Phyllis Summers

Phyllis Summers
Gina Tognoni as Phyllis Summers
The Young and the Restless character
Portrayed by	Michelle Stafford (1994–97, 2000–13) Sandra Nelson (1997–99) Gina Tognoni (2014–)
Duration	1994–
First appearance	October 17, 1994 (1994-10-17)
Created by	William J. Bell
Introduced by	William J. Bell and Edward J. Scott (1994, 2000) Jill Farren Phelps (2014)
Classification	Present; regular
Profile
Other names	Phyllis Romalotti Phyllis Abbott Phyllis Newman
Occupation	Businesswoman Editor-in-chief Campaign manager Webmaster Computer operator
Home	Genoa City, Wisconsin
Sandra Nelson as Phyllis Summers
Father George Summers Jr. Mother Lydia Callahan Sisters Avery Bailey Clark Husband Danny Romalotti (1994–96, 1997–98) Jack Abbott (2001–04, 2015–16) Nicholas Newman (2007–10, 2012–13) Sons Daniel Romalotti Daughters Summer Newman Stepsons Keemo Volien Abbott (2001–04, 2015–16) Kyle Abbott (2001–04, 2015–16) Granddaughters Lucy Romalotti Grandfathers George Summers Sr. Grandmothers Harriet Summers

Phyllis Summers is a fictional character from The Young and the Restless, an American soap opera on the CBS network. The character was created and introduced by William J. Bell, and debuted in the episode airing on October 17, 1994. Phyllis was originally and most notably portrayed by actress Michelle Stafford, until August 2013 (other than Sandra Nelson portraying Phyllis for nearly two years, until Stafford was brought back by former head writer, Kay Alden, in 2000). Stafford has been praised for her portrayal, for which she has won two Daytime Emmy Awards, but left the series after nearly sixteen years, with the character being written into a coma; Stafford last appeared on August 2, 2013. The role passed to Gina Tognoni (debuting on August 11, 2014), who continues in it.

Phyllis was introduced as a groupie of fictional rock singer Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian), and claimed to have given birth to his child, Daniel (Michael Graziadei). Danny married Phyllis out of obligation to his son, sparking a rivalry between Phyllis and Danny's ex-wife, Christine Blair (Lauralee Bell), which is a continuing storyline. The character is known for scheming to get what she wants. Phyllis has also been involved with Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) and Nicholas Newman (Joshua Morrow); both relationships have fan followings.