Sheila Carter
The role was portrayed by Kimberlin Brown for a total of 16 years. Her first run was on "The Young and the Restless" from May 1990 to May 20, 1992, when the character crossed over to "The Bold and the Beautiful" from May 21, 1992, to October 2, 1998, again from May 24 to November 5, 2002, and again finally from September 26 to October 10, 2003. Despite being a regular cast member on "The Bold and the Beautiful", Brown returned to "The Young and the Restless" for several guest appearances beginning on October 27, 1992. Brown departed on November 5, 1992, and reappeared for one episode on December 23, 1992. She continued making appearance from January 7 to 14, 1993, February 19, 1993, to March 2, 1993, October 11, 1993, October 19 to 27, 1993, January 12, 1994, and February 28, 1995, until March 2, 1995.
The Bold and the Beautiful characters (2014)
Ivy Forrester, portrayed by Ashleigh Brewer, made her first appearance on July 10, 2014. In May 2014, it was announced that Australian actress Brewer had joined the cast of "The Bold and the Beautiful" in the role of Ivy Forrester. She began filming for the series on May 24, 2014, and initially signed a three-year contract with the show. Brewer told a writer for "Soap Opera Digest" that during her first meeting she had a successful chemistry read with Wyatt Spencer (Darin Brooks) and the producers decided to create a character with her. Brewer explained that Ivy was originally going to be American, before being changed to Australian and then English. After the producers had another think about it, they decided that she should be Australian. In January 2018, Brewer announced her departure from the role of Ivy; she cited her decision to focus on her acting career as her reason for leaving.