Gina Tognoni Debuted as Phyllis on Young and Restless and Other Big Moments From August 11

In 1998, Reva Shayne Lewis’s clone, Dolly (Kim Zimmer), died on Guiding Light. A mad scientist, Dr. Michael Burke, had cloned Josh Lewis's presumed-dead love after Reva seemingly died at the hands of her archnemesis, Annie. The clone fell in love with Josh, who slept with her but didn't fall in love with Reva's genetic double. When the real Reva returned, the clone wound up taking her own life by deliberately overdosing on the rapid aging serum that had accelerated her maturation to adulthood.

In 2010, Vanessa Marcil returned to General Hospital as Brenda Barrett. The actress originally played the role from 1992-98, with a reprisal from 2002-03. Brenda was reintroduced in Italy as a successful supermodel and the spokesperson for the Alliance to Save Exploited Children and was romantically linked to a movie star, Murphy Sinclair. Brenda exited again in 2011. In 2013, when asked about possibly returning to the show in the future, Marcil said, "I’ve always respected that the show is the star. I like Frank [Valentini, executive producer] a lot and I think he is amazing. I’m up for doing anything, because as an actor, it’s always exciting. I’m so honored that they’ve let me come in and come out; I just really respect what they think is best for the show. So if Brenda fits into that somewhere, of course, I’m always really excited about that. I’m glad to be connected to it still in any way, even if it’s just a memory. But to be honest, I’d play Brenda reading the phone book — I just love her."

In 2014, Gina Tognoni (pictured with Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott) made her Young and Restless debut as Phyllis Summers. Tognoni, a two-time Daytime Emmy winner as Outstanding Supporting Actress for her run as Dinah Marler on Guiding Light who had also previously played Kelly Cramer on One Life To Live, assumed the role the year after it was vacated by Michelle Stafford. The actress told Soap Opera Digest in her first interview since nabbing the role, "The truth is, I've always loved Phyllis. I have always loved this role. My girlfriends said, 'You're kidding me.' And I said, 'No, I'm Phyllis now [laughs]. And they said, 'You've always loved the role.' And I said, 'I guess I have.' She's very fiery, and Michelle Stafford did such a beautiful job with her and it's such a well-written role, so I feel super-confident that I will be very busy in Genoa City." Tognoni would go on to pick up the 2017 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress for her Y&R work. She exited the show in 2019 and Stafford returned as Phyllis.

In 2015, General Hospital's Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) accepted "Jake Doe’s" (Billy Miller) marriage proposal. After a heart-to-heart with Sam about "Jake" popping the question, Liz bumped into "Jake" and apologized for running off when he first asked her to marry him, then told him her answer was yes.

In 2021, future lovers Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) and Sally Spectra (Mark Grossman) met for the first time on Young and Restless. The introduction was made by Chloe Mitchell, who had just hired the somewhat disgraced Sally to work at Newman Media, in Adam's office. "This is the person who will give our fashion platform instant credibility and set us apart from the rest," declared Chloe. Sally told Adam it was nice to meet him. Adam recognized her name and wondered where he had heard it before, then realized it was because she had dated Jack Abbott, his good friend — who Sally had done dirty. "Wow, everyone in this town really does know each other," Sally remarked. Chloe suggested that Adam call Jack. "He’ll give you all the dirt on Sally," she noted. "It won’t be pretty, but I don’t care because you told me I can hire whoever I want, and I am standing by my latest discovery." She added, "Don't forget, if we start holding people to unreasonable standards because of their questionable pasts, you and I are the first ones out the door." With a chuckle, Adam conceded. "Fair enough. Sally, welcome aboard."