Abby Newman is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera,
The Young and the Restless. The character was introduced on November
13, 2000, as the daughter of Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson) and
Victor Newman (Eric Braeden). The role was portrayed by Darcy Rose
Byrnes as a child until 2008, when the character was rapidly aged to a
teenager, with Hayley Erin assuming the role the following year. In
2010, the character was rapidly aged again to an adult, with Emme
Rylan cast as Erin's replacement. Rylan was let go in 2012 due to
budgetary cuts, but returned months later in February 2013 on a
recurring status following viewer complaints. However, her return was
cut short once Rylan vacated the role to join General Hospital as Lulu
Spencer. Melissa Ordway was then hired as her recast, who made her
debut on April 16, 2013. Rylan compared Abby to her previous role,
Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light, saying they were both wealthy rich
heiresses who cause trouble. Upon Abby's return in 2013, Rylan felt
that she had become "more mature".Abby Newman is a fictional character
from the American CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless. The
character was introduced on November 13, 2000, as the daughter of
Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson) and Victor Newman (Eric Braeden). The
role was portrayed by Darcy Rose Byrnes as a child until 2008, when
the character was rapidly aged to a teenager, with Hayley Erin
assuming the role the following year. In 2010, the character was
rapidly aged again to an adult, with Emme Rylan cast as Erin's
replacement. Rylan was let go in 2012 due to budgetary cuts, but
returned months later in February 2013 on a recurring status following
viewer complaints. However, her return was cut short once Rylan
vacated the role to join General Hospital as Lulu Spencer. Melissa
Ordway was then hired as her recast, who made her debut on April 16,
2013. Rylan compared Abby to her previous role, Lizzie Spaulding on
Guiding Light, saying they were both wealthy rich heiresses who cause
trouble. Upon Abby's return in 2013, Rylan felt that she had become
"more mature".In 2003, Darcy Rose Byrnes began portraying the
character on both The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the
Beautiful. Byrnes' run came to an end in June 2008 when Noah Newman
was aged to a teenager, and Abby's character was soon to follow. In
December 2008, it was announced that Hayley Erin had been cast to
portray a teenaged version of the character. In March 2010, it was
announced that the character had been rapidly aged again to an adult,
with Marcy Rylan scheduled to join the cast. Erin made her final
appearance on April 14, with Rylan's debut on May 18, 2010.
Previously, Rylan was known for her three-year portrayal of Lizzie
Spaulding on Guiding Light.In December 2011, Rylan took a maternity
leave and was absent from the soap opera for several weeks. In
September 2012, it was announced that Rylan had been let go from The
Young and the Restless reportedly due to budgetary cuts, with her last
airdate on October 23, 2012. Within two months of her departure, it
was announced that Rylan would be returning due to viewer complaints;
her recurring return began on February 11, 2013, however, Rylan was
announced to exit again soon after when news broke of her casting in
the contract role of Lulu Spencer on ABC's General Hospital, Rylan
vacated the role on April 10, 2013. Melissa Ordway was then announced
to take over the role, with her debut on April 16, 2013. Abby Newman Top Movies & Young Movies