{{Short description|American actress and former model (born 1971)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Sharon Case | image = File:Sharon Case - Monte-Carlo Television Festival.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Case at the 2013 Monte-Carlo Television Festival | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|2|9}} | birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | occupation = Actress, jewelry designer, model | years_active = 1989–present | spouse = Sandy Corzine (2007–09) }}
'''Sharon Case''' (born February 9, 1971<ref name="Blade" />) is an American actress and former model. At the age of 17, Case began working as a model, relocating briefly to Japan, before pursuing an acting career. She is best known for her roles on daytime television soap operas, scoring parts in the serials ''General Hospital'' and ''As the World Turns'' during the early stages of her career. In 1994, she stepped into the role of Sharon Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', which she still plays. Case, who is considered a leading actress in the series,<ref name="Y!" /> won the 1999 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance.
== Personal life == Case was born on February 9, 1971, in Detroit, Michigan.<ref name="Blade" /> During her childhood, she was involved heavily in dancing, devoting herself to ballet and jazz.<ref name="BG">{{cite journal|last=Novakovich|first=Lilana|title=This star's a model actress : Y&R's Sharon Case also has a background in jazz and ballet|journal=The Record|date=March 29, 1996|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/497713771.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+29%2C+1996&author=Lilana+Novakovich&pub=Waterloo+Region+Record&desc=This+star%27s+a+model+actress+%3A+Y%26R%27s+Sharon+Case+also+has+a+background+in+jazz+and+ballet&pqatl=google|access-date=June 15, 2013|publisher=Metroland Media Group}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> When she was three,<ref name="Test" /> Case relocated to Chatsworth, California.<ref name="CBS Bio" />
She was married to businessman Sandy Corzine from April 2007 to November 2009, with the marriage ending in divorce.<ref name=b>{{cite web|title=Sharon Case Bio|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/sharon-case-bio|work=Soap Opera Digest|publisher=American Media, Inc.|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1371281413BSGBOSEHLV?url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/sharon-case-bio|archive-date=June 15, 2013}}</ref>
In December 2001, Case became the first soap opera actress to be featured on the cover of ''FHM'', a men's lifestyle magazine. This issue featured multiple other daytime television actresses.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Featuring the Girls of Daytime TV|journal=For Him Magazine|date=December 2001|publisher=Bauer Media Group}}</ref> Case is active on social networking website Twitter.<ref name=SOU>{{cite web|last=Branco|first=Nelson|title=Y&R's Sharon Case Chats On Campy Sharon Newman, Shiktor & Eric Braeden's Comments on Twitter Drama!|url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/yrs-sharon-case-chats-on-campy-sharon-newman-shiktor-eric-braedens-comments-on-twitter-drama/2012/08/31/|work=Soap Opera Uncensored|publisher=Michael Fairman, Inc.|access-date=October 1, 2012|date=August 31, 2012|archive-date=September 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919104746/http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/yrs-sharon-case-chats-on-campy-sharon-newman-shiktor-eric-braedens-comments-on-twitter-drama/2012/08/31/|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of May 2019, Case was in a relationship with her ''The Young and the Restless'' co-star, Mark Grossman, who plays Adam Newman, one of the character's love interests on the soap.<ref>{{cite web |title=Y&R's Sharon Case Confirms Real-Life Romance |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/yrs-sharon-case-confirms-real-life-romance/ |website=Soap Opera Digest |access-date=July 1, 2021 |date=April 2, 2021}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== Beginnings === Although Case's main goal was to become an actress, she turned her attention to modeling as a teenager. She stated: "I thought modeling would be a good start in the business".<ref name="Test">{{cite journal|last=Reichardt|first=Nancy M.|title=Sharon Case Crammed for Screen Test|journal=Orlando Sentinel|date=November 4, 1989|page=6|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/89938134.html?dids=89938134:89938134&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+04%2C+1989&author=Nancy+M.+Reichardt+United+Feature+Syndicate&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=SHARON+CASE+CRAMMED+FOR+SCREEN+TEST&pqatl=google|access-date=June 15, 2013|publisher=Tribune Company|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307041829/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/doc/277557489.