meanwhile, Victor devised a plan to punish Jack for his role in the publication of Leanna's book about Victor's life. Victor orchestrated a takeover of Jabot, displaced Jack and made Brad Carlton
(Don Diamont
) his superior. Victor and Leanna soon divorced and Victor married Ashley.
Five years later, following Victor's divorce from Diane Jenkins
(Alex Donnelley
), Leanna made another appearance. Diane's scheming lawyer, Michael
(Christian LeBlanc
), arranged for Diane to appear on Leanna's talk show
, The Leanna Love Show, in order to gain public sympathy for the settlement hearing. Still bitter over Victor's treatment of her five years ago, Leanna was happy to oblige. As revenge for this, Victor tricked Leanna into selling him The Leanna Love Show, and then fired her.
In 2006, Leanna, now a journalist
, returned to Genoa City to interview Ashley, who was being charged with the murder of Tom Fisher (Roscoe Born
) (she was covering for her amnesiac
father, John
(Jerry Douglas
)). Leanna lied to Ashley that she would paint a flattering picture of her, but instead, made Ashley look guilty.Leanna has been scheduled for a debut in the end of May 2011.
Leanna returned once more in 2007 to conduct an interview with David Chow
(Vincent Irizarry
) about the death of Carmen Mesta
(Marisa Ramirez
).
Fictional character
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in the American
United States
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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 portrayed by actress Barbara Crampton
Barbara Crampton
Barbara Crampton is an American actress.She is considered a scream queen.-Early years:Crampton was born in Levittown, Long Island, New York. She was raised in Vermont and spent summers while growing up traveling the country with the carnival as her father was a carnie...
from October 1987 to 1993. She then returned from 1998 to 2002 and briefly reappeared from February 2006 until January 2007.
Character's background
Leanna first appears on the show as the obsessed ex-patient of psychiatrist Steven Lassiter, who was Ashley AbbottAshley Abbott
Ashley Suzanne Abbott McCall is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, currently played by American actress Eileen Davidson, who had played the character for a total of more than 16 years prior to her return in September 2008...
's husband and starts stalking the newly-weds. During the course of the show, she becomes more of a mainstream
Mainstream
Mainstream is, generally, the common current thought of the majority. However, the mainstream is far from cohesive; rather the concept is often considered a cultural construct....
character, still ambitious and obsessed, but this time with money and fame. She is a cloud with a silver lining, as her sensitive side emerges multiple times.
Jack Abbott (Terry Lester
Terry Lester
Terry Lester was an American actor.Lester was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, graduating from high school at Southport High School, and began an acting career while at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. His acting career consisted of musical theater, concert performances, numerous primetime...
/Peter Bergman
Peter Bergman
Peter Bergman is an American soap opera actor best known for his portrayals as Dr. Cliff Warner on All My Children, as well as Jack Abbott on The Young and the Restless.-Biography:...
), the arch-nemesis of Victor Newman
Victor Newman
Victor Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden from February 1980 through November 2, 2009 and again from January 15, 2010 to present. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999...
(Eric Braeden
Eric Braeden
Eric Braeden is a German-American film and television actor, best known for his role as Victor Newman on the soap opera The Young and the Restless and as John Jacob Astor IV in the 1997 film Titanic...
), arranged for Leanna to write a sensational tell-all biography
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
of Victor under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
of Nora Randall entitled Ruthless: The Victor Newman Story. Ironically, Victor had also hired her to write an authorized biography of his life, under the pseudonym Kelly Carpenter. Without Jack's knowledge, Leanna added an extra chapter to "Ruthless" that exposed Jack's sister Ashley's
Ashley Abbott
Ashley Suzanne Abbott McCall is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, currently played by American actress Eileen Davidson, who had played the character for a total of more than 16 years prior to her return in September 2008...
(Eileen Davidson
Eileen Davidson
Eileen Davidson is an American film and soap opera actress. She is known for her role as Ashley Abbott on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful and for the multiple roles she portrayed on Days of our Lives....
