Jess Walton joined the cast of CBS's "The Young and the Restless" as Jill Foster Abbott in June 1987. For her portrayal of Jill, Walton was honored with a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1997 and was nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards in that category in 1996 and 2000. She received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 1990 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and went on to win in 1991. Additional honors include a 1993 Soap Opera Award as Outstanding Lead Actress and a nomination for the same award in 1999.
Jess Walton has guest-starred in many television series including "The Rockford Files," "Marcus Welby, M.D.," "The Six Million Dollar Man," "The Streets of San Francisco," "Ironside," "Starsky & Hutch" and, on CBS, "Cannon," "Barnaby Jones" and "Kojak." She starred in the CBS daytime drama "Capitol" for three years. She starred in the television movies "Montserrat," "You'll Never See Me Again," "The Storm," "Diary of a Madman" and "Mod Squad II."
Walton studied at the Toronto Workshop Productions' Repertory Theater for three years and appeared in summer stock and repertory company productions including "Uncle Vanya" and "The Right Honorable Gentleman."
Walton was born in Grand Rapids, Micigan, and grew up in Toronto, Canada. She is married to the internationally renowned grief recovery authority John W. James. Walton and her husband live in Los Angeles with their son, Cole, and daughter, Allison.
Jess Walton has guest-starred in many television series including "The Rockford Files," "Marcus Welby, M.D.," "The Six Million Dollar Man," "The Streets of San Francisco," "Ironside," "Starsky & Hutch" and, on CBS, "Cannon," "Barnaby Jones" and "Kojak." She starred in the CBS daytime drama "Capitol" for three years. She starred in the television movies "Montserrat," "You'll Never See Me Again," "The Storm," "Diary of a Madman" and "Mod Squad II."
Walton studied at the Toronto Workshop Productions' Repertory Theater for three years and appeared in summer stock and repertory company productions including "Uncle Vanya" and "The Right Honorable Gentleman."
Walton was born in Grand Rapids, Micigan, and grew up in Toronto, Canada. She is married to the internationally renowned grief recovery authority John W. James. Walton and her husband live in Los Angeles with their son, Cole, and daughter, Allison.