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov%2004,%201989&author=Nancy%20M.%20Reichardt%20United%20Feature%20Syndicate&pub=Orlando%20Sentinel&edition=&startpage=&desc=SHARON%20CASE%20CRAMMED%20FOR%20SCREEN%20TEST|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the age of 17 in 1988, Case caught the eye of a scout while attending a modeling event, and was offered a modeling job in Japan. She traveled to Japan for five months, before returning to Los Angeles.<ref name="Official Bio">{{cite web|title=Sharon Case Bio|url=http://www.sharoncasejewelry.com/Sharon-Case-Bio.html|publisher=Sharon Case Jewelry|access-date=June 15, 2013|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1371280656DMHXERYTCP?url=http://www.sharoncasejewelry.com/Sharon-Case-Bio.html|archive-date=June 15, 2013}}</ref> She later took part in theater, garnering lead role credits in the musicals ''Grease'', ''The Wizard'' and ''The Nutcracker''.<ref name="CBS Bio">{{cite web|title=The Young and the Restless Cast: Sharon Case|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_young_and_the_restless/cast/61676/?pg=1|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=June 15, 2013|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1371281107TKQGMUPDAY?url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_young_and_the_restless/cast/61676/?pg%3D1|archive-date=June 15, 2013}}</ref>
===Television and film=== In November 1989, Case scored her first television role playing Dawn Winthrop on the ABC Network soap opera ''General Hospital''. Case wanted to "perfect" her audition prior to screen testing as Dawn, who served as the long-lost daughter of the long-running character Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson). Speaking of the audition, Case stated: "I practiced night and day [...] It was a heavy scene in which Dawn learned that her boyfriend Ned (Kurt Robin McKinney) had once slept with her mother! I knew I had to do the best job [possible]".<ref name="GH">{{cite journal|title='Hospital' star lands role with talent, persistence|journal=Austin American-Statesman|date=November 12, 1989|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAD89B596D7FBA5&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=June 15, 2013|publisher=Cox Enterprises|archive-date=December 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225213/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAD89B596D7FBA5&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=dead}}</ref> She departed ''General Hospital'' the next year, after a guest appearance on another ABC series, the comedy drama ''Doogie Howser, M.D.''. In 1991, Case appeared in various other television series, including ''Diplomatic Immunity'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' and ''Cheers''.<ref name="b" /><ref>{{cite journal|last=Novakovich|first=Lilana|title=Case steps into Y&R Role|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/497293231.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+03%2C+1995&author=Lilana+Novakovich&pub=Waterloo+Region+Record&desc=Sharon+Case+steps+into+Y%26R+role&pqatl=google|journal=The Record|publisher=Metroland Media Group|date=March 3, 1995|access-date=November 16, 2012}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> From November 1992<ref name="ATWT">{{cite journal|last=Novakovich|first=Lilana|title=Lilana's Diary|journal=Toronto Star|date=November 14, 1992|publisher=Star Media Group}}</ref> to 1993 Case stepped into her second soap opera role, as Debbie Simon on the CBS Network drama ''As the World Turns''. Case has stated that she loved the role, and wanted to stay on to explore more into the character of Debbie who was a "manic depressive", an issue that hadn't been covered on daytime television.<ref name="USA">{{cite web|title=Sharon Case: The Many Faces of Sharon|url=http://www.soaptownusa.com/SharonCase.html|publisher=NLG Design Productions|access-date=June 15, 2013|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1371281302BQNXWJGPCO?url=http://www.soaptownusa.com/SharonCase.html|archive-date=June 15, 2013|date=February 2009}}</ref> During this, she also appeared on the CBS crime drama ''Silk Stalkings'' as Bonnie Abagail. In 1994, a year after departing from ''As the World Turns'', she became a regular on the primetime soap opera ''Valley of the Dolls'', which was based on the romantic novel of the same name.<ref name="Dolls">{{cite journal|last=Stone|first=Sally|title=Soap Scraps|journal=Portsmouth Daily Times|date=September 11, 1994|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MLdQAAAAIBAJ&pg=3026,1247188&dq=sharon+case+90210&hl=en|access-date=June 15, 2013|publisher=Heartland Publications}}</ref> In 1997, Case had a role in the HBO film ''Breast Men''.<ref name="Blade">{{cite journal|title=Celebrity Mailbag|journal=Toledo Blade|date=May 19, 1999|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KkpPAAAAIBAJ&pg=6900,1707452&dq=sharon+case+90210&hl=en|access-date=June 15, 2013|publisher=Block Communications}}</ref> Previously, she turned down a larger role in the film due to being uncomfortable topless on-screen. Instead, she accepted a smaller, clothed role.<ref name="b" />
