Chloe Mitchell

Chloe Mitchell is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless. Introduced by former executive producer Edward J. Scott as the daughter of trusty Chancellor family maid, Esther Valentine (Kate Linder), the character was born onscreen on July 30, 1990. Originally portrayed by twins, Darla and Sandra Greer, until 1991, upon her brief return in 1994, child actress, Danielle Ryah, portrayed the role. On February 6, 2008, executive producer/head writer Josh Griffith introduced a new character, Chloe Mitchell, played by former All My Children actress, Elizabeth Hendrickson. That August, a change in storyline revealed Chloe was Kate, having legally changed her name while offscreen, when the character was away in boarding school. Upgraded from recurring to contract status, Hendrickson became an integral part of the cast.Immediately upon her arrival on the show, Chloe was characterized as a manipulative bad girl by Soap Opera Digest. Hendrickson expressed pleasure in portraying a vixen, stating that it was her idea to make the character edgy and funny instead of some girl who was putting on fancy clothes. Chloe is first hired as a fashion consultant at Jabot Cosmetics by Cane Ashby (Daniel Goddard), whom she develops an attraction for. She breaks up Canes relationship with girlfriend, Lily Winters, (Christel Khalil) by announcing that she is pregnant with his child. Upon the birth of her daughter Cordelia Delia Abbott (Sophie Pollono) the truth is revealed: Billy Abbott (Billy Miller) fathered the child, not Cane. After brief marriages to Cane and then Billy, Chloe begins an unsuccessful streak of relationships with men including Chance Chancellor (John Driscoll), Ronan Malloy (Jeff Branson), and most recently Kevin Fisher (Greg Rikaart). Other storylines the character encountered included Delia facing leukemia in 2011, and later when she was killed in a hit and run accident in 2013.Despite temporarily breaking up the popular pairing of Lily and Cane, Chloe was met with popularity among viewers and critics. Soap Opera Weekly described the character as complex and her storyline meaty. Nelson Branco of TV Guide hailed Chloe as one of the most legendary bitches in soap history, crediting her for rejuvenating the dying breed of soap opera vixens. The characters various relationships have been met with mixed reviews. While the pairing of Chloe and Billy has been popular, Sara Bibel of Xfinity heavily criticized the romance between Chloe and Chance for mellowing the character out, wanting the sassy Chloe back. While Chloe and Kevin were initially met with favorable reviews, Zap2it placed them on a list of Worst Soap Opera Couples and said that the soap opera needs to put a fork in this relationship. Hendricksons performance has been met with critical acclaim, having garnered her the Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2012, 2014 and 2015. After six years in the role, Hendrickson chose to leave The Young and the Restless in 2014, returning for two brief guest stints thereafter. She returned as a series regular in July 2016.

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