Jeanne Cooper Net Worth

Jeanne Cooper's Quotes

• [In 2013]: God knows it's claimed a big part of my life!
• I never wanted to be a movie star. I always wanted to be an actress, one of the best. And I am.
• [on receiving the starring role in The Young and the Restless (1973)]: Bill did hire me to dynamise the show. Indeed, it was the original producer, John Conboy, who convinced me to do the show. I was in Hawaii with my kids when I made the final decision to go ahead. I thought long and hard and realized it would be a great opportunity.
• I feel that John Conboy was important in changing daytime TV, Wes Kenney had a true love for actors, Charles Shaughnessy understood the actors' needs and Paul Rauch keeps showing a great sense of discipline.
• [In 2011]: What would I do? I'm no good at crocheting. My fingers would bleed!

Interesting Facts about Jeanne Cooper

1. The Young and the Restless (1973) incorporated her 1980s facelift into its storyline, including actual footage of the surgery.
2. Mother-in-law of actress Amanda Pays.
3. Mother of Corbin Bernsen, Collin Bernsen and Caren Bernsen.
4. Youngest of three children born to Albert Troy Cooper and his wife, Sildeth Evelyn Moore. Her mother died August 21, 1945 and her father died April 11, 1986.
5. Ex-mother-in-law of Brenda Cooper.
6. She was cremated upon her death and her ashes were scattered according to her wishes.
7. Best known by the public for her starring role as Katherine "Kay" Chancellor on The Young and the Restless (1973).
8. Starlet for Universal-International in the 1950s.
9. Began her career as a contract player at Universal Studios in 1952.
10. Studied at the Pasadena Playhouse, graduating in theatre arts and history.
11. Was longtime best friends with both Raymond Burr and his best friend Barbara Hale.
12. Briefly attended Taft Union High School in Taft, California.
13. In her early 20s, she learned how to ride horses.
14. Her mother qualified as a teacher and taught agriculture.
15. Just a month before her death, she was hospitalized with a serious infection, and was in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit @ UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. [13 April 2013].
16. Her brother, Albert Troy Cooper Sr., worked in the oil fields and her mother, Sildeth Evelyn Moore Cooper, was a homemaker.
17. Had a picture of Howard Hughes in her house.
18. Her brother, Albert Troy Cooper Jr., who also worked in the oil fields, passed away in 2007.
19. Before she was a successful soap actress, she worked with Rock Hudson at Universal Studios.
20. Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1777 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on August 20, 1993.