In 2005, Case appeared in an independent film entitled ''Carpool Guy'' with ''The Young and the Restless'' co-star Lauralee Bell.<ref name="CBS Bio" /> Also that year, she starred in the short film ''Wentworth''. The film was about a man named Wentworth who had to choose between the women of his dream, Emily, and the "perfect" woman in his dreams, "Dream" Emily, both played by Case. It was directed by Steve Suettinger, and produced independently by students at the University of Southern California.<ref>{{cite web|last=Suettinger|first=Stephen|title=Wentworth|url=http://www.wentworthfilm.com/Resources/Wentworth%20Press%20Kit.pdf|access-date=June 15, 2013}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In 2007, Case starred with Debra Hopkins in her second short film, ''Repressions'', which ran for 24 minutes. Produced by Roundhay Garden films and directed by Adam Kargman, it was filmed from May 14 to July 16, 2006.<ref name=IMBD>{{cite web|title=Repressions (2007)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1087811/|publisher=Internet Movie Database, Amazon|access-date=November 27, 2012}}</ref> In the film, Janie (Case) is being tricked by her therapist into believing she has repressed memories of sexual child abuse. The film was met with critical acclaim from independent movie reviewers who found her performance "mesmerizing" and "stunning".<ref name="RHG">{{cite web|title=Repressions|url=http://www.roundhaygarden.com/Repressions/index.html|publisher=Roundhay Garden Films|access-date=November 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708111424/http://www.roundhaygarden.com/repressions/index.html|archive-date=July 8, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Samford|first=Josh|title=Film Reviews: Anesthesia / Repressions (2007) - By Josh Samford|url=http://www.roguecinema.com/article-1128--0-0.html|work=Mountain Daylight Time Film Reviews|publisher=Rogue Cinema|access-date=November 27, 2012|date=October 1, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911223043/http://www.roguecinema.com/article-1128--0-0.html|archive-date=September 11, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Oscar Award nominee Jesse Friedman heavily praised the film, and encouraged people to watch it.<ref name="RHG" /> In 2009, Case appeared on an episode of the sex comedy web series ''Poor Paul'' which was created by former ''The Young and the Restless'' co-star Kevin Schmidt. In June 2010, Case starred opposite David James Elliott in the romantic comedy ''Dad's Home'' for the Hallmark Channel.<ref name="CBS Bio" />
=== ''The Young and the Restless'' === {{main|Sharon Newman}} [[File:Joshua Morrow & Sharon Case - Monte-Carlo Television Festival.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Case with co-star Joshua Morrow in 2013.]]
In August 1994, Case was cast in the role of Sharon Newman on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. The character had been introduced by the show's creator William J. Bell earlier that year, on March 24, 1994.<ref name="24march">{{Cite episode |title=Episode #1.5350|series= The Young and the Restless |series-link=The Young and the Restless|network=CBS |airdate=March 24, 1994}}</ref> The role was previously played by Monica Potter and Heidi Mark for two months each.<ref>{{cite news|last=Elias|first=Justine|title=The new season/film: up and coming: Monica Potter; an early lesson in self-confidence pays off|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/13/movies/new-season-film-up-coming-monica-potter-early-lesson-self-confidence-pays-off.html|access-date=November 16, 2012|newspaper=New York Times|date=September 13, 1998}}</ref> Of her casting, Case stated: "Not only is this my third soap, but I'm also the third actress to play the role of Sharon Collins. So, if three times is the charm, this should be it." The actress wanted to "breathe new life" into the role and make it her own.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Reichardt|first=Nancy|title=Third Time's a Charm for Sharon Case|journal=Los Angeles Times|date=March 12, 1995|page=9|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/22716349.html?dids=22716349:22716349&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+12%2C+1995&author=NANCY+M.+REICHARDT&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=THIRD+TIME%27S+A+CHARM+FOR+SHARON+CASE&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130706013824/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/22716349.html?dids=22716349:22716349&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+12,+1995&author=NANCY+M.