Sharon Collins Newman

Sharon Abbott (née Collins, formerly Newman) is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless. Introduced in 1994, Sharon was played briefly by Monica Potter and then Heidi Mark before Sharon Case became the character's permanent portrayer in 1994. The actress won a Daytime Emmy for her portrayal of Sharon in 1999. Case was absent from the show during March and April 2003 when she was in intense contract negotiations. Sh... more

Sharon Abbott (née Collins, formerly Newman) is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless. Introduced in 1994, Sharon was played briefly by Monica Potter and then Heidi Mark before Sharon Case became the character's permanent portrayer in 1994. The actress won a Daytime Emmy for her portrayal of Sharon in 1999. Case was absent from the show during March and April 2003 when she was in intense contract negotiations. Sharon is divorced from Jack Abbott. She has three children by her ex-husband, Nicholas Newman, whom she was briefly reunited with recently. Their youngest daughter Faith Newman was switched at birth by her uncle Adam Wilson. In 1996, Sharon Collins married her high school sweetheart Nicholas Newman. Sharon and Nick came from different backgrounds. Nicholas Newman, the son of billionaire Victor Newman (Eric Braeden), is from a very privileged background. Sharon grew up with modest means. During her early years of high school in Madison,... less