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Colleen Cecile Carlton is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', last portrayed by Tammin Sursok. The character was born onscreen during the episode airing on March 5, 1992 as the daughter of Brad Carlton (Don Diamont) and Traci Abbott (Beth Maitland). The character left the soap three years later and was unseen until her return as a teenager in 2001, portrayed by Lyndsy Fonseca, who remained in the role respectively until 2005. The following year, the role was recast with Adrianne León, who portrayed the character for a year until Sursok took over. The character died onscreen in 2009. In 2010, an unnamed actress reprised the role in a dream. The character was portrayed as a "sweet Daddy's girl" who rebelled during her teen years. She was also notorious for her romance with J.T. Hellstrom, a relationship considered a soap opera supercouple. Viewers voted them onto top couple lists multiple times. The character's onscreen death in 2009 met with both positive and negative reviews from critics. ==Casting== Colleen was born onscreen in 1992 and, after being portrayed by a string of child actors between then and 1995, the character left Genoa City for New York with her mother, Traci.〔 Colleen was rapidly aged to fifteen in 2001 when Lyndsy Fonseca assumed the role. In 2004, Fonseca was let go, as Colleen returned to New York to live with her mother. ''The Young and the Restless'' executive producer and head writer Jack Smith left the door open for Fonseca to return. "That means a lot to me," Fonseca said. "He's been really cool about that." Fonseca briefly reprised the role from December 2004 to February 2005.〔 In January 2006, the role was recast with Adrianne León. Previously, Leon is recognized for her role as Brook Lynn Ashton on ABC's ''General Hospital''. As her storyline on ''General Hospital'' diminished, executive producer Jill Farren Phelps told Leon to commence auditioning for other projects including other soap operas, and was soon cast as Colleen. Fan response to this news was negative, as viewers felt Leon would not fit in the role.〔 Leon wanted to help the viewers with the transition. "Since I was leaving ''GH'' one day and airing the next as Colleen, it was a decision on my part to blend in her look with Brook's," she said.〔 ''General Hospital'' also planned to write Brook out by scripting her new destination as the Carlton Music Academy in Genoa City. That plan was not followed through.〔 Leon was released from her contract in June 2007 and the role was recast with Australian actress and musician Tammin Sursok. In an interview with Soap Opera Weekly, Leon said her firing shocked her. "When I got the call, I asked when my last day was, and it had already passed," she said. "There was already a replacement. The whole thing was done and sealed." When she published the news on her Myspace page, she received a "flood of fan support."〔 Rumors went around that Leon was fired because of her fluctuating weight. Leon said the extra weight she gained was a result of medication and a storyline that was never explored. She first gained weight from the steroids she was taking for an allergic reaction to the wool she had to wear as part of Colleen's winter wardrobe.〔 She was later asked to keep the weight on by Lynn Marie Latham, the ''Young and the Restless'' head writer. "Lynn contacted me about doing a weight storyline with Colleen," Leon said. "She wanted to put out the message that curvy is sexy and men like that- she wanted to put some balance out there. I agreed that was the right message and I loved that she asked me."〔 So she kept the added weight on for authenticity. "Not that size zero people don't have weight issues, but to me compared to curvy sculptures and have people say, 'Oh, Colleen your big butt is so cute,' I couldn't not have a big butt!" Whether her firing had to do with the weight gain, Leon said she did not know.〔 Sursok, who gained a following portraying Dani Sutherland on the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' in the early 2000s, met rejection from a number of ''The Young and the Restless'' viewers. Despite negativity she also received positive viewer feedback. "The fans have been really great," she said. In preparation for the role, Sursok tried to catch up on Colleen's history. "I watched the last six months of episodes," she said. "My boyfriend used to date a girl who was obsessed with ''Y&R'', so he knew everything about it and brought me up to speed, as well." Sursok earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for her portrayal of Colleen the following year.〔 After two years in the role, the actress departed and the writers killed off Colleen.〔 In an interview with ''Soap Opera Digest'' in October 2009, Sursok said it was difficult to pursue outside projects and appear on ''The Young and the Restless'' as well. Her departure was a mutual decision by her and the show.〔 "I was satisfied with the way that my character was written out," she said. "I think a little bit of drama is always fun, and I had a memorable ending that created some good storyline for so many other people. I'm glad I got to be a part of that."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colleen Carlton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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