+REICHARDT&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=THIRD+TIME'S+A+CHARM+FOR+SHARON+CASE&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 6, 2013|access-date=June 15, 2013}}</ref> Case was upgraded from a recurring status to a contract in early 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/yr/theactors/case_sharon.php |title=About Y&R: About the Actors | Sharon Case | The Young and the Restless @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |access-date=June 15, 2013}}</ref> In 2001, Case revealed that she had only expected to remain on the show for six months.<ref>{{cite news|last=Novakovich|first=Lilana|title=A Case for not settling down; Y&R star has been around and doesn't count on anything|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/432598141.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+26%2C+2001&author=Lilana+Novakovich&pub=Waterloo+Region+Record&desc=A+Case+for+not+settling+down%3B+Y%26R+star+has+been+around+and+doesn%27t+count+on+anything&pqatl=google|access-date=July 27, 2012|newspaper=Waterloo Region Record|date=January 26, 2001|page=7}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> February 2003 saw her temporarily leave the show due to contract negotiations,<ref>{{cite web |last=Kroll |first=Dan J |url=http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/news/2003/0310-case_woodland.php |title=Y&R News: New Contracts Keep Case, Woodland With Y&R | The Young and the Restless @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |access-date=November 18, 2010 |archive-date=May 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525230239/http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/news/2003/0310-case_woodland.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> with Case eventually returning that April.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldstein|first=Toby|title=Case re-signs with "Restless"|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8-odAAAAIBAJ&pg=6250,462797&dq=sharon+case+the+young+and+the+restless&hl=en|access-date=December 22, 2011|newspaper=Times Daily|date=April 3, 2003}}</ref> The character who grew up on the "wrong side of the tracks" has developed into a mother and business woman;<ref name="Character Bio - Sharon Abbott">{{cite web|title=Character Bio – Sharon Abbott|url=http://www.theyoungandtherestless.com/about/characters/sharon-newman.php|publisher=(Sony Entertainment Television)|access-date=December 22, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101212309/http://www.theyoungandtherestless.com/about/characters/sharon-newman.php|archive-date=November 1, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> known for her supercouple romantic pairing with Nicholas Newman (Joshua Morrow) and a "darker" relationship with Adam Newman (Michael Muhney).<ref>{{cite web|last=Giddens|first=Jamey|title=Supercouple Case and Morrow React to Diamont's Exit|url=http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2008/12/young-and-restless-supercouple-case-and-morrow-react-to-diamonts-exit|work=Zap2It|publisher=(Tribune Media Services)|access-date=January 28, 2012|date=December 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311024712/http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2008/12/young-and-restless-supercouple-case-and-morrow-react-to-diamonts-exit|archive-date=March 11, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="dark">{{cite web|title=The Young and the Restless: Week in Review for 6/14/2010|url=http://sn.soapnet.go.com/news/article/the-young-and-the-restless-week-review-6142010?page=2,1|work=SoapNet|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=December 24, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213172608/http://sn.soapnet.go.com/news/article/the-young-and-the-restless-week-review-6142010?page=2,1|archive-date=December 13, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Since 2011, the character's storylines have been met with controversy and negative feedback. Case herself has stated that she has been unhappy with the character being paired with "too many men" because it "waters" the storyline down.<ref name="SOU" /> A storyline in which she let her children believe she was dead was heavily frowned upon by ''Yahoo!''.<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Jae'|title=Will Nick and Adam Forgive Sharon on 'The Young and the Restless'?|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/news/nick-adam-forgive-sharon-young-restless-201400976.html|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=January 10, 2012|author2=Jae' Jones|date=July 30, 2011}}</ref> The show's cast and viewers were appalled when Sharon was romantically paired with her former father-in-law who she had grown to have a father-daughter relationship with, Victor Newman (Eric Braeden). The storyline was considered an "inside joke" by cast members.