Heather Stevens

Heather Stevens is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Created by William J. Bell, she was born onscreen in 1979 as the daughter of Paul Williams (Doug Davidson) and April Stevens (Cindy Eilbacher). She was first portrayed by a series of child actors for her first three-year period, followed by Conci Nelson as a teenager. In 2007, the character was reintroduced by former head writer Lynn Marie Latham as an adult, portrayed by Vail Bloom. At first, she is unaware that she is Paul's daughter, but they develop a father-daughter relationship. She becomes district attorney and later a high-profile lawyer.

Upon her return, she develops a romance with villain Adam Newman (Chris Engen), which received fan support. In 2010, Bloom announced her exit from the soap opera in order to pursue other career opportunities. The role was then recast with Eden Riegel, who accepted the role after declining to return to her iconic role as Bianca Montgomery on ABC's All My Children. Riegel would portray the character for a year until she was let go, with her last appearance in November 2011. Seven months later, Jennifer Landon became the second recast for the role, but within five months of joining the cast, she too was let go due to budgetary cuts. She made her last appearance on November 2, 2012.