Casting
The first actress to portray Mackenzie was Ashley Bashioum, who debuted on March 18, 1999. In 2001, while battling mononucleosis, the actress was temporarily replaced by Nicole Tarantini. The following year, it was announced that Bashioum was unable to reach an agreement with the soap during contract negotiations and that the role would be immediately recast. Kelly Kruger was then named as the actress's replacement, with Bashioum's last airdate on February 15, 2002, and Kruger's debut on February 19. In 2003, Kruger was one of three actors let go from the soap, and she departed onscreen on July 1, 2003.
In 2004, the original actress, Bashioum, was asked for a reprisal, returning onscreen on April 2, 2004. However, the following year, the actress was let go and another immediate recast was named, Rachel Kimsey. Then co-executive producer John F. Smith issued a statement explaining Bashioum's second departure, saying: "We decided to move the story in a different direction and Ashley's school schedule made it difficult." Her last airdate was March 10, 2005 and Kimsey took over on March 28. Viewers were reportedly shocked at Bashioum's exit and against the recast, also citing that Kimsey would have been a better recast for Victoria Newman. A year later in March 2006, it was announced that Kimsey had been let go, confirming that there were no immediate plans for another recast. Her last airdate was April 7, 2006.
In March 2009, it was announced that former The L Word star Clementine Ford had been cast as the fourth actress to portray Mackenzie. On her casting, the actress said: "I've known Greg Rikaart (Kevin Fisher) for years and have a sneaking suspicion he had something to do with . He's been so helpful to me." Mackenzie's return was to include a storyline with her former love interest Billy Abbott (Billy Miller). She debuted on April 1, 2009. In September 2010, however, news broke that Ford was to leave The Young and the Restless with her onscreen husband, Thad Luckinbill. Their final airdate was November 5, 2010.
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