<ref name="Inside">{{cite news|last=Schaefer|first=Glen|title=Y&R star says show on 'cusp of change' after writers axed|url=https://theprovince.com/star+says+show+cusp+change+after+writers+axed/7393387/story.html#ixzz29ZAoXuVV|newspaper=The Province|publisher=Postmedia|access-date=October 26, 2012|date=October 15, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024210634/http://www.theprovince.com/star+says+show+cusp+change+after+writers+axed/7393387/story.html#ixzz29ZAoXuVV|archive-date=October 24, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Case was unhappy with the romance she considered almost "incestuous", stating: "Sometimes controversial storylines can work because you're bringing attention to a controversial issue that the nation is trying to decide on. But this was not one of those things. Everybody is universally against incest! It was just so upsetting to the audience."<ref name="Crazy Talk">{{cite book|last=McElwain |first=Julie |chapter=Crazy Talk |title=CBS Soaps In Depth |date=October 22, 2012 |pages=55–57}}</ref>
The show's former head writer and executive producer Maria Arena Bell has been highly criticized for the "destruction" of Sharon. Jillian Bowe, a writer of the website Zap2It said that the character was "beloved" but Bell had "assassinated" her "via one ill-conceived storyline and/or romance after another."<ref name="MABCritic">{{cite web |url=http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2012/06/19/deconstructing-the-young-and-the-restless-sharon |title=How The Complete and Utter Destruction of Sharon Newman Parallels MAB's Dismantling of The Young and the Restless |publisher=(Tribune Media Services) |work=Zap2It |date=June 19, 2012 |access-date=November 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105234457/http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2012/06/19/deconstructing-the-young-and-the-restless-sharon |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Tommy Garrett of ''Canyon News'' praised Case, and wrote that: "Maria Bell knows that consummate actress Sharon Case plays the consummate heroine Sharon Newman with aplomb."<ref>{{cite news|last=Garrett|first=Tommy|title=Leading Ladies, In The Name Of Love|url=http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/Television/Leading_Ladies_In_The_Name_Of_Love.php|access-date=July 27, 2012|newspaper=Canyon News|date=December 30, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708083354/http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/Television/Leading_Ladies_In_The_Name_Of_Love.php|archive-date=July 8, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Garret also has described Case's performance as "flawless" playing a "role of a lifetime and giving the performance of a lifetime."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highlighthollywood.com/2011/12/31/shocking-performance-by-yr-actress-sharon-case-leads-to-gold/|title=Shocking Performance By 'Y&R' Actress Sharon Case Leads To Gold|last=Garret|first=Tommy|date=31 December 2011|work=Hollywood Highlight|publisher=highlighthollywood.com|access-date=13 November 2012}}</ref> Case has received several awards for her work on ''The Young and the Restless''. ''Canyon News'' suggested that her performance needed more Emmy attention.<ref>{{cite news|last=Garrett|first=Tommy|title=2011 Daytime Emmy Final Push|url=http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/Television/2011_Daytime_Emmy_Final_Push.php|access-date=December 22, 2011|newspaper=Canyon News|date=January 30, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705223740/http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/Television/2011_Daytime_Emmy_Final_Push.php|archive-date=July 5, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The character has tackled issues such as infidelity and rape, and in recent years, mental health social issues like kleptomania and most notably bipolar disorder. Case continues to play Sharon today.
==Jewelry line== In January 2010, Case announced that she had created a signature line of fashion jewelry entitled "Pomp". She created it with her best friend and fashion stylist Elif Inanc.<ref name=announce>{{cite web |url=http://soapcentral.com/yr/news/2010/0801-case_pomp.php |title=Sharon Case launches jewelry line | The Young and the Restless @ |publisher=Soapcentral.com |access-date=June 15, 2013 |archive-date=July 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702161302/http://soapcentral.com/yr/news/2010/0801-case_pomp.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> The line was designed to have a "piece for everybody" which could be worn on any occasion. 20 different designs of jewelry pieces were featured in the line's initial reveal through the shopping cable QVC Network in August 2010; prices ranged from $20–40.<ref name=announce /> Nine more additional pieces were added to the "Pomp" jewelry line on January 15, 2011.<ref name="Y!">{{cite web|last=Daugherty|first=Kim|title=Y&R's Sharon Case: Fashion Jewelry that Makes You Sparkle|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/news/y-rs-sharon-case-fashion-jewelry-makes-sparkle-20110115-113300-334.html|work=Yahoo!