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I found all of this information at Y&R Online Who's Who In Genoa City (http://www.soapcentral.com/y&r/whoswho/colleen.php)
Lyndsy Fonseca joined the cast of The Young and the Restless as Colleen Carlton in June 2001.
Colleen was the product of a renewed romance between the divorced Traci Abbott and Brad Carlton. When Traci turned up pregnant, they were remarried, but the marriage didn't last long as Brad got more and more involved with his career. When novelist Traci's publisher, Steve Connelly, moved to town to help her with her novel, they instantly bonded. Brad and Traci divorced, Steve and Traci soon married, and they moved to New York City with toddler Colleen.
Colleen re-entered the scene as a young teen with a promising future. In New York City, Colleen was a talented dancer and earned good grades in school. When her mother discovered Steve had an affair she left him, taking Colleen back to Genoa City and the Abbott mansion. Colleen was very resentful of Steve for his betrayal and expected her real father Brad to take his place as father figure in her life. But Brad was newly married to Traci's sister Ashley and had adopted Ashley's baby Abby. He was thrilled to have his daughter in his life again, but not willing to make a new family for Colleen with her mother like she hoped. Much to Colleen's disgust, Traci forgave the repentant Steve, and Colleen was forced to return with them to New York City.
Colleen became sullen and repentant, skipping dance classes to spend her time with new friends with questionable character. They introduced her to marijuana and it was just a matter of time before her mother found out. Initial measures of yelling and threats were not enough, and she was caught smoking marijuana in school and expelled. Her attitude was continually harsh and rude. Traci, Steve and Brad agreed - the only solution was boarding school. But Colleen's Grandfather John Abbott kept his confidence in her and offered to let her move to Genoa City and live with him. They finally gave in and let Colleen have her last chance by living under the supervision of John and the former maid who raised Traci, Mamie Johnson.
The Abbott name pulled some strings, and Colleen was enrolled in Walnut Grove Academy. She was strictly supervised at home, not allowed to go anywhere else, and even at school her Uncle Billy, a Senior, kept an eye on her. But it wasn't long before a young dealer at Walnut Grove found her out and sold her some pot. Her first time back to it was great - backstage at the theater. Raul and Brittany walked in on her and could tell what she was doing. They said nothing, however.
Colleen purchased more and was planning to smoke later. Brad and Ashley were allowing Colleen to baby-sit for Abby to show they trusted her. Not long after they left, Colleen walked outside to begin her smoke when baby Abby choked on a button and Colleen ran to her aid, saving her life. She was commended for her efforts after Brad and Ashley realized that the button was dropped by Ashley before she left. Colleen realized how different things could have ended if she had been stoned, so flushed the marijuana and vowed never to smoke again. With the help of her new friend (and crush) JT Hellstrom, Colleen tried her best to stay out of trouble. She worked on the school yearbook, performed in the school play, and returned to dancing again, both jazz and ballet.
Over the summer Colleen helped out with the Jabot website and boutique, while trying to get closer to older crush JT. She helped him with his summer reading for college, and they're now together. However, John grounded Colleen for seeing JT behind his back, after he forbade her to. When Traci found out the trouble John and Brad were having with Colleen, she called and ordered that Colleen be sent back to New York. Neither John nor Brad wanted to send Colleen back to New York, but Traci has the final say, and she wants Colleen back. Colleen, upon hearing this, ran away. She wanted to run away with JT, but he convinced her not to. He found her a place to stay - with Raul and Brittany. However, Traci flew to Genoa City from New York to find Colleen herself. She called the police, and managed to get JT arrested for statutory rape. The police found Colleen at Raul and Brittany's, and brought her back to the Abbott mansion. Traci, John, and Brad waited for her there. Traci wanted to take her back to New York right away, but Colleen refused and said she would run away again. The police, on hearing this, said that unless she stopped threatening to run away, they would keep her in juvie hall. Ignoring her parents' pleas, Colleen agreed to go to juvie hall.
However, Colleen finally told her mom she'd go with her to New York, only to leave the airport with JT while her mom was in the bathroom. After Brad's pleading, Traci agreed to let Colleen stay with Brad and Ashley.
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