The Young and the Restless

This week, more guest-stars will be gracing the fictional city of Genoa.  Following the appearance of Diane Salinger as Jamie on Monday's episode of The Young and the Restless, two more actors are bound to stir up more drama on the long-running soap.

Bart Mccarthy and Ivonne Coll are scheduled to appear on today's episode of The Young and the Restless.  Not much has been revealed about their storyline, though according to the network, they will appear as Fred Flinn and Rosa Flinn respectively.

Since 1984, Mccarthy has lingered on the television circuit with a bunch of guest appearance and supporting roles.  He has appeared on shows like Malcolm in the Middle, Angel, Charmed, Miss Match and Heroes, which was his most recent TV gig.

Coll, on the other hand, is a former Miss Puerto Rico turned actress.  She made her debut in a local soap opera called El Sirviente (The Servant) in 1971, and in the same year, also launched her solo singing career in the Club Ocho Puertas located in San Juan.  Shortly after, she landed her own show called Yo Soy Ivonne Coll (I am Ivonne Coll), which ran from 1971 to 1975.

Upon moving to Los Angeles, California in 1976, Coll took up dancing and singing classes in the Academy of Stage and Cinema Arts.  This was followed by several participations in Off-Broadway productions of Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Spain 1980 and As You Like It.  Eventually, she caught the attention of movie director Francis Ford Coppola, who recruited her for the role of Yolanda, a Havana night club singer in the movie The Godfather II.  Although her role was a small one, the experienced gained served her well in the future as she was credited as “Yvonne Coll.”  Some of her U.S. television credits include The Bold and the Beautiful, An American Family, Pacific Blue, Chicago Hope and Under Cover, just to name a few.


-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: CBS
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