|access-date=June 17, 2013|date=January 15, 2011}}</ref> Kim Daugherty of ''Yahoo!'' noted that "they are touted to be ideal for a night on the town, giving 'The Young and the Restless' fans an affordable way to sparkle and shine with star-quality by wearing star-designed jewelry".<ref name="Y!" /> Case described the line as being affordable "chic, fun and hip".<ref name="CN">{{cite journal|last=Garrett|first=Tommy|title=Sharon Case Premieres Jewelry Line, Exclusive|journal=Canyon News|date=July 25, 2010|url=http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/Canyon_People_51/Y_R_Superstar_Sharon_Case_Premieres_Jewelry_Line_Exclusive.php|access-date=June 17, 2013|publisher=Glen Kelly|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212035248/http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/Canyon_People_51/Y_R_Superstar_Sharon_Case_Premieres_Jewelry_Line_Exclusive.php|archive-date=February 12, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 1989–90 ! scope="row" | ''General Hospital'' | Dawn Winthrop | Recurring role | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="GH" /> |- | 1990 ! scope="row" |''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' | Blonde girl | Episode: "Ask Dr. Doogie" | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="GH" /> |- | rowspan="4"| 1991 ! scope="row" |''Diplomatic Immunity'' | Ellen Hickel | | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="OR" /> |- ! scope="row" |''Beverly Hills, 90210'' | Darla Dillon | Episode: "April Is The Cruelest Month"<br />Episode: "Spring Dance" | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="OR" /> |- ! scope="row" |''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' | Donna Sue Horton<br />Joanne | Episode: "Future Shock"<br />Episode: "My Fair Shelly" | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="OR" /> |- ! scope="row" |''Cheers'' | Bride | Episode: "Go Make" | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="OR" /> |- | 1992 ! scope="row" |''Silk Stalkings'' | Bonnie Abagail West | Episode: "Working Girl" | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="OR">{{cite web|title=Sharon Case: Other Roles|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/sharon-case-other-roles|work=Soap Opera Digest|publisher=American Media, Inc.|access-date=June 15, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423155148/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/sharon-case-other-roles|archive-date=April 23, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |- | 1992–93 ! scope="row" |''As the World Turns'' | Debbie Simon | Recurring role | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="ATWT" /> |- | 1994–present ! scope="row" |''The Young and the Restless'' | Sharon Newman | Regular role | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="CBS Bio" /> |- | 1994 ! scope="row" |''Valley of the Dolls'' | Anne Welles | Regular role; 65 episodes | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Dolls" /> |- | 2009 ! scope="row" |''Poor Paul'' | Lisa | Web series | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title=It's Not All About You: Part Two|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLLaOXZN50w |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/bLLaOXZN50w |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|work=Poor Paul| date=November 23, 2009 |publisher=Eye Scream Films|access-date=June 17, 2013|format=YouTube video}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- | 2014 ! scope="row" | ''Hell's Kitchen'' | Herself | Season 12 Episode 4: "17 Chefs Compete" | |}
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 1997 ! scope="row" | ''Breast Men'' |Circulating Nurse |HBO television film | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Blade" /> |- | rowspan=2 | 2005 ! scope="row" | ''Wentworth'' | Emily<br />Dream Emily | Short film | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="OR" /> |- ! scope="row" | ''Carpool Guy'' |Vanessa | | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="OR" /> |- | 2007 ! scope="row" | ''Repressions'' | Janie | Short film | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="OR" /> |- | 2010 ! scope="row" | ''Dad's Home'' |Hope |Hallmark television film | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Shattuck|first=Kathryn|title=What's On Today|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807E6DC1F3EF93AA25755C0A9669D8B63|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 13, 2013|date=June 19, 2010}}</ref> |}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+List of acting awards and nominations |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|1996 |Daytime Emmy Award |Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | ''The Young and the Restless'' |{{nom}} | {{center|<ref name="1996 Nom">{{cite news|last=Richmond|first=Ray|title='Y&R' leads Emmy nominations|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m4JeAAAAIBAJ&dq=23rd%20daytime%20emmy%20nomination&pg=1476%2C899834|access-date=May 6, 2013|newspaper=Observer–Reporter|publisher=Observer Publishing Company|date=April 5, 1996}}</ref>}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|1997 |Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | ''The Young and the Restless'' |{{nom}} | {{center|<ref name="1997 List">{{cite web|title=1997 Emmy Winners & Nominees|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/emmys/winners1997/|work=Soap Opera Digest|publisher=American Media, Inc.