Diane Jenkins is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The role was first portrayed by Alex Donnelley, who debuted in April 28, 1982. Diane was initially a two-day bit role, but was developed into a long-term character. Donnelley left the role two years later, returning briefly in 1986 before returning again fully in 1996. In 2001, Donnelley left again in what was supposed to be a storyline-dictated departure, however, the role was later recast with Susan Walters. After three years, Walters chose to drop to recurring status in 2004, but wasn't seen again until a brief guest appearance in February 2010. Seven months later, the role was recast a second time with Maura West, who took over in October; she exited in August of the following year. In March 2022, Walters returned to the role.
Diane has had relationships with business tycoons Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) and Victor Newman (Eric Braeden). Diane has a son with Jack, Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor), who was supposed to be Victor's son before his sperm sample was switched. Donnelley described Diane as "taking herself much too seriously", while Walters criticized the character for existing solely to advance another character's storyline. Former head writer Maria Arena Bell was heavily criticized for the writing for West; Zap2it said Bell missed an opportunity to focus on Diane's rivalry with Jack. In 2011, within eight months of joining the cast, West was let go and the character was killed off two months later in a whodunit murder storyline. The storyline also was harshly criticized for progressing too slowly, as it was a six-month period before the revelation that Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) thought that she had killed Diane in self-defense. However, further video evidence shows that it was Nikki's then husband, Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan) who delivered the fatal blow with a rock to Diane's head, finally resolving the death investigation of Diane Jenkins and clearing Nikki. It was later revealed in 2022 that Deacon helped fake her death and left Kyle to be raised by Jack.
DianeJenkins is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The role was first portrayed by Alex Donnelley, who...
German-born American actress. Donnelley's best-known role is that of DianeJenkins on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 1982 to 1984,...
series finale on September 17, 2010. West later went on to portray DianeJenkins on The Young and the Restless from September 2010 to August 2011. In...
supercouple on The Young and the Restless. Despite Victor marrying architect DianeJenkins (Alex Donnelley) in 1997, Nikki suffered a gunshot wound the following...
Case) and DianeJenkins (Maura West). She fought with Diane over Victor for years as their bitter rivalry climaxed; she later killed Diane in self-defense...
custody of his son, Kyle Jenkins Abbott from Kyle's mother, DianeJenkins, and Phyllis tried to get Diane out of their lives. Diane set Phyllis up to be jailed...
other womens that were competitor for Jack's love. like: Jill Foster, DianeJenkins, Phyllis Summers, Emily Peterson and Genevieve Atkinson. She was also...
following the return of Y&R veteran Susan Walters who plays Kyle's mom, DianeJenkins. "Michael Mealnor". cbs.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022. "Michael Mealor...
Hope's new husband, Cliff Wilson, had died. In 1997, Victor marries DianeJenkins (Alex Donnelley), Jack's ex-girlfriend. Nikki had Victor have a vasectomy...
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By 2000, one of Jack's former lovers and Victor's latest ex-wife, DianeJenkins (Alex Donnelley) steals Victor's sperm from a sperm bank, though Nikki...
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currently owned by the Abbott family, with Kyle Abbott, Jack's son with DianeJenkins, also working there. It is described as a line of "advanced scientific...
is about to hire DianeJenkins (Maura West) and they end up sleeping together; however he changes his mind when he learns that Diane lied about her previous...
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Daniel, since they both got caught up in their own lives and grew apart. DianeJenkins arranged for paparazzi to come to GloWorm, where Daniel and Abby were...
Adam then plots with DianeJenkins (Maura West) to make Victor suffer, almost framing him for Diane’s murder. However, when Diane's murdered body is found...