Jess Walton (born February 18, 1949, Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American actress, best known for her role as Jill Foster Abbott on the American soap opera, The Young and the Restless.
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Walton left home at the age of 17 and joined a Toronto theater company. She attended the prestigious Loretto Abbey in Toronto. In 1969, she moved to Hollywood, and became part of the music and arts crowd there.
Walton briefly dated...
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Jess Walton (born February 18, 1949, Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American actress, best known for her role as Jill Foster Abbott on the American soap opera, The Young and the Restless.
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Walton left home at the age of 17 and joined a Toronto theater company. She attended the prestigious Loretto Abbey in Toronto. In 1969, she moved to Hollywood, and became part of the music and arts crowd there.
Walton briefly dated one of the managers for Joni Mitchell and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and for a time, she associated with them and other musicians, including Laura Nyro and Neil Young. In an interview, Walton recalled a memorable occasion where Nyro taught Walton and Mitchell how to belly dance. Walton says that one of the houses featured on Joni Mitchell's Ladies of the Canyon cover belonged to her.
In the 1970s, after signing with Universal Studios, she guest-starred on Kojak as a high-priced call girl. She also appeared on The F.B.I. and in the...
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