) affair with Victor, including Ashley's subsequent abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
. Victor's ex-wife, Nikki
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...
), who was pregnant with Victor's baby, hoped that they would eventually resume their marriage. But when Ruthless was published, Victor assumed that Nikki was the one to give "Nora Ranall" the information about Ashley's abortion (an assumption that was true) and quickly divorced her. In a surprising move, Victor married Leanna, in order to prove the press that he did not divorce Nikki in order to marry Ashley. Because Leanna felt guilty about the expose novel, and had come to genuinely care for Victor, she wrote another book called Victor Newman - Man and Myth, under her real name. Meanwhile, Victor devised a plan to punish Jack for his role in the publication of Leanna's book about Victor's life. Victor orchestrated a takeover of Jabot, displaced Jack and made Brad Carlton
Brad Carlton
Bradley "Brad" Carlton was a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Actor Don Diamont played the role since May 1985 until he departed the show in 1996 and returned on July 28, 1998. Diamont was temporarily replaced by Russell Todd in 1993. The character has also...
(Don Diamont
Don Diamont
Don Diamont is an American actor, best known for his long-running portrayal of Brad Carlton on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. In 1990, he was chosen as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world by People Magazine, becoming the first daytime drama actor to receive the honor...
) his superior. Victor and Leanna soon divorced and Victor married Ashley.
Five years later, following Victor's divorce from Diane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins
Diane Jenkins is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She last portrayed by Maura West from October 8, 2010 to August 1, 2011. Since August 3, 2011, West continues to appear as Diane in flashbacks...
(Alex Donnelley
Alex Donnelley
Alex Donnelley was born August 13, 1959 in Frankfurt, Germany. She is an American actress best known for originating the role of Diane Jenkins on the popular daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. She played the role from 1982–1984, then briefly in 1986, and then from 1996-2001...
), Leanna made another appearance. Diane's scheming lawyer, Michael
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...
), arranged for Diane to appear on Leanna's talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
, The Leanna Love Show, in order to gain public sympathy for the settlement hearing. Still bitter over Victor's treatment of her five years ago, Leanna was happy to oblige. As revenge for this, Victor tricked Leanna into selling him The Leanna Love Show, and then fired her.
In 2006, Leanna, now a journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, returned to Genoa City to interview Ashley, who was being charged with the murder of Tom Fisher (Roscoe Born
Roscoe Born
Roscoe Born is an American actor, born in Topeka, Kansas, who is best known for playing a variety of roles over the years in successful television shows, most recently in The Young and the Restless.-Career:...
) (she was covering for her amnesiac
Amnesiac
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father, John
John Abbott (The Young and the Restless)
John Abbott, Sr. is a fictional character on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. He is the patriarch of the Abbotts, one of the core families that was introduced to the show in 1980. The character was originated by Brett Halsey from May 1980 to March 1981...
(Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas (actor)
Jerry Douglas is an American television and film actor. For 25 years Jerry Douglas reigned in fictional Genoa City as patriarch John Abbott on the daytime television serial The Young and the Restless...
)). Leanna lied to Ashley that she would paint a flattering picture of her, but instead, made Ashley look guilty.Leanna has been scheduled for a debut in the end of May 2011.
Leanna returned once more in 2007 to conduct an interview with David Chow
David Chow
David John Chow is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actor Vincent Irizarry from January 9, 2007 to August 1, 2008.-Character biography:...
(Vincent Irizarry
Vincent Irizarry
Vincent Michael Irizarry is an American actor of Puerto Rican and Italian descent. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1985 and 2002, and won in 2009.-Early life:...
) about the death of Carmen Mesta
Carmen Mesta
Carmen Mesta is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Marisa Ramirez played the role from May 8 to October 30, 2006, and returned several times as a sighting or in a part of a new flashback during the next few months...
(Marisa Ramirez
Marisa Ramirez
Marisa Carolina Ramirez is an American actress.-Early life:Ramirez attended an all-girls' school in Alhambra, California at the Ramona Convent Secondary School. Her career began at age 13 when she was brought to the attention of a major L.A...
).