|access-date=May 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040818104226/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/emmys/winners1997/|archive-date=August 18, 2004}}</ref>}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|1997 |Soap Opera Digest Award |Hottest Romance {{small|(shared with Joshua Morrow)}} | ''The Young and the Restless'' |{{nom}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite episode |title=1997 Soap Opera Digest Awards |series=Soap Opera Digest Awards |network=NBC |location=Los Angeles |date=February 28, 1997 |number=13 |language=en}}</ref>}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|1998 |Soap Opera Digest Award |Hottest Female Star | ''The Young and the Restless'' |{{won}} | {{center|<ref name="1998 Awards">{{cite news|title='General Hospital' tops in soap opera awards|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_tNRAAAAIBAJ&dq=14th%20soap%20opera%20digest%20awards&pg=6703%2C3292551|access-date=February 10, 2013|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=March 3, 1998|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|1999 |Daytime Emmy Award |Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | ''The Young and the Restless'' |{{won}} |{{center|<ref name="1999 Win">{{cite news|title=Lucci wins!|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J51GAAAAIBAJ&dq=26th%20daytime%20emmy&pg=1410%2C4361266|access-date=May 7, 2013|newspaper=The Day|publisher=The Day Publishing Company|date=May 22, 1999|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|2000 |Daytime Emmy Award |Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | ''The Young and the Restless'' |{{nom}} |{{center|<ref name="2000 Nom">{{cite news|last=Havens|first=Candace|title=Lead actress Emmy race too close to call|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_ixZAAAAIBAJ&dq=daytime%20emmy%20nomination&pg=4312%2C1614568|access-date=May 6, 2013|newspaper=The Union Democrat|publisher=Western Communications|date=May 12, 2000}}</ref>}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|2003 |TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award |Younger Female Star | ''The Young and the Restless'' |{{won}} |{{center|<ref>{{cite web|last1=Radloff|first1=Jessica|title=2002 TV Soap Golden Boomerang Awards|url=http://www.soapdom.com/Exclusives/2002-tv-soap-golden-boomerang-awards.html|publisher=Soapdom, Inc.|access-date=February 11, 2015|date=July 20, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212025035/http://www.soapdom.com/Exclusives/2002-tv-soap-golden-boomerang-awards.html|archive-date=February 12, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|2003 |Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress | ''The Young and the Restless'' |{{nom}} |{{center|<ref>{{cite web|title=Event: Soap Opera Digest Awards (2003)|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000616/2003|publisher=Internet Movie Database|access-date=July 31, 2012|date=April 5, 2003}}</ref>}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|2004 |Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | ''The Young and the Restless'' |{{nom}} |{{center|<ref name="NATAS 2004">{{cite web|title=The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/releases/pdf/Daytime_Emmy_Nom_Release_Final_for_Web.pdf|publisher=Emmy Online. National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|access-date=May 7, 2013|date=March 4, 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929081434/http://www.emmyonline.org/releases/pdf/Daytime_Emmy_Nom_Release_Final_for_Web.pdf|archive-date=September 29, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|2008 | Method Fest Award | Best Actress (Short Film) |''Repressions'' |{{nom}} |{{center|<ref>(Editor's Blog).{{cite web|title=Leo and Jenkins Win Top Acting Honors|url=http://www.filmfestivals.com/en/blog/editor/leo_and_jenkins_win_top_acting_honors_at_the_10th_annual_the_method_fest_independent_film_festival|publisher=Film Festivals|access-date=July 31, 2012}}</ref>}} |- | {{center|2016}} | Soap Awards France | Best Actress of the Year | ''The Young and the Restless'' | {{nom }} |{{center|<ref name="FR SOAP 2016 Wins">{{cite web|title=Soap Awards France 2016 : Hélène Rollès, Les Mystères de l'amour, Rena Sofer, Plus belle la vie...le palmarès complet|url=https://www.toutelatele.com/soap-awards-france-2016-helene-rolles-les-mysteres-de-l-amour-rena-sofer-plus-belle-la-vie-le-palmares-complet-81727|publisher=toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie|access-date=August 17, 