Felicia Forrester
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- Colleen Dion-Scotti (1990–2004)
- Lesli Kay (2005–2016)
- 1990–1992
- 1997
- 2004–2014
- 2016
January 15, 1990
September 26, 2016
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| First appearance | Episode 703 January 15, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | Episode 7427 September 26, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | William J. Bell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crossover appearances | The Young and the Restless | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Felicia Forrester is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. Originally portrayed by actress Colleen Dion-Scotti, the role was portrayed on and off by Lesli Kay from November 2005 to 2014, with a brief reappearance in September 2016.
The youngest daughter of Stephanie (Susan Flannery) and Eric Forrester (John McCook), Felicia has one brother, Thorne (Winsor Harmon), and one sister, Kristen Forrester (Terri Ann Linn, Tracy Melchior). She had another sister, Angela who is deceased. She also has three half-siblings: Ridge (Thorsten Kaye), Rick (Jacob Young), and Bridget (Ashley Jones). She is affectionately known as Fifi, a name bestowed on her by her mother's friend, Sally Spectra (Darlene Conley). In March and April 2008, the character made her first crossover to the series' sister series, The Young and the Restless.
The role of Felicia Forrester was originally cast with actress Colleen Dion-Scotti in 1989; first appearing on January 15, 1990.[1] Dion-Scotti remained until 1992 but briefly returned in 1997. In May 2004, it was announced that Dion-Scotti was again returning in an attempt to "reinvent" the Forresters.[2] That September, the actress was bumped to recurring status due to the actress' commute between the east coast and the west coast, where the series films.[3] In October, the actress announced that she would be exiting the series once again.[4] Her final appearance was on December 4, 2004.[4]
In October 2005, it was announced that another daytime veteran actress, Lesli Kay, had been hired as a recast Felicia.[5] Kay was best known for her roles as Molly Conlan on As the World Turns, and also known as Lois Cerullo on General Hospital. Her first airdate as Felicia was November 30, 2005, opposite Taylor Hayes (Hunter Tylo).[5]
"This is going to be the role of a lifetime, as far as I'm concerned. [...] I'm working at the show that I've been dying to work on forever, with actors that I hugely respect"
In 2008, it was announced that Kay would crossover to The Young and the Restless, in what was considered to be a semi-permanent basis.[6] Kay's crossover to Y&R was short-lived and she returned to her home series. In 2009, it was announced that Kay would make history in becoming the first actress to hold two roles on two separate coasts, when she was announced to be returning to the role of Molly on As the World Turns, while maintaining her role as Felicia.[7][8] Following the cancellation of As the World Turns, Kay continued appearing on B&B.
In August 2014, Kay reprised her role as Felicia for one episode of The Bold and the Beautiful.[9] A TV Soap reporter said that Kay had no more upcoming appearances scheduled.[9] On September 2, 2016, it was announced that Kay would again reprise her portrayal of Felicia on September 22, 23, and 26.[10]