Emily O'Brien

Emily O'Brien on Y&R Exit: "They're Trying to Get Back to The Core Families"

By Jillian Bowe on March 24, 2011
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Could unconnected characters be partly to blame for dismal soap ratings? No, say it ain't so! [feigns shock] That's what the brass at The Young and the Restless apparently told  Emily O'Brien  about why they're getting rid of Jana, according to Soaps.com. 

Soaps.com: What reason did the show give you for letting you go? Was it storyline related?

Emily: They said that they're trying to get back to the core families. I think it had something to do with the ratings, and I understand that. I think I'm one of the few or only characters who's not affiliated with one of the main families. I lasted for five years, so that in itself is great. READ MORE

Y&R's Emily O'Brien: FIRED!

By Jillian Bowe on March 22, 2011
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According to Soap Opera Digest, The Young and the Restless' Emily O'Brien (Jana Hawkes Fisher) has been given the boot. No other details have been given about the actress being let go or her last air date.

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36th Annual Daytime Emmys' Ladies, Brilliant in Blue

By Luke Kerr on August 31, 2009
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Blue and teal were the color of choice for many of soap opera's leading ladies. Outstanding Supporting Actress nominee Melissa Claire Egan and Outstanding Younger Actress nominees Kirsten Storms and Emily O'Brien each chose a variation of the colors. See The Bold and the Beautiful's Katherine Kelley Lang and Lesley-Anne Down, As the World Turns' Noelle Beck, The Young and the Restless' Christel Khalil and Days of Our Lives' stars Kristian Alfonso and Lindsay Hartley in their blue and teal gowns HERE. Who do you think looks best and worst?

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Y&R's Cooper, Kanan, LeBlanc, Frantz, O'Brien, Linder and Chapman on the Daytime Emmy Red Carpet

By Luke Kerr on August 31, 2009
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The Young and the Restless' Jeanne Cooper, Sean Kanan, Christian LeBlanc, Adrienne Frantz, Emily O'Brien, Kate Linder and Judith Chapman were but a few of the stars interviewed on the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Award red carpet. Watch all six clips after the jump. READ MORE

Y&R: Should Daniel and Jana Hook Up?

By Luke Kerr on July 08, 2009
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In an interview with TV Guide Canada Greg Rikaart and Emily O'Brien discuss her Emmy nomination, Kevin and Jana's marriage and whether or not Daniel and Jana should hook up.

TVG: Emily, it looks like Y&R is testing chemistry between you and Michael Graziadei [Daniel]. Are they going to have an affair?
EO: I don’t know. I like the fab four together. The writers are always testing different relationships to create more conflict. But for now, I think it’s a platonic relationship.

TVG: Are you jealous, Greg, that Graz may be moving in on your woman?
GR: I wouldn’t be jealous if it’s a good story. The four of us are far more interesting together than apart. We work better together as a unit. But I understand trying to create tension between us if Jana and Daniel were to develop a romantic relationship.

Should Daniel and Jana hook up?

Y&R: Jana's Bail Is Denied

By Luke Kerr on June 23, 2009
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If you were a judge would you let Jana Fisher (Emily O'Brien) out on bail? Kevin Fisher (Greg Rikaart) isn't the only one in their household with a criminal past and it looks as if it finally caught up with her. Do you think Jana should have been denied bail?