2020|date=May 2, 2016|location=France }}</ref>}} |- | {{center|2017}} | Soap Awards France | Best Actress of the Year | ''The Young and the Restless'' | {{nom }} |{{center|<ref name="FR SOAP 2017 Wins">{{cite web|title=Soap Awards France 2017 : Hélène Rollès, Les Mystères de l'amour, Ambroise Michel, Terre de passions, Eric Braeden... le palmarès complet|url=https://www.toutelatele.com/soap-awards-france-2017-helene-rolles-les-mysteres-de-l-amour-ambroise-michel-terre-de-passions-eric-braeden-le-palmares-complet-91285|publisher=toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie|access-date=August 17, 2020|date=June 1, 2017|location=France }}</ref>}} |- | {{center|2018}} | Soap Awards France | Best Couple of the Year — "Sharon and Nick" <small><br>(shared with Joshua Morrow) </small> | ''The Young and the Restless'' | {{nom }} |{{center|<ref name="FR SOAP 2018 Wins">{{cite web|title=Soap Awards France 2018 : Sharon Case, Clément Rémiens, Fanny (Elsa Esnoult), Demain nous appartient... le palmarès complet|url=https://www.toutelatele.com/soap-awards-france-2018-sharon-case-clement-remiens-fanny-elsa-esnoult-demain-nous-appartient-le-palmares-complet-98859|publisher=toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie|access-date=July 4, 2020|date=March 28, 2018|location=France }}</ref>}} |- | {{center|2018}} | Soap Awards France | Best Actress of the Year | ''The Young and the Restless'' | {{won }} |{{center|<ref name="FR SOAP 2018 Wins">{{cite web|title=Soap Awards France 2018 : Sharon Case, Clément Rémiens, Fanny (Elsa Esnoult), Demain nous appartient... le palmarès complet|url=https://www.toutelatele.com/soap-awards-france-2018-sharon-case-clement-remiens-fanny-elsa-esnoult-demain-nous-appartient-le-palmares-complet-98859|publisher=toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie|access-date=July 4, 2020|date=March 28, 2018|location=France }}</ref>}} |- | {{center|2019}} | Soap Awards France | Best International Actor / Actress | ''The Young and the Restless'' | {{won }} |{{center|<ref name="FR SOAP 2019 Wins">{{cite web|title=Soap Awards 2019 : le palmarès complet, tous les gagnants, Demain nous appartient, Les Mystères de l'amour, Les feux de l'amour|url=https://www.toutelatele.com/soap-awards-2019-le-palmares-complet-tous-les-gagnants-demain-nous-appartient-les-mysteres-de-l-amour-les-feux-de-l-amour-113346|publisher=toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie|access-date=July 4, 2020|date=September 30, 2019|location=France }}</ref>}} |- | {{center|2020}} | Soap Hub Awards | Favorite ''The Young and the Restless'' Actress | ''The Young and the Restless'' | {{won }} |{{center|<ref>{{cite web|last1=Montgomery|first1=Daniel|title=1st Annual Soap Hub Awards decided by fans honored 'Days of Our Lives,' Steve Burton, Sharon Case and more|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2020/soap-hub-awards-days-of-our-lives-steve-burton/|website=Gold Derby|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|access-date=September 3, 2020|date=September 2, 2020}}</ref>}} |- | {{center|2021}} | Soap Awards France | Best International Actress | ''The Young and the Restless'' | {{won}} |{{center|<ref name="FR SOAP 2021 Nom">{{cite web|title=Soap Awards France 2021 : Demain nous appartient, Ici tout commence, Les mystères de l'amour... votez pour votre série préférée!|url=https://www.toutelatele.com/soap-awards-france-2021-demain-nous-appartient-ici-tout-commence-les-mysteres-de-l-amour-votez-pour-votre-serie-preferee-135306|publisher=toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie|access-date=November 15, 2021|date=November 15, 2021|location=France }}</ref><ref name="FR SOAP 2021 Win">{{cite web|title=Soap Awards 2021, le palmarès complet : Ici tout commence, Demain nous appartient, Les Feux de l'amour... tous les gagnants|url=https://www.toutelatele.com/soap-awards-2021-le-palmares-complet-ici-tout-commence-demain-nous-appartient-les-feux-de-l-amour-tous-les-gagnants-136004|publisher=toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie|access-date=December 23, 2021|date=December 8, 2021|location=France }}</ref>}} |- | {{center|2023}} | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | ''The Young and the Restless'' | {{Nom}} |{{center|<ref name="NATAS 2023">{{cite web|url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Daytime-Nominations-with-Credits-2023-05-10-1700.pdf|title=The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=May 13, 2023|year=2023|location=New York/Los Angeles}}</ref>}} |- | {{center|2025}} | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | ''The Young and the Restless'' | {{nom}} |{{center|<ref name="NATAS 20225">{{cite web|url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/52nd-Annual-Daytime-Emmy-Awards-Nominees-2025-07-10.pdf|title=The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|access-date=July 10, 2025|year=2025|location=New York/Los Angeles}}</ref>}} |}
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