Casting and Conception
The role of Felicia Forrester was originally cast with actress Colleen Dion-Scotti in 1989. She first appeared on the series on January 11, 1990. Dion-Scotti remained with the series until 1992, when she departed the series. The actress briefly returned in 1997, for a recurring spot with the series. In May 2004, it was announced that Dion-Scotti would return to the series in an attempt to "reinvent" the Forresters. In September of the same year, it was announced that Dion-Scotti had been taken off of her contract with the series, due to the actress' commute between the east coast and the west coast, where the series films, while the actress remained in talks with the series about the future with the series. In October, the actress announced that she would be exiting the series once again. She made her on-screen exit on December 4, 2004.
In October 2005, it was announced that former daytime veteran actress Lesli Kay had been hired into the role of Felicia. Kay was best known for her roles as Molly Conlan on As the World Turns, and also known as Lois Cerullo on General Hospital. Kay made her first on-screen appearance as Felicia on November 30, 2005 opposite Taylor Hayes (Hunter Tylo).
"This is going to be the role of a lifetime, as far as I'm concerned. I'm working at the show that I've been dying to work on forever, with actors that I hugely respect"
— Lesli Kay on being hired as Felicia and working on The Bold and the Beautiful.In 2008, it was announced that Kay would crossover to The Young and the Restless, in what was considered to be a semi-permanent basis. Kay's crossover to Y&R was short-lived and she returned to her home series. In 2009, it was announced that Kay would make history in becoming the first actress to hold two roles on two separate coasts, when she was announced to be returning to the role of Molly on As the World Turns, while maintaining her role as Felicia on a recurring status. Following the cancellation of As the World Turns, Kay has remained with B&B on a recurring stature, appearing when the series calls for her appearance.
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