![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Actor Born: October 25, 1928 in Taft, CA Biography:Actress "Jeanne Cooper" entered films in 1953. Though she worked often, "Cooper" appeared in only a handful of memorable movies, including the rare "Roger Corman" social-protest film "The Intruder" (1961) and "The Boston Strangler" (1968). She was seen to better advantage on television, guesting in a wide range of roles on such series as "The Twilight Zone" and "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." From 1969 to 1970, she was seen as Grace Douglas on the prime-time "inside Hollywood" series Bracken's World. She is best known for her ongoing characterization of Kay Chancellor on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Unlike many other daytime-drama actresses, who prefer to keep their onscreen characters and actual personalities separate, "Cooper" has invested many of her own life experiences in the role of Kay Chancellor. She harked back on her own bout with alcoholism to realistically portray Kay's recovery... Full Biography
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