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- Full name: Wilma Jeanne Cooper
- Born: October 25, 1928
- Birthplace: Taft, California
- Eye color: Blue
- Height: 5' 3 1/2"
- Has three children
- Has eight grandchildren
- Currently lives in Los Angeles
- Mother died in 1945
- Father died in 1986
- Married for twenty-three years
- All three children act
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Jeanne Cooper plays the character of Katherine Chancellor on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. In January 2004, she celebrated her thirty year anniversary with the show as the longest running cast member.
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Early Years
Jeanne Cooper was born in Taft, California on October 25, 1928. She attended college at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California and graduated from the Pasadena Playhouse School. Cooper started her career in the 1950s under contract with Universal Studios. She made her first film appearance in 1953 in the film The Redhead From Wyoming starring Maureen O'Hara.Awards
Cooper earned her first Daytime Emmy nomination in 1961. She received nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1989, 1990 and 1991. She was also honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2004 Daytime Emmy Awards. Cooper has been nominated for seven Daytime Emmy's and received two prime time nominations as well. Along with her many other awards, Cooper received a variety of nominations for the Soap Opera Digest award. She won in 1989 for Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role, Daytime. In 1993, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Volunteer Work
Cooper founded the volunteer support network called the Katherine Chancellor Society. She donates her time to a number of charities in California, Toronto and Hawaii.-
Jeanne Cooper on Amazon
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1965 The Glory Guys Soundtrack DEMO/PROMO/DJ Vinyl LP Record - $34.99
Extremely rare 1965 soundtrack LP. White label "Promotion" DEMO issue.Amazon
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Jeanne Cooper Questions
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Pros and Cons: Owning a Mini Cooper 5 AnswersPro's: -Handles better than sportscars. -Fun to drive -Great on gas -Quick Con's: -Reliability is average. Not better than Japanese cars. -Very expenisve ... read more -
Stardance (by Spider & Jeanne Robinson) is being made into a movie! What do you think? Did you like the book? 1 AnswerThe Stardance trilogy is great, and more serious than many of Spider's works. I think it will be extremely difficult to make it realistic - even through the ap... read more -
Is Anderson Cooper Drunk in this clip? 4 AnswersThe video has been crudely manipulated and slowed down. I watch AC360 every night, and I never remember Anderson talking like this. :) This clip was probably ch... read more
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Jeanne Cooper Timeline
- Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1928: Born October 25 in Taft, California
- 1953: The Redhead From Wyoming - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1953: Shadows of Tombstone - IMDb Listing
- 1972: Kansas City Bomber - IMDb Listing - Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1975: Sweet Hostage - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2005: Carpool Guy - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2005: Bold and the Beautiful - IMDb Listing
- 1973-Present: The Young and the Restless - IMDb Listing


