The Young and the Restless characters (1970s)

A list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless who significantly impacted storylines that began their run from the years 1973 to 1979.
Liz Foster
Elizabeth "Liz" Foster Brooks first appeared on the series debut on March 26, 1973. Liz was an original character to The Young and the Restless; she was known for her marriages to William Foster and Stuart Brooks and was one of the show's two original matriarchs. She was portrayed by actress Julianna McCarthy on and off for 37 years until her death onscreen on June 18, 2010. Until her initial departure in 1985, McCarthy was the show's longest running cast member although she hadn't been on contract in some time.
History
Elizabeth Foster was an assembly line laborer at Chancellor Industries, and the mother to William "Snapper" Foster and Greg Foster. She is also the adoptive mother of Jill Fenmore. Liz dated a man named Sam Powers until her long-departed...